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1 | 191 | - Hymn 1.1 is addressed to Agni, and his name is the first word of the Rigveda.
- The remaining hymns are mainly addressed to Agni and Indra, as well as Varuna, Mitra, the Ashvins, the Maruts, Usas, Surya, Rbhus, Rudra, Vayu, Brhaspati, Visnu, Heaven and Earth, and all the Gods.
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2 | 43 | - mainly to Agni and Indra.
- It is chiefly attributed to the Rishi gṛtsamada śaunahotra.
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3 | 62 | - mainly to Agni and Indra and the Vishvedevas.
- The verse 3.62.10 has great importance in Hinduism as the Gayatri Mantra.
- Most hymns in this book are attributed to viśvāmitra gāthinaḥ.
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4 | 58 | - mainly to Agni and Indra as well as the Rbhus, Ashvins, Brhaspati, Vayu, Usas, etc.
- Most hymns in this book are attributed to vāmadeva gautama.
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5 | 87 | - mainly to Agni and Indra, the Visvedevas (;all the gods'), the Maruts, the twin-deity Mitra-Varuna and the Asvins.
- Two hymns each are dedicated to Ushas (the dawn) and to Savitr.
- Most hymns in this book are attributed to the atri clan.
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6 | 75 | - mainly to Agni and Indra, all the gods, Pusan, Ashvin, Usas, etc.
- Most hymns in this book are attributed to the bārhaspatya family of Angirasas.
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7 | 104 | - to Agni, Indra, the Visvadevas, the Maruts, Mitra-Varuna, the Asvins, Ushas, Indra-Varuna, Varuna, Vayu (the wind), two each to Sarasvati (ancient river/goddess of learning) and Vishnu, and to others.
- Most hymns in this book are attributed to vasiṣṭha maitravaruṇi.
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- to various gods.
- Hymns 8.49 to 8.59 are the apocryphal vālakhilya.
- Hymns 148 and 6066 are attributed to the kāṇva clan, the rest to other (Angirasa) poets.
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9 | 114 | - entirely devoted to Soma Pavamana, the cleansing of the sacred potion of the Vedic religion.
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10 | 191 | - additional, frequently in later language, addressed to Agni, Indra and various other deities.
- It contains the Nadistuti sukta which is in praise of rivers and is important for the reconstruction of the geography of the Vedic civilization and the Purusha sukta which has great significance in Hindu social tradition.
- It also contains the Nasadiya sukta (10.129), probably the most celebrated hymn in the west, which deals with creation.
- The marriage hymns (10.85) and the death hymns (10.1018) still are of great importance in the performance of the corresponding Grhya rituals.
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