Mundaka Upanishad : Chapter 1: Section 1 : Discussion-5
19/06/2018 Mundaka Upanishad : Chapter 1: Section 1 : Discussion-5 Mantram -5. Tatrapara Rg-vedo yajur-vedah sama-vedo’tharva-vedah siksha kalpo vyakaranam niruktam chando jyotisham-iti atha para, yaya tad-aksharam-adhigamyate (1.1.5). Very interesting! It gives a blow at the very root of our imagination that the Vedas are the highest knowledge. The Rigveda Samhitas, and everything connected to the Rigvedam, such as the Brahmanas, and the Yajurvedam, Samavedam and Atharvavedam, are all lower knowledge only, my dear friend. There are four Vedas. The Rigvedam consists of hymns, prayers, mantras. The Yajurvedam consists of certain invocations necessary for the performance of sacrifice. The Samavedam is Rig-verses set in music. The Atharvavedam contains such material that may be regarded as a sequel or an appendix to the threefold Vedas—the Rigvedam, Yajurvedam and Samavedam. These four Vedas are not easy to understand. Their language is difficult, their grammar is very