Sama-Veda Samans : the third Veda. Its Samhita contains 1875 mantric verses are called Sāmans. They are mantras of divine Ananda, “the word of calm & harmonious attainment for the bringing of the divine desire of the spirit” [SABCL 13: 314]
... history of India and of the world. The Vedas speak of the Rishis of the past and of the New Age (pūrvebhih nūtanaih, Rig Veda (RV), 1.1.2). 2 There are four Vedas, — Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. Among the Vedas the Rig Veda occupies a prominent place. It consists of ten books or Mandalas and one thousand seventeen hymns or suktas. The total number of verses in Rig Veda is... Krishna Yajur Veda has five existing versions of which Maitrayam Samhita is prominent. It has four kandas which have prose compositions thousand seven hundred one have been taken from the Rig Veda. Sama Veda consists of one thousand five hundred forty nine verses, but only seventy five of them are independent of the Rig Veda. The Atherva Veda has twenty kandas and five thousand eight hundred forty nine... 61. RV.,X.l90. 62.RV;1..IO. 63. RV., 1.89.1 64.RV., 1.89.6. 65 RV., 1.89.8. 66 RV., 1.89.9. 67. Yajur Veda, Shiva Sankalpa, 34.1-6. 68.Vide., Sama Veda, 641-50. 69 RV., X. 192.2-4. Page 76 ...
... the inner and the outer and the middle action of the spirit made whole in their perfect using and the spirit knows and is not shaken. This world by the Riks, the middle world by the Yajus and by the Samans that which the seers make known to us. The man of knowledge passeth to Him by OM, his house, even to the supreme spirit that is calm and ageless and fearless and immortal. The symbols here are... and its motions, or those in which the Vedic idea of the struggle between the Gods and the demons is taken up and given its spiritual significance and the Vedic godheads more openly than in Rik and Saman characterised and invoked in their inner function and spiritual power. I may cite as an example of this development of Vedic idea and image a passage of the Taittiriya in which Indra plainly appears... even this syllable OM, shall meditate on the highest Purusha, is perfected in the light that is the Sun. As a snake putteth off its skin, even so is he released from sin and evil and is led by the Samans to the world of Brahman. He from this dense of living souls seeth the higher than the highest Purusha who lieth in this mansion. The three letters are afflicted by death, but now they are used undivided ...
... end. To take an example: mahabharater katha amrta-saman kasiramdas kahe sune punyaban The first line has: mahabharater katha – eight syllables, and amrta-saman – six syllables. Similarly, in the second line, we have: kasiramdas kahe – eight syllables, and sune punyaban –six. The rhyming is done by man in saman and ban in punyaban. However, more of this a little ...
... Notes and References ' It is believed that in its original condition Veda was one, but it was Rishi Vyasa who divided it into collections, Samhitas, Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda. The antiquity of the Veda has been a subject of discussion and dispute. But it is acknowledged that it is the oldest available record in the world. '2-Rig Veda (7?VJ, X.67 ...
... Upanishad Chapter I And the First Section ओमित्येतदक्षरमुद्गीथमुपासीत । ओमिति हयुद्गायति तस्योपव्याख्यानम् ॥१॥ 1) Worship ye OM, the eternal syllable, OM is Udgitha, the chant of Sama-veda; for with OM they begin the chant of Sama. And this is the exposition of OM. एषां भूतानां पृथिवी रसः पृथिव्या आपो रसः । अपामोषधयो रस ओषधीनां पुरुषो रसः पुरुषस्य वाग्रसो वाच ऋग्रस ऋचः साम रसः साम्न ...
... things secret, the knowledge of the knower, the logic of those who debate. I am the letter A among letters, the dual among compounds, the sacred syllable OM among words, the Gayatri among metres, the Sama-veda among the Vedas and the great Sama among the mantras. I am Time the head of all reckoning to those who reckon and measure. I am spiritual knowledge among the many philosophies, arts and sciences. ...
