Rig Veda Samhita.pdf

RIG VEDA

Translator

Ralph T.H. Griffith

With collected commentaries and other help

Compiled by

Prof. M. M. Ninan

The Purusha Sukta in the 10th Mandala of Rigveda (10.90)

tells us

that this universe or creation came out of great sacrifice

and from this came the things and beings

and along with them came the Vedic mantras for the benefit and guidance of human beings.

They were later echoed in the hearts of the sages

who gave to the world in the form of mantras.

It is stated that initially there was one volume with one lakh of mantras or the verses and they

were passed on from generation to generation by oral tradition by memorising the mantras.

As the time passed with the loss of memory one lakh got reduced to almost 20,000 mantras

and at that time on account of the efforts of Bhagwan Shri Vedavyas, they were collected and

then in the form of four volumes as we see them to-day, he gave back to the mankind.

RIG VEDA – BOOK ONE

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RIG VEDA

Translator

Ralph T.H. Griffith

THE FIRST BOOK