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Mandala 10
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Mandala 10Navigation index for Rigveda Maṇḍala 10.X.1Rigveda X.1 — a hymn to Agni's birth from darkness, his kinship with heaven and earth, and his role as Hotar priest among the gods.X.2Rigveda X.2 — a hymn asking Agni to take up the priestly offices and perform the sacrifice rightly on the worshippers' behalf.X.3Rigveda X.3 — a hymn to Agni as the kindled charioteer of the sky, rising like a wheel between Heaven and Earth to drive back night and open the dawn.X.4Rigveda X.4 — a hymn to Agni as messenger between gods and mortals, kindled anew in the sacrificial wood.X.5Rigveda X.5 — a riddle hymn to Agni, tracing the one hidden ocean, the seven ruddy sisters, and the birth of being from non-being.X.6Rigveda X.6 — hymn to Agni as far-shining fire, unswerving friend, and sacrificial priest who carries offerings to the gods.X.7Rigveda X.7 — hymn to Agni, asking him to worship the gods on the singer's behalf and to protect the household as its constant priest.X.8Rigveda X.8 — a hymn praising Agni as bull, dawn-light, and guardian of order, closing with the myth of Trita Āptya slaying the three-headed son of Tvaṣṭar.X.9Rigveda X.9 — Hymn to the Waters, a prayer for nourishment, healing, and release from wrongdoing.X.10Rigveda X.10 — the dialogue hymn of Yama and Yamī, in which the twin sister proposes union with her brother and he refuses.X.11Rigveda X.11 — a hymn to Agni as hotar, born of the sacred fire-sticks and asked to bring heaven and earth to the rite.X.12Rigveda X.12 — a hymn to Agni as Hotar, invoking Heaven and Earth, Varuna, Mitra, Yama, and the sun and moon.X.13Rigveda X.13 — a short, ritually dense hymn addressed throughout to a divine pair, traditionally the twin Havirdhāna cart-frames of the Soma rite.X.14Rigveda X.14 — a funeral hymn to Yama, king of the fathers, guiding the dead along the ancestral path.X.15Rigveda X.15 — hymn summoning the Pitṛs (ancestral fathers) to the soma and oblation offerings, with Agni as their guide.X.16Rigveda X.16 — a funeral hymn addressed to Agni, guiding the cremated dead to the fathers and asking the fire to heal what it has touched.X.17Rigveda X.17 — the myth of Saraṇyū and Vivasvant, followed by hymns to Pūṣan, Sarasvatī, and the purifying waters and soma-drop.X.18Rigveda X.18 — a funeral hymn addressing Death, the mourners, the widow, and Mother Earth at a burial.X.19Rigveda X.19 — a charm hymn calling strayed cattle, and the herdsman who lost them, back home.X.20Rigveda X.20 — a hymn to Agni by the seer Vimada, praising the fire's swift growth, many colors, and place at the sacrifice.X.21Rigveda X.21 — Hymn to Agni as Hotar-priest, praised through a recurring refrain of exultation.X.22Rigveda X.22 — a hymn asking where Indra is honored now, praising his strength and his mace, and calling on him to destroy the demon Sushna.X.23Rigveda X.23 — a hymn of the Vimada seers praising Indra's mace, his bay steeds, and his slaying of Vṛtra and the Dāsa.X.24Rigveda X.24 — a hymn opening with praise of Indra over the soma-drink, then turning to the Aśvins and the tale of a pair they parted and, at the gods' urging, brought back together.X.25Rigveda X.25 — a hymn to Soma, asking for guidance, protection, and strengthened purpose as gifts of the sacred draught.X.26Rigveda X.26 — a hymn asking Pūṣan, the herdsman-god of paths and journeys, for his aid and companionship.X.27Rigveda X.27 — a dialogue hymn to Indra, moving from