Rig Veda is the most sacred book of Hinduism. Hinduism is based on it. It is supposed to be written between 1500 BCE and 1200 BCE. It is the most ancient religious book still in use. Rig Veda is ...

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Astronomers combed through an ancient Hindu text and discovered that it referenced a total solar eclipse that occurred roughly 6,000 years ago, making it the oldest known mention of an eclipse.

A 23-metre-deep ancient river system, paleochannel, has also been found during the excavation. Many historians are linking it to the mythical Saraswati river that is mentioned in the Rig Veda.

Understanding what the Rig Veda carries about potentially, the first-ever solar eclipse, requires one to understand the importance of the vernal equinox in this regard.

Hariman mentioned in the Rig Veda, Atharva Veda, and elsewhere indicates yellowness in a disease, and that is clearly jaundice. Hridroga or heart disease is mentioned in the Rig Veda.

Historians see mantras of the Rig Veda as human compositions that are over 3,000 years, and contain memories of still older times. They were composed to flatter gods and win their favour.

After all, “rain is not only part of our chaotic atmosphere, but part of our chaotic selves—connected in every holy book from the Bible to the Rig Veda, every human genre from cuneiform script ...