Asked: I.A.S. (Pre) 1996medium Level
ID: 693e4535faac6241e62a2ab8
QUESTION STATEMENT:
आरंभिक वैदिक साहित्य में सर्वाधिक वर्णित नदी है-
The river mentioned most in early Vedic literature is :
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
CorrectSindhu
सिंधु
B
Shutudri
शुतुद्री
C
Sarasvati
सरस्वती
D
Ganga
गंगा
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option A (Sindhu)
सिंधु नदी का ऋग्वैदिक काल में सर्वाधिक महत्व था, इसी कारण इसका उल्लेख ऋग्वेद में सर्वाधिक बार हुआ है। सिंधु नदी को उसके आर्थिक महत्व के कारण 'हिरण्यायी' कहा गया है।
Sindhu river was the most important river during the Vedic period; that is why it was mentioned most of the time in the Rig Veda. Sindhu river due to its economic importance was called ‘Hiranyayi’ and its place of termination is in the ‘Arabian Sea.’ Saraswati river was the most pious river of Rigvedic Aryans and was called “Naditama’’.