Identify the principal deities of the ‘Vedic’ pantheon:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Agni, Indra, Soma
The principal deities of the Vedic pantheon were Agni, Indra and Soma; in the Puranic traditions they became marginal figures, rarely seen in texts or images.
NCERT (2025-26): “1.2 Difference and conflict … The divergence is perhaps most stark if we compare Vedic and Puranic traditions. The principal deities of the Vedic pantheon, Agni, Indra and Soma, become marginal figures, rarely visible in textual or visual representations. And while we can catch a glimpse of Vishnu, Shiva and the goddess in Vedic mantras, these have little in common with the elaborate Puranic mythologies.…” |