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== Greatness of Samaveda ==
== Greatness of Samaveda ==
Samaveda has been acclaimed as the important one among the Vedas as mentioned in the following texts:
Samaveda has been acclaimed as the important one among the Vedas as mentioned in the following texts:<ref name=":0" />
1. Samaveda is the essence of the Vedas. According to Shatapatha and Gopatha Brahmanas the essence of all the Vedas is Samaveda (सर्वेषां वा एष वेदानां रसो यत् साम । शत० १२.८.३.२३ । गोण २.५.७)
1. Samaveda is the essence of the Vedas. According to Shatapatha and Gopatha Brahmanas the essence of all the Vedas is Samaveda (सर्वेषां वा एष वेदानां रसो यत् साम । शत० १२.८.३.२३ । गोण २.५.७)
10. Samagaan is the best way to praise and please deities. Music sung with a pure heart attracts all divine entities. That is why it is said in Rigveda that one should sing with a pure heart.
10. Samagaan is the best way to praise and please deities. Music sung with a pure heart attracts all divine entities. That is why it is said in Rigveda that one should sing with a pure heart.
== Nature of Samaveda ==
Samveda has two main parts: (1) पूर्वार्चिक । Purvarchika, (2) उत्तरार्चिक । Uttararchika. The literal meaning of 'आर्चिक ।Archika' is - a group or collection of Richas.
=== (1) पूर्वार्चिक ॥ '''Purvarchika''' ===
It has four sections: (a) आग्नेय । Agneya, (b) ऐन्द्र । Aindra, (c) पवमान । Pavamana. (d) महानाम्नी आर्चिक ।Mahanamni Archik, Aaranyakanda and Parishista (appendix). There are 6 Adhyayas in Purvarchika. Adhyayas are divided into Kanda and named as 'Dashati'. Dashati means ten Richas, but there appears no restriction on the number of ten in each Dashati, at some places they are less and at other places they are more. Adhyaya 1 is Agneya Kand. Adhyayas 2 to 4 constitute Aindra Kand. Adhyaya 5 is the Pavamana kand. Adyaya 6 is Aranyakaand. Its appendix is Mahanamni Archik (10 mantras).
The details of Purvarchika in terms of subject and mantra number etc. are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
!Kand
!Subject
!Adhyaya
!Section
!Mantras
!Description
|-
|Agneya
|Agni devata
|1
|12
|114
|(1-114)
|-
|Aindra
|Indra Devata
|2 to 4
|12
|352
|(115 - 466)
|-
|Pavamana
|Soma Devata
|5
|11
|119
|(467 - 585)
|-
|Aaranya
|Indra, Agni and Soma
|6
|5
|55
|(586 -640)
|-
|Mahanamni Archika
|
|Parishishta
| ---
|10
|(641 - 640)
|-
| colspan="5" |Total number of Mantras
|640
|}
The mantras from adhyayas 1 to 5 are called 'Grama-gaana'. where their songs were sung in villages. Adhyaya 6 is Aranya Kand. Its mantras were sung in the forest.
=== (2) उत्तरार्चिक॥ Uttararchika ===
It has 21 Adhyayas (or 9 prapathakas) and the number of mantras is 1225. There are a total of 400 Suktas in Uttararchika. Of these 287 suktas, each contains a group of three mantras. 66 have two mantras each and the remaining 47 hymns have groups of mantras from 1 to 12.
==References==
==References==