The Rigveda mentions several rivers, with the most prominent being the Indus, Sarasvati, and Ganges. In total, around 20 rivers are referenced throughout its hymns. These rivers are often associated with various deities and are significant in the context of the Vedic civilization. The text reflects the geographical and cultural importance of these waterways in ancient India.
The most frequently mentioned rivers are the Sindhu (Indus) and the Saraswati.
The deity Shiva is prominently mentioned and revered in the Vedic scripture known as the Rigveda.
it includes hymns of praise to many gods.
Gayatri Mantra comes from the third Mandala of the Rigveda. This Mandala has 62 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra. It is one of the “family books” (mandalas 2-7), the oldest core of Rigveda. This Mandala also mentions Kikats, a non-Aryan tribe, which most scholars agree was resident somewhere in near Magadha in modern Bihar.
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They are the Eupherites and the Tibris.
(Indian word verse of the Rigveda. Vedic verse; the Rigveda.
The Rigveda is an ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns. There are not many writings that are thought to be older, but one religious text that may have this distinction is the Atharvaveda.
Believed to be about 3,700 years old, the Rigveda is PART of the sacred writings of the Hindu religion.
There are symbolic gods in rigveda such as Indra,varuna are the symbol of rain fall. Usha ( morning) ,basu(earth ) . Rigveda indicates the animistic religion of the society in the 1500b.c.
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Aryans have been mentioned in the 'RIGVEDA' as the INDO GERMAN race who came from the pastoral regions of the 'wiros' across the river 'Harayu' to settle in the indus regions as their Aryavarata (home of the Aryans)