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they were still further dissenminated, the Vedas were in a short
time deserted by most of the Daitya race. Then the same deluder,
putting on garments of a red colour, assuming a benevolent aspect,
and speaking in soft and agreeable tones, addressed others of the
same family and said to them, "If, mighty demons, you cherish a
deisre either for heaven or for final repose, desist from the
inquitous massacre of animals (for sacrifice), and heat from me
what you should do. Know that all that exists is composed of
discrimative knowledge. Understand my words, for they have been
uttered by the wise. This world subsists without support, and
engaged in the pursuit of error, which it mistakes for knowledge,
as well as vitiated by passion and the rest, revolves in the straits
of existence." In this manner, exclaiming to them, "Know!"
(Budhyadvam), and they replying, "It is known" (Budhyate), these
Daityas were induced by the arch deceiver to deviate from their
religious duties (and become Baudahas), by his repeated arguments
and variously urged persuasions. When they had abandoned their
own faith, they persuaded others to do the same, and the heresy
spread, and many desetted the practices enjoined by the Vedas
and the laws.
The delusions of the false teacher paused not with the
conversion of the Daityas to the Jaina and Bauddha heresies, but
with various erroneous tenets he prevailed upon others to
apostatize, unitl the whole were led astray, and deserted the
doctrines and observances inculcated by the three Vedas. Some