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Mandala 1
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I.1Rigveda I.1 — Hymn to Agni, the sacrificial fire, opening the collection.I.2Rigveda I.2 — a hymn calling Vāyu, then Indra and Vāyu together, then Mitra and Varuṇa, to the pressed soma and to the upholding of cosmic order.I.3Rigveda I.3 — a hymn invoking the Aśvins, Indra, the Viśvedevas, and Sarasvatī in turn.I.4Rigveda I.4 — Hymn to Indra.I.5Rigveda I.5 — a hymn calling companions to sing to Indra as the pressed soma is offered to him.I.6Rigveda I.6 — Hymn to Indra, on yoking his tawny horses and the recovery of the hidden cows.I.7Rigveda I.7 — a ten-verse hymn calling Indra sole and unopposed lord of the peoples, invoked in battle and contest.I.8Rigveda I.8 — a hymn to Indra asking for wealth, victory in battle, and praising his soma-drinking might.I.9Rigveda I.9 — a hymn calling Indra to the soma-pressing, seeking fame, wealth, and strength.I.10Rigveda I.10 — a hymn calling Indra to hear the singers' praise, yoke his bay steeds, and grant strength, cattle, and long life.I.11Rigveda I.11 — a hymn praising Indra as fort-breaker and opener of the cattle-cave of Vala, conqueror of Śuṣṇa, lord of a thousand gifts.I.12Rigveda I.12 — a hymn choosing Agni as messenger and priest, calling him to bring the gods to the sacrifice.I.13Rigveda I.13 — an Āprī hymn calling Agni and a sequence of ritual deities to prepare and bless the sacrifice.I.14Rigveda I.14 — Hymn to Agni, calling him to bring all the gods to the soma offering.I.15Rigveda I.15 — a sequence of invocations to Indra, the Maruts, Neṣṭṛ, Agni, Mitra-Varuṇa, Draviṇodas, and the Aśvins, each asked to drink the soma in its proper season.I.16Rigveda I.16 — a hymn summoning Indra and his bay horses to the soma-pressing, calling him at dawn and through the rite to drink and grant strength, cattle, and horses.I.17Rigveda I.17 — a nine-verse hymn calling on Indra and Varuṇa jointly for help, wealth, and shelter.I.18Rigveda I.18 — Hymn to Brahmaṇaspati, invoked as protector of the sacrifice, giver of gain and wisdom, alongside Indra, Soma, and Narāśaṃsa.I.19Rigveda I.19 — a nine-verse hymn calling Agni to the sacrifice together with the Maruts.I.20Rigveda I.20 — Hymn to the Ṛbhus, divine craftsmen who fashioned Indra's horses, the Aśvins' chariot, and made their aged parents young again.I.21Rigveda I.21 — a short hymn calling Indra and Agni together as a paired pair of gods to the Soma offering, asking them to crush hostile demons and grant protection.I.22Rigveda I.22 — an invocation of the Aśvins, Savitṛ, Agni, and the goddesses, closing with the hymn to Viṣṇu's three strides across the cosmos.I.23Rigveda I.23 — a multi-deity invocation calling on Vāyu, Indra, Mitra-Varuṇa, the Maruts, Pūṣan, the Waters, and Agni in turn.I.24Rigveda I.24 — a prayer to Agni and Savitar for deliverance, and to King Varuṇa as guardian of cosmic order, invoking the bound Śunaḥśepa.I.25Rigveda I.25 — a hymn to Varuṇa, confessing human failure to keep his law and pleading for his all-seeing mercy.I.26Rigveda I.26 — Hymn to Agni, invoking him as priest, kinsman, and friend of the sacrifice.I.27Rigveda I.27 — Hymn to Agni, praising him as sovereign of the rites, protector from harm, and giver of strength, closing with homage to gods great and small.I.28Rigveda I.28 — a hymn to the soma-pressing mortar and pestle, calling Indra to drink the juice they yield.I.29Rigveda I.29 — a seven-verse refrain hymn to Indra, asking him to silence ill omens (a braying donkey, screeching birds) and to proclaim the singers famous in cattle and horses.I.30Rigveda I.30 — a composite hymn calling on Indra for soma and strength (1–16), then on the Aśvins (17–19) and Uṣas, the