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Mandala 5
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Mandala 5Navigation index for Rigveda Maṇḍala 5.V.1Rigveda V.1 — hymn to Agni at his kindling at dawn, attributed to the Atri family.V.2Rigveda V.2 — a riddle hymn to Agni hidden at birth, sought and released through the prayers of Atri.V.3Rigveda V.3 — a hymn identifying Agni with Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman, Rudra, and Vishnu as he is born, kindled, and enthroned as priest.V.4Rigveda V.4 — a hymn to Agni asking for wealth, protection in battle, and immortality through offspring.V.5Rigveda V.5 — an Āprī hymn invoking Agni and the sequence of ritual deities of the Vedic sacrifice.V.6Rigveda V.6 — a hymn to Agni as the good lord (Vasu) toward whom the herds and swift steeds go home, praised with oblation and hymn for strength, food, and horses.V.7Rigveda V.7 — a hymn calling on friends to praise Agni, the mighty grandson of strength who kindles at the tribal gathering, consumes the forest, nourishes mortals, and is invoked to overpower the niggardly and their rivals.V.8Rigveda V.8 — a seven-verse hymn praising Agni as ancient guest, house-lord, and messenger of the gods.V.9Rigveda V.9 — a hymn praising Agni as household priest, sustainer of human clans, and giver of wealth and strength in battle.V.10Rigveda V.10 — a short hymn to Agni asking for splendor, prosperity, and protection for the singers and their patrons.V.11Rigveda V.11 — a hymn to Agni as guardian of the people, priest of sacrifice, and son of the Aṅgirases who found him hidden in the wood.V.12Rigveda V.12 — a hymn to Agni as guardian of ṛta, cosmic truth, set against the deceivers and false speakers who oppose it.V.13Rigveda V.13 — a short hymn of praise calling Agni to the sacrifice as priest, encompasser of the gods, and giver of strength.V.14Rigveda V.14 — a short hymn to Agni as the god who carries offerings to the gods and was strengthened with ghee and praise by his worshippers.V.15Rigveda V.15 — a short hymn praising Agni as sustainer of the sacrifice and of ritual order (ṛta), recalling his rescue of Atri.V.16Rigveda V.16 — a short hymn praising Agni as priest of the peoples and asking him to bring desired goods and strength in battle.V.17Rigveda V.17 — a five-verse hymn praising Agni as the mighty, wondrous-flamed god invoked by the worshipper Pūru for protection, wealth, and aid in battle.V.18Rigveda V.18 — a short hymn to Agni that closes by praising the patrons who gave the poet fifty horses.V.19Rigveda V.19 — a short, riddle-like hymn to Agni describing his hidden birth and fierce, bright flame.V.20Rigveda V.20 — a short hymn calling on Agni as invoking priest and ally, asking for wealth, right order, cattle, and sons.V.21Rigveda V.21 — Hymn to Agni, invoked as the gods' messenger and kindled after the manner of Manu.V.22Rigveda V.22 — a short hymn to Agni invoking him as the household priest and asking him to hear the praise of the Atri family.V.23Rigveda V.23 — a short hymn to Agni asking him to bring conquering wealth and to shine brightly for his people.V.24Rigveda V.24 — a short hymn to Agni asking for nearness, protection, wealth, and grace.V.25Rigveda V.25 — a hymn to Agni asking for wealth, sons, victorious chiefs, and safe passage past enemies.V.26Rigveda V.26 — a nine-verse hymn asking Agni to bring the gods to the sacrifice and take his seat among them.V.27Rigveda V.27 — a dānastuti (gift-praise) hymn to Agni honoring the patrons Tryaruṇa, Trasadasyu, and Aśvamedha for their generosity.V.28Rigveda V.28 — a short hymn to Agni kindled at dawn, invoked to bring wealth, household order, and the defeat of rivals.V.29Rigveda V.29 — a hymn to Indra recounting his slaying of the serpent Vṛtra and his aid to Kutsa against Śuṣṇa.V.30Rigveda V.30 — a hymn to Indra