The Vedas are a large body of Sanskrit texts originating in ancient India over 3000 years ago. In Hindu tradition the Vedas are believed to be not of human agency but to have been directly revealed to Brahma. The spells, incantations, apotropaic charms and hymns are organized in four collections: The Rigveda, The Yajurveda, The Samaveda, The Atharvaveda. |