(RV
4.3.16)
etā vishvā viduşhe tubhyam
vedho nīthāny-agne niņyā vachāmsi,
nivachanā kavaye kāvyāny-ashamsisĥam
matibhir-vipra ukthaiĥ.
Thus have I, an illumined sage, by my thoughts and utterances
spoken to thee, who knowest, O Fire, O Creator,
secret words of guidance, seer-wisdoms that speak out their sense
to the seer.
The mantras in the Veda are not poetical compositions, not mere
words woven in songs of praise or prayer. They have a deeper
origin and a different character. They are soul-truths that are
grasped, mentalised and expressed by their seer in the
illumination of his tapas, askesis. Their meaning is not
patent to all. They reveal their sense only to him who sees with
the inner eye, hears with the inner ear.
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