The fifth Mandala of the
Rigveda
The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' (, , from wikt:ऋच्, ऋच्, "praise" and wikt:वेद, वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian Miscellany, collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four sacred canoni ...
has 87 hymns. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the
Atri
Atri or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous shlokas to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the one most mentioned in ...
family. The mandala is one of the "family books" (mandalas 2-7), the oldest core of the Rigveda, which were composed in early vedic period(1500-1000 BCE).
The hymns are dedicated mainly to
Agni
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and
Indra
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Indra is the m ...
, the
Visvadevas, the
Maruts
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, the twin-deity
Mitra-Varuna and the
Asvins. Two hymns each are dedicated to
Ushas (the dawn) and to
Savitar, one each to the
Apris,
Parjanya
Parjanya (, ) according to the Vedas is a deity of rain, thunder, lightning, and the one who fertilizes the earth. It is another epithet of Indra, the Vedic deity of the sky and heaven.
Description
It is assumed Parjanya is the udder and lightning ...
(rain),
Prthivi (the Earth) and
Varuna
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. 5.40 addresses
Surya
Surya ( ; , ) is the Sun#Dalal, Dalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchaya ...
and
Atri
Atri or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous shlokas to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the one most mentioned in ...
besides Indra.
List of incipits
The dedication as given by Griffith is in square brackets
5.1 (355) gni.
5.2 (356) gni.
5.3 (357) gni.
5.4 (358) gni.
5.5 (359) pris.
5.6 (360) gni.
5.7 (361) gni.
5.8 (362) gni.
5.9 (363) gni.
5.10 (364) gni.
5.11 (365) gni.
5.12 (366) gni.
5.13 (367) gni.
5.14 (368) gni.
5.15 (369) gni.
5.16 (370) gni.
5.17 (371) gni.
5.18 (372) gni.
5.19 (373) gni.
5.20 (374) gni.
5.21 (375) gni.
5.22 (376) gni.
5.23 (377) gni.
5.24 (378) gni.
5.25 (379) gni.
5.26 (380) gni.
5.27 (381) gni.
5.28 (382) gni.
5.29 (383) gni.
5.30 (384) ndra.
5.31 (385) ndra.
5.32 (386) ndra.
5.33 (387) ndra.
5.34 (388) ndra.
5.35 (389) ndra.
5.36 (390) ndra.
5.37 (391) ndra.
5.38 (392) ndra.
5.39 (393) ndra.
5.40 (394) ndra. Surya. Atri.
5.41 (395) isvedevas.
5.42 (396) isvedevas.
5.43 (397) isvedevas.
5.44 (398) isvedevas.
5.45 (399) isvedevas.
5.46 (400) isvedevas.
5.47 (401) isvedevas.
5.48 (402) isvedevas.
5.49 (403) isvedevas.
5.50 (404) isvedevas.
5.51 (405) isvedevas.
5.52 (406) aruts.
5.53 (407) aruts.
5.54 (408) aruts.
5.55 (409) aruts.
5.56 (410) aruts.
5.57 (411) aruts.
5.58 (412) aruts.
5.59 (413) aruts.
5.60 (414) aruts.
5.61 (415) aruts.
5.62 (416) itra-Varuna.
5.63 (417) itra-Varuna.
5.64 (418) itra-Varuna.
5.65 (419) itra-Varuna.
5.66 (420) itra-Varuna.
5.67 (421) itra-Varuna.
5.68 (422) itra-Varuna.
5.69 (423) itra-Varuna.
5.70 (424) itra-Varuna.
5.71 (425) itra-Varuna.
5.72 (426) itra-Varuna.
5.73 (427) svins.
5.74 (428) svins.
5.75 (429) svins.
5.76 (430) svins.
5.77 (431) svins.
5.78 (432) svins.
5.79 (433) awn.
5.80 (434) awn.
5.81 (435) avitar.
5.82 (436) avitar.
5.83 (437) arjanya.
5.84 (438) rthivi.
5.85 (439) aruna.
5.86 (440) ndra-Agni.
5.87 (441) aruts.
References
External links
* – English translation by
Ralph T. H. Griffith
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