Rig Veda

Rigveda is the first Veda which is verse. The first early source of Sanatan Dharma is Rigveda. Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda all three have been composed from Rigveda itself. The Rigveda is the verse Veda, the Yajurveda is the prose Veda and the Samaveda is the lyrical (song-music). Rigveda was composed in the north-western region from 1500 to 1000 BC. is considered of. Mantras and hymns of Rigveda have not been composed by any one sage. But as done by different sages in different times. Information about the tradition and history of Aryan politics is given in Rigveda. There are 10 mandalas, 1028 hymns in the entire Rigveda, and 11 thousand mantras in this hymn. The first division and the tenth mandal are bigger than all the other mandals. The number of hymns in this is also 191. The best part of Rigveda is from the second mandala to the seventh mandala. The 50 hymns at the beginning of the eighth mandala of the Rigveda have a sense of being similar to the first mandala. Medicines are mentioned in the tenth mandala of Rigveda. 125 medicines have been described in it, it is mentioned to be found at 107 places. The description of Soma medicine is found at a special place in the Rigveda. An estimated 400 praises are found in the verses of Rigveda composed by many sages. This hymn describes the praise of deities like Suryadev, Indradev, Agnidev, Varundev, Vishwadev, Rudradev, Savita etc. This stuti is dedicated to the gods and goddesses.

Key facts about Rigveda:-

1 The definition of Rigveda is Rik meaning position and knowledge.

2. Rigveda is the first Veda of Sanatan Dharma, and the earliest source is Rigveda.

3. There are 10 mandalas in the gveda, in which there are 1028 hymns, and there are a total of 10,580 verses. Some of these circles are small, and some are big.

4. In many hymns of Agveda, there are mantras for the praise of the gods. There are other types of hymns in the gveda, but the hymns of praising the deities predominate.

5. In Rigveda, Indra is considered to be the most powerful deity to be accepted by all. There are 250 mantras in the Rigveda in praise of Indra.

6. There are 33 categories of deities mentioned in this Veda. The description of goddesses like Surya, Usha and Aditi is also found in Rigveda.

7. Both the first mandala and the last mandala of the Rigveda are equally large. The number of hymns in them is also 191.

8. Rigveda has two divisions by Ved Vyas Rishi, Ashtak order and Mandal order.

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