Question

Which of the following is correctly matched?

List1	list2
1) Gayatri Mantra	Rigveda
2) Grihya and Dhama Sutras	Kalpa Vedangas
3) God Ashwin	protector of conjugal love and life

A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: God Ashwin is also known as Asvinau. He was the son of Lord Surya and Sangya. He worshipped the Lord Brahma and performed a dedicated Tapasya. After getting pleased with his dedication, Lord granted him the boon that he will be very much handsome along with having a master knowledge of Ayurveda.

Complete answer:
According to the question, there are two lists mentioned to us. We need to find out whether the items in both lists matched or they formed correct pairs. So, to find out the same we need to analyze the list.

1) Gayatri Mantra – Rigveda: The Gayatri Mantra is the oldest and the most sacred mantra. It is also known as Savitri Mantra as it is dedicated to the deity Savitri. This mantra is founded from the Vedic literature named Rigveda. This is considered the most important mantra and is present in the third mandala which includes 62 hymns of Rigveda. Therefore, this is the correct pair.

2) Grihya and Dharma Sutras – Kalpa vedangas. Kalpa Vedangas is the inclusion of the Vedic rituals of major life events. For example- birth, wedding as well as death. The Grihya Sutra and the Dharma sutra are a part of the Kalpa Vedanga. The Grihya Sutra is also known as Smarta Sutras. It is related to the rituals of birth and wedding events whereas Dharmasutras are texts related to the behaviour accepted by the community. It also deals with the duties and laws as well as customs. Hence, this is the correct pair.

3) God Ashwin- protector of conjugal love and life: In Mahabharata, there was a ruler named Pandu. He was cursed that he cannot make love and have any heir further. Therefore, he said to his wife Kunti to ask for the sons of many Lords. Then, Ashwin blessed her with two sons- Nakula and Sahadeva. They both are the spiritual sons of lord Ashwin. Hence, this is the correct pair.

So, after examining the above list we can conclude that option (D) is the right answer. Because all the three pairs are the correct match.

Note: According to ancient times, Rigveda is one of the oldest and sacred texts in Sanskrit. It is one of the four parts of the Vedas. It contains the collection of hymns that tell us the praise of the Gods and prayers chanted into different rituals. The Rigveda contains 1028 hymns organized into 10 books.