Whenever
U talk about some Historical Fact or Facts, Temple etc most People, Electronics
and Print Media start their point that this is mentioned in Purana or some
other book or books without knowing the
period of that book and what is written
in that book.
They quote Purana and other books to give their point a validity,
authenticity and historical ground.
Here
I am describing these books, their period and for what good they are and their
authenticity.
To
know Indian History, Culture, Dharm (Religion is not a proper word for dharma,
it fits with Panth of Hindi word; but in English it’s the only option),
Politics, Social life Ancient literature
holds a strong ground.
Books
are divided into 2 types - Granths (Books) –
1. Dharma Granth and
2. Historical and Contemporary Books.
Dharma
Granth or Religious books are of 3 types –
Brahaman Granth,
Bodh Granth and
Jain Granth.
1. Brahaman Granth – In chronology -
1. Veda – Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, Atharva
Veda -
Rigveda or Rigveda - Sanhita
–
(।। सं गच्छध्वम् सं वदध्वम्।। (ऋग्वेद 10.181.2)
अर्थात: साथ चलें मिलकर बोलें। उसी सनातन मार्ग का अनुसरण करो जिस पर पूर्वज चले हैं।
Means ‘Together we walk, together we
speak’ – one movement, one voice. Follow this Sanatan path through which our Forefathers
went.
Rigveda is the first
book of Veda.
Rig means Mantra with verse
(chand) and stanza (charan).
Veda
means Knowledge.
This way “Rigveda”
means the knowledge which is written in
verses and stanzas.
“Sanhita
means collection”.
Thus “Rigveda Sanhita” means - Collection of
Rigvedic Mantra.
Aryans
lived in tribes and spoke Sanskrit,
which is the language of the “Indo –
European” group.
There’s most sacred
and oldest book “Rigveda” is written in Sanskrit.
Settlement of Aryans in India is described in Rigveda.
The period of Rigveda is 2000 BC and above.
They worshiped the gods Agni, Indra, Mitra, Varun, Sun etc.
Hymns
in praise of these Gods are found in Rigveda.
In Rigveda “Indra” is known as ‘Purandar’
(conqueror of forts).
Rigveda says
due to their horses Aryans won all
the battle.
There are 250 Mantra’s
in praise of “Indra”.
200 Mantra are in the praise of Agni next important God after Indra.
God 'Varun' was the drover
of Rit.
In Rigvedic sloka he appeared 24 times.
Varun is known as “Ritasaya Gopa” drover of Rit.
Scholars like Winternitz, Macdonel and
Kith etc says ‘Rit’ means ‘System of
Creation’, ‘Physical and Social System’, ‘Universal and Social system’.
"एकं सत्
विपा्: बहुधा
वदन्ति" – Brahman (one who knows Brahma)
says “Truth is One”.
In Rigveda there are 10 Mandal and 1028 Hymn (Sukta)
and 10,462 Sloka (Song).
2 to 7th Mandal are the oldest one.
It seems that 1 and 10 Mandals are added later means chapak.
In next part.
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