The beauty of the Veda

  Emotionally evolved people of the times of Rig-Veda: Part 1   RIG VEDA MANDALA6, HYMN LXXV, Stanza 3 Near the warrior’s chariot, the bowstring is held tight on the bow, and which resembles like a woman, embracing a friend, and the slight twang of the bowstring is as if she is whispering…   This is a lovely stanza (hrik or rhrug) from the hymn 75. The composition is attributed to a rishi named Payu Bhardvaja, a descendant of King Bharata. It is from this great king that the name Bharadvaja originates.   The poet here praises or worships probably what he feels is the single most important thing that determines a warrior’s success in battle field. This battle field obviously from more than 4000 years ago was similar to any of those ancient ones. There is a chariot on which the warriors set out into the battle; which isn’t the surprise. The bowstring which actually launches the arrow needs or behaves to be like a woman. And which quality of the woman? E...