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The Vedas, since the dawn of human civilisation, have been regarded as the first Source Books of knowledge, given to man for his individual and collective welfare. In this book, 81 verses covering a wide range of subjects have been included that gives a glimpse of the Revealed Knowledge which kindled the hearts of the most ancient seers at the dawn of Creation. This effort is not meant for Vedic scholars but for the general public who may enjoy and be inspired by the Vedic lore. Rigveda, the first and the largest of the four Vedas is classified in two ways : a) Mandala, Sukta and Mantra and b) Astaka, Varga and Mantra, each category comprising the same number of total verses. The former classification is more popular. It contains 10 mandalas (books), 1028 suktas (hymns) and 10552 verses (mantras). The smallest of the hymns has a single verse whereas the largest has 58 verses. Books I and X each has maximum number of hymns, i.e. 191 and book III, a minimum number of 43 hymns.