FOOTNOTES:
[128] A convenient term as explained in our Introduction.
[129] “A Rishi, ‘seer’, is primarily a composer of hymns.... The Rishis ultimately become the representatives of a sacred past.” Vedic Index of Names and Subjects vol. i, pp. 115-117 (1912).
[130] Satapatha Brahmana, trans. by Prof. Eggeling (Sacred Books of the East, No. XLIII, p. 170).
[131] 1 Kings, x, 22.
[132] Satapatha Brahmana, translated by Professor Eggeling, Part I, p. 374 (Sacred Books of the East).
[133] There are formulas in Gaelic for blessing a house, &c. The customs of nailing horse-shoes upon doors and hanging up holly at Christmas for protection against evil spirits indicate the persistence of ceremonial practices long after ancient beliefs have been forgotten.
[134] Bloomfield's Atharva-veda (Sacred Books of the East, vol. xlii).
[135] Bloomfield's translation.
[136] A History of Sanskrit Literature, Professor Macdonell, p. 199.