... Significance of Indian Yoga Appendix Significance of The Veda in The Context of Indian Religion And Spirituality The four Vedas (Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda) are samhitas, collections or compilations of selections made by Veda Vyasa. There was evidently at that time a larger body of compositions, and since they spoke of the old and new... to Rig Veda; Taittiriya, Kama and Shweteshwatara which are related to Krishna Yajurveda; Brihadaranyaka and Isha, which are related to Shukla Yajurveda; Kena and Chhandogya, which are related to Sama Veda; and Prashna and Mundaka, which are related to Atharva Veda. 12. We may also refer to the passage of the Taittiriya in which Indra appears as a power of the divine mind. The passage of the Prashna ...
... ऋग्वेदो यजुर्वेदः सामवेदोऽथर्ववेदः शिक्षा कल्पो व्याकरणं निरुक्तं छन्दो ज्योतिषमिति । अथ परा यया तदक्षरमधिगम्यते ॥५॥ Page 131 5) Of which the lower, the Rig Veda and the Yajur Veda and the Sama Veda and the Atharva Veda, chanting, ritual, grammar, etymological interpretation, and prosody and astronomy. And then the higher by which is known the Immutable. यत् तदद्रेश्यमग्राह्यमगोत्रमवर्णम ...
... the Self of Mind is made in the image of a man; according as is the human image of the other, so is it in the image of the man. Yajur is the head of him and the Rig-veda is his right side and the Sama-veda is his left side; the Commandment is his spirit which is the self of him, Atharvan Angiras is his lower member whereon he rests abidingly. Whereof this is the Scripture. Chapter Four ...
... — we wondered why. The bus-walla said we had to change buses, as he had no permit to go further! Pantulu let go a volley of grape-shot, but was persuaded to make the change. We transferred all the ‘saman’ and sat in our places. Pantulu was to board last and occupy the front seat. As he was about to get in, he saw a police officer sitting in the front seat. He asked the bus-walla, “Who is he? — Why is ...
... And yet a brief statement could be useful and may serve the limited purpose that we have in view. Significance of Agni as the First Step Among the four Vedas (Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda), Rig Veda is preeminent. In this Veda, the largest number of hymns are addressed and related to Agni, the mystic fire. This fact is significant, and it provides the central key to ...
... text of the Veda itself is very vast. What is called Veda consists of four huge books: Page 45 the first one is called Rig Veda; the second is called Yajur Veda; the third is called Sama Veda; and the fourth is called Atharva Veda. These are four huge volumes. Rig Veda is the biggest. It has ten chapters and totally it has ten thousand verses. Ten thousand verses! In a recent publication ...
... the Self of Mind is made in the image of a man; according as is the human image of the other, so is it in the image of the man. Yajur is the head of him and the Rig-veda is his right side and the Sama-veda is his left side: the Commandment is his spirit which is the self of him, Atharvan Ungirus is his lower member whereon he rests abidingly. Whereof this is the Scripture. Chapter IV यतो वाचो ...
... vital and is fulfilled by it. Disciple : It also says " yaj ñas is the head ; the rk is the right side ; saman is the left side ; command is the soul ; atharva-angirasa is the end and foundation". Sri Aurobindo : Rik means the intuitive movement in the mind ; saman is "the rhythm of the movement and harmony.” Atharva means "the effective action of the physical plane". Angirasa ...
... four, each one of them in turn assisted by three, is the Master of the elaborate mighty Ceremony. The Hotris are chanting the Hymns of the Rig Veda; the Udgatra in his melodious voice is doing the Saman recitation of the Riks; the Adhwaryu is busy with the material arrangements of the Sacrifice; the Brahman takes care of this holy Action by assiduously supervising everything. The Fire is bright-lit ...
... the ancestors (pitarah, poorvajanah). Veda thus describes the knowledge contained in the pre-Vedic tradition as also the Vedic tradition proper. Among the four Vedas (Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda), the Rig Veda is pre-eminent. According to one tradition, Atharva Veda was a later addition. The Rig Veda consists of 10 Mandalas (parts) and each Mandala consists of a number ...
... × 293 On the Veda, 46 × 294 Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, Atharva Veda. × 295 According to Indian tradition, each cycle has four periods: ...
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