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, which were composed in early Vedic period (1500 – 1000 BCE). Most hymns in this book are attributed to .
The verse 3.62.10 gained great importance in Hinduism as the Gayatri Mantra.
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.] 3.25 (259) [Agni.] 3.26 (260) [Agni.] 3.27 (261) [Agni.] 3.28 (262) [Agni.] 3.29 (263) [Agni.] 3.30 (264) [Indra.] 3.31 (265) [Indra.] 3.32 (266) [Indra.] 3.33 (267) [Indra.] 3.34 (268) [Indra.] 3.35 (269) [Indra.] 3.36 (270) [Indra.] 3.37 (271) [Indra.] 3.38 (272) [Indra.] 3.39 (273) [Indra.] 3.40 (274) [Indra.] 3.41 (275) [Indra.] 3.42 (276) [Indra.] 3.43 (277) [Indra.] 3.44 (278) [Indra.] 3.45 (279) [Indra.] 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.] 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) [ .] 3.62 (296) [Indra and Others.]
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– English translation by Ralph T. H. Griffith