Veda Trayi – Three Vedas – Rig, Sama, Yajush Rig Veda – Jnana or Kknowledge Yajur Veda – Karma or Action Sama Veda – Bhakti or Devotion Sama Veda is foremost. “Among the Vedas I am Sama Veda” Vedanama Sama Vedo’smi –Gita 10.22

1. Sama Veda
Sangeeta Didel
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2. Rig
Veda
The Vedas
Four
Vedas
Yajur
Veda
Sama
Veda
Atharva
Veda

3. The Sama Veda
The Samaveda (sāman "song" and veda "knowledge")
Sama Veda is Purely a liturgical collection of melodies “Saman”
The Hymns is the Sama Veda, used as musical notes, were almost
completely drawn from the Rig Veda and have no distinctive lessons of
their own. Hence, its text is a reduced version of the Rig Veda.their own. Hence, its text is a reduced version of the Rig Veda.
Embedded inside the Samaveda is the widely studied Chandogya
Upanishad and Kena Upanishad, considered as primary Upanishads and as
influential on the six schools of Hindu philosophy, particularly
the Vedanta school.
The classical Indian music and dance tradition considers the chants and
melodies in Samaveda as one of its roots.

4. Sama Veda Samhita
Sama Veda is shortest of all the four vedas
Sama Veda is closely Connect With Rigveda
Sama Veda is considered as an independent collection (Samhita)Sama Veda is considered as an independent collection (Samhita)
“melody is called Saman”
Gitishu Saamakhya – Jaiminiya Sutra.
Its Verses are chanted at Soma-Sacrifice.
It is intended for the udagata priest.

5. Importance of Sama Veda
Veda Trayi – Three Vedas – Rig, Sama, Yajush
Rig Veda – Jnana or Kknowledge
Yajur Veda – Karma or Action
Sama Veda – Bhakti or Devotion
Sama Veda is foremost.
“Among the Vedas I am Sama Veda”
Vedanama Sama Vedo’smi –Gita 10.22Vedanama Sama Vedo’smi –Gita 10.22
Indra, Agni and Soma deities are ivoked, devotion and music chanting
Samagana for Higher spirituality, grace of god.

6. Sama Veda Samhita - Shakhas
According to Patajali, The Sama Veda had 1000 shakhas.
Today only three recessions are available:
(1) Kauthuma
(2) Jaiminiya(2) Jaiminiya
(3) Ranayaniya
Kauthuma Shakha is well known.

7. Sama Veda Samhita – Division
The Sama Veda Samhita consists of two parts
A. Purvarcika
B. Uttararcika
Purvarcika (650 Verses) contains four partsPurvarcika (650 Verses) contains four parts
1. Agneya – Verses for agni
2. Aindra - Verses for Indra
3. Pavamana - Verses for Soma Pavamana
4. Aranya - Verses for Indra, Agni, Soma etc.
The Uttararcika contains 1225 verses
Total verses of Soma Veda- Samhita are 1875.
Only 99 verses are new to this samhita, Rest are from Rigveda.

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