The whole Veda at a glance

From The Sāmaveda — The Veda That Is Sung, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.

<pre data-block="timeline"> Pūrvārcika 1–114 :: Āgneya Kāṇḍa — Agni; the Veda's first verse, and six readings that differ from the Ṛgveda Pūrvārcika 115–466 :: Aindra Kāṇḍa — Indra; the largest section, because most soma-day singing is his Pūrvārcika 467–585 :: Pāvamāna Kāṇḍa — Soma flowing clear, drawn from Ṛgveda maṇḍala 9 Pūrvārcika 586–640 :: Āraṇya Kāṇḍa — the forest songs; verses found in no other Veda Pūrvārcika 641–650 :: Mahānāmnyārcika — nine verses to Indra, sung at the Mahāvrata, plus the five filling-phrases Uttarārcika 1–1225 :: the same mantras, now in the sequences actually sung at the sacrifice The four gānas :: Grāmageya, Āraṇyageya, Ūha, Ūhya — the melodies these verses carry Its Upaniṣads :: Chāndogya and Kena — Om as the udgītha, and tat tvam asi </pre>


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