Question

short note on rig veda

Answer 1

'Rigveda' is an ancient Indian religious book. It is counted as one of the four sacred Hindu writings, which are called Vedas. It is the world's oldest religious writings. It is also one of the oldest writings in Sanskrit language.Rigveda is very important to Hindus, especially Hindus in India and Nepal. It words are said during prayers and religious gatherings.It is dated up to 4000 years ago but on the basis of astronomical calculations it is dated back to 8000 years and some calculations date back it to 10,000 years.

Rig Veda mainly contains various hymns for praying to Vedic Gods such as Agni (Fire God), Indra (The lord of Heavens), Mitra, Varuna (Water God), Surya (Sun God) etc. These hymns are called Riks. Hence the Veda is called Rik-Veda or RigVeda. This writing consists of 10 writings. The Rigveda has 1,028 hymns and 10,600 verses.

Answer 2

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rig veda is the oldest Veda it was composed about 3500 years ago it is divided into 10 Mandalas or books and and contains 1028 hymns these hymns are praise of different goods such as Indra the god of rain storm and war Agni the fire God Barun the sky God and many others the hymns composed in vedic Sanskrit priests recited these hymns and students were expected to memorize them .