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@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@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' ?

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DB

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Paolo Magnone <paolo.magnone@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

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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

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