Rigveda

The Rigveda (ऋग्वेद) is the oldest of the four Vedas and one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language. It is a collection of 1,028 Vedic Sanskrit hymns (suktas) and 10,552 verses (mantras), organized into 10 books (mandalas).

The hymns are dedicated to Vedic deities such as Indra (god of thunder), Agni (fire), Varuna (cosmic order), and Surya (sun). The Gayatri Mantra (Rigveda 3.62.10), addressed to Savitr, is the most sacred and widely recited Vedic mantra.

Mandala 10, the youngest section, contains some of the most philosophically profound hymns, including the famous Nasadiya Sukta (Hymn of Creation) which questions the very nature of existence and creation.