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<div style="font-size:16pt; text-align:center;">{{#tip-text:The Secret of the Veda|Sri Aurobindo's writings on and translations of the Rig Veda that were first published in the monthly review 'Arya' between 1914 and 1920. (Other Vedic writings and translations are published in CWSA Vols. 14 and 16.)}}</div> | <div style="font-size:16pt; text-align:center;">{{#tip-text:The Secret of the Veda|Sri Aurobindo's writings on and translations of the Rig Veda that were first published in the monthly review 'Arya' between 1914 and 1920. (Other Vedic writings and translations are published in CWSA Vols. 14 and 16.)}}</div> | ||
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==={{#tip-text:PART ONE: THE SECRET OF THE VEDA|Sri Aurobindo’s most important expository work on the Veda, | ==={{#tip-text:PART ONE: THE SECRET OF THE VEDA|Sri Aurobindo’s most important expository work on the Veda, appeared in the 'Arya' in twenty-four consecutive instalments between August 1914 and July 1916.}}=== | ||
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|style="width:400px;"|I: The Problem and Its Solution||3 | |style="width:400px;"|I: The Problem and Its Solution||style="width:40px;"|3 | ||
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|II: A Retrospect of Vedic Theory||10 | |II: A Retrospect of Vedic Theory||10 | ||
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|V: The Philological Method of the Veda||48 | |V: The Philological Method of the Veda||48 | ||
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|VI: Agni and the Truth||58 | |VI: Agni and the Truth||58||[[File:Paper icon.png|link=http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/1/1a/The_Secret_of_the_Veda_-_Pt.1_Ch.6_Agni_and_the_Truth.pdf]] | ||
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|VII: Varuna-Mitra and the Truth||70 | |VII: Varuna-Mitra and the Truth||70 | ||
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|VIII: The Ashwins – Indra – the Vishwadevas||80 | |VIII: The Ashwins – Indra – the Vishwadevas||80 | ||
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|IX: Saraswati and Her Consorts||91 | |IX: Saraswati and Her Consorts||91||[[File:Paper icon.png|link=http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/3/3a/The_Secret_of_the_Veda_-_Pt.1_Ch.9_Saraswati_and_Her_Consorts.pdf]] | ||
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|X: The Image of the Oceans and the Rivers||100 | |X: The Image of the Oceans and the Rivers||100||[[File:Paper icon.png|link=http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/d/df/The_Secret_of_the_Veda_-_Pt.1_Ch.10_The_Image_of_the_Oceans_and_the_Rivers.pdf]] | ||
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|XI: The Seven Rivers||109 | |XI: The Seven Rivers||109 | ||
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|XII: The Herds of the Dawn||123 | |XII: The Herds of the Dawn||123 | ||
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|XIII: Dawn and the Truth||131 | |XIII: Dawn and the Truth||131||[[File:Paper icon.png|link=http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/7/7d/The_Secret_of_the_Veda_-_Pt.1_Ch.13_Dawn_and_the_Truth.pdf]] | ||
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|XIV: The Cow and the Angiras Legend||138 | |XIV: The Cow and the Angiras Legend||138 | ||
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|XXII: The Conquest over the Dasyus||232 | |XXII: The Conquest over the Dasyus||232 | ||
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|XXIII: Summary of Conclusions||241 | |XXIII: Summary of Conclusions||241||[[File:Paper icon.png|link=http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/0/04/The_Secret_of_the_Veda_-_Pt.1_Ch.23_Summary_of_Conclusions.pdf]] | ||
