Madhav, Thanks for this. This brings up the question of “honey” as a metaphor in Vedic tradition generally. What was the “honey-ness” that was found I each footstep? Naturally, very difficult to ascertain, but interesting to contemplate.
Jim > On Dec 26, 2021, at 11:25 AM, Madhav Deshpande <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Jim, > > Check out R̥gveda 1.154.4-5 that refer to Viṣṇoḥ padāni as being filled with > Madhu and having a fount of Madhu. > > Madhav > > Madhav M. Deshpande > Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA > Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies > Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India > > [Residence: Campbell, California, USA] > > > On Sun, Dec 26, 2021 at 11:10 AM Jim Ryan via INDOLOGY > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi, > > I’m looking for scholarship relating to the Honey Doctrine sonorously invoked > in Bṛhadāraṇyaka U., 2.5.1-19. Are there Vedic antecedents anywhere? > > Jim Ryan > Asian Philosophies and Cultures (Emeritus) > California Institute of Integral Studies > > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > <https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology>
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