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The Vedas are the source of all धर्मः ॥ Dharma (in moral, social, religious, judicial, and spiritual sense) that have been in practice since times immemorial and hence is called सनातन-धर्मः ॥ [[Sanatana Dharma (सनातन धर्म)|Sanatana Dharma]] (eternal dharma). The word Dharma is used erroneously and loosely in the sense of sanctioning various unrighteous deeds in the name of changing society and times by different people all over the globe.   

The [[The four Vedas (चतुर्वेद)|Vedas]] are the source of all धर्मः ॥ Dharma (in moral, social, religious, judicial, and spiritual sense) that have been in practice since times immemorial and hence is called सनातन-धर्मः ॥ [[Sanatana Dharma (सनातन धर्म)|Sanatana Dharma]] (eternal dharma). The word Dharma is used erroneously and loosely in the sense of sanctioning various unrighteous deeds in the name of changing society and times by different people all over the globe.   

== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==

== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==

=== मुण्डक-उपनिषद् ॥ Mundaka Upanishad ===

=== मुण्डक-उपनिषद् ॥ Mundaka Upanishad ===

The Upanishad texts base their spiritual philosophy on Vedas and describe the origin of vedas to be from the Parabrahman or Infinite Consciousness.<ref name=":03" /><ref>Swami Sharvananda (1920) ''Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads'', Madras:Sri Ramakrishna Math</ref><blockquote>तस्मादृच: साम यजूंषि दीक्षा || (Mund. Upan. 2.1.6)<ref>The Works of Sri Sankaracharya (1910) [https://archive.org/stream/CompleteWorksOfSriSankaracharyaIn20Volumes1910Edition/WorksOfSriSankaracharya05-MundakaMandukyaAitareyaUpanishads1#page/n57/mode/2up ''The Upanishad Bhashya - Munda, Mandukya, & Aitereya. Vol 5''] Srirangam: Sri Vani Vilas Press</ref></blockquote><blockquote>Meaning: From Him (the Parabrahma) arise the the mantras of Rig, Yajus and Sama vedas.<ref name=":03" /></blockquote>

The Upanishad texts base their spiritual philosophy on Vedas and describe the origin of vedas to be from the परब्रह्मन् ॥ Parabrahma (Infinite Consciousness).<ref name=":03" /><ref>Swami Sharvananda (1920) ''Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads'', Madras:Sri Ramakrishna Math</ref><blockquote>तस्मादृच: साम यजूंषि दीक्षा || (Mund. Upan. 2.1.6)<ref>The Works of Sri Sankaracharya (1910) [https://archive.org/stream/CompleteWorksOfSriSankaracharyaIn20Volumes1910Edition/WorksOfSriSankaracharya05-MundakaMandukyaAitareyaUpanishads1#page/n57/mode/2up ''The Upanishad Bhashya - Munda, Mandukya, & Aitereya. Vol 5''] Srirangam: Sri Vani Vilas Press</ref></blockquote><blockquote>tasmādṛca: sāma yajūṃṣi dīkṣā || (Mund. Upan. 2.1.6)</blockquote>Meaning: From Him (the Parabrahma) arise the the mantras of ऋक् ॥ Rig, यजुस् ॥ Yajus and साम ॥ Sama vedas.<ref name=":03" />

=== बृहदारण्यक-उपनिषद् ॥ Brihdaranyaka Upanishad ===

=== बृहदारण्यक-उपनिषद् ॥ Brhdaranyaka Upanishad ===

<blockquote>....एतस्य वा महतो भूतस्य नि:श्वसितमेतद् यद् ऋग्वेदो यजुर्वेद: सामवेदोऽथर्वाङ्गिरस .... || (Brih. Upan. 4.5.11)<ref>Brhdaranyaka Upanishad ([https://archive.org/stream/Brihadaranyaka.Upanishad.Shankara.Bhashya.by.Swami.Madhavananda#page/n805/mode/2up Adhyaya 4])</ref></blockquote><blockquote>Meaning:  From the breath (exhalation) of this Supreme Being have arisen the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvanaveda.<ref name=":03" /></blockquote>

<blockquote>....एतस्य वा महतो भूतस्य नि:श्वसितमेतद् यद् ऋग्वेदो यजुर्वेद: सामवेदोऽथर्वाङ्गिरस .... || (Brih. Upan. 4.5.11)<ref>Brhdaranyaka Upanishad ([https://archive.org/stream/Brihadaranyaka.Upanishad.Shankara.Bhashya.by.Swami.Madhavananda#page/n805/mode/2up Adhyaya 4])</ref></blockquote><blockquote>....etasya vā mahato bhūtasya ni:śvasitametad yad ṛgvedo yajurveda: sāmavedo'tharvāṅgirasa .... || (Brih. Upan. 4.5.11)</blockquote>Meaning:  From the breath (exhalation) of this Supreme Being have arisen the ऋग्वेदः ॥ [[Rigveda]], यजुर्वेदः ॥ [[Yajurveda]], सामवेदः ॥ [[Samaveda (सामवेद)|Samaveda]] and अथर्वनवेदः ॥ [[Atharvaveda|Atharvanaveda]].<ref name=":03" />

== महाभारतम् ॥ Mahabharata ==

== महाभारतम् ॥ Mahabharata ==