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==={{#tip-text:PART TWO: SELECTED HYMNS|Translations with commentaries, published in the first twelve issues of the 'Arya' (from August 1914 to July 1915).}}=== | ==={{#tip-text:PART TWO: SELECTED HYMNS|Translations with commentaries, published in the first twelve issues of the 'Arya' (from August 1914 to July 1915).}}=== | ||
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|style="width:400px;"|I: The Colloquy of Indra and Agastya (I.170)||253 | |style="width:400px;"|I: The Colloquy of Indra and Agastya (I.170)||style="width:40px;"|253 | ||
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|II: Indra, Giver of Light (I.4)||257 | |II: Indra, Giver of Light (I.4)||257 | ||
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|X: The Ashwins, Lords of Bliss (IV.45)||326 | |X: The Ashwins, Lords of Bliss (IV.45)||326 | ||
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|XI: The Ribhus, Artisans of Immortality (I.20)||336 | |XI: The Ribhus, Artisans of Immortality (I.20)||style="width:40px;"|336||[[File:Paper icon.png|link=http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/e/ed/The_Secret_of_the_Veda_-_Pt.2_Ch.11_The_Ribhus%2C_Artisans_of_Immortality.pdf]] | ||
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|XII: Vishnu, the All-Pervading Godhead (I.154)||343 | |XII: Vishnu, the All-Pervading Godhead (I.154)||343||[[File:Paper icon.png|link=http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/a/ae/The_Secret_of_the_Veda_-_Pt.2_Ch.12_Vishnu%2C_the_All-Pervading_Godhead.pdf]] | ||
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|XIII: Soma, Lord of Delight and Immortality (IX.83)||351 | |XIII: Soma, Lord of Delight and Immortality (IX.83)||351 | ||
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==={{#tip-text:PART THREE: HYMNS OF THE ATRIS|Published in the 'Arya' from August 1915 to December 1917. As written by Sri Aurobindo: “so conceived as to make the sense of the Vedic chants at once and easily intelligible without the aid of a commentary to the general reader.”}}=== | ==={{#tip-text:PART THREE: HYMNS OF THE ATRIS|Published in the 'Arya' from August 1915 to December 1917. As written by Sri Aurobindo: “so conceived as to make the sense of the Vedic chants at once and easily intelligible without the aid of a commentary to the general reader.”}}=== | ||
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|style="width:400px;"|Foreword||363 | |style="width:400px;"|Foreword||style="width:40px;"|363 | ||
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|The Doctrine of the Mystics||370 | |The Doctrine of the Mystics||370 | ||
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|style="width:400px;"|Agni, the Divine Will-Force||387 | |style="width:400px;"|Agni, the Divine Will-Force||style="width:40px;"|387 | ||
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|Hymns to Agni (V.1 – 28)||393|| | |||
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'''Hymns to the Lords of Light | '''Hymns to the Lords of Light | ||
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|style="width:400px;"|The Guardians of the Light||473 | |style="width:400px;"|The Guardians of the Light||style="width:40px;"|473 | ||
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|Hymns to Mitra-Varuna (V.62 – 72)||518 | |Hymns to Mitra-Varuna (V.62 – 72)||518 | ||
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==={{#tip-text:PART FOUR: OTHER HYMNS|Published in the 'Arya' at different times between 1915 and 1920.}}=== | ==={{#tip-text:PART FOUR: OTHER HYMNS|Published in the 'Arya' at different times between 1915 and 1920.}}=== | ||
