The word “_tat_” in the neuter gender, was used for the one self, which as an element or material cause, had evolved all things out of its immaterial essence, and expressed an impersonal God, which the creed of the early philosophers had established in the Vedas. It was at a much later period that the belief of a personal God, is said to have been introduced by the sage Sándilya in the Ch’hándogya and Swetásvatara Upanishads, where the self आत्मा is used in the masculine gender, and the masculine pronoun _Sa_ and _tam_ (Greek “_ho and ton_,” Lat “_is_”), was substituted for _tat_ (Greek _to_ Lat _id_) in the subjective _mantra_ सोऽहं हंस; but in the objective mantra it is neuter as तत्त्वमसि । [Sidenote: 5. Of the Bráhma Somája] The Bráhma Samáj has preserved both the formula of the Impersonal God (ॐ तत् सत्) as their motto, as well as addressed their prayers to the personal God by use of the masculine pronoun _sa_ and _tam_ instead of _tat_. Thus in the opening hymn of Ram Mohun Roy’s Prayer Book तमेकं शरण्यं तमेकं बरेण्यं तमेकं जगत् कारणं विश्वरूपं । तमेकं जगत् कर्त्तृपातृ प्रहर्तृ तमेकं विश्वरूपं निर्बिकल्पं भजामि । So in Devendra Natha Thákur’s hymn तमेकं स्मरामो तमेकंभजामो । This is in accordance to the creed of all civilized nations to apply the masculine pronoun to the Deity. The Koran has “ho=he” in its formulas of “_Ho’lahad_” “_Ho’lghani_” _&c._, and so also the _ho_ of the Bible. _Tat_ like _On_ is sometimes used alone and by itself for God, at the opening of books and chapters, and upon the tops of pages with the Sat following it as तत् सत्. [Sidenote: 6. Ditto in the Feminine Gender.] But those who have heard the preachings of Keshub Chandra Sen, may well remember his exclamations as तुमि पिता तुमि माता, तुमि पुरुष तुमि प्रकृति, in imitation of the Roman idolatrous philosopher’s acclamation to God, “tu pater, tu mater, tu mas, tu femme” &c., in Cudworth’s Intellectual System. There is no masculine or feminine representative of the pronoun _tat_ or any other pronoun in the vernaculars, where they are all of the common gender, hence तिनि, उनि, ओ, से &c., used for _tat_ by the Heathen Hindus, are applied alike to their gods and goddesses, while the Sanskrit _sah_ = ho in Greek, Arabic and Hebrew designates the masculine Deity only. Mahommed says in the Koran, “ye are ashamed of your female children, but not of assigning female attributes to the Deity.” [Sidenote: 7. Ditto in the Neuter Gender.] The following passages will serve to show the early creed of the impersonal God, from the application of the neuter pronoun _tat_ to him in the Mándukya Upanishad. (11. 2) तदेतदक्षरं ब्रह्मसप्राणस्तदबाङ्गनः । तदेतत् सत्यं तदमृतं तद्वोद्धव्यं सौम्यबिद्धि ॥ तदेतत् सर्ब्बाश्रयः आयम्य तद्भाब गतेन चेतसा । लक्ष्यं तदेबाक्षरं सौम्य बिद्धि ॥ तद्विज्ञानेन परिपश्यन्ति धीराः । आनन्द रूपममृतं यद्बिभाति ॥ तत् शुभ्रं तद् ज्योतिषां ज्योतिस्तदात्मबिदो बिदुः । तमेवभान्तमनुभाति सर्ब्बं, तस्य भाषा सर्ब्बमिदम्बिभाति ॥