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First U.S. Satellite
The first successful U.S. satellite, Explorer I, was launched into Earth orbit by the Army on Jan. 31, 1958, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, four months after Russia orbited Sputnik. The 18-…Famous Firsts in Aviation
Cayley's Helicopter Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine. Source: Library of Congress. Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh…Introduction to the First Volume
Introduction to the First VolumeFirst Translation of the UpanishadsDârâ Shukoh, Anquetil Duperron, SchopenhauerTHE ancient Vedic literature, the foundation of the whole literature of India,…Aitareya-Aranyaka: First Aranyaka, First Adhyâya, Second Khanda
Second Khanda1. He who desires proper food should use the hymn, agnim naro didhitibhih (Rv. VII, 1, 1).2. Verily, Agni (fire) is the eater of food.In the other (recitations accompanying the)…Aitareya-Aranyaka: First Aranyaka, First Adhyâya, Third Khanda
Third Khanda1. Some say: “Let him take a Gâyatrî hymn for the Pra-uga. Verily, Gâyatrî is brightness and glory of countenance, and thus the sacrificer becomes bright and glorious.”2. Others…Aitareya-Aranyaka: First Aranyaka, First Adhyâya, Fourth Khanda
Fourth Khanda 1. Rv. I, 2, 1-3. Vayav a yahi darsateme soma aram kritah, “Approach, 0 Vayu, conspicuous, these Somas have been made ready.” Because the word ready occurs in these verses,…Aitareya-Aranyaka: First Aranyaka, Second Adhyâya, First Khanda
Second AdhyâyaFirst Khanda 1. The two trikas, Rv. VIII, 68, 1-3, a tva ratham yathotaye, and Rv. VIII, 2, 1-3, idam vaso sutam andhah, form the first (pratipad) and the second (anukara) of…Aitareya-Aranyaka: First Aranyaka, Third Adhyâya, First Khanda
Third AdhyâyaFirst Khanda1. Let him begin this day with singing “Him,” thus they say.2. Verily, the sound Him is Brahman, that day also is Brahman. He who knows this, obtains Brahman even by…Aitareya-Aranyaka: First Aranyaka, Fourth Adhyâya, First Khanda
Fourth AdhyâyaFirst Khanda1. Next comes the Sûdadohas verse. Sûdadohas is breath, and thereby he joins all joints with breath.2. Next follow the neck verses. They recite them as Ushnih,…Trending
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