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Compilers Composers Rig Veda Six

Major Families

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The Vedas are heard, Sruthi, and grasped.

There is no written record of them.

They have been transmitted orally since 5000 years.

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Composers Of Rig Veda.

The Vedas were intutively grasped in the for of Sounds by the Seers,Rishis.

They can not be really called composers, they have complied what they have
intutively learnt.

The major families that composed these hymns are the Bharadvajas
(https://rigvedaanalysis.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/bharadvajas/),
Visvamitras, Vasisthas, Vamadevas
(https://rigvedaanalysis.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/the-book-of-the-
vamadevas-first-impressions/), Grtsamadas and Atris
(https://rigvedaanalysis.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/mandala-v-the-atri-
family-book/). Each of these is attributed a Mandala (or Book) in the Rig Veda.
These Mandalas are thus referred to as the Kula Mandalas (Family Books).

The AnukramaNIs or Indices of the Rigveda provide us with the most basic
information about each of the 1028 hymns of the Rigveda:

a. The RSi ( Rishi: ऋिष ) or composer of each hymn or verse.

b. The DevatA ( देवता ) or deity of each hymn or verse.

c. The Chhanda ( छं द ) or metre of each hymn or verse.

For the purpose of our historical analysis of the Rigveda, we will be concerned
only with the index which deals with the most undeniably historical aspect of
the Rigveda: the index of RSis which provides us with details about the living
and breathing historical personalities who composed the hymns.

The Rigveda consists of 10 MaNDala ( मंडल ) or Books, which contain 1028

sUktas ( सूक्त ) or hymns, consisting of 10552 mantras ( मंत्र ) or verses as follows:

MaNDala NI No. of Hymns 191 No. of verses 2006

II 43 429
III 62 617
IV 58 589
V 87 727
VI 75 765
VII 104 841
VIII 103 1716
IX 114 1108
X Total 191 1028 1754 10552

The names of the composers of the different hymns in the Rigveda:

MaNDala.I (191 hymns)

1-10 Madhucchandas VaiSvAmitra

11 JetA MAdhucchandas
12-23 MedhAtithi KANva
24-30 SunahSepa AjIgarti later DevarAta VaiSvAmitra
 31-35 HiraNyastUpa ANgiras
36-43 KaNva Ghaura
44-50 PraskaNva KANva
51-57 Savya ANgiras
58-64 NodhAs Gautama
65-73 ParASara sAktya
74-93 Gotama RAhUgaNa
94-98 Kutsa ANgiras
99 KaSyapa MArIca
100 RjrASva VArSAgira
101-115 Kutsa ANgiras
116-126 KakSIvAn Dairghatamas
127-139 Parucchepa DaivodAsI
140-164 DIrghatamas Aucathya
165-191 Agastya MaitrAvaruNI
MaNDala II (43 hymns)

1-3 GRtsamada Saunahotra, later GRtsamada Saunaka

4-7 SomAhuti BhArgava
8-26 GRtsamada Saunahotra, later GRtsamada Saunaka
27-29 KUrma GArtsamada
30-43 GRtsamada Saunahotra, later GRtsamada Saunaka
MaNDala III (62 hymns)

1-12 ViSvAmitra GAthina

13-14 RSabha VaiSvAmitra
15-16 UtkIla KAtya
17-18 Kata VaiSvAmitra
19-22 GAthin KauSika.
23-35 VaiSvAmitra GAthina
36 VaiSvAmitra GAthina, Ghora ANgiras
37 VaiSvAmitra GAthina
38 VaiSvAmitra GAthina, Prajapati VaiSvAmitra/VAcya
39-53 VaiSvAmitra GAthina
54-56 PrajApati VaiSvAmitra /VAcya
57-61 VaiSvAmitra GAthina
62 VaiSvAmitra GAthina, Jamadagni BhArgava
MaNDala IV (58 hymns)

1-42 VAmadeva Gautama

 43-44 PurumILha Sauhotra, AjamILha Sauhotra
45-58 VAmadeva Gautama
MaNDala V (87 hymns)

