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There are six sūktās
dealing with time or kāla. The sages knew the
distinction between the methods of marking time and the abstract
concept of time itself. The seasons mark the passage of time. But
the Atharva Vedic sages declare in the hymns
(19.53)
and (19.54)
that time is an abstract entity which causes all the dynamics seen
in the universe. (19.53.6)
declares that time
created earth, the sun burns in time, all existences are defined
in time. (19.53.7)
declares that the concept of mind exists in time only because we
know the mind by the changes in our thoughts etc and all changing
entities exist in time only. |