recounting his cosmic deeds, his slaying of the Dāsa Namuci, and the poet's gifts from King Ṛṇaṁcaya of the Ruśamas.V.31Rigveda V.31 — a hymn to Indra recounting his chariot, the slaying of the serpent and the demon Śuṣṇa, and the myths of Kutsa and the racing horse Etaśa.V.32Rigveda V.32 — Hymn to Indra, celebrating his defeat of Vṛtra, Śuṣṇa, and the Dānava, and appealing for his continued generosity.V.33Rigveda V.33 — a hymn to Indra that closes with a gift-praise (dāna-stuti) naming the royal patrons who rewarded the poet.V.34Rigveda V.34 — a hymn to Indra praising his aid to the soma-presser, his triumphs over hostile kin, and a patron named Śatri Āgniveśi.V.35Rigveda V.35 — a hymn calling on Indra to bring his help and strength in battle and in contests for the prize.V.36Rigveda V.36 — hymn to Indra, invoking him to drink the pressed soma and grant wealth, closing with praise of a generous patron.V.37Rigveda V.37 — a hymn praising the patron who presses soma for Indra and prospers under his favor.V.38Rigveda V.38 — a short hymn to Indra asking for splendor, strength, and protection.V.39Rigveda V.39 — a short hymn of the Atri clan asking Indra, wielder of the stone, to bring his choicest bounty and break open strongholds for the winning of the prize.V.40Rigveda V.40 — a hymn to Indra that turns into the story of Svarbhanu's eclipse of the sun and the sage Atri who restores it.V.41Rigveda V.41 — a hymn calling on the Viśvedevas, the whole assembly of gods, for protection, wealth, and offspring.V.42Rigveda V.42 — a hymn invoking the Viśvedevas, the All-Gods, for protection, prosperity, and wide, unconstrained dwelling.V.43Rigveda V.43 — hymn to the Viśvedevas (All-Gods), calling Agni, Vāyu, Indra, Aramati, the Aśvins, Pūṣan, the Maruts, Sarasvatī, and Bṛhaspati to the sacrifice in turn.V.44Rigveda V.44 — a riddling hymn to the All-Gods (Viśvedevāḥ), built around a closing refrain naming Agni as the one who stays awake.V.45Rigveda V.45 — a Viśvedevas hymn recounting the Vala myth: the rock split open, the dawn released, and Sūrya's course through the sky.V.46Rigveda V.46 — a hymn invoking the Viśvedevas, the full assembly of gods and goddesses, for protection and strength.V.47Rigveda V.47 — an enigmatic riddle-hymn to the Viśvedevas (All-Gods), woven from cosmic images of mother and daughter, bull and ocean, and the paths of heaven.V.48Rigveda V.48 — a riddling hymn on the cosmic waters, the alternation of days, and the powers of Varuṇa, Bhaga, and Savitṛ.V.49Rigveda V.49 — a hymn invoking Savitar, Bhaga, the Aśvins, and the wider circle of gods for shelter, wealth, and the passing of danger.V.50Rigveda V.50 — Hymn to the Viśvedevas, invoking the divine leader (netṛ) for wealth, protection from foes, and fellowship.V.51Rigveda V.51 — a hymn calling Agni, Vayu, Indra, and the full company of gods to the soma offering, closing with verses asking many gods for well-being.V.52Rigveda V.52 — a hymn by Śyāvāśva Ātreya praising the Maruts, the storm-gods, their strength, weapons, lightning, and gifts to the poet.V.53Rigveda V.53 — a hymn calling the storm-gods Maruts to journey from far off, driving rain over the land.V.54Rigveda V.54 — a hymn praising the Maruts, the storm-gods, for their thunder, lightning, swift chariots, and gifts of rain and wealth.V.55Rigveda V.55 — a hymn of praise to the Maruts, the storm-gods, celebrating their shining chariots, their power over rain and the atmosphere, and asking their protection.V.56Rigveda V.56 — a hymn calling on Agni to summon the Marut storm-troop and yoke their chariot for the journey to the sacrifice.V.57Rigveda V.57 — Hymn to the Maruts, storm-gods and sons of Rudra, invoked as splendidly armed and adorned companions of Indra who bring rain, wealth, and protection.V.58Rigveda V.58 — a hymn praising the Maruts as a swift, storm-driving troop, sons