Dawn (20–22).I.31Rigveda I.31 — a hymn to Agni as first Aṅgiras, father and protector of every household and generation.I.32Rigveda I.32 — the slaying of Vṛtra, in which Indra frees the pent-up waters, the serpent's mother falls over her son, and the victor flees like a frightened falcon.I.33Rigveda I.33 — a hymn to Indra recounting his battles against the Dasyus, Śuṣṇa, and Ilībiśa, and his aid to the warriors Kutsa and Daśadyu.I.34Rigveda I.34 — a hymn to the Aśvins built on a refrain of the number three, invoking their triple chariot, triple gifts, and triple protection.I.35Rigveda I.35 — Hymn to Savitṛ, the golden-handed god who drives his chariot through the dark night sky and across the wide earth.I.36Rigveda I.36 — Hymn to Agni, praising him as messenger of the gods, protector from demons, and helper of the Kanva clan.I.37Rigveda I.37 — Hymn to the Maruts, the storm troop, sung by the Kaṇvas.I.38Rigveda I.38 — a hymn calling on the Maruts, storm-troop sons of Rudra, for favor, rain, and protection from destruction.I.39Rigveda I.39 — Hymn to the Maruts, the storm-gods, sons of Rudra, asking their protection and might.I.40Rigveda I.40 — a hymn calling on Brahmaṇaspati, lord of sacred speech, to lead the sacrifice and reward its patrons.I.41Rigveda I.41 — a hymn asking the protection of Varuṇa, Mitra, and Aryaman for the truthful and the careful.I.42Rigveda I.42 — Hymn to Pūṣan, asking the road-god to clear the way of wolves, thieves, and waylayers and grant safe, prosperous travel.I.43Rigveda I.43 — a hymn asking Rudra for a healing, peaceable blessing on people and herds, then asking Soma for strength and prosperity.I.44Rigveda I.44 — a morning hymn to Agni as messenger, calling him to summon Dawn, the Aśvins, Savitṛ, Bhaga, Mitra, Aryaman, the Maruts, and Varuṇa to the sacrifice.I.45Rigveda I.45 — hymn to Agni calling him to bring the Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas, and the thirty-three gods to the sacrifice.I.46Rigveda I.46 — a hymn to the Aśvins, invoking the twin gods with the imagery of dawn, the soma-drink, and a boat crossing to the far shore.I.47Rigveda I.47 — a hymn of the Kaṇva family inviting the Aśvins to their soma offering.I.48Rigveda I.48 — a hymn calling on Uṣas, goddess of the dawn, to shine forth with wealth, protection, and bounty for the worshippers.I.49Rigveda I.49 — a short hymn to Uṣas, dawn goddess, asking her to come to the sacrifice with her ruddy steeds and chariot.I.50Rigveda I.50 — Hymn to Sūrya, the sun-god, praising his rising and rays, and closing with a charm to transfer jaundice to yellow birds.I.51Rigveda I.51 — a hymn of praise to Indra, recounting his slaying of Vṛtra, Śuṣṇa, Śambara, and other foes, and asking his protection.I.52Rigveda I.52 — Hymn to Indra, celebrating his slaying of Vṛtra and the release of the pent-up waters.I.53Rigveda I.53 — a hymn of praise to Indra recounting his gifts of wealth and his victories over Vṛtra, Namuci, and rival kings.I.54Rigveda I.54 — hymn to Indra, praising his boundless might, his shattering of Śambara and Vṛtra, his aid to human allies, and a prayer for protection and wealth.I.55Rigveda I.55 — a hymn praising Indra's strength, his vajra, and his deeds against fortified strongholds.I.56Rigveda I.56 — Hymn to Indra, praising his strength, his golden chariot, and his slaying of Vṛtra and Śuṣṇa to release the waters.I.57Rigveda I.57 — a hymn praising Indra's bounty and strength, recalling how he split the mountain and released the waters.I.58Rigveda I.58 — Hymn to Agni as the driving, roaring fire that consumes the forest and carries offerings to the gods.I.59Rigveda I.59 — a hymn praising Agni Vaiśvānara as king of the peoples and slayer of Vṛtra and Śambara.I.60Rigveda I.60 — a short