Indra's boasts of destroying the godless into a sequence of enigmatic riddle-verses on the year, fire, and the sun.X.28Rigveda X.28 — a riddling hymn to Indra, mixing a domestic scene with images of reversed nature and Indra's boasts of strength.X.29Rigveda X.29 — a hymn to Indra recalling Triśoka's chariot with Kutsa and calling Indra to the sacrifice with songs, food, and pressed soma.X.30Rigveda X.30 — a hymn summoning the Waters to the rite, invoking the Child of the Waters and Indra.X.31Rigveda X.31 — a hymn to the Viśvedevas (All-Gods) mixing prayers for wealth and favor with a riddle about the timber from which heaven and earth were made.X.32Rigveda X.32 — a hymn to Indra moving through wedding imagery, hidden waters, and the wisdom found by following a guide, closing in praise of the patron Kuruśravaṇa.X.33Rigveda X.33 — a poet's lament over the death of his patron Kuruśravaṇa, appealing to Indra and addressing the patron's son Upamaśravas.X.34Rigveda X.34 — the Gambler's Lament, the dice-player's confession of ruin and the god's counsel to plow his field instead.X.35Rigveda X.35 — a morning liturgy calling on Agni, Heaven and Earth, Dawn, the Sun, Savitar, the Ādityas, the Aśvins, the Maruts, and the gods together for protection and well-being.X.36Rigveda X.36 — a hymn invoking the protection of the All-Gods, culminating in a fourfold invocation of Savitṛ.X.37Rigveda X.37 — a hymn praising Sūrya the Sun as the far-seeing eye of Mitra and Varuṇa, invoked for protection, health, and long life.X.38Rigveda X.38 — a battle hymn calling on Indra for victory and urging him to break free from Kutsa's hold.X.39Rigveda X.39 — a hymn calling the Aśvins' chariot and invoking their many deeds of healing and rescue.X.40Rigveda X.40 — Ghoṣā's riddling hymn to the Aśvins, asking where the twin gods travel and pass their nights.X.41Rigveda X.41 — Hymn to the Aśvins, calling their three-wheeled chariot to the dawn sacrifice.X.42Rigveda X.42 — a hymn urging the singer to rouse Indra with soma and praise, with imagery of dice-play and battle.X.43Rigveda X.43 — a hymn to Indra, invoking him with soma for strength, wealth, and protection.X.44Rigveda X.44 — a hymn summoning Indra to the soma offering, praising his mace, his cosmic strength, and his role as protector.X.45Rigveda X.45 — a hymn to Agni describing his threefold birth in heaven, among men, and in the waters.X.46Rigveda X.46 — a hymn to Agni tracing his discovery by Trita and the Bhṛgus and his establishment as the gods' sacrificial priest.X.47Rigveda X.47 — a hymn asking Indra, lord of wealth and cattle, for a shining, bull-strong wealth.X.48Rigveda X.48 — Indra's hymn of self-praise, recounting his deeds and unmatched strength in his own voice.X.49Rigveda X.49 — Indra's self-praise, recounting in his own voice the deeds and battles that won him his name and power.X.50Rigveda X.50 — Hymn to Indra, praising his strength, fame, and the offerings pressed to draw him to the sacrifice.X.51Rigveda X.51 — Agni hides from the priestly office and is coaxed back by the gods, who grant him the first and last shares of every offering.X.52Rigveda X.52 — a dialogue hymn on Agni's installation as Hotar, the officiating priest of the sacrifice.X.53Rigveda X.53 — a hymn to the Viśvedevas (All-Gods), invoking Agni as priest, Tvaṣṭar as craftsman, and the gods' company for a sacrifice that yokes the ritual chariot and crosses over to reward.X.54Rigveda X.54 — a hymn praising Indra's greatness, his conquest of the Dāsa, and his self-derived origin