A glossary to understand the basic and most common terms to enable better understanding of Vedanta texts; this will help seekers of knowledge to be well equipped to understand deeper meanings of the texts and their journey of knowing the Self.
Veda-s is not our past, it is the present, it is the future as well.
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Devi Suktam { देवी सूक्तम् } is from the 10 Mandala of Rig Veda and is the 125th suktam. It has 8 mantras – 7 mantras are in trishtup and 1 in jagati metres. Information on Devi is also found in the13th chapter of Durga Saptasathi.
Devi Suktam was revealed to a female rishi – Vak, daughter of Ambrini Rishi, hence her name Vaagabhrini is the rishika. In this suktam, the Devata is Devi – Vaagdevi. This suktam is also called Vaak Suktam.