Vratá Divine and Human in the Early Veda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3961656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Lubin (0000-0001-8352-5870, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 565 |
| Publication date | 2001-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/606499 |
| OpenAlex | W2468790705 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The relationship between Rigvedic and post-Rigvedic usages of the word vratd has not been adequately explained, despite several studies of the concept. This paper distinguishes three aspects of the word's meaning in the Rg Veda and in the mantra-period texts: (1) rule' in the general sense of a fixed articulation of will or authority; (2) as the attribute of a god, it denotes the distinctive natural and social laws that the god ordains and maintains; (3) in verses in which the god's vratd is closely linked with specific rites (the morning and evening offerings, the three soma pressings) it acquires the sense of 'rule of ritual observance'. In these contexts, this rule of ritual performance is an obligation to be fulfilled by descendants of Manu, who may be called vratyas of the god. RV 7.103.1 and AV 4.11 foreshadow the narrower, technical application of the word in the prose yajus texts, the brāhmanas, and the ritual sutras, viz., an ascetical regimen undertaken by a yajamana or student, under the superintendence of Agni Vratapati
Ancient history · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
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