from heaven and earth.X.55Rigveda X.55 — a riddle hymn to Indra, praising his hidden name, his cosmic light, and his might as slayer of Vṛtra and the Dasyus.X.56Rigveda X.56 — A hymn to Vājin, the radiant prize-winner, invoking light, ascent to heaven, and the lineage of the fathers.X.57Rigveda X.57 — a hymn calling the mind back to the body, invoking Indra, the sacrificial thread among the gods, Soma, and the fathers.X.58Rigveda X.58 — a hymn calling back a wandering mind from every quarter of the world, verse by verse.X.59Rigveda X.59 — a prayer for long life and healing, addressed in turn to Soma, Asunīti, Anumati, Heaven and Earth, and Indra.X.60Rigveda X.60 — praise of Indra as king over the Māhīna and Bhajaratha peoples, followed by a charm calling Subandhu back from death.X.61Rigveda X.61 — a riddling hymn to the Viśvedevas built around the myth of a father's union with his daughter and the birth of Agni, closing with calls to the Aśvins, Indra, Mitra-Varuṇa, and the Nāsatyas.X.62Rigveda X.62 — a hymn praising the Aṅgirases as the ancient fathers who broke open the cave of Vala, closing with a gift-praise for the generous patron Manu Sāvarṇi.X.63Rigveda X.63 — a hymn calling on the Ādityas and Aditi for protection, well-being, and safe passage.X.64Rigveda X.64 — a hymn calling on the Viśvedevas, the All-Gods, naming deity after deity in search of help and kinship.X.65Rigveda X.65 — a hymn calling on the full assembly of the gods together, addressed to the Viśvedevāḥ (All-Gods).X.66Rigveda X.66 — a hymn of Vasiṣṭha invoking the All-Gods (Viśvedevāḥ) collectively for protection and well-being.X.67Rigveda X.67 — Hymn to Bṛhaspati, who breaks open the rock-cave of Vala and releases the hidden cows, dawn, and sun.X.68Rigveda X.68 — A hymn to Bṛhaspati, celebrating his breaking open the rock of Vala to release the hidden cows and the light of dawn.X.69Rigveda X.69 — a hymn to Agni, the household fire of the poet Vadhryaśva's line, asking for wealth, protection, and victory over rivals.X.70Rigveda X.70 — an Āprī hymn invoking the sequence of deities of the animal sacrifice, from Agni and Narāśaṃsa to the sacred grass, the Doors, Dawn and Night, and the three goddesses.X.71Rigveda X.71 — hymn to Vāc (Speech), on the origin of language and the unequal share the wise and the foolish have in it.X.72Rigveda X.72 — a cosmogonic hymn on the birth of the gods, tracing being from non-being through Uttānapad, Aditi, Dakṣa, and the birth of Mārtāṇḍa.X.73Rigveda X.73 — a hymn to Indra recounting his mighty birth, his slaying of Namuci and the Dasyu, and a prayer for release from darkness.X.74Rigveda X.74 — a hymn calling on Indra, slayer of Vṛtra, to hear the worshippers' praise and grant them undiminished wealth.X.75Rigveda X.75 — the Nadīstuti, a hymn praising the rivers, above all the Sindhu (Indus).X.76Rigveda X.76 — a hymn addressed to the Grāvāṇaḥ, the soma-pressing stones, praising their strength and their work in the sacrifice.X.77Rigveda X.77 — a hymn praising the Maruts as storm-warriors, sons of heaven, radiant and swift, invoked under the name of the Ādityas.X.78Rigveda X.78 — a hymn of cascading similes praising the Maruts, the storm-gods, likened in turn to poets, warriors, chariots, and rivers.X.79Rigveda X.79 — a riddle hymn to Agni as devouring fire, born of wood and consuming his own parent kindling-sticks.X.80Rigveda X.80 — a hymn praising Agni as giver of wealth, protector of sages, and the one all beings call upon.X.81Rigveda X.81 — a cosmogonic hymn to Viśvakarman, the