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|style="width:400px;"|{{#tip-text:A Vedic Hymn (VII.60)|A hymn of Vasishtha to Surya and Mitra-Varuna.}}||559 | |style="width:400px;"|{{#tip-text:A Vedic Hymn (VII.60)|A hymn of Vasishtha to Surya and Mitra-Varuna.}}||style="width:40px;"|559 | ||
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|{{#tip-text:A Hymn of the Thought-Gods (based on V.52 – 61)|Not a translation but a paraphrase of the hymns to the Maruts by the Rishi Shyavashwa of the Atri clan.}}||562 | |{{#tip-text:A Hymn of the Thought-Gods (based on V.52 – 61)|Not a translation but a paraphrase of the hymns to the Maruts by the Rishi Shyavashwa of the Atri clan.}}||562 | ||
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===APPENDIX=== | ===APPENDIX=== | ||
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|style="width:400px;"|{{#tip-text:Interpretation of the Veda|Letter in response to a 'Hindu' article which remarked on Sri Aurobindo's theory of Vedic interpretation. The article appeared on 24 August 1914; Sri Aurobindo's reply was published on 27 August.}}||593 | |style="width:400px;"|{{#tip-text:Interpretation of the Veda|Letter in response to a 'Hindu' article which remarked on Sri Aurobindo's theory of Vedic interpretation. The article appeared on 24 August 1914; Sri Aurobindo's reply was published on 27 August.}}||style="width:40px;"|593 | ||
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''Notes are paraphrased from the “Publisher's Note” and “Note on the Texts”. | ''Notes are paraphrased from the “Publisher's Note” and “Note on the Texts”. | ||
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The Secret of the Veda
with Selected Hymns
PART ONE: THE SECRET OF THE VEDA
I: The Problem and Its Solution 3 II: A Retrospect of Vedic Theory 10 III: Modern Theories 24 IV: The Foundations of the Psychological Theory 34 V: The Philological Method of the Veda 48 VI: Agni and the Truth 58 
VII: Varuna-Mitra and the Truth 70 VIII: The Ashwins – Indra – the Vishwadevas 80 IX: Saraswati and Her Consorts 91
X: The Image of the Oceans and the Rivers 100
XI: The Seven Rivers 109 XII: The Herds of the Dawn 123 XIII: Dawn and the Truth 131
XIV: The Cow and the Angiras Legend 138 XV: The Lost Sun and the Lost Cows 149 XVI: The Angiras Rishis 159 XVII: The Seven-Headed Thought, Swar and the Dashagwas 173 XVIII: The Human Fathers 187 XIX: The Victory of the Fathers 199 XX: The Hound of Heaven 211 XXI: The Sons of Darkness 223 XXII: The Conquest over the Dasyus 232 XXIII: Summary of Conclusions 241
PART TWO: SELECTED HYMNS
I: The Colloquy of Indra and Agastya (I.170) 253 II: Indra, Giver of Light (I.4) 257 III: Indra and the Thought-Forces (I.171) 266 IV: Agni, the Illumined Will (I.77) 276 V: Surya Savitri, Creator and Increaser (V.81) 285 VI: The Divine Dawn (III.61) 293 VII: To Bhaga Savitri, the Enjoyer (V.82) 299 VIII: Vayu, the Master of the Life Energies (IV.48) 306 IX: Brihaspati, Power of the Soul (IV.50) 315 X: The Ashwins, Lords of Bliss (IV.45) 326 XI: The Ribhus, Artisans of Immortality (I.20) 336
XII: Vishnu, the All-Pervading Godhead (I.154) 343
XIII: Soma, Lord of Delight and Immortality (IX.83) 351
PART THREE: HYMNS OF THE ATRIS
Foreword 363 The Doctrine of the Mystics 370
Hymns to Agni
Agni, the Divine Will-Force 387 Hymns to Agni (V.1 – 28) 393 The Fourth Hymn to Agni
Hymns to the Lords of Light
The Guardians of the Light 473 Hymns to Mitra-Varuna (V.62 – 72) 518 Hymn to Varuna (V.85) 544 Hymns to the Dawn (V.79, 80) 549 A Hymn to Savitri (V.81) 555
PART FOUR: OTHER HYMNS
A Vedic Hymn (VII.60) 559 A Hymn of the Thought-Gods (based on V.52 – 61) 562 The God of the Mystic Wine (IX.75, 42) 565 The Vedic Fire (I.94, 97) 568 A Vedic Hymn to the Fire (I.59) 574 Parashara's Hymns to the Lord of the Flame (I.65 – 73) 576
APPENDIX
Interpretation of the Veda 593
Notes are paraphrased from the “Publisher's Note” and “Note on the Texts”.