But on one point, the reciprocal relations between the Vedic and Brahmanic periods, it is necessary to say a few words.

Why is it that well-informed Vedic scholars differ so widely in regard to the ritualistic share in the making of the Veda?
Because the extremists on either side in formulating the principles of their system forget a fact that probably no one of them if questioned would fail to acknowledge.

The Rig Veda is not a homogeneous whole.

It is a work which successive generations have produced, and in which are represented different views, of local or sectarian origin; while the hymns from a literary point of view are of varying value.

The latter is a fact which has been ignored frequently, but it is more important than any other.