The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, IAST: ṛgveda, from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns...

did not regard the Vedas as authoritative, are referred to as "heterodox" or "non-orthodox" (nāstika) schools. The Sanskrit word véda "knowledge, wisdom"...

Stephanie W. Jamison, Joel P. Brereton — Rig Veda 1.35.10 In the Jaiminya (3.35.3), one of three recensions of the SamaVeda, the term 'Asura' is stated to be...

myth, Typhon of Greek myth, and Veles of Slavic myth. According to the Rig Veda, Vritra kept the waters of the world captive until he was killed by Indra...

75 verses. The largest number of verse come from Books 9 and 8 of the Rig Veda. Some of the Rigvedic verses are repeated more than once. Including these...

mention of Atri is found in various scriptures, with the notable being in Rig Veda. He is also associated with various ages, the notable being in Treta Yuga...

Grassmann's translation of Rig-Veda identifies seven different meanings of dharma, Karl Friedrich Geldner in his translation of the Rig-Veda employs 20 different...

330,003 Crossdressers From Beyond the Rig Veda is the tenth studio album by American experimental rock band Sun City Girls, released in 1996 by Abduction...

Authors like Sri Aurobindo believe that words like Dasa are used in the Rig Veda symbolically and should be interpreted spiritually, and that Dasa does...

his mouth oblation rich in savoury juice: May he for ever give us food. Rig Veda Hymn to Parjanya Three hymns of the Rigveda, 5.83, 7.101 and 7.102, are...