Famous Female Figures of Vedic India - Learn Religions
2019年1月17日 · When it comes to talking about significant female figures of the Vedic period, four names - Ghosha, Lopamudra, Sulabha Maitreyi, and Gargi - come to mind. Ghosha Vedic wisdom is encapsulated in myriad hymns and 27 women-seers emerge from them.
Women in Vedas – Vedic,epic and puranic culture of India
The Rig-Veda mentions the names of some learned ladies like Viswavara, Apala and Ghosa who composed mantras and attained the rank of Rishis. The girls were married after attaining puberty. The practice of ‘Swayamvara’ was also prevalent in …
Apala – A Woman Saint during Vedic Period - Hindu Blog
2 天之前 · Apala is the name of a woman saint mentioned in the eighth mandala of the Rig Veda Samhita. She is also mentioned in the Satyayana Brahmana. It is believed that Apala is the daughter of Sage Atri.
Hindu mythology: Three Vedic women - Mumbai Mirror
2019年1月20日 · In chapter eight of the Rig Veda, we come across a character called Apala. She has been rejected by her husband because she has a skin ailment, which is suggested as being excessive hair on the body. The story goes that she accidentally discovers the …
Top 10 Female Sages in Ancient Indian Vedic Era: Their …
2023年4月7日 · 4.Apala. Apala was a Vedic scholar and philosopher who lived during the early Vedic period. She is best known for her contributions to the Rigveda, where she authored several hymns. Apala is also credited with the discovery of a new method for extracting soma, a plant used in Vedic rituals, which revolutionized the way in which these rituals ...
Brahmavadini – Lady who chose the path of Vedic studies
2023年4月23日 · Indian women were models in maintaining the basic principles of Sanathana Dharma. Brahmavadini was also called as Apala, meaning most beautiful, she was mentioned in the Rig Veda. Apala was a happily married housewife, but then her husband disowned her because she was suffering from an incurable skin disease.
women like Apala, Ghosha, Visvavara who used to compose hymns and chants born in this period. It is believed that, one of them was Lopamudra, who was a renowned female preacher of Vedic era, who preached one hundred and seventy nine hymns of the first book
Vedic Women: The Paragon of Absolute Women Empowerment
2022年3月8日 · Even after the so-called Vedic era, women who have been awakened at the level of consciousness are Vedic only. And this is not just in name but in value too. This was explicit from the cases of Saint Meerabai, Saint Toral and Sister Nivedita.
Gārgī Vāchaknavī - Wikipedia
Gargi Vachaknavi (Sans: गार्गी वाचक्नवी (Devanagari); Gārgī Vāchaknavī (HK)) was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher. In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher, [1][2] renowned expounder of the Vedas, [3] and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya. [4] .
Gender Neutrality and High Status Of Women in the Early Vedic …
2022年1月6日 · Women, in the Vedas, were portrayed as students, gurus, sages, scholars, goddesses and the cosmic energy. The article is to represent the noble status of women in the early vedic period and to bust the biased narratives against the image of women in the Vedas.