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Gnyawali, Bishal. "Review of vedic Literature from the Perspective of Physical and Human Geography." Geographic Base 6 (October 27, 2019): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/tgb.v6i0.26162.

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Vedas are earliest collection of Hindu scripture. The word Veda was originated from Sanskrit verb ‘Vida’ inane meaning to “to know”. Vedas are collection of knowledge. Literatures, written on the basis of Vedas are called Vedic literature. Itihansas and puranas are also known as Vedic literature. Each and every dimension of geography is expressed in Vedic Literature very strongly. This paper simply tries to present the geographical issue expressed in different Vedic literature. Different research papers written about Vedic geography, books of Vedas and puranas are used as materials for the formation of this paper. Topographic explanation and their classification for regionalization is carefully presented in vedic literature such as Dwipas, Khandas and Barshas. River is praised as mother in Vedas and nature and behavior of river was known by Vedic people. Ricveda is full of praising river. Seasonality month and different weather is explained in different Vedas and vedic literatures. Six seasons and twelve months are explained in vedic literature. Fire, wind, water, earth are taken as different forms of god and praised as human environment interaction. People are discouraged for deforestation means not to destroy home of god. Quantitative and mathematical geography is another great feature of vedic literature. Measurement unit techniques of time and distance are very strong geographical representation of vedic literature. The measurement of time starts from ‘pramanu’ to ‘mahayuga’ and distance starts from ‘pramanu’ to ‘krosha’.

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YAMADA, Tomoki. "Metals in Vedic Literature." Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu) 65, no. 2 (2017): 762–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4259/ibk.65.2_762.

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A, Roobadevi. "Vedic principles in Sangam literature." International Research Journal of Tamil 3, S-2 (2021): 180–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/irjt21s235.

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Sangam literary texts have praised many Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharvana Vedas. The four Vedas speak of the praise of God, the sacrificial rites, the mantras of veneration, witchcraft, and mantras for controlling all that man fears in practical life. Aiṅkuṟunūṟu, kuṟuntokai, patiṟṟuppattu, paripāṭal, kalittokai, akanāṉūṟu are explored. Ancient Tamil Nadu accepted the Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharvana Vedas with great respect. This article examines the Sangam literature as a definitive proof of the greatness of following the divine morality.

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Salomon, Richard, and Sukumari Bhattacharji. "Literature in the Vedic Age." Journal of the American Oriental Society 110, no. 1 (1990): 174. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/603991.

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Barot, Gayatriben C. "Funeral Rituals in Vedic Literature." RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary 8, no. 3 (2023): 243–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2023.v08.n03.029.

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In Hinduism, funeral is called last rites. Similar to the marriage rituals, the rituals related to the funeral are also mentioned in the Vedic literature. Antyeshti means the last sacrifice. This Yajna is performed for the dead body of a person who has died. Religious scriptures believe that the insatiable desires of the living being are pacified by performing the rituals performed in the funeral rites of the dead body. Leaving all the illusions and bonds, he moves from the earth to the other world. For this reason, the dead body is duly cremated. Abstract in Hindi Language: हिन्दू धर्म में अन्त्येष्टि को अंतिम संस्कार कहा जाता है। वैवाहिक विधि- विधानों के समान, अन्त्येष्टि से संबन्धित प्रथाओ का भी वैदिक साहित्य में निर्देश है। अंत्येष्टि का अर्थ होता है अंतिम यज्ञ। यह यज्ञ मरने वाले व्यक्ति के शव के लिए किया जाता है।धर्म शास्त्रों की मान्यता है कि मृत शरीर की विधिवत अंतिम संस्कार में होने वाले कर्मकांड को करने से जीव की अतृप्त वासनायें शान्त हो जाती हैं। वह सभी मोह माया और बंधनों को त्यागकर पृथ्वी लोक से परलोक की ओर गमन करता है। इसी निमित्त मृत देह का विधिवत संस्कार किया जाता है। Keywords: नरयाग, अन्त्येष्टि क्रिया, प्राग्-दाह, दाहयज्ञ, प्रत्यावर्तन, उदककर्म

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Parpola, Asko. "The Mirror in Vedic India: Its Ancient Use and Its Present Relevance in Dating Texts." Studia Orientalia Electronica 7 (March 1, 2019): 1–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.23993/store.76275.

