Question
There are Mantras in the Rigveda which include the unproven Valkhilya hymns-
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option b: 760
The correct answer is 760
- The Rigveda Samhita is the Veda with the most verses, containing 10,600 verses across 1,028 hymns and 10 books, or mandalas. The Rigveda is the oldest Veda, dating back to 1800–1100 BCE, and is considered the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text.
- It is divided into ten books (known as mandalas).
- It also includes Vishvamitra's famous Gayatri mantra and the Purusha Sukta prayer (the story of Primal Man).
- The Rigvedic Priest was known as Hotri.
Additional information:
- The Gayatri mantra (Savitri) is also found in the Rig-Veda.
- This Vedic literature mentions the varna system, four-fold division of society, 'Sudra,' Gamester's Lament, and Purusha Shukta Hymns.
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