Veda ऋग्वेद

Rigveda

c. 1500–1200 BCE · Vedic Sanskrit · 10,552 mantras in 1,028 hymns

Oldest of the four Vedas, a collection of hymns praising deities, cosmic order (ṛta), and the fire ritual. Foundation of Hindu philosophical and ritual thought.

Themes

fire sacrifice Indra cosmic order dawn soma