The fourth Mandala of the
Rigveda
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has 58 hymns, mainly to
Agni
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and
Indra
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. It is one of the "family books" (mandalas 2–7), the oldest core of the Rigveda, which were composed in early vedic period(1500-1000 BCE).
The
Rigveda Anukramani attributes all hymns in this book to ''Vāmadeva Gautama'' (son of
Maharishi Gautama), except for hymns 43 and 44, attributed to ' and '.
List of incipits
The dedication as given by Griffith is in square brackets
4.1 (297) gni.
4.2 (298) gni.
4.3 (299) gni.
4.4 (300) gni.
4.5 (301) gni.
4.6 (302) gni.
4.7 (303) gni.
4.8 (304) gni.
4.9 (305) gni.
4.10 (306) gni.
4.11 (307) gni.
4.12 (308) gni.
4.13 (309) gni.
4.14 (310) gni.
4.15 (311) gni.
4.16 (312) ndra.
4.17 (313) ndra.
4.18 (314) ndra and Others.
4.19 (315) ndra.
4.20 (316) ndra.
4.21 (317) ndra.
4.22 (318) ndra.
4.23 (319) ndra.
4.24 (320) ndra.
4.25 (321) ndra.
4.26 (322) ndra.
4.27 (323) he Falcon.
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4.28 (324) Soma
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.] tuvâ yujâ táva tát soma sakhyá
4.29 (325) ndra.
4.30 (326) ndra.
4.31 (327) ndra.
4.32 (328) ndra.
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4.34 (330) [Rbhus.
4.35 (331) [Rbhus.]
4.36 (332) [Rbhus.]
4.37 (333) [Rbhus.]
4.38 (334) [ Dadhikras.]
4.39 (335) [Dadhikras.]
4.40 (336) [ Dadhikravan.]
4.41 (337) [Indra-Varuna.]
4.42 (338) [Indra-Varuna.]
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4.44 (340) [Asvins.
4.45 (341) [Asvins.]
4.46 (342) [ Vayu. Indra-Vayu.]
4.47 (343) [Vayu. Indra-Vayu.]
4.48 (344) [Vayu.]
4.49 (345) [Indra-Brhaspati.]
4.50 (346) [Brhaspati.]
4.51 (347) [ Ushas, Dawn.]
4.52 (448) awn.
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4.54 (350) [Savitar.
4.55 (351) [ Visvedevas.]
4.56 (352) [ Dyaus, Heaven and Prthivi, Earth.]
4.57 (353) [ Ksetrapati, Etc.]
4.58 (354) [ Ghrta.]
References
External links
* – English translation by
Ralph T. H. Griffith
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