Soma in the Rigveda梨俱吠陀中的相马饮料

Cinthia

       Soma was a fermented juice drink which was believed to have been consumed by the Hindugods and their ancient priests, the brahmanas, during rituals. Thought to be an elixir its consumption not only healed illness but also brought great riches. The drink is famously described and praised in a Mandalaof the sacred Hindu text, theRigveda.In mythology, the gods gained their immortality by drinking Soma and it was the favourite tipple of the great god Indra. They then gave the drink to the archer-god Gandharva for safe-keeping but one day Agni, the fire-god, stole it and gave it to the human race. Not only drunk by priests for its sacred nature it was also credited with uplifting qualities, giving the drinker a boost in energy and alertness. These effects meant that the drink has been considered divine since ancient times; a beverage which brought humans closer to the divine. It was also commonly offered in libations to the gods by worshippers.


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Sabrina

Soma是一种发酵果汁饮料，据说，它是印度教众神和他们的祭司婆罗门在仪式中饮用的。这种饮料被认为是一种万能药，它的使用不仅有利于疾病的治愈，而且还会给人们带来巨大的财富。在《梨俱吠陀》的曼陀罗中，这种饮料受到了享誉世界的描述和赞扬。在神话中，众神饮用相马可以获得不朽，这是伟大神因陀罗最喜欢的酒。然后他们把饮料交给弓箭手神犍陀罗保管，但有一天火神烈火偷走了它，交给了人类。因其神圣的性质，这种饮料被牧师饮用，还被认为具有令人振奋的功效，饮此饮料者会精力充沛，警觉性大幅提升。正因如此，这种饮料自古以来就被认为是神圣的，是一种使人类更接近神的饮料，经常被崇拜者献给神灵。

Xylia

In my opinion, this article introduces Soma in short and clear words .Soma is personified by the god of the same name. He is also the god of sacrifice. In some texts, he may be associated with the moon. This drink is famously described and praised in the mandala of the Rigveda, the sacred Hindu text.

Cinthia

      Later, Soma was also identified with the moon-god Osadhipati (or alternatively Chandra), a natural extension of the latter's role as the lord of herbs. In the Puranas Soma as the moon-god appears in several separate puranas, often with conflicting descriptions. He may be, variously, the son of Atri (the sage and one of the ten lords of creation), Prabhakara (of the Atri race), Parjanya (the Vedic rain-god), or Dharma (another ancient sage). In yet another version Soma was born from the churning of the milky ocean when the world was first created. He is also, confusingly, described as a warrior of the kshatriya caste and as a priest of the brahman caste. In the Vedas Sita, the daughter of Savita, the Sun, was Soma's lover but his most famous companions are Rohini and Tara.
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