all-making god who shapes heaven and earth.X.82Rigveda X.82 — a hymn to Viśvakarman, the All-Maker who fashions heaven and earth and asks what the first embryo of creation was.X.83Rigveda X.83 — Hymn to Manyu, divine Wrath invoked as an ally in battle.X.84Rigveda X.84 — a hymn invoking Manyu, the personified spirit of battle-wrath, as war-leader and granter of victory.X.85Rigveda X.85 — the wedding hymn of Sūryā, daughter of the sun, married to Soma, closing with blessings for a human bride.X.86Rigveda X.86 — a dialogue hymn among Indra, his wife Indrāṇī, and the ape-spirit Vṛṣākapi.X.87Rigveda X.87 — a hymn invoking Agni to burn, pierce, and destroy sorcerers, demon-worshippers, and flesh- and milk-stealing rakshasas.X.88Rigveda X.88 — a hymn to Agni Vaiśvānara, praising his birth from the gods, his role as bearer of the sun, and the paths that join gods and mortals.X.89Rigveda X.89 — a hymn praising Indra as the force that props apart heaven and earth, slays Vṛtra, and rules every realm.X.90Rigveda X.90 — the Puruṣa Sūkta, the Hymn of the Man, in which the worlds, the Vedas, and the human orders are born from the primal sacrifice.X.91Rigveda X.91 — a hymn to Agni as guest in every house, as fire spreading through forest and plant, and as the one god who fills every priestly office at the sacrifice.X.92Rigveda X.92 — hymn to the All-Gods (Viśvedevāḥ), moving from Agni through Rudra and the Maruts to Indra, Mitra-Varuṇa, Bṛhaspati, the Ṛbhus, Pūṣan, Vāta, and the Aśvins.X.93Rigveda X.93 — a hymn to the All-Gods (Viśvedevāḥ) closing with a gift-praise for the patrons Duḥśīma, Pṛthavāna, Vena, Rāma, Tānva, Pārthya, and Māyava.X.94Rigveda X.94 — Hymn to the pressing-stones, praising the soma-stones as living, roaring, tireless workers of the sacrifice.X.95Rigveda X.95 — the dialogue hymn of Purūravas and the vanishing nymph Urvaśī.X.96Rigveda X.96 — Hymn to Indra, built on a sustained play of the word hari (golden, tawny, bay-horse) running through every verse.X.97Rigveda X.97 — Hymn to the healing plants, invoked for the recovery of a sick man.X.98Rigveda X.98 — the legend of the seer Devāpi and King Śaṃtanu, who through Bṛhaspati and Agni win rain from a drought-bound sky.X.99Rigveda X.99 — a hymn to Indra recounting his forging of the vajra, his victories over Vṛtra, Śuṣṇa, Pipru, and other foes, and the tale of the ant who crept toward him.X.100Rigveda X.100 — a hymn to the All-Gods (Indra, Vāyu, Savitar, Bṛhaspati, Agni, and Soma), each verse closing with a refrain choosing wholeness and Aditi.X.101Rigveda X.101 — a hymn to the All-Gods urging the sacrificers, through ploughing, boat-building, well-drawing, and soma-pressing imagery, toward the rite, closing with a call to Indra.X.102Rigveda X.102 — Hymn to Indra, invoked amid the story of Mudgala's cart race for cattle.X.103Rigveda X.103 — a battle hymn invoking Indra, Brihaspati, and the Maruts for victory in war.X.104Rigveda X.104 — a hymn inviting Indra to the soma pressing and praising his defeat of Vrtra and release of the waters.X.105Rigveda X.105 — a dense, riddling hymn to Indra concerning his paired steeds, his mace against the Dasyus, and his aid to Kutsa's son.X.106Rigveda X.106 — a riddle-hymn to the Aśvins built from an unbroken chain of similes.X.107Rigveda X.107 — hymn praising Dakṣiṇā, the sacrificial gift, and the generous men who give it.X.108Rigveda X.108 — a dialogue hymn between Saramā, Indra's messenger, and the Paṇis, the hoarders of stolen cows.X.109Rigveda X.109 — a narrative hymn to the