hymn to Agni as the twice-born messenger, house-lord, and priest brought to Bhṛgu by Mātariśvā, praised by the Gotama clan.I.61Rigveda I.61 — a hymn of the Gotamas offering hymns of praise to Indra and recounting his slaying of Vṛtra.I.62Rigveda I.62 — a hymn to Indra recalling how he and the Aṅgirases, guided by Saramā and led by Bṛhaspati, split the rock of Vala to free the hidden cows and let dawn's light through.I.63Rigveda I.63 — a hymn by the Gotamas praising Indra's birth-strength, his mace, and his victories over Vṛtra, Śuṣṇa, and the Dasyus on behalf of Kutsa, Sudās, and the Pūru.I.64Rigveda I.64 — the seer Nodhas praises the Maruts, the storm-troop of Rudra's sons, in their strength, adornment, and gifts of rain.I.65Rigveda I.65 — a riddle-hymn to Agni as wildfire, praised through a chain of similes: thief, racehorse, river, and swan.I.66Rigveda I.66 — a riddling hymn of unresolved similes praising Agni's swiftness, brightness, and dual nature.I.67Rigveda I.67 — a riddle-style hymn to Agni's hidden presence as priest, support of earth and sky, and indwelling power in plants and creatures.I.68Rigveda I.68 — a hymn to Agni's birth from the kindling wood and his rise as lord among the gods and of the household.I.69Rigveda I.69 — a short hymn to Agni as newborn son and father of the gods, praised in images of dawn's lover, the household fire, and the doors of heaven thrown open.I.70Rigveda I.70 — a hymn to Agni as germ of all beings, priest seated in heavenly light, and honored guide of the people.I.71Rigveda I.71 — a hymn to Agni tracing his kindling by the Aṅgirases and Bhṛgus, his birth through Mātariśvan, and an appeal not to forget the ancient bond of friendship.I.72Rigveda I.72 — a hymn to Agni as keeper of sacrificial wisdom, sought and found by the gods at his highest station, guardian of the herds, messenger to the gods, and lord of the seven rivers and heaven's wealth.I.73Rigveda I.73 — a hymn to Agni as guide, guardian, and sustainer of the household, likened in turn to inherited wealth, to the god Savitṛ, to a trusted king, and to a cherished wife.I.74Rigveda I.74 — a hymn calling on Agni as the divine messenger who carries offerings between worshippers and gods, invoked also as a protector and a presence in battle.I.75Rigveda I.75 — a short hymn to Agni as kinsman and friend of the people, asked to carry worship to Mitra, Varuṇa, and the gods.I.76Rigveda I.76 — a short hymn inviting Agni to sit as hotṛ priest of the sacrifice, burn off hostile spirits, and carry the offering to the gods.I.77Rigveda I.77 — Hymn to Agni, asking how the priest-poets should rightly honor the fire that brings the gods to the sacrifice.I.78Rigveda I.78 — a short hymn of the Gotama clan calling on Agni, watchful knower of all that is born, with a refrain of loud praise offered in splendor.I.79Rigveda I.79 — a hymn to Agni as lightning-serpent in the storm sky, then as the kindled sacrificial fire asked for wealth and protection.I.80Rigveda I.80 — a hymn to Indra recounting, with a repeated refrain, his slaying of Vṛtra by the vajra and the release of the waters.I.81Rigveda I.81 — a hymn calling Indra to battle strength and generosity through the soma offering.I.82Rigveda I.82 — hymn urging Indra to yoke his two bay steeds and come to the soma offering.I.83Rigveda I.83 — a hymn to Indra recalling the ancient sacrificers Atharvan, the Aṅgirases, and Uśanā Kāvya, whose rites and labor win Indra's favor.I.84Rigveda I.84 — a hymn to Indra invoking soma, the slaying of Vṛtra with the bones of Dadhīci, and a set of riddling verses on ritual devotion.I.85Rigveda I.85 — a hymn to the Maruts, the storm-troop sons of Rudra, praising their splendor, strength, and gifts of rain, and asking their protection and