Mandala 1
First book of the Rigveda / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The first Mandala ("book") of the Rigveda has 191 suktas which has 2006 hymns. Together with Mandala 10, it forms the latest part of the Rigveda. Its composition likely dates to the late Vedic period (1000-500 BCE) or the Early Iron Age (around 1000 BCE).[1]