ॐ
ऋग्वेद · Rig Veda
Eternal Wisdom Portal
The Rig Veda Blog

Journeys into Vedic Thought

Long-form, researched essays on the deities, language, ritual and history of the Rig Veda. All free to read.

No articles match your search. Clear →

A Bull, a Log, and the Woman Holding the Reins

One hymn in the Rigveda's tenth book reports a race. The team is a bull and a block of wood, the driver is a woman named Mudgalānī, and the bull urinates halfway down the track. Three thousand years of commentators have argued about what on earth is going on.