The tenth verse of the sixty-second hymn from a section in this text, which venerates Savitri, is known as the Gayatri Mantra, and Krishna in Bhagavad Gita equates himself with that verse.
Though Saunaka lists five shakhas associated with this text only the Sakala redaction remains extant. A hymn in this work dedicated to the Vishvadevas notes, "To what is One, sages give many a title…" is cited as evidence of an emerging monism, as it is found in the later sections of this work linguistically. The role of one of the composers' of this text and his family in the Battle of Ten Kings is the focus of one section, making Vashishta the only other human besides Bhavayavya to have hymn dedicated to him in this work. The tenth verse of the sixty-second hymn from a section in this text, which venerates Savitri, is known as the Gayatri Mantra, and Krishna in Bhagavad Gita equates himself with that verse. The first and last sections of this text are linguistically the youngest, and the first word of this text is Agni. Max Mueller's translation of this text included the edited commentary of Sayana, and it is traditionally split into 10 mandalas. For 10 points, name this oldest of the Hindu Vedas.
Though Saunaka lists five shakhas associated with this text only the Sakala redaction remains extant.
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