Which of the following statements about the Rigvedic Aryans is incorrect?
A
We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
B
We have some indications of polyandry in this period
C
There are no examples of child marriage in this period
D
The practice of levirate was known
Correct Answer: We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
Even Vedas speaks of Widow Remarriage for a Widow. The Rigveda contains a famous passage mentioning Sati and preventing it. To a widow who is with her husband on his funeral pyre, the text says: rise up, abandon this dead man and re-join the living.