Deities of Mandala 10
- AAgni
Notable hymns: RV 10.1 (Agni as first among gods; renewed kindling) and RV 10.45 (Agni as messenger and guardian)
In 28 hymns
- IIndra
Notable hymns: RV 10.22 (Indra’s might and victory) and RV 10.48 (Indra’s self-praise; power and benefaction)
In 24 hymns
- SSoma
Notable hymns: RV 10.25 (Soma praise; exhilaration and insight) and RV 10.94 (Soma-related praise and ritual context)
In 10 hymns
- VVaruna / AdityasVaruṇa / Ādityas (cosmic order)
Notable hymns: RV 10.85 (often read with social/ritual themes; includes cosmic order motifs) and RV 10.124 (themes of sovereignty and order in the divine sphere)
In 8 hymns
- YYama and the PitrisYama and the Pitṛs (Fathers)
Notable hymns: RV 10.14 (Yama; funerary guidance) and RV 10.15 (Pitṛs; ancestral invocation)
In 5 hymns
- RRudra
Notable hymns: RV 10.92 (Rudra-related praise/protection themes) and RV 10.136 (munis/keśin imagery; Rudra-like power and ascetic vision)
In 4 hymns
