वेद महाकाव्य
(Vedas epics)
बालादपि ग्रहीतव्यं युक्तमुक्तं मनीषिभिः ।
रवेरविषये किं न प्रदीपस्य प्रकाशनम् ॥
Good words, Even if they are coming from a child, should be received by mankind without ignorance, The lamp lights the places the sun cannot.
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Dvapara Yug
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Video on Vedas prepared by students, this is presented in the form of a play.
Learning the lessons from vedas
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A collection of the books
The Vedas are scriptures that are comprised of Vedic Sanskrit and originated in ancient India. The Sanskrit word Véda meaning consciousness or disclosure is derived from the root word Vid meaning to know, that is the whole knowledge is contained in this single word “Veda” , We can see how even the name'veda' has a deep meaning. Veda is the world’s oldest drafted document and it is believed by many that they have exited since the beginning of time . In common language, Veda is referred to as Knowledge. In fact, knowledge overcomes all the obstacles and reduces darkness that resides in one’s mind , so it is given much imporatance in the vedas , you must have observed it in the shlokas on every page. The Vedas are the chief support of our Indian culture.
RIG VEDA: Amongst all the Vedas, The Rig Veda is the oldest. It constitutes 10 books (known as mandalas) of 1,028 hymns of 10,600 verses. These verses scrutinize themselves with proper religious observance and practice about the universal vibrations heard by the sages, and the sages also address fundamental questions regarding existence.
Many of the Hindu prayers and rituals are influenced by the verses of Rig Veda. Rig Veda comprises the explanation of the art of living and the origin of the world. The people enchant the mantras to praise the power of the almighty, this also helps in calming one's mind.
SAM VEDA - It is knowledge delivered in the form of songs, the melody of knowledge , Krishna said in Bhagavad Gita. that “Amongst the Vedas, I'm the Sama Veda”
The Sama Veda consists of texts meant to be sung, some scholars also found a link between the rig and sam Veda, as rig Veda works as a lyric dictionary for sam Veda!!. It is comprised of 1,549 verses and 1875 mantras.
Sama Veda is divided into two sections:
The Gana (melodies).
The Arcika (verses).
The Sama Veda elevates the soul because the melodies combined with the words are thought to encourage dance. It is said that Sama Veda had originally 1000 sakhas(branches) but only 3 are available in present times. Among all the four Vedas, Sama Veda is the shortest Veda. The Sam Veda is considered to be the oldest music organization in the world because it contains all types of music, mantra, Chandra, and linguistics.
Yajur Veda: The Yajur Veda is the Veda about worship. It boasts it detailed mention of rituals, worships, recitations. Just like the Sama Veda, yajur Veda is also believed to have a direct link with rig Veda. with a total of,1,875 verses with the paramount focus on ways of worship, It is generally regarded as having two “sections” (these are not distinct parts of Yajur Veda rather characteristics of the whole), the poorly arranged dark yajur Veda, and the arranged light yajur Veda.
Atharva-Veda is also known as Atharvan's knowledge. Unlike the other three, this Veda deals with spells, chants, hymns, prayers, rituals, marriages and funerals, medicine, anatomy, physiology, and daily life observations. With 20 books, each with 730 hymns, Atharva Veda is named after Rishi Atharvan, who played an integral role in the composition of Atharva Veda.
Ramayana and Mahabharata together; are the main epics of India. The two epics are composed in Sanskrit. Indian Epics is mainly based on the study of two epic narratives - the Ramayana and Mahabharata. They have transformed the Indian way of analyzing and philosophy. In Sanskrit, the two epics are believed to be "itihasa", meaning historical texts.
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MAHABHARATA - The Mahabharata is known to be the chronicle and philosophical disquisition of India. It is the world's longest epic book. In competition to the Iliad and the Odyssey, it is believed that Mahabharata contains seven times more than them, about one lakh verses. Mahabharata contains a small part in it known as The Bhagwad Gita. It is drafted by Krishna Dvaipayana, famously known as Vyasa or Veda Vyasa.
It teaches us that-
Being kind, humble, and generous is not enough to live life, rather one should implement these fundamentals.
Bad company can ruin your life beyondwhat you think.
RAMAYANA - The word Ramayana is composed of two words - Rama and Ayana. The original Ramayana
it is laid down by Valmiki. It is embraced of seven kandas or books. Ramayana teaches us many teachings
some of them are given below –
Not only is it possible, but it is also essential to ensure victory over evil forces.
Kindness , compassion, truth values are much needed by us
One'ss wisdom goal-driven riven mindset can help them walk on the path to fight the evil
How unity is the strongest force.
The values given by these scriptures in brief
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After learning about the Vedas, it is important to learn about how it is interlinked with various languages and the influence it had on them, Indo Aryan languages, many of them even spoken today have a deep connection with Sanskrit, the next page explains the same.
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