Author: S S Gupta
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 260
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8170174481
Description
This is probably for the first time that a serious study of Deities of Rig Veda has been made with the help of modern research methodology and science to find out what the Rishis had said, a few thousand years back, about the Deities. Efforts were also made to identify these gods. It is a finding of great importance that what Rishis had said about these gods is being corroborated by the western science today.
Dr Gupta has grouped these 33 gods of Rig Veda in three categories: (i) Natural Phenomena Gods-Sky, Earth, Fire, Air and Water. All the material things are produced by their permutations and combinations. These five natural phenomena gods have heir subgods also. For example, Agni has Surya Agni (Nuclear energy), Apan Napat Agni (Agni in he Sky like Lightning), Davanal (Agni on Earth), Badvanal (Agni Napat Agni (Agni in the sky like lightning), Davanal (Agni on Earth), Badvanal (Agni in the oceans or water) and Jathragni (Agni in the oceans or water) and Jathragni (Agni in the body); (ii) Gods connected with soul energy such as Vishnu (can be compared with a modern generating station), weightless particles of soul energy in all the living beings to give them life, Shiva, who, at an interval of time, takes out this particle of soul energy form all the living beings and they all become dead, and Yama, who and whose assistants take these tiny particles of soul to a pace called Yama Loka; (iii) Craftsmen gods such as Vishvakarma, Tvastha and Ribhugan who assemble and mix he five basic elements in different proportions to create structures or forms so that soul-particles can be introduced in them; and (iv) Miscellaneous gods such as Rishis and other men, animals (cow, frog, etc ) raised to godhood, and other important things like meaning of prayer, does Rig Veda give history etc.
Contents
PREFACE
BOOK I
NATURAL PHENOMENA GODS
Agni Devata (Energy gods)
Surya and Associate Deities
Surya Devata
Mata Aditi and Mausi Diti
Mata Aditi
Surya Sarparagyi
Dadhikra
Ashvins
AADITYA-GAN
Mitra Devata
Usha Devi
Savita Deva
Bhaga Devata
ore About Seven Colour Energy Rays of Surya
Other Agni Devatas
Devata Ashvins
SKY
Aakaasha Devata
EARTH
Prithvi Devata
WATERS
Varuna Devata
VAYU AND ASSOCIAE DEITIES
Vayu Devata
Devata Marudagan
Vaata Devata
Parjanya Devata
Apaam-Napaat Devata
BOOK II
SPIRITUAL GODS
Pitra Devata
Spiritual Gods in Rig Veda
God Craftsmen: Vishvakarma, Tvashta and Ribhugan
BOOK III
OTHER GODS
Vishvedeva
Indra Devata
BOOK IV
On Summing Up
BIBLIOGRAPHY