1. VEDA I N D I A N H E R I T A G E

2. I hail Thee, Vyasa, again and again, Thou, God in human frame, Thou, scion of Vasistha’s ancient race, It is from Thee that all knowledge springs. urÉÉxÉÉrÉ ÌuÉwhÉÑÃmÉÉrÉ urÉÉxÉÃmÉÉrÉ ÌuÉwhÉuÉå | lÉqÉÉå uÉæ oÉë¼ÌlÉkÉrÉå uÉÉÍxÉ·ÉrÉ lÉqÉÉå lÉqÉÈ ||

5. AlÉliÉÉ uÉæ uÉåSÉÈ | mÉëqÉÉhÉÇ uÉåSÉvcÉ | uÉåSævcÉ xÉuÉæ AWûqÉåuÉ uÉåbÉÉå | Infinite are the Vedas - Veda The Vedas are the proof of all Dharma - Apasthmba I am known through all the Vedas - Gita

10. rÉxrÉ ÌlÉvuÉÍxÉiÉÇ uÉåSÉÈ | uÉåSÉãÎZÉsÉÉã kÉqÉåqÉÑsÉÇ xqÉÔÌiÉvÉÏsÉå cÉ iÉ̲SÉqÉç | AÉcÉÉUvcÉæuÉ xÉÉkÉÔlÉÉqÉÉiqÉlÉxiÉÑÌwOûUåuÉ cÉ || uÉåSÉã ÌlÉirÉÇ AkÉÏrÉiÉÉÇ | iÉSè EÌSiÉÇ MüqÉå xuÉlÉÑwPÏrÉiÉÉÇ || Practice the Vedas daily Practice well their prescriptions - Adi Sankara He whose breath are the Vedas - Vidyaranya The entire corpus of the Veda, Smriti or the secondary remembered texts and the virtuous acts of the knowers of the Veda, the actions of holy men and what produces contentment to oneself are all rooted in dharma. - Manusmriti

11. Mantra Vedas are divided in another way Brahmana Samhita is the name given to the collection of the mantras Brahmana includes in itself two more sections, the Aranyaka and the Upanisad. Aranyaka teach about meditations based on symbolical interpretations liturgical rites. The Upanishad classified as philosophical treatises dealing with the ultimate problems of life.

12. Rgveda-Samhita is the oldest and has a preeminent place in the Vedic literature. Rgveda-Samhita 8 Astakas 64 Adhyayas 2,024 Vargas 10,552 Mantras 10 Mandalas 85 Anuvakas 1,028 Suktas 10,552 Mantras

14. The Vedic deities are usually enumerated as 33 8 Vasus 11 Rudras 12 Adityas, Indra, and Prajapati These deities are assigned to the 3 regions of the earth (prthvi), heavens (dyaus) and the intermediary space (antariksa). Ekam sat, viprah bahudha vadanti | Truth is one; sages call it by various names. Eka-devata-vada or monotheism and not polytheism, as is often mistakenly assumed.