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The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India

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Divinity Atlas. "The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-rigveda-the-earliest-religious-poetry-of-india.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-rigveda-the-earliest-religious-poetry-of-india

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@misc{divinityatlas-the-rigveda-the-earliest-religious-poetr,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-rigveda-the-earliest-religious-poetry-of-india},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Stephanie W. Jamison and Joel P. Brereton translated the complete Rigveda directly from the Sanskrit, with an introduction to every hymn, superseding older nineteenth and early twentieth century translations that scholars had continued using for lack of a more current complete alternative. That it replaced the working standard translation, rather than merely being one option among equals, is real evidence of its standing in the field. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with specific verse renderings. Use it for the Gayatri verse, the Purusha and Nasadiya suktas, the opening Agni hymn and other passages drawn directly from this translation.

Facts

Citation

Author

Stephanie W. Jamison and Joel P. Brereton

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Year

2014

URL

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-rigveda-9780199370184

Source Type

Critical translation with scholarly introduction

Assessment

Reliability Tier

A complete translation of the Rigveda from the Sanskrit with an introduction to every hymn, from a university press, that superseded the older translations scholars had continued using for lack of a more current alternative.

Notes

The current standard English translation of the complete Rig Veda, with introductions to each hymn. Used here for the Gayatri verse, the Purusha and Nasadiya suktas and the opening Agni hymn.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Agni

This source names Agni directly: "and Nasadiya suktas, the opening Agni hymn and other passages drawn directly from this translation."

Source The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of IndiaStephanie W. Jamison and Joel P. Brereton

Claims Backed By This Source (568 claims)

This source backs 568 claims across the atlas. As facts: 375 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 4 open question. As cited relationships: 81 holds, 10 connected. Plus 97 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Deities, 174 claims: 106 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 28 holds, 39 general references.
Scripture Portions, 72 claims: 50 well-attested, 12 holds, 10 general references.
Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 54 claims: 33 well-attested, 2 open question, 12 holds, 7 general references.
Articles, 40 claims: 36 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
Open Questions, 33 claims: 21 well-attested, 9 connected, 3 general references.
Rituals, 30 claims: 19 well-attested, 1 open question, 6 holds, 4 general references.
Mythical Creatures, 28 claims: 22 well-attested, 1 holds, 5 general references.
Prayers, 28 claims: 19 well-attested, 5 holds, 4 general references.
Mantras, 27 claims: 17 well-attested, 1 open question, 4 holds, 5 general references.
Figures, 20 claims: 13 well-attested, 3 holds, 4 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 19 claims: 13 well-attested, 6 general references.
Doctrines, 14 claims: 9 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 14 claims: 8 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
Languages, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religions, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Bodies of Water, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Regions, 1 claims: 1 general references.