Posted by Sumit Sharma on
The first hymn comprising 9 verses in the first book of the Rigveda, the seer is sage Madhu-Chhandas. The devata or subject is Agni. The metre is Gayatri. The tune is the Shadja.
Subject of the Hymn
There in the first verse, instruction is imparted by God regarding His ownself and the physical signification of the word agni (fire).