Budha/ GaviSThira Atreya

1 KumAra/VRSa JAna Atreya
2 VasuSruta Atreya
3-6 ISa Atreya
7-8 Gaya Atreya
9-10 Sutambhara Atreya
11-14 DharuNa ANgiras
15 PUru Atreya
16-17 Dvita Atreya
18 Vavri Atreya
19 Prayasvanta Atreya
20 Sasa Atreya
21 ViSvasAman Atreya
22 Dyumna ViSvacarSaNI Atreya
23 Bandhu, Subandhu, Srutabandhu,
2425-26 Viprabandhu (GaupAyanas)
27 VasUyava Atreya
28 Atri Bhauma
29 ViSvavArA AtreyI
30 GaurivIti SAktya
31 Babhru Atreya
32 Avasyu Atreya
33-34 GAtu Atreya
35-36 SamvaraNa PrAjApatya
37-43 PrabhUvasu ANgiras
44 Atri Bhauma
45 AvatsAra KASyapa, various Atreyas
46 SadApRNa Atreya
47 PratikSatra Atreya
48 Pratiratha Atreya
49 PratibhAnu Atreya
50-51 Pratiprabha Atreya
52-61 Svasti Atreya
62 SyAvASva Atreya
63-64 Srutavida Atreya
65-66 ArcanAnas Atreya
67-68 RAtahavya Atreya
 69-70 Yajata Atreya
71-72 Urucakri Atreya
73-74 BAhuvRkta Atreya
75 Paura Atreya
76-77 Avasyu Atreya
78 Atri Bhauma
79-80 Saptavadhri Atreya
81-82 SatyaSravas Atreya
83-86 SyAvASva Atreya
87 Atri Bhauma
EvayAmarut Atreya
MaNDala VI (75 hymns)

1-30 BharadvAja BArhaspatya

31-32 Suhotra BharadvAja
33-34 Sunahotra BharadvAja
35-36 Nara BharadvAja
37-43 BharadvAja BArhaspatya
44-46 Samyu BArhaspatya
47 Garga BharadvAja
48 Samyu BArhaspatya
49-52 RjiSvan BhAradvAja
53-74 BharadvAja BArhaspatya
75 PAyu BharadvAja
MaNDala VII (104 hymns)

1-31 VasiSTha MaitrAvaruNI

32 VasiSTha MaitrAvaruNI Sakti VAsiSTha
33-100 VasiSTha MaitrAvaruNI
101-102 VasiSTha MaitrAvaruNI, Kumara Agneya
103-104 VasiSTha MaitrAvaruNI
MaNDala VIII (103 hymns)

PragAtha KANva, MedhAtithi KANva,

1
MedhyAtithi KANva
2
MedhAtithi KANva, Priyamedha ANgiras
3
MedhyAtithi KANva
4
DevAtithi KANva
5
BrahmAtithi KANva
6
Vatsa KANva
 7 Punarvatsa KANva
8 Sadhvamsa KANva
9 SaSakarNa KANva
10 PragAtha KANva
11 Vatsa KANva
12 Parvata KANva
13 NArada KANva
14-15 GoSUktin KANva, ASvasUktin KANva
16-18 IrimbiTha KANva
19-22 Sobhari KANva
23-25 ViSvamanas VaiyaSva
26 ViSvamanas VaiyaSva, VyaSva ANgiras
27-31 Manu Vaivasvata or KaSyapa MArIca
32 MedhAtithi KANva
33 MedhyAtithi KANva
34 NIpAtithi KANva
35-38 SyAvASva Atreya
39-41 NAbhAka KANva
42 NAbhAka KANva, ArcanAnas Atreya
43-44 VirUpa ANgiras
45 TriSoka KANva
46 VaSa ASvya
47 Trita Aptya
48 PragAtha KANva
49 PraskaNva KANva
50 PuSTigu KANva
51 SruSTigu KANva
52 Ayu KANva
53 Medhya KANva
54 MAtariSvan KANva
55 KRSa KANva
56 PRSadhra KANva
57-58 Medhya KANva
59 SuparNa KANva
60-61 Bharga PrAgAtha
62-65 PrAgAtha KANva
66 Kali PrAgAtha
67 Matsya SAmmada or MAnya MaitrAvaruNI
68-69 riyamedha ANgiras
70 Puruhanman ANgiras
71 SudIti PurumILha
 72 Haryata PrAgAtha
73-74 Gopavana Atreya
75 VirUpa ANgiras
76-78 Kurusuti KANva
79 KRtnu BhArgava
80 Ekadyu NaudhAsa
81-83 usIdin KANva
84 USanA KAvya,
85 KRSna ANgiras
86 KRSna ANgiras, ViSvaka KArSNI
87 KRSna ANgiras, DyumnIka VAsiSTha,
88 Priyamedha ANgiras
89-90 NodhAs Gautama
91 NRmedha ANgiras, Purumedha ANgiras
92-93 ApAlA AtreyI
94 SukakSa ANgiras
95-96 Vindu ANgiras, PUtadakSa ANgiras
97 TiraScI ANgiras
98-99 Rebha KASyapa
100 NRmedha ANgiras
101 Nema BhArgava
102 Jamadagni BhArgava
103 Prayoga BhArgava, Agni BArhaspatya
Sobhari KANva

