Rigveda
Rigveda
means the Veda of Adoration and mostly contains
verses adoring or adulating deities. But it also
dealt with other subjects, like the procedure of
wedding, the folly of gambling. About two-thirds
of Rigveda is about the gods Agni (Fire)
and Indra (Ruler of the gods). Other
Rigvedic gods include Rudra, the two Ashvins,
Savitar and Surya, Varuna,
the Maruts and the Ribhus. There are
references to a divine creeper, the Soma, whose
juice was an energizer. Some animals like horses,
some rivers, and even some implements (like mortar
and pestle) were deified. Rigveda contains a sense
of intimate communion between Nature and the Rishis
or visionaries. According to some, the concerns of
Rigveda are those of simple, nomadic, pastoral
Aryans. According to others, the people in the
times of the Rigveda had a settled home, definite
mode of life, developed social customs, political
organizations, and even arts and amusements.
Rigveda is the oldest, largest and most important
of the Vedas, containing 10thousand verses forming
1017 poems in 20 groups.

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