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The Rgveda is full of fervent and heart-felt expressions of the sense of sin.   
 
The Rgveda is full of fervent and heart-felt expressions of the sense of sin.   
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In Hindu mythology, '''Anrita''' is falsehood<ref>Singh, N.K. (1999), ''Encyclopaedia of Hinduism'', p. 973, ISBN [[Special:BookSources/978-81-7488-168-7|978-81-7488-168-7]], retrieved 2010-08-23</ref>, son of Adharma (unrighteousness or vice), married to Nikriti (immorality). They had two sons, Bhaya (fear) and Naraka (hell), and twin daughters, Máya (deceit) and Vedanú (torture), who became their brothers' wives. 
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Anrita is also the name of one of the mystical weapons delivered to Ráma by [[Vishvamitra|Viswámitra]], as mentioned in the Rámáyana.
    
== Pataka in Rig Veda ==
 
== Pataka in Rig Veda ==

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