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Their utterances were called मन्त्राः ॥ Mantras which were not the result of any intuition but were the result of Divine Vision which is called मन्त्र-दृष्टिः || Mantra Drshti. Their inner and outer meanings were really known only to those to whom they were revealed. Hence, none can challenge them on grounds of reason or logic. There is no final authority beyond the Vedas; in today’s management jargon the buck stops at the table of the Vedas.

Their utterances were called मन्त्राः ॥ Mantras which were not the result of any intuition but were the result of Divine Vision which is called मन्त्र-दृष्टिः || Mantra Drshti. Their inner and outer meanings were really known only to those to whom they were revealed. Hence, none can challenge them on grounds of reason or logic. There is no final authority beyond the Vedas; in today’s management jargon the buck stops at the table of the Vedas.

== महर्षिवेदव्यासेन संहितीकरणम् || Codification by Maharshi Vedavyasa ==

== महर्षिवेदव्यासेन संहितीकरणम् || Codification by Maharshi Vedavyasa ==

It is believed that the potency of the Vedas started decaying with the departure of Bhagavan Sri Krishna from this world. Even this was considered to be a Divine Plan for the Kali Yuga as per which only a part of the glory and effulgence of the Vedas is to be left over from total extinction. This divine arrangement could be put through the agency of [[वेदव्यासः ॥ Vedavyasa|वेदव्यासः ॥ Vedavyasa,]] the son of Sage Parashara. He was known as Dwaipayana as he was born in an island (Dweepa). He was considered as a manifestation of Bhagawan Sri Krishna himself for fulfilling a specific purpose in this world and hence he was known as Krishna Dwaipayana. He was also known as Badarayana.

It is believed that the potency of the Vedas started decaying with the departure of Bhagavan Sri Krishna from this world. Even this was considered to be a Divine Plan for the कलियुगम् ॥ Kali Yuga as per which only a part of the glory and effulgence of the Vedas is to be left over from total extinction. This divine arrangement could be put through the agency of [[Vyasa|वेदव्यासः ॥ Vedavyasa,]] the son of Sage पराशरः ॥ Parashara. He was known as द्वैपायनः ॥ Dvaipayana as he was born in an island (द्वीपः ॥ Dweepa). He was considered as a manifestation of Bhagawan Sri Krishna himself for fulfilling a specific purpose in this world and hence he was known as कृष्णद्वैपायनः ॥ Krishna Dwaipayana. He was also known as बादरायणः ॥ Badarayana.

The word व्यास || Vyasa means an essay or composition. It also means dealing with a matter subject wise and classifying it suitably. As Krishna Dwaipayana did all these tasks for the proper study and understanding of the Vedas he became famous as Maharshi Veda Vyasa. His contribution to the codification of the Vedas is so great that he is more widely known as Veda Vyasa than by any other name. Maharshi Veda Vyasa collected all the mantras in existence during his period, edited, codified and organized them into four groups which he taught to his four chief disciples as given below

The word व्यास || Vyasa means an essay or composition. It also means dealing with a matter subject wise and classifying it suitably. As Krishna Dwaipayana did all these tasks for the proper study and understanding of the Vedas, he became famous as महर्षिः वेदव्यासः ॥ Maharshi Veda Vyasa. His contribution to the codification of the Vedas is so great that he is more widely known as Veda Vyasa than by any other name. Maharshi Veda Vyasa collected all the mantras in existence during his period, edited, codified and organized them into four groups which he taught to his four chief disciples as given below :

{| class="wikitable" | colspan="2" ' CLASSIFICATION OF THE VEDAS

{| class="wikitable" | colspan="2" ' CLASSIFICATION OF THE VEDAS

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! Name Of The Veda

! Name Of The Veda

! Taught To Rushi

! Taught To Rishi

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|<nowiki> ऋग् || Rig </nowiki>

|<nowiki> ऋग्वेदः || Rigveda</nowiki>

| Paila

| पैलः ॥ Paila

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|<nowiki> यजुस् || Yajus</nowiki>

|<nowiki> यजुर्वेदः || Yajurveda</nowiki>

| Vaishampayana

| वैशम्पायनः ॥ Vaishampayana

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|<nowiki> साम || Sama</nowiki>

|<nowiki> सामवेदः || Samaveda</nowiki>

| Jaimini

| जैमिनिः ॥ Jaimini

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|<nowiki> अथर्वण || Atharvan</nowiki>

|<nowiki> अथर्वणवेदः || Atharvanaveda</nowiki>

| Sumantu

| सुमन्तुः ॥ Sumantu

|}

|}

== चातुर्होतारः || Four Chief Priests of Yajna ==

== चातुर्होतारः || Four Chief Priests of Yajna ==