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Ṛgveda instead of Rigveda

Keeping in line with many other Sanskrit articles, I propose we reverse the redirect from Ṛgveda ➜ Rigveda so that the canonical transliteration coincides with the canonical WP article title. Getsnoopy (talk) 05:11, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with this—also worth bearing in mind that "ri" is not the only way to pronounce ṛ—Maharashtrians will say "Sanskrut" and "Rugveda," for instance. Sahṛdayaḥ (talk) 17:42, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No need to change. this Wikipedia Article is not only for speakers of Indic languages. 'Rigveda' is an English spelling convention. 'Rigveda' is the closest sounding spelling for non-Indic speakers to pronounce the word. PS: Spelling the word as Maharashtrians say would make it even more wrong. ChandlerMinh (talk) 20:27, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple reference

Is there a good reason why reference 125 should bundle three citations into the same reference? I propose to separate these. RoachPeter (talk) 08:50, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 09:21, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's quite a wierd reference. @RoachPeter Please just go ahead and split. — DaxServer (talk) 09:37, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OK, done RoachPeter (talk) 09:54, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rigveda is not the oldest known Sanskrit text

Most of the hymns of the Rigveda belong to the Treta- and Dvaparayuga. But the oldest known Sanskrit text is the Surya Siddhanta which belongs to the Satyayuga (the part of the Kritayuga when already humans existed). It was already one of the sources of Berossos' history of Babylonia and it's content was changed at least three times, at last at or after the time of Julius Caesar (the constellation Libra is already mentioned), because the astronomical conditions had changed. 2003:F5:F710:CB00:C1B3:D1F1:75AF:A71B (talk) 12:19, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

All the sources seem to disagree with you there! Johnbod (talk) 14:48, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ok sir. ChandlerMinh (talk) 20:28, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Composition and time of the vedic hymns

Generally: as is proven by the content, the Rigveda is a compilation of hymns of different yugas which are not arranged in chronological order. They were composed in special situations but later used by the brahmins for their purposes in the sacrifice, as is proven by the Brahmanas. Today the real purpose and meaning of the hymns is no more known and even the oldest still existing commentaries show this lack of understanding. To make it short: the original purport of the Veda was the worshopping of Constellations, depicted as gods. This is not limited to the constellations of the zodiac but includes them. For example Vishnu means the constellation Orion, Indra the constellation Hercules, the Ashvins the constellation Gemini, Rudra the constellation Sagitarius and so on. This interpretation is not based on imagination but on the description, included in the hymns. 2003:F5:F710:CB00:E561:50F:B9EB:D2A3 (talk) 13:16, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]