12 BCE or "slightly rather later," roughly contemporary with the Atharvaveda and the Yajurveda. While its earliest parts are believed to date from as early as the Rigvedic period, the existing compilation dates from the post-Rigvedic Mantra period of Vedic Sanskrit, between c. Three recensions of the Samaveda have survived, and variant manuscripts of the Veda have been found in various parts of India. All but 75 verses have been taken from the Rigveda.
One of the four Vedas, it is a liturgical text which consists of 1,875 verses. It is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, and part of the scriptures of Hinduism.
The Samaveda ( Sanskrit: सामवेद, romanized: sāmaveda, from sāman "song" and veda "knowledge"), is the Veda of melodies and chants. Samaveda manuscripts exist in many Indic scripts. Strictly speaking, the Uha Gana is not part of the original Veda but the application of the Samans from the Prakrti Gana based on the Purvarcika to the mantras of the Uttararcika.Samaveda is a Hindu scripture in the Vedic Sanskrit language. The Gana part of the Samavead is also divided into Prakrti Gana and Uha Gana. Amongst these 1771 Verses are from the Rigveda Only 99 verses of this Samhita are not found in the Rigveda- Samhita and thus are regarded to be of Samaveda itself. So the total number of verses in the Samaveda-Samhita is 1875. The Uttararcika, the second part of the Samaveda-Samhita, consists total number of 1225 verses. Aranya – 55 verses for Indra, Agni, Soma etc.Pavamana – 119 verses for Soma Pavamana.The Samaveda- Samhita of Kauthumas, consists of two parts, Archika and gana. (1) Kauthuma (2) Jaiminiya (3) Ranayaniya But today, Kauthuma Shakha is known more prominently. But at present there are only three rescensions. Form and Division:Īccording to the ancient tradition, told by Patanjali, the Samaveda had 1000 rescensions ( Shakhas). Thus major theme of the Samaveda can be regarded as worship and devotion ( Upasana). In the spiritual sense Soma represents All-pervading, Glorious Lord and Brahman, who is attainable only through devotion and musical chanting. Here Indra, Agni and Soma deities are mainly invoked and praised but most of the time these prayers seem to be the invocations for the Supreme Being. In the Bhagavadgata, where Lord Krishna has declared “Among the Vedas I am Samaveda”- Vedanama Samavedosmi (Gita, 10.22). Traditional the Vedas are spoken as ‘Trayi‘, because thay are composed of three kinds in mantras- Rcs or verses, Yajus or prose, Saman or chants.Īmong the four Vedas, the Samaveda is regarded as the foremost. According to the Jaiminiya Sutra – ‘Melody is called Saman.’ Its stanzas assume their proper character of musical samans or chants only in the various song-books called Ganas. The Samaveda is, therefore, specially intended for the Udagatr priest. The Samaveda is compiled exclusively for ritual application, for its verses are all meant to be chanted at the ceremonies of the Soma-sacrifice and procedures derived from it. These verses are chiefly derived from the eighth and the ninth Mandalas of the Rigveda. It is important to note that the Samhita of the Samaveda is an independent collection (Samhita), yet it has taken many verses, a large number indeed, from the Samhita of Rigveda. It is closely connected with the Rigveda. The Samaveda is shortest of all the four Vedas. Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics.Continuity of oral and textual traditions of the Vedas.
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