Étiquette : monsoon
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PARJANYA: THE GOD OF RAIN AND FECUNDITY
Parjanya is the celestial bull who fertilizes the Earth through rain. A close reading of hymns 5.83 and 7.101-103 in Hervé Le Bévillon’s translation
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The Maruts:
The Maruts are gods who feature prominently in the Rig Veda , India’s oldest sacred text. In the civilization of the 7 rivers, they are known as the young warriors of the sky, always on the move, agitated like the winds they embody. The word Marut comes from a Sanskrit root meaning « to cause death. »…
Le Rig Veda 