wealth.I.86Rigveda I.86 — Hymn to the Maruts, the storm-gods who guard the worshipper and drive back darkness and demons.I.87Rigveda I.87 — a hymn to the Maruts, the storm gods, praising their strength, ornaments, chariots, and swift, roaring course.I.88Rigveda I.88 — a hymn by the Gotama family inviting the Maruts, the storm-gods, to arrive in their lightning-chariots and drink the offering.I.89Rigveda I.89 — a hymn to the Viśvedevas invoking the full assembly of gods for protection, well-being, and a full lifespan.I.90Rigveda I.90 — a hymn to the All-Gods asking for straight guidance, open paths, and a world grown sweet as honey.I.91Rigveda I.91 — a hymn to Soma as guide, king, protector, and source of life, wealth, and light.I.92Rigveda I.92 — a hymn praising Uṣas, goddess of dawn, that closes with a short invocation to the Aśvins.I.93Rigveda I.93 — a hymn invoking Agni and Soma jointly as a paired deity, asking their protection and blessing for the one who makes offerings.I.94Rigveda I.94 — a sixteen-verse hymn to Agni as household priest, guardian of the clans, and giver of long life, with the recurring refrain 'may we never come to harm in your friendship.'I.95Rigveda I.95 — Hymn to Agni, on his twofold birth from the kindling-sticks and from the waters.I.96Rigveda I.96 — a hymn to Agni as draviṇodāḥ, 'wealth-giver,' born of old among the poetic powers, sustained by the gods as the ground of what exists and what is to come.I.97Rigveda I.97 — a short hymn to Agni, each verse closing on the same refrain, asking that the fire burn away evil and carry the singers safely past their foes like a boat across a river.I.98Rigveda I.98 — a short hymn asking to stand in the favor of Agni Vaiśvānara, fire as king over all beings, and for his protection by day and night.I.99Rigveda I.99 — a single-verse hymn to Agni, asking him to consume the enemy's wealth and carry the worshippers safely across danger.I.100Rigveda I.100 — a hymn to Indra invoking him with the Maruts as helper in battle, closing with the legend of Ṛjrāśva and the sons of Vṛṣāgir.I.101Rigveda I.101 — Hymn to Indra, accompanied by the Maruts, praised as slayer of Vṛtra's allies and lord of all worlds.I.102Rigveda I.102 — Hymn to Indra, invoking his boundless strength and fame as ally in battle and giver of victory.I.103Rigveda I.103 — a hymn praising Indra's power and his defeat of Vṛtra, the Dāsa strongholds, and named foes.I.104Rigveda I.104 — a hymn summoning Indra to the soma pressing, recalling his defeat of mythic foes, and pleading with him not to abandon or despoil his worshippers.I.105Rigveda I.105 — Trita Āptya's riddling hymn to the Viśvedevāḥ, questioning the gods' hidden order and calling for rescue from the well.I.106Rigveda I.106 — a hymn to the Viśvedevas, the All-Gods, calling on Indra, Mitra, Varuṇa, Agni, the Maruts, the Ādityas, and other deities for rescue from distress.I.107Rigveda I.107 — Hymn to the Viśvedevas, the All-Gods, calling Indra, Agni, the Ādityas, and Maruts to grant shelter and favor.I.108Rigveda I.108 — an invitation-hymn calling Indra and Agni together, wherever they may be, to come and drink the pressed soma.I.109Rigveda I.109 — a hymn to Indra and Agni together, asking for their generosity, protection in battle, and the fellowship their power once gave the ancestors.I.110Rigveda I.110 — Hymn to the Ṛbhus, the mortal craftsmen who won immortality by their skill.I.111Rigveda I.111 — a hymn invoking the Ṛbhus, the three craftsman-gods, to fashion gain and strength for the sacrificer.I.112Rigveda I.112 — a hymn to the Aśvins recounting, verse by verse, the ancient sages and heroes they rescued and aided.I.113Rigveda I.113 — a hymn to Uṣas, goddess of dawn, describing her recurring appearance, her