The Rig Veda - An Anthology - 108 Hymns - Penguin Classics

The oldest Indian text (c 1500-1000 BCE) and the first extensive composition in any Indo-European tongue (an archaic form of Sanskrit) a collection of 1,028 hymns celebrating various natural and ethical deities. It is the chief and most sacred authority of orthodox Hinduism. This volume contains approximately 100 hymns (each about 4 pages long) grouped by subject (and listed by books in the index). Each is cited by its deity, by the phrase usually employed to describe it or the first few words of the English translation, and by its number....