INDRA - THE MOST IMPORTANT GOD OF RIG VEDA. We can understand why we should worship sun, fire, rain, etc. However, it doesn't make much sense to us if we realize that Indra, ...

Rig Veda also tells the story of Apala, who offers the Soma juice to Indra and gets her beauty restored. There is the story of Saswati. She sings Vedic hymns that transform her impotent husband ...

The Rig Veda is an amalgamation of four major components. This includes the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aryankas and the Upanishads. ... Indra, Rudra, Vayu, Agni, Vishnu, ...

The Rig Veda we have today can be called version 2.0. We know this because the hymns have been deliberately organised by someone, who is traditionally identified as Vyasa.

Traditionally, Hinduism is traced to the Rig Veda, which was composed over 3000 years ago. But the gods of the Rig Veda – Indra, Agni, Soma – are hardly worshipped today ...

Panjal: The primal Vedic chants that ring across the rolling greens of this village in Thrissur district are a ceremonial invitation to Lord Indra, the god of rain, to join the ancient fire ritual of ...

The mantras of the Rig Veda reveal how the first Hindus engaged with the unknown So the Rig Veda is a collection of over a thousand finely crafted hymns (mantras) distributed over 10 chapters ...

Indra is closely associated with Varuna-Mitra, who is less violent and more conciliatory and ethical. ... Both Avesta and Rig Veda, speak of fire, the ritual of yagna ...

The texts are from Rig Veda, sings praises to Agni, Vena, Indra and so on, and has been translated from Sanskrit to English by the composer himself. Why did the group decide to do this?

Rig Veda also says that the position of the King (Leader) was not absolute, and he could be removed by the Sabha or the Assembly. Rig Veda had made democratic principles and its ideals a diety and ...