Hindu Religion its Rich Cultural Heritage
Sanatana dharma, Hindu religion and culture by Author Janardhan Prasad DVS
Pages under this category of ‘Vedas and Hindu Scriptures’ comprise of articles on Jyotish Shastra, Vastu shastra, Vedas, Vedangas, Aryabhatta’s Pi, etc.
Chaturvedas Ved means to know. And Vedas are generally referred to as first and initial corpus of Books of Knowledge produced by ancient Indians. And Vedas were composed in Sanskrit language and considered as Sacred by Indians. Vedas were categorised into four books by sage Vyasa. That’s why they are famously called as Chaturvedas. They … Read more
Vastru shastra/Vaastu shastra Vastu means material. And Shastra means science. Vastu is some times written as Vaastu also. Thus Vastu Shastra means material science. Generally term Vastu is used to refer to Earth and hence, Vastu Shastra is science that deals with the human activities on the Earth. And Vastu Shastra is part of Indian Astrological science … Read more
Hymn of Aryabhatta on Pi π: π or Pi is a mathematical constant which defines the relation between Circumference and Diameter of a Circle. This factor helps find out the circumference of a Circle based on diameter of the circle. Sage Aryabhatta postulated π or Pi as follows: Hymn of Aryabhatta on Pi π chaturadhikam … Read more
Vedangas are Limbs of Vedas Vedangas are generally termed as Limbs of Vedas. Study of Vedas is not complete unless they are studied with their respective Appendices called as Vedangas. Vedangas help us read, write, chant and understand Vedic mantras, that is, vedic hymns (Slokas). Shadangas Vedangas are also called as Shadangas because they are … Read more
Atharva veda / Atharvana veda Atharva Veda is one of the four Vedas. It contains both secular and theological hymns. It consists of 5987 hymns composed into 73 Suktas. Rig Veda and Atharvana veda share 30 percent of their slokas. That means 30 percent of slokas in both the Vedas are same. So it is … Read more
Jyotish shastra/Jyothisham Astrology is called as Jyotish shastra in Sanskrit. So jyotish sashtra is nothing but Indian Astrology. Whereas western astrology calculates cosmic influence on humans and on earth based on Sun, Indian astrology places more weightage on Lunar (moon) movements. In Indian astrology months are calculated based on lunar movements in the horizon. However, … Read more
Rigveda Etymologically, meaning of a Rik or a Rig is a hymn. Accordingly, Rig Ved means knowledge composed in Riks or hymns. Vedic hymns are considered as most sacred. That’s why they were not reduced into writing fearing defilement. Vedic hymns were remembered by Sages by method of rote and transfered from one generation to … Read more