Soma is one of the few things that the Brave New World series absolutely carries over from the books. Aldous Huxley took the name “soma” from Vedic traditions, where it is a divine drink used ...

The consumption of Soma by ordinary humans is attested in Vedic ritual. The Rig Veda, which was composed more than 5000 year ago, says : “We drank soma, we became immortal, we came to the light ...

In Vedic rituals, the priest always faces the east. But in later Hindu temples, built a thousand years ago, the deity faces the east. On these temple walls one never finds the image of any Manu.

From Vedic Soma to Puranic Amrut Manu offers Soma to Indra in Rig Veda. Vamadeva's hymn mentions Aryans, Hindu Kush, and ephedra plant. Soma associated with Pamir mountains and Tarim basin.

‘SÔMA.’—A note by Prof. G. Jouveau Dubreuil, in the Indian Antiquary for September, deals with the identity, of the sacred Sôma plant. Dr. Vincent Smith pointed out that while the plant ...

Over half the Vedic hymns are dedicated to Indra, Agni, Varuna and Soma, none of whom play important roles in the Puranas. In the Vedas, Indra is the royal god of war and Varuna is the royal god ...

The Vedic Manu who received the falcon is forgotten by the time the Mahabharata was composed. Mahabharata was composed at the same time as the Dharma-shastra (300 BC to 300 AD).

Soma was of course not just a plant, or a drink made from a plant, but also a king, and a god, who was sacrificed at the altar of fire during solemn Vedic rituals, to the accompaniment of ...

India News: Discover the evolution of the ancient herb Soma into the mystical nectar Amrita in Hindu mythology. Follow the mythological journey from the Rig Veda to the Mahabharata epic.