Rig Veda in English rhyme

Read FREE: Mandal (with Sukta): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Mandal

Ten books they hold, as Mandals known,

In age and length, distinctly shown.

Mandals two to seven, family's core,

The oldest, shortest, and much more.

By length arranged, their order kept,

With hymns per book, progressively stepped.

Each book's hymns in groups reside,

To a chosen deity, they confide.

Agni first, then Indra's might,

In ordered ranks, they shine so bright.

Within each group, a stanza's count,

In falling steps, they do surmount.

If stanzas match, a subtle guide,

By syllables' fall, their place decide.

The eighth and ninth, a mixed array,

Nine to fifteen percent hold sway.

The first and tenth, the youngest found,

And longest too, on sacred ground.

Together they, a portion vast,

Thirty-seven percent that will last.