You are here: SriPedia - Oppiliappan - Archives - Apr 2005

Oppiliappan List Archive: Message 00134 Apr 2005

 
Apr 2005 Indexes ( Date | Thread | Author )
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]


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/
 




[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index ] [Thread Index ] [Author Index ]
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
oppiliappan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to the list