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| The seer is only a medium to transmit to
posterity the insight which he receives. Hence he is no more the
inventor of the Veda than Newton is the generator of the law of
gravity. The
Vedas are four in number the Rig Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama Veda
and the Atharva Veda. The Rig Veda is the most ancient scripture of
the world. Lokamanya Tilak, on the strength of astronomical
evidences, concludes that it is at least 8,000 years old.
The Rig Veda consists of hymns which
are mostly prayers. The Yajur Veda deals mainly with sacrificial
rites. The Sama Veda contains a portion of the Rig Vedic hymns set
to music. These have to be sung at appropriate stages during a
sacrifice. The Atharva Veda, which is a later composition, consists
mostly of morals and ethical codes as also a few worldly sciences.
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