Tag: veda

  • Poetry for the G20

    Poetry for the G20

    This year India holds the presidency of the G20, and is hosting high-level diplomatic and ministerial meetings which are now in full swing.  The theme of this Indian presidency is the Sanskrit phrase “वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्” taken from the Mahā Upanishad, or, in English, it is ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.

  • Marriage in the Rig Veda

    Marriage in the Rig Veda

    Ṛg Veda Book 10 Verse 85 is commonly known as Sūryā’s Bridal Hymn or the Wedding Hymn. In some Hindu families, this is one of the Vedic verses recited as part of the liturgy at Hindu marriage ceremonies. It tells a metaphorical story of the wedding of Sūryā, seemingly the daughter of the sun-god, as…