स्तुतिविभागम् The first group is in praise of the deities like [[Agni (आग्निः)|अग्निः || Agni]], [[Lndra (इन्द्रः)|इन्द्रः || lndra]], [[Varuna (वरुणः)|वरुणः || Varuna]], [[Mitra (मित्रः)|मित्रः || Mitra]] and others. The Vedic deities numbering 33 are assigned to the three regions of the universe viz. पृथ्वी || Prithvi (earth), द्यौस् || Dyaus (heaven) and अन्तरिक्षम् || Antariksha (intermediary space). Although these deities appear as personifications of forces of nature, they are actually different facets of Brahman, the Only One Supreme Reality. The famous mantra on this point occurs in this Samhita. <blockquote>" | स्तुतिविभागम् The first group is in praise of the deities like [[Agni (आग्निः)|अग्निः || Agni]], [[Lndra (इन्द्रः)|इन्द्रः || lndra]], [[Varuna (वरुणः)|वरुणः || Varuna]], [[Mitra (मित्रः)|मित्रः || Mitra]] and others. The Vedic deities numbering 33 are assigned to the three regions of the universe viz. पृथ्वी || Prithvi (earth), द्यौस् || Dyaus (heaven) and अन्तरिक्षम् || Antariksha (intermediary space). Although these deities appear as personifications of forces of nature, they are actually different facets of Brahman, the Only One Supreme Reality. The famous mantra on this point occurs in this Samhita. <blockquote>" |