The Vedic fathers of geology

60 Tue Vepic FATHERS or Grotogy.

{ अहन्नहिं ) 119 lay concealed on the Indus ( aerragararart I, 11. 9), and opening the channels (@19TgoITq ... Gita), that were as thouch altogether shut (smteqa... Rig—Veda. IV 28 Besides, we next find that like Indra, the Sarasvati too, the most sacred river of Ary4varta (vide ante pp. 35,38), had killed the VritraSerpent that was born and destroyed also in the region of the Indus (ft) p.52. For,sheseems to have obtained even the epithet gf on that एय 80९0 पाप (सरस्वती घोरा... । वृ्ध्नी ..- ॥ aro Fo &‘@2-), and had mude the waters flow for the man (fava etaa: R. V. VI. 61. 3). Nay, she had even procured for and given land to him (उतक्षितिभ्योऽवनीरविन्दः 1. V. VI. 61. 3), and had made us (the sacrifice-loving Aryans) spread ourselves beyond all foes and beyond the regions -of her other sisters (सानोविश्वा अतिद्धिषः स्वसूरन्या ऋतावरी । अतच्‌-..॥ R. V. VI. 61. 9), viz., the renowned Seven Sister-Rivers of Aryavarta सप्तस्वसा सरस्वती 1. ४. VI. 61. 10), indicating thereby, that she had given opportunity and every sort of encouragement to our Primitive dryan ancestors, and to our Rig-Vedic forefathers, to carry their victorious arms beyond the confines of the renowned Seven Rivers, and to extend their Colonies beyond Aryavarta, 12 all directions.