The Rig Veda · Mandala 1
Mandala 1 — The Opening Mandala
The first and one of the largest Mandalas of the Rig Veda, opening with the celebrated invocation to Agni. Composed by a diverse line of seers.
Rishi family: Diverse seers — Madhuchchhandas, Medhatithi, Shunahshepa, Hiranyastupa and others.
Principal deities: Agni, Indra, Ashvins, Varuna, Mitra, Soma.
This Mandala contains 192 Suktas (hymns). Browse the full list below; each link opens the hymn with Sanskrit text, IAST romanisation, English translation and verse-by-verse explanation.
All Hymns in Mandala 1
1.1
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
9 verses
1.2
Vāyu
Deity: Vāyu ·
9 verses
1.3
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
12 verses
1.4
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
1.5
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
1.6
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
1.7
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
1.8
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
1.9
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
1.10
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
12 verses
1.11
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
8 verses
1.12
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
12 verses
1.13
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
12 verses
1.14
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
12 verses
1.15
Ṛtu
Deity: Ṛtu ·
12 verses
1.16
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
1.17
Indra-Varuṇa
Deity: Indra-Varuṇa ·
9 verses
1.18
Brahmaṇaspati
Deity: Brahmaṇaspati ·
9 verses
1.19
Agni, Maruts
Deity: Agni, Maruts ·
9 verses
1.20
Ṛbhus
Deity: Ṛbhus ·
8 verses
1.21
Indra-Agni
Deity: Indra-Agni ·
6 verses
1.22
Aśvins and Others
Deity: Aśvins and Others ·
21 verses
1.23
Vāyu and Others
Deity: Vāyu and Others ·
24 verses
1.24
Varuṇa and Others
Deity: Varuṇa and Others ·
15 verses
1.25
Varuṇa
Deity: Varuṇa ·
21 verses
1.26
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
10 verses
1.27
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
13 verses
1.28
Indra, Etc
Deity: Indra, Etc ·
9 verses
1.29
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
7 verses
1.30
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
22 verses
1.31
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
18 verses
1.32
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
1.33
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
1.34
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
12 verses
1.35
Savitar
Deity: Savitar ·
11 verses
1.36
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
20 verses
1.37
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
15 verses
1.38
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
15 verses
1.39
HYMN XXXIX Maruts
10 verses
1.40
Brahmaṇaspati
Deity: Brahmaṇaspati ·
8 verses
1.41
Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman
Deity: Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman ·
9 verses
1.42
Pūṣan
Deity: Pūṣan ·
10 verses
1.43
Rudra
Deity: Rudra ·
9 verses
1.44
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
14 verses
1.45
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
10 verses
1.46
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
15 verses
1.47
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
10 verses
1.48
Dawn
Deity: Dawn ·
16 verses
1.49
Dawn
Deity: Dawn ·
4 verses
1.50
Sūrya
Deity: Sūrya ·
13 verses
1.51
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
1.52
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
1.53
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
11 verses
1.54
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
11 verses
1.55
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
8 verses
1.56
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
6 verses
1.57
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
6 verses
1.58
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
9 verses
1.59
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
7 verses
1.60
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.61
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
16 verses
1.62
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
13 verses
1.63
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
1.64
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
15 verses
1.65
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.66
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.67
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.68
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.69
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.70
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
6 verses
1.71
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
10 verses
1.72
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
10 verses
1.73
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
10 verses
1.74
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
9 verses
1.75
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.76
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.77
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.78
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.79
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
12 verses
1.80
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
16 verses
1.81
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
1.82
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
7 verses
1.83
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
6 verses
1.84
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
20 verses
1.85
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
12 verses
1.86
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
10 verses
1.87
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
6 verses
1.88
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
6 verses
1.89
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
10 verses
1.90
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
