WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -From early times the content of the Veda was divided under four genres of text into the Ṛg Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sāma Veda and the Atharva Veda, so it is quite common to speak in terms of the ‘four Vedas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The four Vedas are the earliest Indian texts composed orally in archaic Sanskrit during the late Bronze and early Iron Ages (c. 1400–400 BCE). They consist of religious poetry and ritual formulas, followed by text layers of explanatory prose, early philosophy, and, finally, voluminous ritual manuals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hinduism’s holy books are called The Vedas, and there are four primary books: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda. They are believed to have always existed, passed down orally until they were written in Sanskrit during 1500-500 B.C.E., which is known as the Vedic Period, by Vyasa Krishna Dwaipayana.