Work Classification Layer
Compare Works
Pick two or more works to set their attribute fingerprints, dimension-by-dimension passages, and shared school embodiments side by side. Especially useful for author-stage comparisons (Wittgenstein early vs late) and for setting a single tradition's foundational texts against each other.
Rig Vedic Hymns (Mandala 1, selected hymns attributed to Agastya)
Sacred speech that yokes cosmic order to ritual fire — the seer's hymns to the storm-gods, the divine fire, and the king of the gods
Attribute Fingerprint
Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.
| Attribute | Rig Vedic Hymns (Mandala 1, selected hymns attributed to Agastya) |
|---|---|
| Time · Extent | Infinite |
| Time · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Time · Grain | Continuous |
| Time · Freedom | Deterministic |
| Time · Traversability | Cyclical |
| Time · Dimensionality | One |
| Time · Direction | Non-directional |
| Space · Extent | Infinite |
| Space · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Space · Curvature | Undefined |
| Space · Dimensionality | Three |
| Space · Locality | Local |
| Matter · Extent | Infinite |
| Matter · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Matter · Conservation | Conserved |
| Matter · Dimensionality | Three |
| Matter · Locality | Local |
| Observer · Time Instance | Multiple |
| Observer · Space Instance | Multiple |
| Observer · Knowledge Extent | Mediated |
| Observer · Knowledge Retainment | Total |
| Observer · Physicality | Embodied |
| Observer · Agency | Active |
| Observer · Number | Plural |
| Observer · Metaphysical Agency | Personal |
| Observer · Moral Authority | Scripture |
| Observer · Theological Method | — |
| Energy · Extent | Infinite |
| Energy · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Energy · Conservation | Conserved |
| Energy · Dispersibility | Reversible |
| Information · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Information · Cosmic Conservation | Conserved |
| Information · Personal Conservation | Conserved |
| Information · Granularity | Continuous |
Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence
What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.
Time
Rig Vedic Hymns (Mandala 1, selected hymns attributed to Agastya)
Cyclical cosmic time: the sacrifice re-enacts creation, the seasons repeat, the gods act repeatedly. Time is infinite — the cosmic cycles have no beginning or end.
Space
Rig Vedic Hymns (Mandala 1, selected hymns attributed to Agastya)
Three-dimensional and richly described: earth, atmosphere, heaven. The fire-altar is the spatial nexus between human and divine realms.
Matter
Rig Vedic Hymns (Mandala 1, selected hymns attributed to Agastya)
Matter is sacred and substantival: soma, fire, offerings — material substances that carry divine power. Conservation through sacrificial transformation.
Observer
Rig Vedic Hymns (Mandala 1, selected hymns attributed to Agastya)
The rishi is an active, embodied seer who "sees" the hymns through inspired perception and negotiates with the gods as a person among persons.
Energy
Rig Vedic Hymns (Mandala 1, selected hymns attributed to Agastya)
Divine energy is infinite: Indra's thunderbolt, the Maruts' storms, Agni's fire. Energy is conserved and reversible through the ritual cycle.
Information
Rig Vedic Hymns (Mandala 1, selected hymns attributed to Agastya)
The Vedic hymn is conserved sacred information — shruti, revelation preserved through exact oral transmission.
Internal Tensions
Where each work's argument pulls against itself.
The tension between the rishi as passive receiver of revelation and active negotiator with the gods. The Marut dialogue shows Agastya arguing, placating, and bargaining — not merely transmitting.