“ Unveil, O Thou who givesl sustenance to the world, that lace 
of the true sun, which is now hidden by a vase of golden light! so 
that we may see the truth, and know our whole duly!” 
“ O Thou who givest sustenance to the world, thou sole mover 
of all, thou who restrainest sinners, who pervadcst yon great lumi- 
nary, who appearest as the son of the creator! hide thy dazzling 
beams, and expand thy spiritual brightness, that I may view thy 
most auspicious, most glorious, real form.” 
“ Let 1113' soul return to the immortal spirit of God! and then, 
let my bod} r , which ends in ashes, return to dust!” 
“ O Spirit, who pervadest fire, lead us in a straight path to the 
riches of beatitude! remove each foul taint from our soul^; who 
approach thee with the highest praise, and the most fervid ado- 
ration!” 
“ God, who is perfect wisdom, and perfect happiness, is the 
final refuge of the man who has liberally bestowed his wealth, who 
has been firm in virtue, and who knows and adores that Great One!” 
“ Remember me, 0 Qm, Thou divine Spirit!” 
In Sir William Jones’s institutes of the Hindoo laws, after 
stating some blemishes, and a few absurdities in the system, that 
excellent orientalist observes, “ nevertheless a spirit of sublime 
devotion, of benevolence to mankind, and of amiable tenderness 
to all sentient creatures, pervades the whole work: the style of it 
has a certain austere majesty, that sounds like the language of 
legislation, and extorts a respectful awe; the sentiments of inde- 
pendence on all beings but God, and the harsh admonitions, even 
to kings, are truly noble; and the many panegyrics on the Gd- 
yatri, the mother, as it is called, of the Vedas, prove the author to 
