| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veda | वेद | veda | The Vedas are the basic texts of Hindus. Hinduism is based on the Vedas and Hindus are the direct... | In the beginning of creation, the philosophical speculation said in Veda existed in the sound... | Purana are meant to spread the ideas said Vedas to the common people. Purana accept the supreme... | Read More |
| Veda , Chanting Methods | The Ancient Rishis have devised a number of methods to preserve the Veda Mantras in their... | Read More | ||||
| Vedanga / Vedangas | वेदाङ्ग | vedāṅga | Vedangas are six subjects developed to study the deep esoteric knowledge in Vedas. They are called... | Vedangas are class of works appended to the Vedas and without them understanding Vedas are nearly... | Read More | |
| Vedanta | वेदान्त | vedānta | The word Vedanta means the end of Veda. Vedanta is a study of the last part of Veda, the... | Read More | ||
| Vedanta Desika, Swami | वेदान्त देशिक | vedānta deśik | (1268-1369 CE) Swami Sri Vedanta Desika was an important personality in Sri Vaishnava Guru... | Read More | ||
| Vedantasara | वेदान्तसार | vedāntasāra | Vedantasara is a basic text on advaita vedanta by Sadananda. It has got three commentaries... | Read More | ||
| Vedantasutra | वेदान्तसूत्र | vedāntasūtra | See: Brahmasutra | Read More | ||
| Vedarthaprakasa | वेदार्थप्रकाश | Vedārthaprakāśa | Sayanacharya’s famous interpretation on Vedic literature is called Vedarthaprakasa. The work... | The work is a helpful study on how to perfom Yajna and Sayana himself admit in the introduction... | Sayana took lot of reference from Purana to define vedic verses. Many scholers has criticised... | Read More |
| Vedas and Agamas | Agamic literature and Vedic literature are two separate schools of thought but they have many... | Read More | ||||
| Vedasamhita | वेदसंहिता | vedasaṃhitā | The first part of Veda are called Samhita. So we have four samhitas: Rigveda Samhita ,... | Read More | ||
| Vedavyasa | See: Vyasa | Read More |