Q:- Which is the oldest of all Veda in Hindu religion?
->Rigveda is the oldest of all Vedas as early as 12000BC-4000BC..
The word Veda means knowledge, and the Vedas are considered the most sacred scripture of Hinduism referred to as sruti, meaning what was revealed to the rishis. The most holy hymns and mantras put together into four collections called the Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva Veda.
- Rigveda consisits of prayers and praises of god.
- Yajurveda speaks of different types of Yagyas (religious sacrifices).
- Atharvaveda consists about the knowledge and spirutaility.
- Samveda consists of richas from the Rigveda which are lyrical and musical.
The Rigveda mentions a library with thousands of documents (sahsra akshare parame vyomen---) kept under the protection of Suryadeva, the last Deva king.The Rigveda consists of ten books. Each is called a mandal. While the first book (mandal) of the Rigveda is a collection of songs of several singers (rishis), mandals 2 to 9 are each the songs of one rishi only. The authors of the verses of the tenth mandal are not known. In the first nine mandals of the Rigveda, there is no mention of God or the soul. This depicts a very high level of intelligence of the Devas and a rational thinking of people in general.
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