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Ved,
Rig
The Rig Ved
("Wisdom of the Verses") is a collection of inspired songs or hymns. It
contains the earliest form of all Sanskrit Mantra that date back to 1500
BC - 1000 BC. Some scholars date the Rig Ved as early as 12000 BC - 4000
BC. The Rig-Ved consists of 1,028 hymns or 'Sookt' dedicated to 33
different gods, but mostly to Indra, Agni and Som Dev. The 10,589 verses
of the Rig Ved are divided into 10 Mandal or books, of which books 2-7
are the core of the work.
The 1st Mandal consists of 181 Sookt and 2006 Mantra
The 2nd Mandal consists of 43 Sookt and 429 Mantra
The 3rd Mandal consists of 62 Sookt and 617 Mantra
The 4th Mandal consists of 58 Sookt and 589 Mantra
The 5th Mandal consists of 87 Sukt and 727 Mantra
The 6th Mandal consists of 75 Sookt and 765 Mantra
The 7th Mandal consists of 104 Sookt and 841 Mantra
The 8th Mandal consists of 103 Sookt and 1,716 Mantra
The 9th Mandal consists of 114 Sookt and 1,108 Mantra
The 10th Mandal consists of 181 Sookt and 1,754 Mantra
These hymns have been written by many authors or seers called 'Rishi',
such as Maharshi Atri, Maharshi Kanv, Maharshi Vashisth, Maharshi
Vishwaamitra, Maharshi Jamadagni, Maharshi Gotam and Rishi Bhaaradwaaj.
The books are arranged according to the number of hymns they possess.
The main ritual they refer to is sacrifice.
The religion of the Rig Ved is a polytheism consisting of divinities
associated with Prakriti - Aakaash, Vaayu, Prithvi, Jal and Agni. Many
of the most important Vaidik gods are almost forgotten today, Indra was
the great war god of the Aarya but later became mainly a rain god. Varun,
the guardian of the cosmic order, is rarely remembered today, whereas
Soorya, the sun god, and Agni, the god of fire and sacrifice, are still
honored.
Rig Ved intones that since all are embodiments of the Divinity, all
human beings are one. Human beings should trot the path of Satya and Rit
- the truth.
Rig Ved Sookt
[Bhavishya
Puraan, 3/22] - Braahman pleased Soorya with Rig Ved Sookt.
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