MaNDala IX (114 hymns)

1 .Madhucchandas VaiSvAmitra, MedhAtithi KANva

2. SunahSepa AjIgarti
3. HiraNyastUpa ANgiras
4. Asita KASyapa, Devala KASyapa
DRLhacyuta Agastya
IdhmavAha DArLhacyuta
5-24
NRmedha ANgiras
25
Priyamedha ANgiras
26
NRmedha ANgiras
27
Bindu ANgiras
28
Gotama RAhUgaNa
29
SyAvASva Atreya
30
Trita Aptya
31
PrabhUvasu ANgiras
 32 RahUgaNa ANgiras
33-34 BRhanmati ANgiras
35-36 MedhAtithi KANva
37-38 AyAsya ANgiras
39-40 Kavi BhArgava
41-43 Ucathya ANgiras
44-46 AvatsAra KASyapa
47-49 AmahIyu ANgiras
50-52 Jamadagni BhArgava
53-60 Nidhruvi KASyapa
61 KaSyapa MArIca
62 Jamadagni BhArgava
63 Sata VaikhAnasa
64 SaptaRSis, Pavitra ANgiras
65 VatsaprI BhAlandana
66 HiraNyastUpa ANgiras
67 ReNu VaiSvAmitra
68 RSabha VaiSvAmitra
69 Harimanta ANgiras
70 Pavitra ANgiras
71 KakSIvAn Dairghatamas
72 avi BhArgava
73 asu BhAradvAja
74 Pavitra ANgiras
75-79 PrajApati VAcya
80-82 Vena BhArgava
83 Atri Bhauma, GRtsamada Saunaka,
84 AkRSTa MASA, Sikata NivAvarI, PRSni AjaUSanA KAvya
85 VasiSTha MaitrAvaruNI
86 KaSyapa MArIca
87-89 NodhAs Gautama
90 KaNva Ghaura
91-92 PraskaNva KANva
93 Pratardana DaivodAsI
94 VasiSTha MaitrAvarunI, Indrapramati
95 VAsiSTha, VRSagaNa VAsiSTha, Manyu
96 VAsiSTha, Upamanyu VAsiSTha,
97 VyAghrapAda VAsiSTha, Sakti VAsiSTha,
98 KarNaSrut VAsiSTha, MRLIka VAsiSTha,
99-100 Vsukra VAsiSTha, ParASara SAktya,
101 Kutsa ANgiras.AmbarISa VArSAgira, RjiSvan ANgiras
 102 RebhAsUnu KASyapas
103 AndhIgu SyAvASvI, YayAtI NAhuSa, NahuSa
104-105 MAnava, Manu SamvaraNa, PrajApati
106 VaiSvAmitra.
107 Trita Aptya
108 Dvita Aptya
109 Parvata KANva, NArada KANva
110 Agni CakSuSa, CakSu MAnava, Manu Apsava
111 SaptaRSis
112 GaurIvIti SAktya, Sakti VAsiSTha, Uru ANgiras,
113-11 RjiSvan BhAradvAja
Agni DhISNya AiSvaraya
TryaruNa TraivRSNa, Trasadasyu Paurukutsa
AnAnata PArucchepi
SiSu ANgiras
KaSyapa MArIca

MaNDala X (191 hymns)

