Mandala 6
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The sixth Mandala of the Rig Veda has 75 hymns, mainly to Agni
and Indra
. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the family of Angirasas, especially to Bharadvaja. It is one of the "family books" (mandalas 2-7), the oldest core of the Rigveda.
Deities addressed besides Indra and Agni include the Vishvadevas, Pusan, the Asvins, Ushas
(Dawn), the Maruts
, Dyaus and Prthivi (Heaven and Earth), Savitar
, Brhaspati and Soma
-Rudra
.
The rivers
mentioned in the sixth Mandala are the Sarasvati
, Yavyavati
and Hariupiya. RV 6.61 is entirely dedicated to Sarasvati. In RV 6.45.31 the term Ganga occurs which may refer to the Ganges River.
Talageri (2000), based on his proposition of an westward expansion early Rigvedic culture from Harayana (contrary to the nearly universally assumed eastward expansion from Gandhari
) and his identification of some Rigvedic rivers
, claims this Mandala as the oldest of the family books.
6.1 (442) [Agni.]
6.2 (443) [Agni.]
6.3 (444) [Agni.]
6.4 (445) [Agni.]
6.5 (446) [Agni.]
6.6 (447) [Agni.]
6.7 (448) [Agni.]
6.8 (449) [Agni.]
6.9 (450) [Agni.]
6.10 (451) [Agni.]
6.11 (452) [Agni.]
6.12 (453) [Agni.]
6.13 (454) [Agni.]
6.14 (455) [Agni.] agnâ yó mártiyo dúvo
6.15 (456) [Agni.]
6.16 (457) [Agni.]
6.17 (458) [Indra.] píbā sómam abhí yám ugra tárda
6.18 (459) [Indra.]
6.19 (460) [Indra.]
6.20 (461) [Indra.] dyaúr ná yá indra abhí bhûma aryás
6.21 (462) [Indra. Visvedevas.] imâ u tvā purutámasya kārór
6.22 (463) [Indra.]
6.23 (464) [Indra.]
6.24 (465) [Indra.]
6.25 (466) [Indra.] yâ ta ūtír avamâ yâ paramâ
6.26 (467) [Indra.] śrudhî na indra hváyāmasi tvā
6.27 (468) [Indra.] kím asya máde kím u asya pītâv
6.28 (469) [Cows.] â gâvo agmann utá bhadrám akran
6.29 (470) [Indra.]
6.30 (471) [Indra.]
6.31 (472) [Indra.]
6.32 (473) [Indra.] ápūrviyā purutámāni asmai
6.33 (474) [Indra.]
6.34 (475) [Indra.]
6.35 (476) [Indra.] kadâ bhuvan ráthakṣayāṇi bráhma
6.36 (477) [Indra.] satrâ mádāsas táva viśvájanyāḥ
6.37 (478) [Indra.]
6.38 (479) [Indra.] ápād itá úd u naś citrátamo
6.39 (480) [Indra.] mandrásya kavér diviyásya váhner
6.40 (481) [Indra.] índra píba túbhya * sutó mádāya
6.41 (482) [Indra.]
6.42 (483) [Indra.]
6.43 (484) [Indra.] yásya tyác chámbaram máde
6.44 (485) [Indra.]
6.45 (486) [Indra.]
6.46 (487) [Indra.] tuvâm íd dhí hávāmahe
6.47 (488) [Indra, Etc.]
6.48 (489) [Agni and Others.] yajñâ-yajñā vo agnáye
6.49 (490) [Visvedevas.]
6.50 (491) [Visvedevas.]
6.51 (492) [Visvedevas.]
6.52 (493) [Visvedevas.]
6.53 (494) [Pusan.] vayám u tvā pathas pate
6.54 (495) [Pusan.]
6.55 (496) [Pusan.]
6.56 (497) [Pusan.] yá enam ādídeśati
6.57 (498) [Indra and Pusan.]
6.58 (499) [Pusan.]
6.59 (500) [Indra-Agni.]
