In praise of Traveling and Wandering
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In praise of Traveling and Wandering
One of the least known attributes of Indra, the most celebrated god of the Rig Veda, is as the protector of travellers. In the Aitareya Brahmana, he exhorts a young man named Rohita to take to life on the road: “There is no happiness for him who does not travel, Rohita! Thus we have learnt. Living in the society of men, the best man becomes a sinner. Therefore, wander! The feet of the wanderer are like the flower, his soul is growing and reaping the fruit; and all his sins are destroyed by his fatigues in wandering. Therefore, wander! He who is sitting, his fortune too sits; it rises when he rises; it sleeps when he sleeps; it moves when he moves. Therefore, wander!”
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