Yama

Yama is considered to have been the first mortal who died and espied the way to the celestial abodes, and in virtue of precedence, he became the ruler of...

Soma & Haoma

Soma & HaomaThe fermented juice of the plant called Soma appears to have been the only intoxicating drink used in Vedic times So much were the ancient Aryans addicted...

Savitri is another name of the same deity Sun, and the sacred hymn, the Gayathri Mantra, which is still repeated every morning by pious Hinuds all over world; is...

Indra was conceived as a warlike deity, battling with the clouds, called Vritra, to obtain copious torrents of rain for man, and fighting with the demons of darkness, calledPanis,...

Dyus-Pitr, Mithra, Varuna

Dyus-Pitr, Mithra, VarunaThe Aryans looked up to the bright sky and worshipped it under the name of Dyu or Dyaus This term is equivalent to the Greek Zeus and...

Vedic Religion, Polity and Society

Vedic Religion, Polity and SocietyRig Vedic GodsBefore we discuss the important deities of the Vedic people, it is important to understand that Aryans were solely theists and their contemplation...

AdvaitaIts proponent wes Adi Sahnakara and ftis Guru Gaudapada The essence of this Vedanta is that “Brahman is the only reality, and the world, as it appears, is illusory”VishishtadvaitaIts...