Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c5.s2.3

c5.s2.3

The ninth maṇḍala contains only hymns addressed to *Soma Pavamāna*. It has been thought, not without reason, that this book marks the beginning of an attempted new recension of the Rigveda, in which the whole body of hymns was intended to be arranged according to the deities addressed. It is fortunate for historical investigation that this attempt was carried no further.