Soma Juice as Administered to a Newly Born Child Being Mentioned in Rigveda

Primitive life faced dangers to life during delivery and also the newly born. As a prophylactic measure Soma juice was consumed by the mother and was the first drink given to the child. This custom has survived among the Parsis. A verse in Rigveda, hiherto overlooked, is offered implying the rite previously existed even among the Vedic Ayrans.