COMPLETE COLLECTION · 4
Study all four Vedas as transmitted textual corpora, including their major recensions, internal layers, central themes and connections to living oral traditions.
Śruti · Vedic
ऋग्वेद
The oldest surviving Vedic collection: 1,028 hymns arranged in ten mandalas, addressed to deities such as Agni, Indra, Soma, Ushas and Varuna. Its hymns include praise, ritual poetry, cosmological inquiry and reflections on existence.
Śruti · Vedic
सामवेद
The Veda of melodies and liturgical chant. Most verses derive from the Rigveda but are arranged for singing in Soma ritual. It is foundational to Indian traditions of sacred music.
Śruti · Vedic
यजुर्वेद
A corpus of prose formulas and verses used by officiating priests in sacrifice. It survives in two broad streams: Shukla (White), where mantra and exposition are separated, and Krishna (Black), where they are interwoven.
Śruti · Vedic
अथर्ववेद
A collection concerned with household life, healing, protection, royal rites, prayer and philosophical speculation. Its surviving recensions are Shaunaka and Paippalada.