East Europe as a proto-homeland of the Indo-Europeans - страница 13

N. R. Guseva notes that: «Tilak’s attention was drawn to the description of how the goddess Ushas (the goddess Dawn) is sad with the onset of long twilight associated with the sun going into darkness, and enjoys the dusk of dawn, marking the imminent appearance of the sun in the sky.»

Twilight of dawn

Among the polar realities of Mahabharata, the text that says that in the middle of the Milky Sea in the north there is a mountain onto which the creator god Brahma descends, «leaving the sparkling throne in a flash, deserves attention». And the story of the sacred bird of Garuda to the hermit Galava that in the north is the Seven Rishi, the goddess Arunhati and Swati are constantly moving around the North Star fortified in the sky. (Arunhati is the constellation of Cassiopeia; Swati is a bright star in the constellation Bootes). We repeat that to see these stars high above the horizon and to observe their circular motion is possible only in the Northern latitudes, not south of 55—56° N. Bootes Garuda, describing the Northern country, says that it is called «Ascended», that the Golden Ladle (Big Dipper) road runs here, and that «A cruel, insensitive and lawless person does not live in this vast northern region.» And it is here that the heavenly gods live, the Polar Star shines here, which the Great Ancestor «strengthened», the «Blistavitsa – Polar Lights» sparkle here.

And finally, it is difficult to imagine that somewhere, in addition to the northern, circumpolar countries, people could praise the fire with these words:

«3—4. (One) who is the germ of the waters, the germ of the trees, And also the germ of those who stand, having given birth to those what are moving…

7—8. Who will be strengthened by many nights that are not like days (That) that stands / and that / that moves,

(Agni) descended from universal law.

9—10. You accept praise among cows, trees.

All bear tribute to our sun.

You are respected by men in many places.

They share (you) as (sons) the property of the old father.»

(R.V.I.70)

Or

«3. To him, surprisingly, the first is addressed

Aryan tribes devoted to the gods on sacrifices.» (R.V. I.77).

«2. They cried out loudly to you (all) nights (and) dawns, O Agni, like dairy cows on pastures to a calf.

Like a charioteer of heaven – through human generations, You shine through continuous nights,