Rivers in Ancient India (study)

by Archana Sarma | 2019 | 49,356 words

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This page relates ‘Rivers in the Samhita Literature’ of the study on the rivers in ancient India as reflected in the Vedic and Puranic texts. These pages dicsusses the elements of nature and the importance of rivers (Nadi) in Vedic and Puranic society. Distinctive traits of rivers are investigated from descriptions found in the Vedas (Samhitas), Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads and Puranas. The research is concluded by showing changing trends of rivers from ancient to modern times.

Chapter 2 - The Rivers in the Saṃhitā Literature

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Introduction to Saṃhitā literature

1(a). The river Sarasvatī in the Ṛgveda-saṃhitā (Introduction)

1(b). The anthropomorphic description of Sarasvatī

1(c). Depiction of Sarasvatī as mother

1(d). Sarasvatī as friend

1(e). Sarasvatī as sister

1(f). Sarasvatī as wife

1(g). Function of Sarasvatī

1(h). Sarasvatī and Sarasvān

1(i). Sarasvatī and her association with other Gods and Goddesses

2(a). The river Sarasvatī in the Vājasaneyī-saṃhitā (Introduction)

2(b). Different epithets of Sarasvatī

2(c). Sarasvatī and Sārasvata

3(a). The river Sarasvatī in the Atharvaveda-saṃhitā

3(b). The trinity of goddesses

3(c). Sarasvatī and marriage ceremony

3(d). Medicinal aspect of Sarasvatī

4. The river Sindhu in the Ṛgveda-saṃhitā

5. The river Sindhu in the Atharva-vedasaṃhitā

6. The river Yamunā

7. Other Rivers in the Samhitās

Last Updated: 10 October, 2022

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