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Science Of Rigveda - The Ṛta

Ṛta: The Cosmic Order That Holds the Universe Together By Dr Anindita Roy (Ph.D) crparkspeaks@gmail.com Long before the ideas of gravity, natural laws, or ecological balance were formally understood by science, the sages of the Rigveda envisioned a profound principle that governed everything in existence. They called it Ṛta ( ऋत) —the eternal cosmic order that sustains the universe. More than just a religious concept, Ṛta represents one of humanity's earliest philosophical attempts to explain why the universe functions in harmony. What is Ṛta  ( ऋत) ? The Sanskrit word Ṛta   ( ऋत)  is derived from the root ṛ , meaning to move properly, to rise, or to be in the right course . It signifies the universal order that regulates the movement of celestial bodies, the changing of seasons, the flow of rivers, the cycle of life and death, and even the moral conduct of human beings. In the Rigveda, Ṛta  ( ऋत)  is not merely a law of nature—it is the very princi...