Talk:The Rig Veda
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| Edition: | Published 1896 |
| Source: | Sacred Texts |
| Contributor(s): | Yann,CSN |
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rig veda was definetly compoased way before 1500 bce. more like in between 4000 or 6000 bce
oldwikisource:Rig Veda, Book 1 (ASCII) is a Sanskrit copy that needs to be cleaned up a little. John Vandenberg 08:10, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
Sources[edit]
- http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/index.htm
- Beautiful quotations from the Rigveda
- An Exclusive Veda Library
How old Rigweda is?[edit]
Here I give an article on this subject that shows that the time when this was formed is about 23720 BCE. Please read it to understand the calculation that shows the exact period when it was probably composed. Vedas existed since time immemorial. Many believe that Sage Veda Vyasa wrote them around 3100 BCE, but the fact is that he just divided the complete vedas into four parts. Earlier to him, all 4 of them existed together Vyasa categorized the primordial single Veda into four. Hence he was called Veda Vyasa, or “Splitter of the Vedas,” the splitting being a feat that allowed people to understand the divine knowledge of the Veda. The word Vyasa means split, differentiate, or describe. Although Veda Vyasa did his work around 5000 years ago, the Rigveda leads to a date much beyond human imagination. Rigveda 1-161-13 states, “ Who awakened Rubhus ? ” (Rubhus means, clouds) The Sun replied, ” The dog, because today is the end of the year. ” The dog means the Canis Major or the Mrigasira Nakshatra. End of year can be considered as end of a tough summer season and time for agriculture (rainy season). Clouds were awakened by the Dog. It means that the clouds began rainy season when sun enters Mrigasira Nakshatra. In present era, rains start in India when sun enters Canis Major (Mrigasira Nakshatra) according to Niryanaya method. Age and Time of Rig Veda is calculated by following logic; Vedas are not composed in present era, so at least one cycle of the motion of equinoxes must have been completed. There are 27 Nakshatras in Indian Astrology. The rate of the precession (motion) is 960 years per Nakshatra. Thus precession through 27 Nakshatras (constellation) must have taken place in 25920 years. So the Rigveda is at least 25920 years old (if we assume only one precession has passed since then).Subtracting present 2000 years AD will lead the date to 25720 BCE! In another verse, Rigveda 4-57-5 requests Shunasirau to shower water made in the heavens on the Earth. Shuna means dog. Sirau means two heads. The two heads of dogs means the two stars Canis major and minor. i.e. the Mrigasira Nakshatra. This shows the beginning of the rainy season on the Mrigasira Nakshatra, the period being 23720 years BCE. The oral tradition continued for many generations, so the exact date cannot be reached. Of course, if many precession passed since that hymn was composed, then the age of Rig Veda will be multiples of 25,920 years. Reference, http://www.booksfact.com/vedas/rig-veda/rig-veda-is-composed-atleast-in-23720-bce.html, Pathare Prabhu (talk) 14:55, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
this is incredibly awkward, please make it more easily readable and searchable...[edit]
... by putting the content of all hymns in one link instead of scores of links...