Étiquette : Veda
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Mitra and Varuṇa: the Pair Who Guarantee the Pacts
Mitra and Varuṇa form one of the most frequently invoked divine pairs in the Rig Veda. One is love and friendship, the other the conscious force of Truth. Together, they guarantee what binds people to one another — and people to the gods.
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What the Rig Veda Does Not Contain: No Temple, No Idol, No Hereditary Caste, No Reincarnation
One of the most striking things when you read the Rig Veda carefully — and after six years of translating it word by word — is the sheer quantity of things you do not find there. Things everyone assumes are present because they belong to the standard image of “ancient Hinduism.” They are not there.…
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Varuṇa and the ṛta: Truth/Reality Before Morality
Varuṇa is one of the most mysterious gods in the Rig Veda. Guardian of the ṛta — often translated as “cosmic order” — he embodies something deeper: Reality as it actually is, beyond what our senses can perceive.
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Uṣas, l’Aurore : la plus belle poésie du Veda
Uṣas est la déesse de l’Aurore dans le Rig Veda — et ses hymnes sont parmi les plus beaux de toute la littérature védique. Ce que cette figure dit de la lumière, de la conscience et du renouveau.
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Soma: Plant, Drink, God — What the Hymns of the 9th Mandala Really Say
What is soma in the Rig Veda? A pressed plant, a deified juice, a god — the entire 9th mandala is dedicated to it. What the hymns actually say, without the filter.
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Soma : plante, boisson, dieu — ce que disent vraiment les hymnes du 9ème mandala
Qu’est-ce que le soma dans le Rig Veda ? Plante, jus pressé, dieu déifié — le neuvième mandala lui est entièrement consacré. Ce que les hymnes disent vraiment, sans filtre.
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Indra and Vṛtra: Reading the Battle Without the Mythological Grid
The battle of Indra against Vṛtra in the Rig Veda is not a war myth. It is a metaphor for the inner struggle between intellect and ignorance. A close reading.
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Indra et Vṛtra : lire le combat sans la grille mythologique
Le combat d’Indra contre Vṛtra dans le Rig Veda n’est pas un mythe guerrier. C’est une métaphore de la lutte intérieure entre l’intellect et l’ignorance. Décryptage.
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Agni, the First Word of the Rig Veda: Why Everything Begins with Fire
Why does the Rig Veda begin with Agni, fire? This first word is not incidental: it reveals the entire symbolic architecture of the Vedic text.
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Why Retranslate the Rig Veda Word for Word: What the Text Reveals When We Stop Interpreting It
Why I chose to retranslate the Rig Veda word for word, what the original text reveals when we stop interpreting it, and what classical translations erase.
