Rig Veda is the collection of mantras or hymns in praise of Gods. The term Rig Veda can apply to the Gods who are praised. There are many Gods whose praise contained in it. The Rig Veda deals with thirty three of them as important. These Gods have forms akin to the human. (LKV, pp. 10-11)
The Rig Veda teaches Unity. It exhorts all men to pursue the same holy desires. All hearts must be charged with same urge; all thoughts must be directed y good motives towards good ends. All men must tread the one Path of Truth for all are the manifestations of the One.
People believe today that the lesson of the unity of mankind is quite new and that the idea of progressing towards it is very praise worthy. But, the concept of human unity is not at all new. In Rig Vedic times, the concept has been proclaimed much more clearly and emphatically than now. It is the pre-eminent ideal of the Rig Veda.
All are parts of God, His Power, His Energy. The Atma that is the Reality in everyone is, in truth the One manifesting as the Many. The Veda demands that difference and distinction should not be imposed. The universal inclusive outlook is absent among men today. They have multiplied differences and conflicts and their lives have become narrow and restricted. The Rig Veda, in the ancient past, pulled down restrictive barrier and narrow feelings and proclaimed Unity. (LKV, p. 12)
Rig Veda teaches the lesson of serenity. Peace is like rose water sprinkled on you, smell it but don’t drink it, that is to say, accept it and thrive on it.
Blame is like a medicine. Examine yourselves whether you have the illness and if you have, accept the blame and benefit by it. (SSS Vol.13, p. 54)