Souma (drink)
Souma may refer to: * Soumâa, Boumerdès, a village in Boumerdès Province, Algeria * Soumâa, Blida, a town in Blida Province, Algeria * Soma (drink), a Vedic ritual ambrosia drink See also * Soumya, an Indian given name * Sōma (other) * Soma (other) Soma may refer to: Businesses and brands * SOMA (architects), a New York–based firm of architects * Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems * SOMA Fabrications, a builder of bicycle frames and other bicycle ...

Soma (drink)
In the Vedic tradition, ''sóma'' (Devanagari: सोम) is a ritual drink of importance among the early Vedic Indo-Aryans. The Rigveda mentions it, particularly in the Soma Mandala. Gita mentions the drink in Chapter 9. It is equivalent to the Iranian haoma. The texts describe the preparation of soma by means of extracting the juice from a plant, the identity of which is now unknown and debated among scholars. Both in the ancient religions of Historical Vedic religion and Zoroastrianism, the name of the drink and the plant are not exactly the same.Victor Sarianidi, Viktor Sarianidi in The PBS Documentary The Story of India There has been much speculation about the most likely identity of the original plant. Traditional Indian accounts, such as those from practitioners of Ayurveda, Siddha medicine, and Somayajna called Somayajis, identify the plant as "Somalata" ('' Sarcostemma acidum''). Non-Indian researchers have proposed candidates including the fly agaric, ''Amanita ...
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Soumya
Soumya (), is an Indian name. It is unisexual in nature and is more common as a masculine name in North and East India and as a feminine name in South India. Can also be spelled as Saumya, and Somya in South where it is given to girls , In West Bengal it is spelled as Soumya or Soumo and the name is given to boys. The name has several related meanings. The Hindi meaning of the word Saumya is gentle, handsome, sof Soumya means 'born of Soma'. Soma () is Chandra (). Soumya is son of Chandra and therefore means Budha ( sa, बुध) is a Sanskrit word that connotes the planet Mercury (planet). Several terms used for Soumya But Soumya also means Shubhagrahas or benefics as opposed to Papagrahas or malefic. Creatures subsisting on leaves & fruits are known as Soumya (benefic)according to The Bṛhat Saṃhitā of Varāha Mihira The third year of the ninth Yuga is known as Soumya, during the year Soumya mankind will be happy according to The Bṛhat Saṃhitā of Varāha Mihir ...
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Sōma (other)
Sōma is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Sōma may also refer to: Places *Sōma, Aomori, a village *Sōma District, Fukushima *Sōma Domain, a minor feudal domain during the Edo period *Sōma Station, a railway station in Sōma, Fukushima People with the given name *Soma Cruz (), fictional character *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actor Other uses *Sōma (surname), a Japanese surname *Sōma clan, a Japanese samurai clan *Sōma ware, a form of Japanese pottery See also

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