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प्रश्न
With reference to the Vedic age, answer the question that follows:
What position did the priestly class hold in the Later Vedic period?
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उत्तर
In the Later Vedic Period, the priests became very important persons, as they performed all the religious ceremonies. Their status was very high; so much so that they were worshipped as Gods due to their knowledge and special qualities of mind.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention any two of the religious texts which serve as sources to reconstruct the later Vedic Age.
Name the sacrifice that was performed by a king at the time of his coronation during the later Vedic age.
Name the two Epics and their authors.
Mention briefly the rituals and sacrifices of the later Vedic Aryans?
Mention the reasons for the importance of the Brahmins (priestly class) in the later Vedic society.
What information do we gather from the later Vedic literature in respect of:
Role of Iron in the later Vedic Economy.
Name the four ashrams into which the human life span was divided, indicating the time span for each.
Name the important gods of the early Aryans.
With reference to the Society during the Vedic Age, answer the following question:
Explain the four stages in the life of an Aryan.
With reference to the Vedic age, answer the question that follows:
How did the kingdoms expand during the Later Vedic period?
