VEDAS

VEDAS:-

ವೇದಗಳ ಶಾಖೆ (Branches) ಒಟ್ಟು ನಾಲ್ಕು ( Four Schools)

ಋಕ್ – RK School - Veda in Verse Form

ಯಜುಸ್ಸು – Yajus school - Veda in Prose Form

ಸಾಮ – Saama school- Veda woven in music

ಅಥರ್ವ – Atharva school- This is compilation of selected mantras from Rk & Yajus by Atharva Muni.

ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಲ ವೇದ ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ಸಂಹಿತೆಗಳು ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. (ಸಂಹಿತೆ can be roughly translated into English as ‘codes’ or ‘Mantras’) Ex; RK Samhite (core portion of the Vedas)

ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಸಂಹಿತೆಗೆ ಪೂರಕವಾಗಿ (Complimentary/collateral) ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಮತ್ತು ಅರಣ್ಯಕ ಭಾಗಗಳಿವೆ.

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಎಂದರೆ ವೇದ - ಅವುಗಳ ಅರ್ಥ ವಿವರಣೆ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ . So Brahmana is one who knows vedas and not son of a Bhahmin.

ಉಪನಿಷತ್ತುಗಳು ಹಲವು , ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾದವು ಹತ್ತು – ದಶೋಪನಿಷತ್ತುಗಳು

ಉಪನಿಷತ್ತುಗಳು ವೇದಗಳ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗ.

Upanishat is the one that elevates us to such a height of awareness.

It is the highest peak in the ‘VEDA MOUNTAIN’.

So 10 Upanishats are the essence of Vedas as Bhagavad-Gita is the essence of Mahabharata.

Meaning of Upanishat

Some say Upa means ‘Near’ and Upanishat means knowledge gained by sitting close to the Guru. But the Vedic Meaning is different. ‘Upa’ means ‘Above’, ‘Elevated’. Nearness is only a subsequent meaning.

Basic Meaning of ‘Upa’ is Upari/upara. Upara means one who is at the top. ‘Upara’ became ‘up’ and ‘upper’ in English, ‘oopar’ in Hindi, ‘Ober’ in German and ‘upparige’ in Kannada. The meaning is the same, ‘being at the top’.

So Upanishat is a scripture that elevates us – rises us intellectually. This makes us understand the meaning of UPANAYANA - PROCESS OF ELEVATING A BOY. Until then the boy is a carefree, playful, eating, sleeping kid. Through Upanayana he climbs up the height of vow of knowledge. This rising process is UPANAYANA. The person imparting such training is UPADHYAYA .

Upanishat is a commentary to Gayathri, which beautifully captures the massive in the small, like the cosmos in the atom…..

Murali