SrI: Dear Sriman Krishna Tatachar: Thanks very much for your mail. Yes , there are four sections to VedAs as you correctly observed : Samhita, BrAhamaNAs, AraNyaka and Upanishads . AraNyaka got left out . Thanks again . NamO veda PurushAya , V.Sadagopan > Dear Sriman Sadagopan, > > Thanks for great summary on angas and upangas of the Vedas. > >>>Each havethree sections : Mantra/Samhita , BrahmaNaas and Upanishads<< > > I thought there were four sections: Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka and > Upanishad. > (For example, Purusha Suktam of Krishna Yajurvedam is in the Aranyaka > part). > Some Upanishads (like MahanArayaNopanishad, and Taittiriya > upanishad/Krishna YV) are found in the Aranyaka portion of KYV. > However, Kathopanishad is not included there. > > > Some people call the first three (without the Upanishad) as the Trai > vidyA. > Although some others refer to the three Vedas (Rk, Yajur and Sama) as the > trai vidyA. > > > My feeling is in the "Trai vidyA mAm sOmapAh pUtapApAh..." > of the Gita, the Lord is referring to Samhita, Brahmana and Aranyaka. > These alone will not lead to Moksha. > > dAsan > > K.S. tAtAchAr ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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