- Meaning - “Veda” means wisdom, knowledge or vision, and it manifests the language of the gods in human speech. All the obligatory duties of the Hindus at birth, marriage, death etc
- Origin - Difficult to say when the earliest portions of the Vedas came into existence.
- Authors- General assumption is that the Vedic hymns were taught by God to the sages
- Classification- The four Vedas are collectively known as “Chathurveda” which are
- The Rig Veda: The Book of Mantra (Hymns,Oldest book in Indo-European language/Sanskrit,Authors-Rishis/Seers)
- The Sama Veda: The Book of Song ( Reduced version of Rigveda, Melodies / Musical notes form)
- The Yajur Veda: The Book of Ritual (Sacrifical arts,Similar to ancient Egypt’s “Book of the Dead”)
- The Atharva Veda: The Book of Spell (Simpler in language,Diverse than Rigveda, Popular right next to Rigveda,Spells &Charms,Clear picture of Vedic society)
You can also refer-
1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Toyb63DwBpk
2.http://hinduism.about.com/cs/vedasvedanta/a/aa120103a.htm
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