WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -There are four Indo-Aryan Vedas: the Rig Veda contains hymns about their mythology; the Sama Veda consists mainly of hymns about religious rituals; the Yajur Veda contains instructions for religious rituals; and the Atharva Veda consists of spells against enemies, sorcerers, and diseases.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Vedas, translated as “knowledge” in Sanskrit, are a collection of hymns presenting key Hindu teachings regarding the Divine. Deemed eternal truths, the Vedas were passed down via an oral tradition for thousands of years before Veda Vyasa is believed to have compiled them in written form.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rigveda is a collection of prayers offered to Agni, Indra, Mitra, Varuna, and other Gods. Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, the sacred books of Hinduism. It also deals with topics like cosmology, philosophical and speculative questions.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is a collection of 1, 028 Vedic Sanskrit hymns and 10, 600 verses in all, organized into ten books (Sanskrit: mandalas).