Trita Aptya
1-7 TriSirAs TvASTra
8 TriSirAs TvASTra, SindhudvIpa AmbarISa
9 Yama Vaivasvata, YamI VaivasvatI
10 HavirdhAna ANgi
11-12 VivasvAn Aditya
13 Yama Vaivasvata
14 Sankha YAmAyana
15 Damana YAmAyana
16 DevaSravas YAmAyana
17 Sankusuka YAmAyana
18 Matitha YAmAyana, or BhRgu, or Cyavana
19 BhArgava
20-26 Vimada Aindra, VasukRt VAsukra
27-29 Vasukra Aindra
30-34 KavaSa AilUSa
35-36 LuSa DhAnaka
37 AbhitApa Saurya
38 Indra MuSkavAn
39-40 GhoSA KAkSIvatI
41 Suhastya GhauSeya
42-44 KRSNa Angiras
45-46 VatsaprI BhAlandana
47 Saptagu ANgiras
48-50 Indra VaikuNTha
51-53 Agni Saucika
54-56 BRhaduktha VAmadevya
57-60 Bandhu, Subandhu, Srutabandhu,
61-62 Viprabandhu (GaupAyanas)
63-64 NAbhAnediSTha MAnava
65-66 Gaya PlAta
67-68 VasukarNa VAsukra
69-70 AyAsya ANgiras
71-72 Sumitra VAdhryaSva
73-74 BRhaspati ANgiras
75 GaurivIti SAktya
76 SindhukSit Praiyamedha
77-78 JaratkarNa Sarpa AirAvata
79-80 SyUmaraSmi BhArgava
81-82 Agni SaucIka or Sapti VAjambhara
83-84 ViSvakarmA Bhauvana
85 Manyu TApasa
86 SUryA SAvitrI
87 VRSAkapi Aindra, Indra, IndrANI
88 PAyu BhAradvAja
89 MUrdhanvAn VAmadevya
90 ReNu VaiSvAmitra
91 NArAyaNa
92 AruNa Vaitahavya
93 SAryAta MAnava
94 TAnva PArthya
95 Arbuda KAdraveya Sarpa
96 PurUravas AiLa, UrvaSI
97 Baru ANgiras, Sarvahari Aindra
98 BhiSag AtharvaNa
99 DevApi ArSTiSeNa
100 Vamra VaikhAnasa
101 Duvasyu VAndana
102 Budha Saumya
103 Mudgala BhArmyaSva
104 Apratiratha Aindra
105 ASTaka VaiSvAmitra
106 Sumitra Kautsa, Durmitra Kautsa
107 BhUtAMSa KASyapa
108 Divya ANgiras, DakSiNA PrAjApatya
109 SaramA, PaNis
110 JuhU BrahmajAyA
111 RAma JAmadagnya, Jamadagni BhArgava
112 ASTAdaMSTra VairUpa
113 Nabhahprabhedana VairUpa
114 Sataprabhedana VairUpa
115 Sadhri VairUpa
116 Upastuta VArSTihavya
117 Agniyuta Sthaura
118 BhikSu ANgiras
119 UrukSaya ANgiras
120 Laba Aindra
121 BRhaddiva AtharvaNa
122 HiraNyagarbha PrAjApatya
123 CitramahA VAsiSTha
124 Vena BhArgava
125 Agni, VaruNa, Soma
126 VAk AmbhRNI
127 AMhomuk VAmadevya
128 KuSika Saubhara, RAtrI BhAradvAjI
129 Vihavya ANgiras
130 PrajApati ParameSThin
131 Yajña PrAjApatya
132 SukIrti KAkSIvata
133 SakapUta NArmedha
134 SudAs Paijavana
135 MAndhAtA YauvanASva
136 KumAra YAmAyana
137 JUti, VAtajUti, ViprajUti, VRSAnaka,
138 Karikrata, EtaSa, RSyaSRnga (VAtaraSanas)
139 SaptaRSis
140 ANga Aurava
141 ViSvavAsu Devagandharva
142 Agni, PAvaka
143 Agni TRpasa
144 SArNga, JaritR, DroNa, SArisRkva,
145 Stambhamitra
146 Atri SAnkhya
147 Urdhvasadman YAmAyana
148 IndrANI
149 DevamunI Airammada
150 Suvedas SairISI
151 PRthu Vainya
152 Arcan HairaNyastUpa
153 MRLIka VAsiSTha
154 SraddhA KAmAyanI
155 SAsa BhAradvAja
156 IndramAtara DevajAmaya
157 YamI VaivasvatI
158 SirimbiTha BhAradvAja
159 Ketu Agneya
160 Bhuvana Aptya, SAdhana Aptya
161 CakSu Saurya
162 SacI PaulomI
163 PUraNa VaiSvAmitra
164 YakSmanASana PrAjApatya
165 RakSohA BrAhma
166 VivRhA KASyapa
167 Pracetas ANgiras
168 Kapota NairRta
169 RSabha VairAja SAkvara
170 ViSvAmitra, Jamadagni
171 Anila VAtAyana
172 Sabara KAkSIvata
173 VibhrAt Saurya
174 ITa BhArgava
175 SaMvarta ANgiras
176 Dhruva ANgiras
177 AbhIvarta ANgiras
178 UrdhvagrAvA Arbuda
179 SUnu Arbhava
PataNga PrAjApatya
180 AriSTanemi TArkSya
181 Sibi AuSInara, Pratardana KASirAja, Vasumanas RauhidaSva
Jaya Aindra
182 Pratha VAsiSTha, Sapratha BhAradvAja,
183 Gharma Saurya
184 TapurmUrdhan BArhaspatya
185 PrajAvAn PrAjApatya
186 ViSNu PrAjApatya
 187 SatyadhRti VAruNi
188 Ula VAtAyana
189 Vatsa Agneya
190 Syena Agneya
191 SArparAjñI
AghamarSaNa MAdhucchandas
SaMvanana ANgiras
There are some fictitious composers ,especially in Mandala X.