kinship with Night, and the life and wealth she brings to those who wake to praise her.I.114Rigveda I.114 — a hymn calling on Rudra, father of the Maruts, to turn his wrath aside and grant health, shelter, and protection for people and livestock.I.115Rigveda I.115 — a hymn praising Sūrya as the eye of Mitra, Varuṇa, and Agni, and as the soul of the moving and unmoving world.I.116Rigveda I.116 — Hymn to the Aśvins, recounting their rescues of Bhujyu, Chyavana, Vandana, and others.I.117Rigveda I.117 — a catalogue hymn to the Aśvins recounting their many rescues and healings of mortals and sages.I.118Rigveda I.118 — a hymn summoning the Aśvins' swift chariot, recounting their rescues of Bhujyu, Cyavāna, Atri, Kaṇva, Śayu, Viśpalā, and Pedu.I.119Rigveda I.119 — Hymn to the Aśvins, a catalogue of their rescues: Bhujyu, Rebha, Atri, Vandana, Dadhyañc, and Pedu.I.120Rigveda I.120 — a riddling hymn of praise to the Aśvins, the twin divine horsemen.I.121Rigveda I.121 — a hymn to Indra recounting his feats: fixing heaven, slaying Vṛtra, aiding Kutsa against Śuṣṇa, and the crafting of his thunderbolt by Uśanā Kāvya.I.122Rigveda I.122 — a hymn invoking Rudra, the Maruts, Dawn and Night, Indra and Parvata, Mitra-Varuna, Pushan, and Agni, that turns midway into a gift-praise for the poet's human patrons.I.123Rigveda I.123 — a hymn to Uṣas, goddess of dawn, describing her chariot, her daily rising from darkness, and her role as bringer of order and bounty.I.124Rigveda I.124 — a hymn to Uṣas, goddess of dawn, praising her constancy, her light, and her gifts to those who rise to make offering.I.125Rigveda I.125 — a hymn in praise of dakṣiṇā, the sacrificial gift, and of the generosity that wins a place among the gods.I.126Rigveda I.126 — a dāna-stuti (praise of a gift) by the seer Kakṣīvant honoring the generosity of King Svanaya Bhāvya.I.127Rigveda I.127 — Hymn to Agni, praising the fire-priest's brilliance, strength, and gifts to those who kindle him.I.128Rigveda I.128 — a hymn to Agni as unfailing priest, hundred-eyed watcher of the woods, and lord of the offerings, invoked for protection from harm.I.129Rigveda I.129 — a hymn to Indra invoking his strength against enemies and demons, and asking his protection near and far.I.130Rigveda I.130 — a hymn calling Indra with soma-offerings, recounting his opening of the cow-pen, his defeat of Śambara for Atithigva, and his aid to the sage Uśanā and the line of Divodāsa.I.131Rigveda I.131 — a hymn calling Indra into battle to drive off scorners and seize spoils of earth and water.I.132Rigveda I.132 — a short, syntactically difficult hymn to Indra, invoking him as smiter and cattle-seeker to fight on the singers' behalf and tear apart their enemies.I.133Rigveda I.133 — Indra crushes the yātudhāna sorceresses and demons in a hymn of ritual imprecation.I.134Rigveda I.134 — Hymn to Vāyu, the wind-god, invoked with his team-drawn chariot for the sacrifice.I.135Rigveda I.135 — Hymn to Vāyu and Indra, invoking them to drink the first soma-offering and come to the rite.I.136Rigveda I.136 — Hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, invoking their unassailable dominion alongside Aryaman, Indra, Agni, Bhaga, and the Maruts.I.137Rigveda I.137 — a short hymn inviting Mitra and Varuṇa to the soma pressing.I.138Rigveda I.138 — a short hymn calling on Pūṣan for friendship, splendor in praise, and support in contests for strength.I.139Rigveda I.139 — a hymn addressed across several gods and culminating in the invocation of the thrice-eleven Viśvedevas, the All-Gods.I.140Rigveda I.140 — a riddling hymn to Agni as forest fire, describing his birth from the kindling-sticks and his race through the wood in the imagery of swift dark horses.I.141Rigveda I.141 — a hymn to Agni