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Saurav Bhattacharyya
This paper scrutinizes Roberto Calasso’s interpretation of Vedic myths and rituals in the chapter “Meters are the Cattle of the Gods” from Literature and the Gods (2001). It argues that in Vedic tradition meters are not merely conceived as poetic devices but cosmological structures embodying divine protection and serving as conduits of immortality. Drawing on primary Vedic texts such as the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa and Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, as well as comparative references to Stéphane Mallarmé and Plato, this paper argues that poetic form becomes an instrument of transcendence. By tracing connections between Vedic thought and Western literary theory, it demonstrates how the ancient understanding of meter as a living power anticipates later conceptions of literature as a realm of absolute form. Through Calasso’s synthesis, the study illuminates how ritual, inspiration, and linguistic precision converge to create a literary theology of immortality.
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