Sama Veda Complete Audio - Episode 2

Among the four Vedas, Samveda is the shortest and the oldest. It is closely connected with the Rigveda. It is important to note that the Samhita of the Samaveda is an independent collection (Samhita), yet it has taken many verses, a large number indeed, from the Samhita of Rigveda. These verses are chiefly derived from the eighth and the ninth Mandalas of the Rigveda. The Samaveda is compiled exclusively for ritual application, for its verses are all meant to be chanted at the ceremonies of the Soma-sacrifice and procedures derived from it. The Samaveda is, therefore, specially intended for the Udagatr priest. Its stanzas assume their proper character of musical samans or chants only in the various song-books called Ganas.

This episode of Sam Veda includes the stories of:

Sama Veda Complete Audio - Episode 1

Among the four Vedas, Samveda is the shortest and the oldest. It is closely connected with the Rigveda. It is important to note that the Samhita of the Samaveda is an independent collection (Samhita), yet it has taken many verses, a large number indeed, from the Samhita of Rigveda. These verses are chiefly derived from the eighth and the ninth Mandalas of the Rigveda. The Samaveda is compiled exclusively for ritual application, for its verses are all meant to be chanted at the ceremonies of the Soma-sacrifice and procedures derived from it. The Samaveda is, therefore, specially intended for the Udagatr priest. Its stanzas assume their proper character of musical samans or chants only in the various song-books called Ganas.

Rig Veda [Complete Audio] - Episode 12

The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organized into ten books known as maṇḍalas.

Each maṇḍala has sūktas (hymns) formed by individual strophes called ṛc (ric) from which the name Rig Veda. The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present-day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

The manuscript

This manuscript, written on coarse paper by various scribes, is a Padapātha version representing a word-by-word recitation of the hymns. The accentuation marks in red are used to signal three main accents: udātta, acute; anudātta, unmarked low, and svarita, grave accent.

Rig Veda [Complete Audio] - Episode 11

The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organized into ten books known as maṇḍalas.

Each maṇḍala has sūktas (hymns) formed by individual strophes called ṛc (ric) from which the name Rig Veda. The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present-day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

The manuscript

This manuscript, written on coarse paper by various scribes, is a Padapātha version representing a word-by-word recitation of the hymns. The accentuation marks in red are used to signal three main accents: udātta, acute; anudātta, unmarked low, and svarita, grave accent.

Rig Veda [Complete Audio] - Episode 10

The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organized into ten books known as maṇḍalas.

Each maṇḍala has sūktas (hymns) formed by individual strophes called ṛc (ric) from which the name Rig Veda. The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present-day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

The manuscript

This manuscript, written on coarse paper by various scribes, is a Padapātha version representing a word-by-word recitation of the hymns. The accentuation marks in red are used to signal three main accents: udātta, acute; anudātta, unmarked low, and svarita, grave accent.

Rig Veda [Complete Audio] - Episode 9

The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organized into ten books known as maṇḍalas.

Each maṇḍala has sūktas (hymns) formed by individual strophes called ṛc (ric) from which the name Rig Veda. The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present-day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

The manuscript

This manuscript, written on coarse paper by various scribes, is a Padapātha version representing a word-by-word recitation of the hymns. The accentuation marks in red are used to signal three main accents: udātta, acute; anudātta, unmarked low, and svarita, grave accent.

Rig Veda [Complete Audio] - Episode 8

The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organized into ten books known as maṇḍalas.

Each maṇḍala has sūktas (hymns) formed by individual strophes called ṛc (ric) from which the name Rig Veda. The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present-day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

The manuscript

This manuscript, written on coarse paper by various scribes, is a Padapātha version representing a word-by-word recitation of the hymns. The accentuation marks in red are used to signal three main accents: udātta, acute; anudātta, unmarked low, and svarita, grave accent.

Rig Veda [Complete Audio] - Episode 7

The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organized into ten books known as maṇḍalas.

Each maṇḍala has sūktas (hymns) formed by individual strophes called ṛc (ric) from which the name Rig Veda. The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present-day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

The manuscript

This manuscript, written on coarse paper by various scribes, is a Padapātha version representing a word-by-word recitation of the hymns. The accentuation marks in red are used to signal three main accents: udātta, acute; anudātta, unmarked low, and svarita, grave accent.

Rig Veda [Complete Audio] - Episode 6

The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organized into ten books known as maṇḍalas.

Each maṇḍala has sūktas (hymns) formed by individual strophes called ṛc (ric) from which the name Rig Veda. The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present-day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

The manuscript

This manuscript, written on coarse paper by various scribes, is a Padapātha version representing a word-by-word recitation of the hymns. The accentuation marks in red are used to signal three main accents: udātta, acute; anudātta, unmarked low, and svarita, grave accent.

Rig Veda [Complete Audio] - Episode 5

The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organized into ten books known as maṇḍalas.

Each maṇḍala has sūktas (hymns) formed by individual strophes called ṛc (ric) from which the name Rig Veda. The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present-day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

The manuscript

This manuscript, written on coarse paper by various scribes, is a Padapātha version representing a word-by-word recitation of the hymns. The accentuation marks in red are used to signal three main accents: udātta, acute; anudātta, unmarked low, and svarita, grave accent.