Discuss the relevant elements of the poem "Night" from the Rig-Veda. The goddess Night has drawn near, looking about on many sides with her eyes. She...

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that the poem reflects much in way of Hindu beliefs regarding the forces of the divine.  The
fact that the poem exalts the Goddess of the Night reflects how Hinduism's pantheism attributes
different natural elements to different gods.  Notice in the poem how the Goddess of Night
"pushes aside her sister the twilight."  In this light, one can see how Hinduism
utilizes its pantheistic nature to attribute different aspects of consciousness to other forms
of the divine.  Another uniquely Hindu element brought out in the poem is the yearning for a
brief and close promixal interaction with the divine.  This is seen in Hinduism in many forms in
that the devotee is thankful for a brief interaction with the divine. Hindus frequently ask the
Gods to "open their eyes" and smile upon the devotee, and this same tendency to yearn 
for a close and brief encounter with the divine is present in the poem.  Rest for humans only
happens when the Goddess of Night is "near to us today."  The idea of the Goddess
briefly coming near the devotee is a strongly Hindu idea.  Along these lines, Hindu practices
follow the idea of "warding off the evil eye" or asking the powers of the divine to
remove evil with the idea of "warding" it off.  The removal of obstacles is something
of vital importance to the devotee.  This is seen in the poem with the plea to "ward off
the she- wolf" and "the wolf" and "the thief."