GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Bhagavad Gita
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Rigveda
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Manusmriti
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Atharvaveda
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Detailed explanation-1: -The concept of the Purusha is from the Samkhya Philosophy which is traced to the Indus Valley period (OVOP). It seems to be an interpolation into the Rigveda since it is out of character with the other hymns dedicated to nature gods. The Purusha Sukta is repeated with some variations in the Atharva Veda (19.6).
Detailed explanation-2: -The tenth mandala of the Rigveda has 191 hymns. Together with Mandala 1, it forms the latest part of the Rigveda, containing much mythological material, including the Purusha sukta (10.90) and the dialogue of Sarama with the Panis (10.108), and notably containing several dialogue hymns.
Detailed explanation-3: -This is the Purusha of the Purusha Sukta. This is the God sung in the hymn by Rishi Narayana.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Purusha Sukta is a hymn of the Rigveda that delineates creation as an evolution of the Cosmic Being (Purusha) into the various components of the universe. The imagery is one of the “Yajna”, “hawan” or “agnihotra”, an ancient Vedic ritual where a fire is lit and offerings are made into it.