The Rig-Veda is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is one of the four Vedas, the sacred texts of Hinduism. The Rig-Veda consists of 10 books, known as Mandalas. This is the second Mandala of the Rig-Veda. In addition to the fourth Mandala, in this book you will - An in-depth description of the its age, its provenance, who wrote it, etc - A complete list of the gods and goddesses within the Rig-veda - A biography of the translator, Ralph T H Griffith