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=== Shakas ===
 
=== Shakas ===
Only one Shaka (school or recension) of the Rigveda is available today called as  '''शाकला ||''' '''Shaakala.'''
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Only one Shaka (school or recension) of the Rigveda is available today called as  '''शाकला ||''' '''Shakala.'''<ref name=":022" /><ref name=":12" />
    
According to Sarvanukramani vritti, Ahirbudhnyasamhita, Muktikopanishad and Pathanjali's Mahabhashyam, and recently many scholars opined that Rigveda had 21 shakas.   
 
According to Sarvanukramani vritti, Ahirbudhnyasamhita, Muktikopanishad and Pathanjali's Mahabhashyam, and recently many scholars opined that Rigveda had 21 shakas.   
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=== Devatas, Chandas and Rtvik ===
 
=== Devatas, Chandas and Rtvik ===
Rig veda mantras are chanted by the '''[[Hotra|होत्र ||]]''' [[Hotra|'''Hotra''']], the Rig veda priest to invoke the deities to the yajna. Important Rig vedic deities are Agni, Indra, Varuna, Ushas, Savita, Pusha, Mitra, Vishnu, Rudra, Marut and Parjanya.
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Rig veda mantras are chanted by the '''[[Hotra|होत्र ||]]''' [[Hotra|'''Hotra''']], the Rig veda priest to invoke the deities to the yajna. Important Rig vedic deities are Agni, Indra, Varuna, Ushas, Savita, Pusha, Mitra, Vishnu, Rudra, Marut and Parjanya. Gayatri, Jagati, Bruhati, Pankti and Trishtubh and Anustubh are widely used meters (Page No 6 of Reference 4<ref name=":22" />). 
    
=== विषयविभागम् ===
 
=== विषयविभागम् ===

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