Étiquette : Vedic civilization
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SARASVATĪ — THE RIVER, THE SACRED WORD AND KNOWLEDGE
Sarasvatī is the only deified river of the Rig Veda — « best of mothers, best of rivers, best of goddesses. » A close reading of the lost river and the divine word.
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MITRA — FRIENDSHIP DEIFIED
Mitra is friendship deified in the Rig Veda — the force that unites peoples, reconciles men, maintains alliances. A close reading of hymns 3.59 and 5.65-72.
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THE ASHVAMEDHA — THE HORSE SACRIFICE AND POLITICAL POWER IN THE RIG VEDA
n the Rig Veda, the Ashvamedha is not an instrument of conquest — it is an act of total redistribution. A close reading of hymns 1.162 and 1.163.
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PŪṢAN — TRAVEL AND HERDS DEIFIED
Pūṣan is travel deified — guardian of paths, protector of herds, gruel-eater with a goat chariot. A close reading in Hervé Le Bévillon’s translation
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ARYAMAN — NOBILITY OF THE PATH DEIFIED
Aryaman is nobility of action deified — the principle that clears paths, unites strangers, presides over marriages. A close reading in Hervé Le Bévillon’s translation
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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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HOSPITALITY AS A SACRED VALUE IN THE RIG VEDA
The Rig Veda devotes an entire hymn to generosity. Agni is « the guest of the house. » A decipherment of a value that was a cosmic law.
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THE WOMEN RISHIS: GHOṢĀ, LOPĀMUDRĀ, APĀLĀ….
Thirteen women composed hymns in the Rig Veda. A close reading of three of them — Lopāmudrā, Apālā, Ghoṣā — in Hervé Le Bévillon’s translation
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ALPHA AND OMEGA OF THE RIG VEDA: AGNI AND UNION
From the first hymn to the last, the Rig Veda speaks of Agni and union. A unique decipherment of the Vedic civilization’s spiritual arc.
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Soma and Haoma: One Plant, Two Names, Two Sister Civilizations
Soma and haoma: one sacred plant, two names, two sister civilizations. Discover the gods shared by Vedic India and ancient Iran, from Mitra to Varuna and Agni.
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