Scriptures Index The ancient Indian Vedic scriptures are the greatest heritage of India. These sacred texts were not preached by any single Messiah but evolved over a period of time –... Read more
The fundamental difference between Western philosophy and Indian philosophy, especially the scriptures, is that while Western philosophy tries to uncover the real with the use of the intelle... Read more
• Parivrajaka School: This school seeks to highlight the spiritual import of mantras. While several hymns of the Vedic Samhitas indeed convey spiritual ideas very directly, followers of this... Read more
25. Brihadaranyaka of Shukla Yajurveda: This text forms the 17th book of the Kanva Shatapatha Brahmana, and the 14th book of the Madhyandina Shatapatha Brahmana. The initial 2 Prapathakas in... Read more
14. Arsheya Brahmana of Samaveda: The text is merely a kind of an Arshanukramani, or an index of Sages connected with the Gramageya and Aranya Samans. A particular Saman might have more than... Read more
The Atharvaveda has numerous names – • Bhrgvangirasa Veda – because of association with Bhrigus and Angirases • Atharvangirasa Veda – Because of association with Atharvana and Angirasa pries... Read more
2. Yajurveda Samhitas: As stated earlier, the Yajurveda has two main divisions – Shukla Yajurveda and Krishna Yajurveda. In the former, the mantra and Brahmana portions are collected in sepa... Read more
• Taittiriya YV: Buddhist texts and some versions of Ramayana attest their presence in the Gangetic plains but currently they are found all over Southern India. The Taittiriyas are themselve... Read more
The various shakhas of the Vedas were, at one time, spread throughout South Asia. Their geographical location has not been constant down the ages, as communities of Brahmins professing a par... Read more
• The Rigveda is so called because it is comprised of Rks. • The Yajurveda is so called because it is composed predominantly of prose mantras (yajus) although it has hundreds of Rks as well.... Read more