6.60 (501) [Indra-Agni.]
6.61 (502) [Sarasvati.]
6.62 (503) [Asvins.]
6.63 (504) [Asvins.] kúva tyâ valgû puruhūtâ adyá
6.64 (505) [Dawn.]
6.65 (506) [Dawn.]
6.66 (507) [Maruts.]
6.67 (508) [Mitra-Varuna.]
6.68 (509) [Indra-Varuna.]
6.69 (510) [Indra-Visnu.]
6.70 (511) [Heaven and Earth.]
6.71 (512) [Savitar.]
6.72 (513) [Indra-Soma.]
6.73 (514) [Brhaspati.]
6.74 (515) [Soma-Rudra.] sómārudrā dhāráyethām asuryàm
6.75 (516) [Weapons of War.]
Agni
Agni is a Hindu deity, one of the most important of the Vedic gods. He is the god of fire and the acceptor of sacrifices. The sacrifices made to Agni go to the deities because Agni is a messenger from and to the other gods...
and Indra
Indra
' or is the King of the demi-gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hindu mythology. He is also the God of War, Storms, and Rainfall.Indra is one of the chief deities in the Rigveda...
. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the family of Angirasas, especially to Bharadvaja. It is one of the "family books" (mandalas 2-7), the oldest core of the Rigveda.
Deities addressed besides Indra and Agni include the Vishvadevas, Pusan, the Asvins, Ushas
Ushas
Ushas , Sanskrit for "dawn", is a Vedic deity, and consequently a Hindu deity as well.Sanskrit is an s-stem, i.e. the genitive case is . It is from PIE , cognate to Greek Eos and Latin Aurora....
(Dawn), the Maruts
Maruts
In Hinduism the Marutas , also known as the Marutagana and sometimes identified with Rudras, are storm deities and sons of Rudra and Diti and attendants of Indra. The number of Maruts varies from two to sixty . They are very violent and aggressive, described as armed with golden weapons i.e...
, Dyaus and Prthivi (Heaven and Earth), Savitar
Savitar
Savitar may refer to:*Savitr, a Vedic Hindu Solar deity of Aditya class*Savitar , a supervillain published by DC Comics*Savitar, a character from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series...
, Brhaspati and Soma
Soma
Soma , or Haoma , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the subsequent Vedic and greater Persian cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, whose Soma Mandala contains 114 hymns, many praising its energizing qualities...
-Rudra
Rudra
' is a Rigvedic God, associated with wind or storm, and the hunt. The name has been translated as "The Roarer", or "The Howler"....
.
The rivers
Rigvedic rivers
Rivers, such as the Sapta Sindhu , play a prominent part in the hymns of the Rigveda, and consequently in early Vedic religion...
mentioned in the sixth Mandala are the Sarasvati
Sarasvati River
The Sarasvati River is one of the chief Rigvedic rivers mentioned in ancient Hindu texts. The Nadistuti hymn in the Rigveda mentions the Sarasvati between the Yamuna in the east and the Sutlej in the west, and later Vedic texts like Tandya and Jaiminiya Brahmanas as well as the Mahabharata...
, Yavyavati
Yavyavati
The Yavyavati is a river of ancient India, mentioned in the Rigveda and in the Pancavimsa Brahmana . In the Pancavimsa Brahmana the river is associated with the Vibhinduka region ....
and Hariupiya. RV 6.61 is entirely dedicated to Sarasvati. In RV 6.45.31 the term Ganga occurs which may refer to the Ganges River.
Talageri (2000), based on his proposition of an westward expansion early Rigvedic culture from Harayana (contrary to the nearly universally assumed eastward expansion from Gandhari
Gandhara
Gandhāra , is the name of an ancient kingdom , located in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. Gandhara was located mainly in the vale of Peshawar, the Potohar plateau and on the Kabul River...
) and his identification of some Rigvedic rivers
Rigvedic rivers
Rivers, such as the Sapta Sindhu , play a prominent part in the hymns of the Rigveda, and consequently in early Vedic religion...
