ऋग्वेदः

Rigveda — The Veda of Sacred Hymns & Cosmic Light

The Rigveda is the oldest sacred scripture of humanity—a collection of 1,028 hymns (Sūktas) and 10,552 mantras across 10 Maṇḍalas revealed to the ancient Rishis. On Vedas.live, you can listen to every Sūkta chanted in authentic Vedic pitch accents (Svara) while reading in 8 Indic scripts and 9 languages.

Internal Structure & Lineage: Organized into 10 Maṇḍalas (Books). Maṇḍalas 2–7 are the ancient 'Family Books' (revealed to Gṛtsamada, Viśvāmitra, Vāmadeva, Atri, Bharadvāja, and Vasiṣṭha), Maṇḍala 9 is dedicated entirely to Pavamāna Soma, and Maṇḍalas 1 and 10 contain the grand philosophical hymns including the Puruṣa Sūkta, Devī Sūkta, and Nāsadīya Sūkta.