Introduction Vedas Vedangas Praathisakhas Anukramanikas Upavedas Agamas Nine names of Vedas. Rg Veda Yajur Veda Sama Veda Atharva Veda purusha suktam |
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| page is revised on 16th February, 2004 |
| Nine names of Vedas |
| The nine names of the vedas are Sruti(or Anu sravam), Trayee, Amnayam(or Samamnayam), chaandas,swadhyaya,agama, nigamagama, Prushni(pristine) and Pradhamaja(first born). There are many other names to vedas depending on and describing their nature. Sruti: The vedas are taught only from mouth to mouth. The student has to be really concentrated on what the teacher is chanting because, there should be no mistakes done in the chanting , either in content or in the meter or in the swara(the way or tune of chanting. ) Trayee : Originally the Vedas are divided into three and only later, the Atharva Veda, the fourth veda was created. Amnaya: Mna means to study or practice . The knowledge which is to be studied and practiced. Swadhyaya: studied through generations Agama: the breathe of God Prisni: pristine and pure , wiithout errors Pradhamaja: first born, not having a forerunner. next |