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Agni:
Fire; It is the cosmic power of heat
and light and the will power united with wisdom. Human will power
is a feeble projection of this power. It can be strengthened by
the RV chants to Agni.
Indra:
He is the Lord of the Divine Mind and
Action. In Indian tradition, mind is not a source of knowledge, it
manipulates the knowledge to aid action. Indra battles the
evil forces on behalf of the human.
Vāyu:
Wind; He is the Lord of all the
Life-energies, Prāņa which represent the passions,
feelings, emotions and abilities.
Ashvins:
The Lords of Bliss and Divine
Physicians who render the human body free of disease so that it
can accept the divine Prāņa, the life-energy.
Mitra:
The Lord of Love and Harmony.
Varuņa:
The Master of Infinities who cannot
tolerate restrictive thinking or actions. Only he can cut the
three bonds which restrict the three aspects of every human being
- physical, vital and mental.
Sarasvati:
The Goddess of inspiration
Iļa:
The Goddess of revelation.
Sarama:
The Goddess of intuition.
Sūrya:
The Supreme Deity of Light and Force.
Symbolism
of some common nouns
go:
Cow; each go stands for a
particular type of Light or Knowledge.
ashva:
Horse; stands for the vital energy which the devās can
bestow.
adri:
Hill; the force or beings of
inconscience and ignorance.
āpah:
Water; the divine energies flowing from the heights purifying all
mankind.
nadi:
River; the flowing current of
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