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The Vedic literature was composed in Sanskrit. To begin with the Vedas were recited and not written. They were taught by oral method. Hence they were called as Sruti (heard) and Smriti (memorized). But later on they were reduced to writing after the invention of scripts.
The major literary and religious works of Vedic Period are the four Vedas and the Upanishads. These works still continue to hold immense authority in the sphere of spiritual and religious literature. The idea and principles of Karma (action) and Moksha (spiritual liberation) are widely accepted by the people belonging to Hindu faith.
Four Vedas
Veda is a sanskrit word. It means “knowledge“. There were four Vedas :
The Rig Veda
The Sama Veda
The Yajur Veda and
The Atharva Veda.
1. The Rig Veda
Collection of hymns
Oldest of all vedas
Associated of 1017 hymns or Suktas after adding "Blhilya Sukta" number in 1028
Compiled in 10 'mandalas' & 8 'Akhtaks'.
Also contains the famous Gayatri Mantra
II, III, IV, V, VI & VII are oldest mandalas
I, VIII, IX, X are latest mandalas.
The Tenth "Mandalas" or chapter which has the "Purushasukta" hymn, was probably added later.
Mandala IX is completely devoted to 'Soma'.
Mandala II to VII was created by Grita Samada, Vishwamitra, Vamadeva, Atri, Bharadwaj, Vashistha, VIII Kanwa and Angira, IX Soma
2. Samveda
Rhthmic compilation of hymns for Rigveda
"Book for Chants" contains 1,549 hymns, meant to be sung at the 'soma' sacrifice by a special class of Brahmanas called Udgatris. But the Samaveda has very little original value.
Has only 75 fundamental hymns
3. The Yajur Veda
Book of sacrifical prayers
Rituals of yajnas
Is sung of priest "Adhavaryu"
Its mantras tell us how the sacrifices were to be performed and what part the "Adhvaryus"- the Brahmanas who performed the manual work in the arrangement of sacrifice were to play at the time of sacrifice.
Has been compiled in "fourth path"
Has been divided into, Krishna(black) Yajurveda & Shukla(white) Yajurveda
Prose text
4. Atharvaveda
Mantras for magic spells
Populate ritualistic system & superstitions
Associated with "Saunkiya" and "Paiplad" community
Collection of 711/731/760 hymns
Not included in 'Trai'
Has been divided in 20 "Kandas"
18th, 19th & 20th 'Kandas' are later works
Provides freedom from evils spirits.
Oldest text on Indian Medicine.
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