Viśvedevas recounting the restoration of the brahmin's wife.X.110Rigveda X.110 — an Āprī hymn invoking Agni and the sequence of sacrificial deities at an animal offering.X.111Rigveda X.111 — a hymn praising Indra as slayer of Vṛtra and Śuṣṇa, releaser of the rivers, and prop of heaven.X.112Rigveda X.112 — a hymn inviting Indra to the soma pressing, praising his strength and asking for wealth and aid.X.113Rigveda X.113 — a hymn to Indra recounting his growth in power and his slaying of the serpent Vṛtra.X.114Rigveda X.114 — a riddle-hymn to the Viśvedevas on the hidden unity behind the ritual's meters, soma-draughts, and the mystic eagle.X.115Rigveda X.115 — a hymn to Agni praising his sudden, unnursed birth and fire's power, offered by the seers of the Upastuta family.X.116Rigveda X.116 — a hymn urging Indra to drink soma and rise against his enemies.X.117Rigveda X.117 — a wisdom hymn urging generosity toward the hungry and needy, warning that the miser finds no mercy.X.118Rigveda X.118 — a short hymn to Agni as slayer of demons and guardian of the household fire.X.119Rigveda X.119 — a soma-drinker's ecstatic self-praise, boasting of superhuman power under the intoxication of soma.X.120Rigveda X.120 — a hymn to Indra praising his birth, might, and battles, closing with the seer Bṛhaddiva's address to his own self as Indra.X.121Rigveda X.121 — the Hiraṇyagarbha hymn, asking again and again which god deserves the offering, and naming him Prajāpati in the final verse.X.122Rigveda X.122 — a Vasiṣṭha hymn praising Agni as priest, messenger, and giver of wealth to the sacrificer.X.123Rigveda X.123 — a visionary hymn to Vena, the shining seer-figure whose radiance the poets, the Gandharva, and the Apsaras all pursue.X.124Rigveda X.124 — Agni's speech of desertion, forsaking Varuna and the Asuras for Indra and the new order of the gods.X.125Rigveda X.125 — the Devī Sūkta, in which the goddess Vāc, Speech herself, declares her own power through gods and mortals.X.126Rigveda X.126 — a hymn asking Varuṇa, Mitra, and Aryaman to lead the worshipper past hatred and distress, closing with a prayer to Agni for long life.X.127Rigveda X.127 — the Rātrī Sūkta, a hymn to Night as a protecting goddess, sister of Dawn.X.128Rigveda X.128 — a warrior's prayer to Agni and the All-Gods for protection, dominion, and victory in battle.X.129Rigveda X.129 — the Nāsadīya Sūkta, the Hymn of Creation, which asks whether even the overseer of heaven knows how this world arose.X.130Rigveda X.130 — hymn to Yajña, the sacrifice personified as a cosmic loom on which the gods and seers weave the meters.X.131Rigveda X.131 — a hymn to Indra asking him to scatter enemies from every direction, recalling how the Aśvins helped him drink the surā at Namuci and how Sarasvatī healed him, and closing with a prayer for his lasting protection.X.132Rigveda X.132 — a hymn invoking Mitra and Varuṇa as sustainers of the sacrificer, rescuers from distress, and lords of the cosmic order.X.133Rigveda X.133 — a hymn calling on Indra for protection against rivals and enemies, and for abundance.X.134Rigveda X.134 — a hymn praising Indra's divine birth and might, asking him to break the weapons and ill will of enemies.X.135Rigveda X.135 — a riddling funeral hymn on a dead boy's journey to the seat of Yama.X.136Rigveda X.136 — hymn describing the long-haired ascetic (Keśin) who rides the wind, keeps company with gods and spirits, and shares a cup with Rudra.X.137Rigveda X.137 — a healing hymn invoking the gods, the Wind, the Maruts, and