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Isa Upanishad Introduction

There are Four Vedas,

Rik,

Yajur,

Sama and

Atharva.

Rik Veda is the most ancient literature known to Man.

It contains Hymns .

It is called Rik as it is composed in a particular and format. tune,.

Yajur Veda deals with the Duties of Man mainly with Knowledge portion also provided.

There are two kinds in Yajur Veda.

Shukla Yajur and Krishna Yajur.

Shukla Yajur was complied by Sage Yagnyavalkya.

Krishna Yajur and the entire Vedas were complied by Veda Vyasa.

Sama Veda is set to tune.

It is Rik Veda, with minor differences.

While these three Vedas deal with Superior Knowledge,(para), the Atharva handles day to day knowledge like science, technology and the like,warfare, magic.

Forty Hindu Samskaras(Rites), Names,Details

Birds-they are born as eggs and later again as birds when they are hatched.

The other is Teeth,They fall once and grow again.)

This second Birth is complete only when all the Forty Samskaras are performed.

Those who study the Vedas become 'Vipra' .

Those who perform sSmskaras and Veda Adhyayana( practising The Vedas) are called Sr0dhriya'

He is the highest.

The Forty Samskaras.

Garbha Dhaanam,

Bhumsavanam

Seemantham

Jaatha Karma

Naama Karanam