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The Veda - essence of ancient India

The Veda - essence of ancient India

The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. Vedas are śruti distinguishing them from other religious texts, which are called smṛti ("what is remembered"). Hindus consider the Vedas to be apauruṣeya, which means "not of a man, superhuman" and "impersonal, authorless, of sacred sounds and texts heard by ancient sages after intense meditation

There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda.[

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Rigveda

Rigveda

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Samaveda

Samaveda

  • The Samaveda Samhita consists of 1549 stanzas, taken almost entirely (except for 75 mantras) from the Rigveda.While its earliest parts are believed to date from as early as the Rigvedic period, the existing compilation dates from the post-...

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Yajurveda

Yajurveda

  • It is a compilation of ritual offering formulas that were said by a priest while an individual performed ritual actions.
  • There are two major groups of texts in this Veda: the "Black" (Krishna) and the "White" (Shukla). The term "black" implies "the un-arranged, motl...

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