[INDOLOGY] Vedic verse in Ortega y Gasset

[Paolo Magnone]

Dear Elizabeth and Dipak,

Yes, the /sāvitrī /is what has been suggested privately by others too, 
and indeed is what I had thought of in the first place, but given the 
vaguenes of the resemblance I wanted to check if some Vedicists could 
come up with something more appropriate. But after all, it may well be 
the case that the /sāvitrī/ picked up from nth-hand literature is at the 
bottom of it (especially, as Elizabeth notes and Dipak elaborates upon, 
on account of its connection with the morning prayer).

With best wishes,
Paolo

--
Paolo Magnone
Sanskrit Language and Literature
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Milan
History of Religions - Hinduism & Buddhism
Theological Faculty of Northern Italy - Milan

Jambudvipa  - Indology and Sanskrit Studies (www.jambudvipa.net)
Academia.edu: http://unicatt.academia.edu/PaoloMagnone


On 25/01/2015 19:07, Dipak Bhattacharya wrote:
>
> 25.1.15
>
> It is the Sāvitrī prayer, also called Gāyatrī, that should be recited 
> in the three daily prayers of morning, midday and evening. Formerly 
> its recitation was the prerogative of the three 'upper' castes. The 
> barrier was broken by the Ārya Samajis and liberal Hindu leaders.
>
> Best
>
> DB
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Elizabeth De Michelis 
> <e.demichelis at ymail.com <mailto:e.demichelis at ymail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Buongiorno Paolo,
>
>     I thought exactly the same as Dipak, but was waiting for the
>     opinion of people more learned than myself to see what they said.
>     A very 'chinese whispers' and literary translation +
>     anthropological connection with morning prayer?
>
>     best regards to all,
>
>     Elizabeth De Michelis
>     Independent scholar,
>     Italy
>
>
>     On Friday, 23 January 2015, 4:25, Dipak Bhattacharya
>     <dipak.d2004 at gmail.com <mailto:dipak.d2004 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     23 1 15
>     A distant reflection of RV 3.62.10 : 'I meditate upon that
>     adorable brilliance of the Begetter who may inspire our thoughts' ?
>     Best
>     DB
>
>     On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Paolo Magnone
>     <paolo.magnone at unicatt.it <mailto:paolo.magnone at unicatt.it>> wrote:
>
>         Dear Colleagues,
>
>         in his “Meditaciones del Quixote”, Ortega y Gasset says: “… a
>         la mañana, cuando me levanto, recito una brevísima plegaria,
>         vieja de miles de años, un versillo del Rig-
>         Veda, que contiene estas pocas palabras aladas: « ¡Señor,
>         despiértanos alegres y danos conocimiento!». Preparado así me
>         interno en las horas luminosas o dolientes que trae el día”.
>         [“…when I get up in the morning, I recite a very brief prayer,
>         thousands of years old, a verse from the Rig Veda, which
>         contains these few winged words: «Lord, awaken us in a happy
>         mood, and give us knowledge!». Thus prepared, I go through the
>         bright or gloomy hours that come with the day” (Transl. E.
>         Rugg and D. Marín)].
>
>         Can anyone guess what the verse in question might be?
>
>         Paolo Magnone
>
>         --
>         Paolo Magnone
>         Sanskrit Language and Literature
>         Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Milan
>         History of Religions - Hinduism & Buddhism
>         Theological Faculty of Northern Italy - Milan
>
>         Jambudvipa  - Indology and Sanskrit Studies
>         (www.jambudvipa.net <http://www.jambudvipa.net/>)
>         Academia.edu: http://unicatt.academia.edu/PaoloMagnone
>
>
>
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