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The Goddess Who Is Her Own Hymn: Vāc and the Self-Praise of Speech in Rigveda 10.125
In one short hymn of the Rigveda, the goddess Speech praises herself in the first person, claiming to carry the gods and pervade the cosmos. A close reading of RV 10.125 and the long afterlife of deified Vāc.
Women in the Rig Veda: Rishikas, Goddesses, and What the Hymns Actually Say
About 30 hymns of the Rig Veda are traditionally attributed to women composers — the *Rishikas*. The Veda also names a complete pantheon of goddesses, including Vāc Āmbhṛṇī whose Devī Sūkta (10.125) is one of the most striking first-person hymns in any ancient literature.