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|Template:IAST]]
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.] Template:IAST
3.2 (236) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.3 (237) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.4 (238) [ Apris.] Template:IAST
3.5 (239) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.6 (240) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.7 (241) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.8 (242) [Sacrificial Post.] Template:IAST
3.9 (243) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.10 (244) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.11 (245) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.12 (246) [ Indra-Agni.] Template:IAST
3.13 (247) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.14 (248) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.15 (249) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.16 (250) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.17 (251) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.18 (252) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.19 (253) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.20 (254) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.21 (255) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.22 (256) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.23 (257) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.24 (258) [Agni.] ágne sáhasva pŕtanā
3.25 (259) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.26 (260) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.27 (261) [Agni.] prá vo vâjā abhídyavo
3.28 (262) [Agni.] Template:IAST
3.29 (263) [Agni.] ástīdám adhimánthanam
3.30 (264) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.31 (265) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.32 (266) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.33 (267) [Indra.] prá párvatānām uśatî upásthād
3.34 (268) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.35 (269) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.36 (270) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.37 (271) [Indra.] vârtrahatyāya śávase
3.38 (272) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.39 (273) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.40 (274) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.41 (275) [Indra.] â tû na indra madríag
3.42 (276) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.43 (277) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.44 (278) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.45 (279) [Indra.] â mandraír indra háribhir
3.46 (280) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.47 (281) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.48 (282) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.49 (283) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.50 (284) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.51 (285) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.52 (286) [Indra.] Template:IAST
3.53 (287) [Indra, Parvata, Etc.] Template:IAST
3.54 (288) [ Visvedevas.] Template:IAST
3.55 (289) [Visvedevas.] Template:IAST
3.56 (290) [Visvedevas.] Template:IAST
3.57 (291) [Visvedevas.] Template:IAST
3.58 (292) [ Asvins.] Template:IAST
3.59 (293) [ Mitra.] Template:IAST
3.60 (294) [ Rbhus.] ihéha vo mánasā bandhútā nara
3.61 (295) [ [[Ushas|Template:IAST]].] Template:IAST
3.62 (296) [Indra and Others.] Template:IAST