In the Rigveda, there is a hymn in the form of a dialogue between Sage Vishvamitra and two rivers that were worshipped as goddesses. Which are these rivers?

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  1. Ganga and Yamuna
  2. Alakananda and Bhagirathi
  3. Ravi and Chenab
  4. Beas and Sutlej 

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Option 4 : Beas and Sutlej 
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The correct answer is Beas and Sutlej.

Key Points

  • In the Rigveda, there is a hymn in the form of a dialogue between Sage Vishvamitra and two rivers Beas and Sutlej were worshipped as goddesses.
  • Some of the hymns in the Rigveda are in the form of dialogues.
  • This is part of one such hymn, a dialogue between a sage named Vishvamitra, and two rivers, Beas and Sutlej that were worshipped as goddesses.

Additional Information

  • The Rigveda is in old or Vedic Sanskrit.
  • The Rigveda was recited and heard rather than read. It was written down several centuries after it was first composed and printed less than 200 years ago. 
  • The oldest Veda is the Rigveda, composed about 3500 years ago.
  • The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymns, called sukta or “well-said”.
  • These hymns are in praise of various gods and goddesses. 
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