The Vedas are known to be supreme in Hinduism. The following information is culled from the Vedas and mainly from the interpretations of the hymns from Rig Veda which is regarded as the mother of the other three Vedas. The hymns are dedicated to rigvedic deities. The vedas hold a very important place in a typical Hindu household, i grew up listening to my grandmother chanting these hymns and she always explained me the significance of the hymns. The major chunk of what survived of the Vedic traditions after all the changes took place were the priestly traditions and practices and their philosophical base. “the truth is Vedic religion was submerged into Hinduism and became a significant part of it along with several other native traditions.
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The first part Samhitas contains many invocations and prayers to the various gods and goddesses. Brahmanas contains the steps and procedures to make these prayers and sacrifices. Aranyakas contains information on making the complex sacrifices that are usually less performed or not known to the public. The Upanishads had secret knowledge to attain liberation. Brahman created a distinction in which the gods had the supernatural powers but did not know how to make food for themselves hence both the Gods and humans depend on each other. The Gods and humans have a Dharma (duty) to each …show more content…
The vedas Believe that the same way there are four layers within the universe, there are four layers in the human body. The head is a representative of the Sky or Heaven, the trunk including chest stomach represents the mid region, where the air flows through and heart beats. The hips and the legs represent the mortal world, it is believed that just as the gods reside in our microcosm they also reside in our body as the various organs. It is a two way form of nourishment, as the body gets nourished so do the gods. In the external world the Gods receive their nourishment from fire, since we pour the sacrifices in fire. The vayu rules the mid region of the body, whereas the prana rules the whole body. There is a popular belief in hindu households, something that was passed on to me by my parents and to them their parents. I’ve grown up always being told that you do not need an idol or a physical statue to worship or remember god, God resides inside each and everyone.The Vedas and upanishads together helped me get a deeper understanding of why i was always told that. The sacrifices in the Vedic culture are performed to achieve the four aims of human life. Fulfillment of duties ( Dharma), wealth (artha), pleasure ( kama) and liberation ( moksha). The only way to achieve liberation and not be born again is to
The first part Samhitas contains many invocations and prayers to the various gods and goddesses. Brahmanas contains the steps and procedures to make these prayers and sacrifices. Aranyakas contains information on making the complex sacrifices that are usually less performed or not known to the public. The Upanishads had secret knowledge to attain liberation. Brahman created a distinction in which the gods had the supernatural powers but did not know how to make food for themselves hence both the Gods and humans depend on each other. The Gods and humans have a Dharma (duty) to each …show more content…
The vedas Believe that the same way there are four layers within the universe, there are four layers in the human body. The head is a representative of the Sky or Heaven, the trunk including chest stomach represents the mid region, where the air flows through and heart beats. The hips and the legs represent the mortal world, it is believed that just as the gods reside in our microcosm they also reside in our body as the various organs. It is a two way form of nourishment, as the body gets nourished so do the gods. In the external world the Gods receive their nourishment from fire, since we pour the sacrifices in fire. The vayu rules the mid region of the body, whereas the prana rules the whole body. There is a popular belief in hindu households, something that was passed on to me by my parents and to them their parents. I’ve grown up always being told that you do not need an idol or a physical statue to worship or remember god, God resides inside each and everyone.The Vedas and upanishads together helped me get a deeper understanding of why i was always told that. The sacrifices in the Vedic culture are performed to achieve the four aims of human life. Fulfillment of duties ( Dharma), wealth (artha), pleasure ( kama) and liberation ( moksha). The only way to achieve liberation and not be born again is to