3-rd Mandala of the Rigveda

The third Mandala of the Rigveda has 62 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra. It is one of the "family books" (mandalas 2-7), the oldest core of the Rigveda. Most hymns in this book are attributed to Vishvamitra

The verse 3.62.10 gained great importance in Hinduism as the Gayatri Mantra.

RV 3.53.14 refers to the s, a non-Aryan tribe which most scholars have placed in Bihar (Magadha).

List of incipits
The dedication as given by Griffith is in square brackets

3.1 (235) [ Agni.]

3.2 (236) [Agni.]

3.3 (237) [Agni.]

3.4 (238) [ Apris.]

3.5 (239) [Agni.]

3.6 (240) [Agni.]

3.7 (241) [Agni.]

3.8 (242) [Sacrificial Post.]

3.9 (243) [Agni.]

3.10 (244) [Agni.]

3.11 (245) [Agni.]

3.12 (246) [ Indra-Agni.]

3.13 (247) [Agni.]

3.14 (248) [Agni.]

3.15 (249) [Agni.]

3.16 (250) [Agni.]

3.17 (251) [Agni.]

3.18 (252) [Agni.]

3.19 (253) [Agni.]

3.20 (254) [Agni.]

3.21 (255) [Agni.]

3.22 (256) [Agni.]

3.23 (257) [Agni.]

3.24 (258) [Agni.] ágne sáhasva pŕtanā

3.25 (259) [Agni.]

3.26 (260) [Agni.]

3.27 (261) [Agni.] prá vo vâjā abhídyavo

3.28 (262) [Agni.]

3.29 (263) [Agni.] ástīdám adhimánthanam

3.30 (264) [Indra.]

3.31 (265) [Indra.]

3.32 (266) [Indra.]

3.33 (267) [Indra.] prá párvatānām uśatî upásthād

3.34 (268) [Indra.]

3.35 (269) [Indra.]

3.36 (270) [Indra.]

3.37 (271) [Indra.] vârtrahatyāya śávase

3.38 (272) [Indra.]

3.39 (273) [Indra.]

3.40 (274) [Indra.]

3.41 (275) [Indra.] â tû na indra madríag

3.42 (276) [Indra.]

3.43 (277) [Indra.]

3.44 (278) [Indra.]

3.45 (279) [Indra.] â mandraír indra háribhir

3.46 (280) [Indra.]

3.47 (281) [Indra.]

3.48 (282) [Indra.]

3.49 (283) [Indra.]

3.50 (284) [Indra.]

3.51 (285) [Indra.]

3.52 (286) [Indra.]

3.53 (287) [Indra, Parvata, Etc.]

3.54 (288) [ Visvedevas.]

3.55 (289) [Visvedevas.] uṣásaḥ pûrvā ádha yád viūṣúr

3.56 (290) [Visvedevas.]

3.57 (291) [Visvedevas.]

3.58 (292) [ Asvins.]

3.59 (293) [ Mitra.]

3.60 (294) [ Rbhus.] ihéha vo mánasā bandhútā nara

3.61 (295) [ Ushas.]

3.62 (296) [Indra and Others.]