The Rig Veda, core of the Hindu scriptural canon, is a collection of over a thousand hymns; above all it is a glorious song of praise to the gods, the cosmic po
The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Ve
One of the great choral works of the 20th century, Gustav Holst's "Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda" is a hauntingly beautiful setting of ancient Indian texts. Fe
Excerpt from Rig-Veda Sanhita A Collection of Ancient Hindu Hymns, Constituting the Second Ashtaka, or Book, of the Rig-Veda; The Oldest Authority for the Relig