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The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, IAST: ṛgveda, from ऋच्, "praise" [2] and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts (śruti) known as the Vedas. [3][4] Only one Shakha of the many survive today, namely the Śakalya ...
Lopamudra, (Sanskrit: लोपामुद्रा) also known as Kaveri, Kaushitaki and Varaprada, [1] was a philosopher according to ancient Vedic Indian literature. She was the wife of the sage Agastya who is believed to have lived in the Rigveda period (1950 BC-1100 BC) [citation needed] as many hymns have been attributed as her contribution to this Veda.
They are found in the youngest part of the Rigveda ( RV 1 and RV 10 ), dating to roughly the 12th to 10th centuries BC, with the exception of the older River hymn ( RV 3 .33), where the rivers answer in reply to Vishvamitra's prayer. 1.179 Agastya and Lopamudra (5 trishtubhs, 1 brhati) 3.33 Vishvamitra and the Rivers (12 trishtubhs, 1 anushtubh)
Contents. Nasadiya Sukta. The Nāsadīya Sūkta (after the incipit ná ásat, or "not the non-existent"), also known as the Hymn of Creation, is the 129th hymn of the 10th mandala of the Rigveda (10:129). It is concerned with cosmology and the origin of the universe. [ 1 ] The Nāsadīya Sūkta has been the subject of extensive scholarly attention.
Purusha. The Purusha is defined in verses 2 to 5 of the Sukta. He is described as a being who pervades everything conscious and unconscious universally. He is poetically depicted as a being with thousand heads, eyes and legs, enveloping not just the earth, but the entire universe from all sides and transcending it by ten fingers length – or ...
Gargi, as Brahmavadini, composed several hymns in Rigveda (in X 39. V.28) that questioned the origin of all existence. [6] [16] [17] The Yoga Yajnavalkya, a classical text on Yoga is a dialogue between Gargi and sage Yajnavalkya. [18] Gargi was honoured as one of the Navaratnas (nine gems) in the court of King Janaka of Mithila. [1]
Another view is set forth by Stephanie W. Jamison and Joel P. Brereton in the 2014 English translation of the Rigveda: Even though the anukramaṇīs were composed and redacted long after the R̥gvedic period, they are an invaluable resource, for, by and large, their identifications of the poets of hymns are plausible. [2]
Bṛhaddevatā. The Bṛhaddevatā ( Sanskrit: बृहद्देवता ), is a metrical Sanskrit work, traditionally ascribed to Shaunaka. It is an enlarged catalogue of the Rigvedic deities worshipped in the individual suktas (hymns) of the Rigveda. It also contains the myths and legends related to the composition of these sukta s. [1]