tracing his hidden births in wood, waters, and plants, and his growth into priest and guide of the sacrifice.I.142Rigveda I.142 — An Āprī hymn invoking the fixed sequence of ritual deities who attend the kindling of the sacrifice, from Agni and Tanūnapāt to the divine doors, Night and Dawn, and Indra.I.143Rigveda I.143 — a hymn praising Agni as the newly kindled priest-fire, born in the highest heaven, who lights heaven and earth, devours the forests, and is asked to guard the offerers without fail.I.144Rigveda I.144 — a hymn addressing Agni as the divine Hotṛ priest who officiates among the gods, born from the waters, ruler of heaven and earth.I.145Rigveda I.145 — a riddle hymn to Agni, describing the fire god obliquely through veiled questions and images before naming him only in the final verse.I.146Rigveda I.146 — a riddling hymn to Agni as the three-headed, seven-rayed fire who fills the luminous realms of heaven and earth.I.147Rigveda I.147 — a short hymn to Agni asking him to remember the sage's offerings, to hear this praise, to have protected the blind son of Mamatā, and to turn back the curses of hostile mortals.I.148Rigveda I.148 — a hymn to Agni as the fire drawn forth by Mātariśvan, set among human clans, and guarded from harm since his birth in the womb.I.149Rigveda I.149 — a short hymn to Agni as the swift, twice-born priest who blazes through the three luminous realms and holds all boons for the mortal who worships him.I.150Rigveda I.150 — a short, syntactically compressed hymn to Agni.I.151Rigveda I.151 — a hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, praising their shared rule over truth, sacrifice, and the two world-halves.I.152Rigveda I.152 — a riddle-hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, framed in the deliberately enigmatic imagery typical of the seer Dīrghatamas.I.153Rigveda I.153 — Hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, invoking their joint worship with oblations, ghee, and offerings of milk at the sacrifice.I.154Rigveda I.154 — Hymn to Viṣṇu, praising the wide-strider whose three steps measure out earth, sky, and the highest realm.I.155Rigveda I.155 — a hymn addressed jointly to Indra and Vishnu, praising their combined might and celebrating Vishnu's three cosmic strides.I.156Rigveda I.156 — a hymn praising Viṣṇu as ancient ordainer, worker of fellowship with Mitra, Varuṇa, the Aśvins, the Maruts, and Indra, and upholder of cosmic order.I.157Rigveda I.157 — a hymn to the Aśvins, the twin divine horsemen, invoked at dawn as physicians, charioteers, and bringers of strength and well-being.I.158Rigveda I.158 — the seer Dīrghatamas praises the Aśvins and recalls his own rescue from drowning and mutilation.I.159Rigveda I.159 — a hymn praising Heaven and Earth as the great parents of gods and creatures, and asking Dyāvāpṛthivī for wealth.I.160Rigveda I.160 — Hymn to Dyāvāpṛthivī, Heaven and Earth, praised as the great parents who sustain the mid-space and are asked for fame and dominion.I.161Rigveda I.161 — dialogue hymn on the Ṛbhus, the three mortal craftsmen who won immortality by their skill.I.162Rigveda I.162 — hymn accompanying the horse sacrifice (aśvamedha), instructing the priests in the ritual handling and dismemberment of the consecrated horse and praying that its offering be received whole by the gods.I.163Rigveda I.163 — a hymn of praise to the sacrificial horse, identifying it with Yama, Trita, Āditya, and Varuṇa and tracing its cosmic origin and ritual death.I.164Rigveda I.164 — the Riddle Hymn (Asya Vāmasya), a Viśvedevāḥ hymn of cosmological enigmas: the wheel of the year, the two birds on the tree, and the One called by many names.I.165Rigveda I.165 — a dialogue hymn between Indra and the Maruts, in which the