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The major first part of the paper collects as exhaustively as possible all references to 'mirror' occurring in Vedic literature (c. 1200-300 BCE), and presents them with sufficient context in Sanskrit and English in order to show how and why the mirror was used in Vedic rituals and Vedic culture in general, and what meaning was ascribed to it. The second part of the paper discusses a fact of major significance that emerges from this recording: in the extensive older Vedic literature of the Saṃhitās, Brāhmaṇas and Śrautasūtras (excepting the late Kātyāyana-Śrautasūtra) there is no reference to the mirror at all. Therefore it seems likely that the mirror was not known in Vedic India until it was introduced to South Asia from the Persian Empire at the end of the sixth century BCE. The later Vedic literature, starting possibly with the Āraṇyakas, but definitely with the early Upaniṣads, postdates 500 BCE. So far we have lacked a similar firm date for Vedic literature.

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Manuaba, I. B. Arya Lawa, and I. Nyoman Sudirman. "Descriptions Of Aliens (Extraterrestrial Beings) In Vedic Scriptures." Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies 2, no. 2 (2018): 203. http://dx.doi.org/10.25078/ijhsrs.v2i2.619.

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<p>Polemics emerge when religion is faced to the fact that there are supposedly visitation of intelligent beings from other planets in many cases from ancient times up to now. Vedic literature as basis of Hindu religious teachings is one of many religious resources which can be used as reference to this inquiry. This descriptive-qualitative study aims to (1) clarify whether Vedic Scriptures mention about extraterrestrial life, or intelligent life outside Planet Earth, and (2) enlist categories of extraterrestrial life as mentioned in the Vedic Scriptures. The methods used are literature study and documentary. Result of the study reveals that Vedic Scriptures, especially the four Vedas, Puranas and Itihasas clearly mention about existence of extraterrestrial species (alien beings) and their interactions with humans since the Vedic era. These extraterrestrial beings are of different categories which are more elaborately enlisted in some major Puranic literatures.</p>

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Bhandari, Sabindra Raj. "The Dimensions of Language and Thought in the Vedic Literature." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 11, no. 2 (2021): 135. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1102.04.

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The present article explores the interrelationships between language and thought in the literature of the Vedic Canon. Whether language shapes thoughts or vice versa has remained a topic pregnant with perpetual discussions, interpretations, and explanations since the beginning of human civilization. Throughout the multiple crossroads of the development in the intellectual tradition, the dimensions of language and thought attracted many scholars and linguists. However, linguists like Edward Sapir and Benjamin L. Whorf in the twentieth century have systematically interpreted and analyzed the language-thought dimensions. Whorf postulated that language shapes thoughts while Sapir projected that language is in the grip of thought. The literature of the Vedic Canon has also logically and systematically projected the multiple dimensional, but agglutinative relationships between language and thought. The hymns of the Rig Veda, myths from Brahmanas, and the lore from Upanishads unravel, interpret, and enrich the language-thought interconnection in such a way that the Vedic literature remains as the classical version of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis written in Sanskrit. In this regard, the Vedic literature and Sapir-Whorf hypothesis play the same tune of music in different lyres. The present paper attempts to reveal this point of unity in diversity between the two seemingly diverse schools of thoughts—classical Vedic literature and modern linguistic theory of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Being the qualitative research, this paper explores, interprets, and correlates the theoretical concepts, ideas, and phenomena from the Vedic literature and Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

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SINHA, ASOK KUMAR. "SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN VEDIC LITERATURE." Science and Culture 86, no. 3-4 (2020): 102. http://dx.doi.org/10.36094/sc.v86.2020.st_vedic_literature.sinha.102.

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Jakhmola, RK. "Medicinal - Agricultural science in Vedic literature." AYU (An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda) 33, no. 1 (2012): 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8520.100335.

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