9 verses
1.91
Soma
Deity: Soma ·
23 verses
1.92
Dawn
Deity: Dawn ·
18 verses
1.93
Agni-Soma
Deity: Agni-Soma ·
12 verses
1.94
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
16 verses
1.95
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
11 verses
1.96
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
10 verses
1.97
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
8 verses
1.98
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
3 verses
1.99
Hymn 99
1 verses
1.100
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
19 verses
1.101
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
11 verses
1.102
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
11 verses
1.103
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
8 verses
1.104
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
1.105
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
19 verses
1.106
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
7 verses
1.107
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
3 verses
1.108
Indra-Agni
Deity: Indra-Agni ·
13 verses
1.109
Indra-Agni
Deity: Indra-Agni ·
8 verses
1.110
Ṛbhus
Deity: Ṛbhus ·
9 verses
1.111
Ṛbhus
Deity: Ṛbhus ·
5 verses
1.112
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
25 verses
1.113
Dawn
Deity: Dawn ·
20 verses
1.114
Rudra
Deity: Rudra ·
11 verses
1.115
Sūrya
Deity: Sūrya ·
6 verses
1.116
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
25 verses
1.117
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
25 verses
1.118
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
11 verses
1.119
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
10 verses
1.120
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
12 verses
1.121
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
1.122
HYMN CXXII Viśvedevas
15 verses
1.123
Dawn
Deity: Dawn ·
13 verses
1.124
Dawn
Deity: Dawn ·
13 verses
1.125
Svanaya
Deity: Svanaya ·
7 verses
1.126
Bhāvayavya
Deity: Bhāvayavya ·
7 verses
1.127
HYMN CXXVII Agni
11 verses
1.128
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
8 verses
1.129
HYMN CXXIX Indra
11 verses
1.130
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
1.131
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
7 verses
1.132
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
6 verses
1.133
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
7 verses
1.134
Vāyu
Deity: Vāyu ·
6 verses
1.135
Vāyu, Indra-Vāyu
Deity: Vāyu, Indra-Vāyu ·
9 verses
1.136
Mitra-Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra-Varuṇa ·
7 verses
1.137
Mitra-Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra-Varuṇa ·
3 verses
1.138
Pūṣan
Deity: Pūṣan ·
4 verses
1.139
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
12 verses
1.140
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
13 verses
1.141
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
13 verses
1.142
Āprīs
Deity: Āprīs ·
13 verses
1.143
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
8 verses
1.144
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
7 verses
1.145
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.146
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.147
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.148
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.149
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
5 verses
1.150
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
3 verses
1.151
Mitra and Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra and Varuṇa ·
9 verses
1.152
Mitra-Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra-Varuṇa ·
7 verses
1.153
Mitra-Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra-Varuṇa ·
4 verses
1.154
Viṣṇu
Deity: Viṣṇu ·
6 verses
1.155
Viṣṇu-Indra
Deity: Viṣṇu-Indra ·
6 verses
1.156
Viṣṇu
Deity: Viṣṇu ·
5 verses
1.157
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
6 verses
1.158
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
6 verses
1.159
Heaven and Earth
Deity: Heaven and Earth ·
5 verses
1.160
Heaven and Earth
Deity: Heaven and Earth ·
5 verses
1.161
Ṛbhus
Deity: Ṛbhus ·
14 verses
1.162
The Horse
Deity: The Horse ·
22 verses
1.163
The Horse
Deity: The Horse ·
13 verses
1.164
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
52 verses
1.165
Indra. Maruts
Deity: Indra. Maruts ·
15 verses
1.166
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
15 verses
1.167
Indra. Maruts
Deity: Indra. Maruts ·
11 verses
1.168
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
10 verses
1.169
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
8 verses
1.170
Indra. Maruts
Deity: Indra. Maruts ·
5 verses
1.171
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
6 verses
1.172
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
3 verses
1.173
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
13 verses
1.174
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
1.175
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
6 verses
1.176
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
6 verses
1.177
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
5 verses
1.178
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
5 verses
1.179
Hymn 179
6 verses
1.180
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
10 verses
1.181
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
9 verses
1.182
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
8 verses
1.183
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
6 verses
1.184
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
6 verses
1.185
Heaven and Earth
Deity: Heaven and Earth ·
11 verses
1.186
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
11 verses
1.187
Praise of Food
Deity: Praise of Food ·
11 verses
1.188
Āprīs
Deity: Āprīs ·
11 verses
1.189
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
8 verses
1.190
Bṛhaspati
Deity: Bṛhaspati ·
8 verses
1.191
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
16 verses
1.191
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
4 verses