The Advaitist

Below is a table which shows the family tree/ genealogy of the writers of Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.                         bhRRigu       bhRRigu         |----- gRRitsmada bhArgava shaunaka   |----- bhArgava somAhuti       |----- kUrma gArtsamada                                    Note : The symbol " |----- " means "descendant of" and not specifically "son of".

Below is a table which shows: a. The authors of the different hymns in Rig Veda Mandala 02 b. The number of hymns each author has in Mandala 02 c. The same number as a percentage of 43 (the total number of hymns in RV 2) d. Average length of the hymn - in other words, the average number of verses in a hymn per author S.No Author Hymns PercentageHymns AvgHymnLength 1 gRRitsmada bhArgava shaunaka 36 81.40%                          10 2 bhArgava somAhuti 4 9.30%                            8 3 kUrma gArtsamada 3 6.98%                        ...