the waters to restore a sick person to health.X.138Rigveda X.138 — Hymn to Indra, celebrating his shattering of Vala, Pipru, and Śundhyu, and his release of the waters, cows, and dawns.X.139Rigveda X.139 — a hymn moving from Savitar and Pūṣan through Indra to the Gandharva Viśvāvasu, who guards the waters and the truth.X.140Rigveda X.140 — a hymn to Agni praising his splendor, his rule over both worlds, and his bestowal of strength and wealth on the worshipper.X.141Rigveda X.141 — a hymn to Agni that calls on Aryaman, Bhaga, Brihaspati, Soma, the Adityas, Vishnu, Surya, Indra, Vayu, Vata, Sarasvati, and Savitar to grant wealth.X.142Rigveda X.142 — a hymn to Agni as spreading wildfire, asking the fire to turn from the settled fields toward the wilderness and the waters.X.143Rigveda X.143 — a short hymn to the Aśvins asking them to renew the seer Atri as they renewed Kakṣīvant, and recalling their rescue of Bhujyu from the sea.X.144Rigveda X.144 — Hymn to Indra, on the soma-drop and the eagle that brought soma from afar.X.145Rigveda X.145 — a wife's charm hymn to a magic herb, spoken to drive off a rival wife and win her husband.X.146Rigveda X.146 — a hymn to Araṇyānī, goddess of the forest, praising the wilderness and its half-heard, half-imagined sounds.X.147Rigveda X.147 — Hymn to Indra, praising his slaying of Vṛtra and his generosity to worshippers.X.148Rigveda X.148 — a hymn praising Indra for strength, victory, and protection of the singers, invoking Pṛthī and Venya.X.149Rigveda X.149 — a hymn to Savitṛ recounting his fixing of earth and sky, his freeing of the waters, and an appeal for him to descend and help.X.150Rigveda X.150 — a short hymn to Agni, calling the fire god to come with the gods and grant grace, recalling the sages he has aided.X.151Rigveda X.151 — Hymn to Śraddhā, Faith personified as a goddess who kindles the sacrificial fire and is invoked morning, noon, and evening.X.152Rigveda X.152 — a short hymn to Indra as war-leader, asking him to drive off enemies, demons, and hostile weapons.X.153Rigveda X.153 — a short hymn praising Indra's birth-strength and his cosmic feats of slaying Vṛtra and propping apart heaven and earth.X.154Rigveda X.154 — a funeral hymn sending the newly departed soul to join the blessed dead.X.155Rigveda X.155 — a charm hymn driving off the demoness Arāyī and her hag-spirit Sadānvā, invoking Brahmaṇaspati against her.X.156Rigveda X.156 — a five-verse hymn invoking Agni as a swift force in contests, a bringer of cattle and wealth, kindler of the sun, and banner of the clans.X.157Rigveda X.157 — a short hymn to Indra and the All-Gods asking that creation prosper and that the gods, having overcome the Asuras, guard their own divinity.X.158Rigveda X.158 — a five-verse prayer to Sūrya for protection and clear eyesight, calling also on Vāta, Agni, Savitṛ, Parvata, and Dhātṛ.X.159Rigveda X.159 — a wife's hymn of triumph over her rival co-wives and over her husband's will.X.160Rigveda X.160 — a hymn inviting Indra to unyoke his chariot and drink the pressed soma, praising the devoted presser and warning the wealthy man who withholds the offering.X.161Rigveda X.161 — a healing charm calling a dying man back to life, invoking Indra, Agni, Savitar, and Brihaspati.X.162Rigveda X.162 — a hymn to Agni, invoked to drive off the demons that threaten a woman's unborn child.X.163Rigveda X.163 — a healing charm that names the body part by part and expels disease from each in turn.X.164Rigveda X.164 — a short hymn dismissing the mind's wandering and