Mandala 6
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Mandala 6
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The sixth Mandala of the Rigveda has 75 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the bārhaspatya family of Angirasas, especially to Bharadvaja. It is one of the "family books", the oldest core of the Rigveda, which were composed in early vedic period(1500-1000 BCE). Deities addressed besides Indra and Agni include the Vishvadevas, Pushan, the Asvins, Ushas (Dawn), the Maruts, Dyaus and Prthivi, Savitar, Brhaspati and Soma-Rudra. The rivers mentioned in the sixth
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Sixth book of the Rigveda
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