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The luminous covenant of Mithra, Varuna, and Rudra

Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the sacred cadence of the Antyeṣṭi and Triṣṭubh metres of the Rigveda, the sage Puruchhepa raises a solemn and elevated invocation to Rudra and the twin cosmic sovereigns Mitra and Varuna. These ancient deities, radiant and eternal, are celebrated as the upholders of ṛta—the cosmic order—and as the benevolent bestowers of…

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The invocation of Vayu, Lord of the life breath

Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Puruchhepa, steeped in the sacred vision of the Rigveda, raises his voice in solemn praise to Vayu through the Antyeṣṭi chandas, a metre resonant with depth and finality. In the sanctified precincts of the yajña, where the earthly and the celestial converge, he invokes Vāyu, the swift-moving lord of life-breath,…

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The invocation of Indra by the sage Puruchhepa

Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Puruchhepa, steadfast in austerity and luminous in insight, raised his voice in sacred metres—Anuṣṭubh, Gāyatrī, Adhwathi, and Antyeṣṭi—addressing the mighty Indra amidst the solemn unfolding of the yajña. The sacrificial fire, kindled with precision and reverence, became not merely a ritual act but a cosmic operation, wherein the earthly and…

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