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Compilers Composers Rig Veda Six Major Families

The Vedas were intutively grasped in the for of Sounds by the Seers,Rishis.

They can not be really called composers, they have complied what they have intutively learnt.

The major families that composed these hymns are the Bharadvajas, Visvamitras, Vasisthas, Vamadevas, Grtsamadas and Atris. Each of these is attributed a Mandala (or Book) in the Rig Veda. These Mandalas are thus referred to as the Kula Mandalas (Family Books).

Yagnyas Yaagas Of Hinduism List

There seems to have been over 400 Yaagas during the Sanatana Dharma period.

Some of them are listed here.

Readers may contribute.

Rajasuya and Aswamedha are meant for Kings.

Puthrakameshti is a very powerful homa to beget children.

Dasaratha peformed this to beget Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrugna.