The VedicLiterature

The Vedas

The Word 'veda' comes from th eroot 'vidi', signifying knowledge.
They are four in all- Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.

(a)Rig Veda: Oldest religious text in the world.Contains 1028 hymns and is divided into 10 manadalas.

(b) Sama Veda Derived from the  root 'Saman', i.e 'melody'. It is a collection of melodies.

(c) Yjur veda: Delas with the procedure for the performance of sacrifices. 

(d) Atharva Veda: Mostly dealing with magic (along with personal problems of people)

The Upanishads

• called Vedanta

• they are the main source of Indian Philosophy, 108 in numbers.