storm-troop questions Indra's solitary boast of slaying Vṛtra and the two sides settle their dispute in mutual praise.I.166Rigveda I.166 — Hymn to the Maruts, the storm-troop, praising their chariots, weapons, ornaments, and gifts to those who honor them.I.167Rigveda I.167 — a hymn to Indra and the Maruts, celebrating their strength, their companion Rodasī, and the poet's plea for their favor.I.168Rigveda I.168 — a hymn praising the Maruts, the storm-troop born of Pṛśni, as they descend from heaven, shake the earth, and pour rain.I.169Rigveda I.169 — a hymn to Indra invoking him alongside the Maruts as protector, war-leader, and giver of wealth.I.170Rigveda I.170 — a five-verse dialogue hymn among the sage Agastya, Indra, and the Maruts, ending in reconciliation and a shared sacrifice.I.171Rigveda I.171 — a reconciliation hymn to the Maruts, with Indra, asking pardon and renewed favor.I.172Rigveda I.172 — a short hymn asking the bounteous Maruts to turn away a crop-devouring pest and keep the singers alive.I.173Rigveda I.173 — a hymn to Indra invoking his strength in battle, his encompassing of heaven and earth, and his gifts to those who praise him.I.174Rigveda I.174 — hymn to Indra, celebrating his shattering of the seven autumn forts, his freeing of the waters for Purukutsa and Kutsa, and his defeat of the Dāsa Kuyava.I.175Rigveda I.175 — a short hymn to Indra praising the soma-draught that fuels his battles against Śuṣṇa and the Dasyu, with an appeal for strength and bounty.I.176Rigveda I.176 — a hymn calling on Indra as a bull-strong warrior to crush the enemy who withholds soma and to grant wealth and sustenance to the singer.I.177Rigveda I.177 — a short hymn calling Indra to the sacrifice with his yoked bay steeds to drink the pressed soma.I.178Rigveda I.178 — a short hymn asking Indra for his attention, protection, and help against enemies.I.179Rigveda I.179 — the dialogue hymn between Lopāmudrā and the sage Agastya on ascetic effort, desire, and union.I.180Rigveda I.180 — a hymn invoking the Aśvins for their chariot, gifts, and the old rescue-tales of Atri, Bhujyu, and Agastya.I.181Rigveda I.181 — a hymn calling the twin Aśvins and their swift chariot to the sacrifice.I.182Rigveda I.182 — hymn to the Aśvins, calling on the twin horsemen and recounting their rescue of Bhujyu, son of Tugra, from the sea.I.183Rigveda I.183 — Hymn to the Aśvins, calling the twin gods to yoke their swift three-wheeled chariot and come to the singer's oblation.I.184Rigveda I.184 — A hymn calling the Aśvins, twin gods of dawn, to hear the poet's praise, strike down the Paṇis, and travel the god-paths to the sacrifice.I.185Rigveda I.185 — Hymn to Dyāvāpṛthivī, Heaven and Earth, invoked as the eternal parents and asked for protection and forgiveness.I.186Rigveda I.186 — a hymn calling the Viśvedevas, the All-Gods, to the rite one by one: Savitar, Mitra, Aryaman, Varuna, Agni, Ahi Budhnya, Tvashtar, Indra, the Maruts, the Ashvins, Pushan, Vishnu, Vata, and Ribhukshan.I.187Rigveda I.187 — a hymn praising Pitu, Food personified, invoked to nourish and strengthen the worshippers.I.188Rigveda I.188 — an Āprī hymn invoking Agni under his ritual names, together with the Doors, Night and Dawn, the divine priests, and the other deities of the animal-offering rite.I.189Rigveda I.189 — a hymn to Agni asking for safe guidance, protection from danger, sickness, and enemies, and blessing for one's descendants.I.190Rigveda I.190 — a hymn praising Bṛhaspati as unrivaled lord of sacred speech, protector of the devoted and scourge of the wicked.I.191Rigveda I.191 — an apotropaic charm against poison, venomous insects, and scorpions, invoking the sun as slayer of the unseen creatures.Mandala 1Navigation index for Rigveda Maṇḍala 1.