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Which of the Vedas contains about 250 hymns in praise of Indra who are described as destroying cities?

Which of the Vedas contains about 250 hymns in praise of Indra who are described as destroying cities? Correct Answer Rigveda

The correct answer is Rigveda.

Key Points

  • Indra was one of the most important gods in the religion of the Vedic era.
  • He is the king of the gods, as well as the god of storms and war.
  • Indra is particularly celebrated in the Rig Veda, in which there are more than 250 hymns devoted specifically to him, more than any other deity.
  • He is sometimes paralleled to Zeus in Greek mythology, Odin in Norse mythology, or Wotan in German mythology.

Important Points

  • RigVeda:
    • The oldest religious text in the world.
    • It is the collection of hymns, composed around 1700 BC, contains 1,028 hymns, and is divided into 10 mandalas.
    • The third mandala contains the Gayatri Mantra.
    • Saraswati is the deity river in Rigveda.
    • Rigveda consists of 10 Mandalas.
    • 8th Mandala is ascribed to Kanvas and Angiras.
    • 9th Mandala is the compilation of soma hymns.
    • The 10th Mandala of Rigveda contains the Purushasukta hymn which tells about the origin of the caste system. 
    • The Rigvedic society comprised four varnas, namely Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra.
    • Slavery was mentioned in Rigveda.
      • It was mentioned in the term Dasa.
      • Three to four verses of Rigveda mentions Dasas.
    • Sabha the assembly was mentioned in Rigveda.
      • The term Sabha means both the assembly and the assembly hall.
    • Rajan word was used for Kings (Raja).
      • It occurs many times in Rigveda.

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