

Learning the Vedas and practicing the teachings involves the entire body.

The Upanishads are also known as Vedanta.

The final part of all these four Vedas is the Upanishads. They are Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. This vast knowledge was divided by the great Veda Vayasa into four. The Vedas were always passed on via word of mouth from Guru to Shishya. It is believed that the sounds of the Vedas always surround us and that Rishis received the Vedas once they were properly attuned to it. The Vedas are also referred to by some as Shruthi, that which is heard. The Sanskrit word ‘Veda’, means knowledge. This implies that they are one and the same. It is believed that Eshwara, God did not create the Vedas,and that the Vedas have existed since the existence of Eshwara. Hindus also consider the Vedas to be apaourusheya which means of non-human origin. This implies that it has existed since the beginning of time. The Vedasare considered to be anaadi, without a beginning. The texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit knowledge and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. The Vedas are a large body of religious texts composed in Vedic Sanskrit. Veda Patashala’s mission is protect the Vedas and continue its propagation. Veda Patashala was established for the study of the scriptures in the traditional Gurukula system. The Vedas are the core of the Sanatana Vaidecai Hindu tradition.