However, in the first eight MaNDala, except in the case of one single hymn
(VIII.47), it is very easy to identify the actual composer (by which we mean the RSi
who actually composed the hymn, or his eponymous ancestor to whose name the
hymn is to be credited as per the system followed in the particular MaNDala) of a
hymn ascribed to a fictitious composer.

Actual
Hymn Fictitious Composers
Composer

AmbarISa, Sahadeva,
I.100 RjrASva
BhayamAna, SurAdhas

I.105 Trita Aptya Kutsa

I.126 BhAvayavya, RomaSA KakSIvAn

III.23 DevaSravas, DevavAta ViSvAmitra

IV.42 Trasadasyu Paurukutsa VAmadeva

Trasadasyu, TryaruNa,
V.27 Atri
ASvamedha

VI.15 VItahavya BharadvAja

VIII.1 AsaNga, SaSvatI MedhAtithi

VIII.34 Vasurocis NIpAtithi

(2) Dialogue hymns, in some of which verses are

ascribed to Gods and even rivers:
Hymn Fictitious Composers Actual
Composer

Indra, Maruts, (epon.)

I.165 Agastya
Agastya

I.170 Indra, (epon.) Agastya Agastya

(epon.) Agastya,
I.179 Agastya
LopAmudrA, a pupil

III.33 (epon.) ViSvAmitra, Rivers ViSvAmitra

(epon.) VAmadeva, Indra,

IV.18 ViSvAmitra
Aditi
(3) Hymns which are ascribed alternatively to the
actual composers and to their remote ancestors:

Hymn
Fictitious ComposersActual Composer

III.31KuSika AiSIrathIViSvAmitra GAthinaVIII.27-31Manu VaivasvataKaSyapa

MArIcaVIII.71PurumILha ANgirasSudIti PurumILha.

Female Composers.

he female Vedic writers credited with composing hymns are noted below:
(1) Vak Devi: she was the daughter of Rishi Ambhrina. She is credited with
composing the eight riks of 125 Sukta, Book X and Rig Veda. These riks are known
as Devi-Sukta. In the ancient Vedic times it was a custom to read the Devi-Sukta
on special occasions. In modern times instead of the Devi Sukta, the Chandi
(recounting of the deeds of Durga) is read. In the eight hymns Vak Devi has
conveyed her ideas of monotheism and chastity.

(2) Biswavara: She belonged to the Atri clan. She was the composer of six hymns.
These hymns illustrate the gentle ideas, beauty and loving affections of the female.

(3) Aditi: She was the spouse of the great sage Kasyapa. Her father was King
Daksha and she was the mother of twelve Aditya brothers of the deva-Aryans. Aditi
is credited with composing five hymns of R. V.X, 153 Sukta. She has also composed
the fifth, sixth and the seventh hymns of R. V., IV and 18 Sukta.

(4) Apala: She belonged to the Atri clan. She has also composed many beautiful
hymns like Biswavara, the eight hymns of R.V. VIII and 91 Sukta.

(5) Yami: She has written the first, third, fifth, seventh, and eleventh hymns of R.V,
10 Sukta and even the five hymns of 154th Sukta.

(6) Urvashi: She has described her love marriage with Pururava, a lunar king, in
seven hymns of the 95th Sukta, Book X and Rig Veda.

(7) Lopamudra: She was the Princess of Vidarbha and wife of the great sage
Agastya. She has composed the first two hymns of the 179th Sukta of Book I of the
Rig Veda.
 (8) Romasa: she was the Queen of Bhava-Yavya and the mother of King Svanaya.
She has composed the seventh hymn of 126th Sukta, Book I, and Rig Veda.

References.

The History and Culture of the Indian People

2. The Culture and Civilization of Ancient India in Historical Outline by D.D.

Kosambi, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, Delhi-Bombay-Bangalore-Kanpur,
1975 (first printed 1970).

3. Rgveda Repetitions Vol.2 by Maurice Bloomfield, Harvard University Press,

Cambridge, Massachussetts, 1916. p. 634

4. The Rise of the Greek Epic by Gilbert Murray

Courtesy: – Rigveda: A historical Analysis by Shrikant G. Talageri

Citation.

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