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A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 1 of 2

Note 15 — Chapter III · PROGRESS UNDER ANCIENT RELIGIONS

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Barth, Religions of India, pp. 26, 31, citing Rig-Veda, v, 3, 1; i, 164, 46; viii, 68, 2. The phrase as to Agni is common in the Brâhmanas, but is not yet so in the Vedas. The second text cited is rendered by Müller: “That which is one the sages speak of in many ways—they call it Agni, Yama, Mâtarisvan” (Selected Essays, 1881, ii, 240). ↑

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