This book is intended to provide a glimpse of the Vedic wisdom. The Vedas have rightly been regarded as an ocean of knowledge leading to noble life and for the attainment of peace, prosperity and salvation for the humanity.
With a view to providing the essence of the Vedas, I have collected and arranged some basic texts of the Vedas subject-wise, so as to facilitate easy reading pertaining to different topics. I have divided the whole matter into 25 main headings. The main headings are divided into serveral subheadings. The matter is arranged according to the relevant topics.
The Vedic Mantras (stanzas) are written in Standard Roman Script. The Scheme of Transliteration has been given on page 13. I have tried to transliterate the Mantras as accurately as possible. To avoid ambiguity I have disjoined euphonic combinations (Samdhis) at several places and marked them with a hyphen.
In translating the stanzas special care has been taken to make the underlying idea exact and lucid. At several places, instead of giving the literal translation, I have preferred to give the underlying idea of the stanzas. As regards stanzas relating to sciences the central idea has been highlighted in the translation.
The Mantras have been selected from all the four Vedas and some Shakhas of the Yajur-veda, viz., Taittiriya Samhita, Maitrayaṇi Samhita and Kathaka Samhita. The Mantras have been arranged subject-wise. The stanzas containing similar ideas have been put together at one place. At places only a part of a mantra has been given in accordance with the requirement of the topic under discussion.
In References the RgVeda contains serially (1) Mandala (Book), (2) Sukta (Hymn), (3) Mantra (Stanza). In the Yajur-Veda it is (1) Adhyaya (Chapter), (2) Mantra (Stanza). In the Sama-Veda only number of the stanza has been given for that purpose. I have utilized Pandit S. D. Satavalekara's edition (Pardi). In the Atharva-Veda it is (1) Kanda (Book), (2) Sükta (Hymn), (3) Mantra (Stanza). For correct reading of the Mantras Standard Roman Script has been used and diacritical marks are given accordingly. The 'Scheme of Transliteration' and 'Abbreviations' have been given on pages 12 and 13 In preparing this book I received assistance from my children, who have thus earned my blessings. They are Dr. Bharatendu Dvivedi and his wife Mrs. Savita Dvivedi, Dharmendu Dvivedi and his wife Mrs. Jaya Dvivedi, Gyanendu Dvivedi, Vishvendu Dvivedi and Aryendu Dvivedi. Ratna Press, Varanasi, also deserves thanks for taking great pains in printing the book.
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