of Pṛśni and of Rudra, who yoke the winds and pour down rain.V.59Rigveda V.59 — Hymn to the Maruts, the storm-gods, sons of Rudra and Pṛśni.V.60Rigveda V.60 — a hymn invoking Agni together with the Maruts, praising their storm-power and asking Agni to share the soma offering with them.V.61Rigveda V.61 — a riddling hymn of heroes and women that turns into praise of the Maruts and a gift-hymn for the patron Rathavīti Dārbhya.V.62Rigveda V.62 — a hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa, praising their shared seat, their pillars and chariot, and their guardianship of earth and sky.V.63Rigveda V.63 — Hymn to Mitra-Varuṇa, invoked as lords of rain, the sun's chariot, and cosmic law.V.64Rigveda V.64 — a hymn calling on Mitra and Varuṇa for shelter, wide dominion, and strength.V.65Rigveda V.65 — a hymn invoking Mitra and Varuṇa as splendid twin kings, upholders of cosmic order, asked to guide and protect their worshippers.V.66Rigveda V.66 — a short hymn to the divine pair Mitra and Varuṇa, praising their unbroken dominion and asking to share in their protection.V.67Rigveda V.67 — a short hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa (with Aryaman), praising their dominion, their guardianship of every people, and their protection of mortals from harm.V.68Rigveda V.68 — a short hymn of praise to Mitra and Varuṇa, the twin sovereign gods of cosmic order, rain, and wealth.V.69Rigveda V.69 — a short hymn to Mitra and Varuna as joint upholders of the three worlds and guardians of fixed cosmic order.V.70Rigveda V.70 — a short hymn to Mitra and Varuṇa asking for guileless favor, protection, and safety for one's household and descendants.V.71Rigveda V.71 — a short hymn inviting Mitra and Varuṇa to the sacrifice and the pressed soma.V.72Rigveda V.72 — a short hymn calling Mitra and Varuṇa to the sacred grass to drink soma.V.73Rigveda V.73 — a hymn to the Aśvins, invoking their swift chariot and their aid on its journeys.V.74Rigveda V.74 — Atri asks where the Aśvins are and calls them to the sacrifice, recalling how they restored youth to the aged Cyavāna.V.75Rigveda V.75 — a hymn summoning the Aśvins' golden chariot to the sacrifice, recalling their descent to the sage Cyavāna.V.76Rigveda V.76 — a hymn calling the Aśvins to the gharma oblation, praising them as ancient dwellers among their worshippers.V.77Rigveda V.77 — a short hymn urging the Aśvins be worshiped first, at dawn, with the choicest offering.V.78Rigveda V.78 — Hymn to the Aśvins, invoked to release Saptavadhri from a tree and to grant safe childbirth.V.79Rigveda V.79 — a hymn calling Uṣas, daughter of heaven, to dawn forth and bring wealth and glory to her worshippers, as she once did for the patron Satyaśravas Vāyya.V.80Rigveda V.80 — a hymn praising Uṣas, goddess of dawn, as she opens the paths of the day and reveals her radiant form.V.81Rigveda V.81 — hymn to Savitṛ, praising the god's rule over motion, the three luminous realms, and the whole world.V.82Rigveda V.82 — a nine-verse hymn invoking Savitṛ, the impelling sun-god, for bounty, protection from bad dreams, and safe passage through day and night.V.83Rigveda V.83 — Hymn to Parjanya, the rain-god, invoked as thunder, lightning, and the seed that quickens the plants.V.84Rigveda V.84 — a short hymn to Pṛthivī, Earth, praising her for bearing up the mountains and the trees and for the rain that falls from her clouds.V.85Rigveda V.85 — Hymn to Varuṇa, praising his power over rain and the ordered world and asking release from wrongs committed against him and others.V.86Rigveda V.86 — a short hymn calling on Indra and Agni together as an inseparable pair of allies in battle and in the rite.V.87Rigveda V.87 — a hymn to the Maruts, the storm-gods who accompany Viṣṇu, praising their thunder, strength, and swift chariots, and asking their protection from enmity.