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srimathe ramanujaya namaha

namo narayana

1.how many vedas are there?

4,rig,yajur,sama and adharvana.

2.who divided vedas into four?

vyasa edited the vedas and divided

them

3.on wht basis did vyasa divide the

vedas into these four?

the vedas are divided into 4,to suit

the vedic rituals or karmas.there are 4 type of

person(ritviks)who are prominent in the performance of

rituals.

4.wht are the names of thse 4 persons

(ritviks)?how they are connected with the four vedas?

1.HOTA-whose function is to recite

praises and prayers of god .(recites rig veda)

2.adhvaryu-who is engaged in actual

performance of ritualsfrom the beginning to end

(recites yajur vedas)

3.UDGATA-sings samans tht is praises if

lord in musical tones (recites sama veda).

4.brahma-supervisor of rituals(atharva

vedas)

vedas are also broadly classifeied into

mantra and bramhanas.

5.wht do the mantras talk about?

mantras

1.rig(praise and prayers to god)

2.yajur(detailed formulas for rituals)

3.sama(rik mantras set to music

6.are these mantras are in prose form or in

poetry form?

rik(are in poetry form)

yajur(prose form)

sama(rik set to music)

atharva(both prose and poetry form)

adiyen

madhavadasan