asking Agni, Indra-Brahmanaspati, and the Angirases to carry off bad dreams and wrongdoing.X.165Rigveda X.165 — a hymn to avert the ill omen of a dove sent as messenger of Death.X.166Rigveda X.166 — a charm of self-assertion, calling for supremacy and victory over rivals.X.167Rigveda X.167 — a priest's hymn to Indra recounting his drinking of the pressed soma under the sanction of Soma, Varuna, Brihaspati, and Anumati.X.168Rigveda X.168 — a hymn to Vāta, the Wind, praising his chariot, his companions, and his unseen form.X.169Rigveda X.169 — a hymn invoking Vāta, Rudra, Parjanya, Indra, and Prajāpati for the protection and increase of cattle.X.170Rigveda X.170 — Hymn to Agni Vaiśvānara, praised as the vast shining light identified with the Sun.X.171Rigveda X.171 — a short hymn of four verses praising Indra's feats: aiding the soma-presser's chariot, beheading the demon Makha, freeing Venya for Āstrabudhna, and forcing the sun forward against the will of the gods.X.172Rigveda X.172 — a short hymn calling the milk cows home along their track, closing with the image of Dawn unrolling the path from her sister Night.X.173Rigveda X.173 — a rājasūya hymn declaring the steadfastness of a newly consecrated king.X.174Rigveda X.174 — a five-verse hymn to Indra invoking the victory-oblation that grants dominion and rivalless rule.X.175Rigveda X.175 — a short hymn addressed to the soma-pressing stones, invoking Savitṛ to guide their work.X.176Rigveda X.176 — a four-verse hymn to Agni as Jātavedas and Hotar, opening with the roar of the sons of the Rbhus.X.177Rigveda X.177 — a riddle hymn to the mystic bird Pataṅga, emblem of speech and the sun.X.178Rigveda X.178 — a short hymn invoking Tārkṣya, the swift steed-deity, for safety in travel, chariot-racing, and battle.X.179Rigveda X.179 — a short hymn urging Indra to rise and drink the cooked offering and curds of the midday pressing.X.180Rigveda X.180 — a short hymn to Indra as conqueror of enemies, lord of the rivers, and maker of room for the gods.X.181Rigveda X.181 — a brief hymn recounting how the sages Vasiṣṭha and Bharadvāja received the Rathaṃtara and Bṛhat chants and the gharma oblation from Dhātṛ, Savitṛ, and Viṣṇu.X.182Rigveda X.182 — a short hymn to Bṛhaspati asking protection from curses and ill will for the sacrificer.X.183Rigveda X.183 — a short hymn invoking Prajāpati for offspring, spoken first to a son, then to a daughter, then in the creator's own voice.X.184Rigveda X.184 — a three-verse hymn invoking Viṣṇu, Tvaṣṭar, Prajāpati, Sinīvālī, Sarasvatī, and the Aśvins to place and secure an embryo for a full tenth-month delivery.X.185Rigveda X.185 — a three-verse hymn invoking the protection of the Ādityas Mitra, Aryaman, and Varuṇa.X.186Rigveda X.186 — a short hymn to Vāta, the Wind, asking for healing breath, long life, and the drink of immortality kept in his house.X.187Rigveda X.187 — a short hymn to Agni, invoked as the bull of the settled lands who carries the worshippers past their enemies.X.188Rigveda X.188 — a three-verse hymn to Agni as Jātavedas, invoked as a prize-winning steed driven to the sacrifice.X.189Rigveda X.189 — a three-verse riddle hymn describing a dappled cow whose movements and breathing figure the sun and speech.X.190Rigveda X.190 — a short cosmogonic hymn tracing the birth of cosmic order, night, ocean, year, and the ordained heavens from primordial heat.X.191Rigveda X.191 — a hymn opening with an invocation to Agni and closing in a call for the assembly to unite in common thought, speech, and purpose.