Vedic Scriptures
Vedic scriptures were written in Sanskrit by the sages and have been considered sacred books from time immemorial. The sages from their deep meditation and sharp intelligence framed them in Sanskrit and various languages like Devnagiri, Prakrit etc., and passed them on to their students. Though the most sacred texts, The Vedas were written in Sanskrit. Vedas means to Know or to Understand. Sanskrit means a thing which is refined or a thing which has been purified. There are four main Vedas:- Rig, Sama, Yajur and Athrava Veda. Rig Veda contains hymns defining Gods and their forms. Sama Veda explains how to sing the hymns. Yajur explains the offering to be made along with mantras. Atharva Veda has subjects related to livelihood. Since the Vedas are very comprehensive Upaveda was created so that it was easy for us to understand. Vedas are split into two parts -Mantra and Brahman. Mantra glorifies the beauty and forms of Gods and Brahman has three parts; Brahman, Aaryanyak &...