Vedas: The Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Hymns of the Samaveda and Hymns of the Atharva-Veda

The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.The Vedas are apauruseya ("e;not of human agency"e;). They are supposed to have been directly revea [...]
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The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.The Vedas are apauruseya ("e;not of human agency"e;). They are supposed to have been directly revealed, and thus are called sruti ("e;what is heard"e;), distinguishing them from other religious texts, which are called smrti ("e;what is remembered"e;). The Vedic texts or A ruti are organized around four canonical collections of metrical material known as Saa hitA s, of which the first three are related to the performance of yajna (sacrifice) in historical Vedic religion:1. The Rigveda, containing hymns to be recited by the hota ;2. The Yajurveda, containing formulas to be recited by the adhvaryu or officiating priest;3. The Samaveda, containing formulas to be sung by the udgA ta . 4. The fourth is the Atharvaveda, a collection of spells and incantations, apotropaic charms and speculative hymns.