What is the name of the Hindu Revelations?

Question

... From the Earliest to the Latest. Thanks. Any extra info would be well recieved. Thanks again.

Answer 1

The Hindu Revelations... the words of God invoked by wise human beings in the initial stages when the mankind was still taking its roots are known as Vedas. There are four Vedas in all.
The Rig Veda, the Sama Veda, the Yajur Veda and the Atharva Veda! All the four Vedas are related to different topics concerning humanity.

The Vedas are the essence of all wisdom contained in the Cosmos. The knower of Vedas knows everything worth knowing in the whole of Cosmos. The knower of Vedas becomes an enlightened one. The knower of Vedas finally reaches the stage of salvation (aka moksha in Hinduism) and liberates forever from the cycle of birth and death.

The knower of Vedas after leaving the bodily human form finds a place in the kingdom of God (aka Baikuntha in Hinduism).

All the four Vedas are very voluminous documents... difficult for a human being to digest in a lifetime. The wisdom of the Vedas is supposed to be understood in many lifetime's. It may take from several to millions of years of earthly abode before one can truly understand the wisdom contained in all the four Vedas.

For this prime reason, Lord Krishna... the Avatar of the era (God manifesting human form), who came about 3500 years ago from now reduced this voluminous work to a single book.

Now the mankind need not indulge in reading all the four Vedas! The complete wisdom of the four Vedas was available as the doctrine of Bhagavad Gita... dictated by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield of Mahabharata.

This single doctrine of Bhagavad Gita... the 700 shlokas (versus)... contains everything knowable in the whole of Cosmos. The knower of Bhagavad Gita becomes enlightened within his lifetime and finally gains salvation (moksha). More on vedas here- http://www.godrealized.com/Vedas.html

Answer 2

If u are aware, there are many sacred texts in Hinduism. The main scriptural texts of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) are the Vedas.

Among the various texts the Vedas (the basis of Hinduism) were received through revelation. The Vedas are without beginning or end. Veda means knowledge. The Vedas are the compilation / accumulated treasury of spiritual knowledge discovered by different persons at different times. The discoverers of these laws are known as "Rishis". They are honored as perfected beings. They were not given by a prophet, but heard by many different Rishis (or very advanced Yogis) during deep meditation. These verses were combined and written in the Vedas in poetic form. There are four Vedas, namely:
Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda
Each consisting of four parts. The primary portion is the mantra or hymn section (samhita). To this are appended ritualistic teachings (brahmana) and theological sections (aranyaka). Finally philosophical sections (upanishads) are included. The hymn sections are the oldest. The others were added at a later date and each explains some aspect of the hymns or follows one line of interpreting them.

The Vedas are the oldest surviving texts. The exact date is disputed. It is believed that they were complied around the time of Lord Krishna (approx 3500 B.C.)


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Forgot to add something. The hindu scriptures are divided in two parts. Sruti – that which is heard (i.e. revelation) and Smriti – that which is remembered (i.e. tradition, not revelation). The Vedas constituting the former category are considered scripture by all Hindus. The post-Vedic Hindu scriptures form the latter category; the Mahabharata and the Ramayana are notable epics considered scripture by many sects. A sort of cross-over between the religious epics and Upanishads of the Vedas is the Bhagavad Gita, considered to be revealed scripture by almost all Hindus today.

Hindu texts are typically seen to revolve around many levels of reading, namely the gross or physical, the subtle, and the supramental. This allows for many levels of understanding as well, implying that the truth of the texts can only be realized with the spiritual advancement of the reader.

Answer 3

This website would be your best bet it is organized in chart for and has some good descriptions. Good luck, and salaam.

http://www.hinduism.co.za/vedas-.htm

Answer 4

Gyaan.

Answer 5

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