, claims this Mandala as the oldest of the family books.
List of incipits
The dedication as given by Griffith is in square brackets6.1 (442) [Agni.]
6.2 (443) [Agni.]
6.3 (444) [Agni.]
6.4 (445) [Agni.]
6.5 (446) [Agni.]
6.6 (447) [Agni.]
6.7 (448) [Agni.]
6.8 (449) [Agni.]
6.9 (450) [Agni.]
6.10 (451) [Agni.]
6.11 (452) [Agni.]
6.12 (453) [Agni.]
6.13 (454) [Agni.]
6.14 (455) [Agni.] agnâ yó mártiyo dúvo
6.15 (456) [Agni.]
6.16 (457) [Agni.]
6.17 (458) [Indra.] píbā sómam abhí yám ugra tárda
6.18 (459) [Indra.]
6.19 (460) [Indra.]
6.20 (461) [Indra.] dyaúr ná yá indra abhí bhûma aryás
6.21 (462) [Indra. Visvedevas.] imâ u tvā purutámasya kārór
6.22 (463) [Indra.]
6.23 (464) [Indra.]
6.24 (465) [Indra.]
6.25 (466) [Indra.] yâ ta ūtír avamâ yâ paramâ
6.26 (467) [Indra.] śrudhî na indra hváyāmasi tvā
6.27 (468) [Indra.] kím asya máde kím u asya pītâv
6.28 (469) [Cows.] â gâvo agmann utá bhadrám akran
6.29 (470) [Indra.]
6.30 (471) [Indra.]
6.31 (472) [Indra.]
6.32 (473) [Indra.] ápūrviyā purutámāni asmai
6.33 (474) [Indra.]
6.34 (475) [Indra.]
6.35 (476) [Indra.] kadâ bhuvan ráthakṣayāṇi bráhma
6.36 (477) [Indra.] satrâ mádāsas táva viśvájanyāḥ
6.37 (478) [Indra.]
6.38 (479) [Indra.] ápād itá úd u naś citrátamo
6.39 (480) [Indra.] mandrásya kavér diviyásya váhner
6.40 (481) [Indra.] índra píba túbhya * sutó mádāya
6.41 (482) [Indra.]
6.42 (483) [Indra.]
6.43 (484) [Indra.] yásya tyác chámbaram máde
6.44 (485) [Indra.]
6.45 (486) [Indra.]
6.46 (487) [Indra.] tuvâm íd dhí hávāmahe
6.47 (488) [Indra, Etc.]
6.48 (489) [Agni and Others.] yajñâ-yajñā vo agnáye
6.49 (490) [Visvedevas.]
6.50 (491) [Visvedevas.]
6.51 (492) [Visvedevas.]
6.52 (493) [Visvedevas.]
6.53 (494) [Pusan.] vayám u tvā pathas pate
6.54 (495) [Pusan.]
6.55 (496) [Pusan.]
6.56 (497) [Pusan.] yá enam ādídeśati
6.57 (498) [Indra and Pusan.]
6.58 (499) [Pusan.]
6.59 (500) [Indra-Agni.]
6.60 (501) [Indra-Agni.]
6.61 (502) [Sarasvati.]
6.62 (503) [Asvins.]
6.63 (504) [Asvins.] kúva tyâ valgû puruhūtâ adyá
6.64 (505) [Dawn.]
6.65 (506) [Dawn.]
6.66 (507) [Maruts.]
6.67 (508) [Mitra-Varuna.]
6.68 (509) [Indra-Varuna.]
6.69 (510) [Indra-Visnu.]
6.70 (511) [Heaven and Earth.]
6.71 (512) [Savitar.]
6.72 (513) [Indra-Soma.]
6.73 (514) [Brhaspati.]
6.74 (515) [Soma-Rudra.] sómārudrā dhāráyethām asuryàm
6.75 (516) [Weapons of War.]