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INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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The hymns of which God are dedicated in the Ninth Book of Rigveda?
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Indra
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Agni
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Mitra
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Soma
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The ninth Mandala of the Rigveda, also called the Soma Mandala, has 114 hymns, entirely devoted to Sóma Pávamāna, “Purifying Soma", the sacred potion of the Vedic religion. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Indra. The most important god was Indra also known as Purandara or breaker of forts in the Rig Veda. 255 hymns are dedicated to Indra.
Detailed explanation-3: -This has been illustrated so that it confirms Rigveda speaking of Soma as “golden yellow.” The name Soma is also a loan word from Chinese meaning “fire-yellow fibers of hemp.” The plant Soma is described as “thousand boughs” and photographic evidence has been offered in support.
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