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230 with the heaven, atmosphere and the earth. She is sometimes also
looked upon as the goddess Prthivi, and sometimes as speech and
is also identified with the cow.
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Even though most of her traits mentioned in the Rave膽a and
the later Samhitas are retained in the Brahmanas, she grows dimmer
1.e. she loses her importance in the sense that her mention becomes
less frequent. A charge or rathe
A charge or rather
a development in some of the
traits can also be seen.
In the period of the Roveda and later Samhitas she plays
some part in the performance of sacrifice of the people. It is
clearly noticeable that in the Brahmanical texts like the Satapatha,
Aitareya, Chandogya, and Taittiriya Brahmanas, her role in sacrifice
becomes bigger and more prominent. This development may be related
to the important role of sacrifice in society during the period of
the Brahma峁嘺s. At that time, secrifice had come to play a very hig
role in the lives of the various classes of Vedic Aryans. The priests
devised various sacrifices for meeting the various needs and demaris
of the different rungs of the social ladder. People also thought
that they could have all their aspirations fulfilled through the
also
performance of the sacrifice. It is perceptible that the people
aspired for something above their everyday needs too i.e, proximity
to the High and mighty God or creator, Prajapati or Brahman. They
believed that sacrifice was the vehicle which could bring them into
close contact with him. They also thought that the sacrifice could
take them to heaven, which is the place of the gods This may be
noted in (TB III : 3:8:5), wherein it is said that by offering the