Ṛgveda Saṁhitā
The foundational scripture of Indian civilization and the oldest extant Indo-European literary monument, organized across ten Maṇḍalas into 1,028 visionary sūktas.
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Transmitted orally with scrupulous phonetic fidelity across millennia, the Ṛgveda represents the archaic poetic consciousness of the Ṛṣis dedicated to cosmic order (Ṛta), Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, and the Dawn (Uṣas).
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Table of Contents • Maṇḍalas (मण्डलानि)
Maṇḍala 1 — Book 1 of Rigveda
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 101
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 101 containing 11 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 102
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 102 containing 11 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 103
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 103 containing 8 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 104
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 104 containing 9 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 105
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 105 containing 19 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 106
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 106 containing 7 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 107
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 107 containing 3 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 108
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 108 containing 13 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 109
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 109 containing 8 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 110
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 110 containing 9 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 111
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 111 containing 5 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 112
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 112 containing 25 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 113
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 113 containing 20 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 114
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 114 containing 11 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 115
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 115 containing 6 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 116
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 116 containing 25 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 117
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 117 containing 25 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 118
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 118 containing 11 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 119
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 119 containing 10 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 120
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 120 containing 12 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 121
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 121 containing 15 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 122
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 122 containing 15 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 123
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 123 containing 13 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 124
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 124 containing 13 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 125
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 125 containing 7 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 126
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 126 containing 7 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 127
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 127 containing 11 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 128
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 128 containing 8 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 129
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 129 containing 11 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 130
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 130 containing 10 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 131
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 131 containing 7 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 132
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 132 containing 6 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 133
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 133 containing 7 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 134
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 134 containing 6 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 135
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 135 containing 9 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 136
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 136 containing 6 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 137
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 137 containing 3 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 138
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 138 containing 4 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 139
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 139 containing 10 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 140
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 140 containing 13 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 141
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 141 containing 13 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 142
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 142 containing 13 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 143
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 143 containing 8 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 144
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 144 containing 7 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 145
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 145 containing 5 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 146
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 146 containing 5 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 147
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 147 containing 5 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 148
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 148 containing 5 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 149
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 149 containing 5 mantras.
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 150
Maṇḍala 1 Sūkta 150 containing 3 mantras.