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Shabdakalpadruma refers to Patha (पाठः) as विधिना वेदस्याभ्यसनम् । Vidhina Veda  Abhyasana or methodical practice of the Vedas, which refers to the traditional chanting of the Vedas in a specific method as instructed by the Gurus. Since the guru-shishya parampara was the primary mode of transmission of Vedas शिष्याणामध्यापनम् । teaching to the students also constitutes Patha.

Shabdakalpadruma refers to Patha (पाठः) as विधिना वेदस्याभ्यसनम् । Vidhina Veda  Abhyasana or methodical practice of the Vedas, which refers to the traditional chanting of the Vedas in a specific method as instructed by the Gurus. Since the guru-shishya parampara was the primary mode of transmission of Vedas शिष्याणामध्यापनम् । teaching to the students also constitutes Patha.

Veda Patha consists of recitation of specific mantras with the prescribed intonation, pitch and matras etc according to the specifications, a few of which are mentioned, in [[Vaidika Bhasha Lakshana (वैदिकभाषालक्षणम्)|Vaidika Bhasha Lakshanas]] which are significantly different from the rules applied in Classical Samskrit.

Veda Patha consists of recitation of specific mantras with the prescribed intonation, pitch and matras etc according to the specifications, a few of which are mentioned, in [[Vaidika Bhasha Lakshana (वैदिकभाषालक्षणम्)|Vaidika Bhasha Lakshanas]] which are significantly different from the rules applied in Classical Samskrit. The following sections give an insight about the ways in which recitations are performed and how they aided in the preservation of Vedas when such schemes were committed to memory.

==प्रकृतिपाठः || Prakrti Patha==

==प्रकृतिपाठः || Prakrti Patha==

== विकृतिपाठः || Vikrti Patha ==

== विकृतिपाठः || Vikrti Patha ==

Memorization of the sacred Vedas included up to eleven forms of recitation of the same text. These texts were subsequently "proof-read" by comparing the different recited versions. This ensured their verbatim preservation through ages of time. Based on the क्रमसंहिता || Krama Samhita eight methods of recitation are given by व्याडि-ऋषिः || Vyadi Rishi in व्याडिविकृतिवल्ली ॥ Vyadi Vikrtavalli<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>जटा माला शिखा लेखा ध्वजो दण्डो रथो घनः | अष्टौ विकृतयः प्रोक्ता क्रमपूर्वा मनीषिभिः | (विकृतिवल्ली 1.5)</blockquote><blockquote>jaṭā mālā śikhā lekhā dhvajo daṇḍo ratho ghanaḥ | aṣṭau vikṛtayaḥ proktā kramapūrvā manīṣibhiḥ | (vikṛtivallī 1.5)</blockquote>There were eight ways of memorizing Vedas. These are<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">Upadhyaya, Baldev. (1958) ''[https://archive.org/details/VaidikSahityaBaldevUpadhyaya1958 Vaidik Sahitya]''.</ref>

Memorization of the sacred Vedas included up to eleven forms of recitation of the same text. These texts were subsequently "proof-read" by comparing the different recited versions. This ensured their verbatim preservation through ages of time. Based on the क्रमसंहिता || Krama Samhita eight methods of recitation are given by व्याडि-ऋषिः || Vyadi Rishi in व्याडिविकृतिवल्ली ॥ Vyadi Vikrtavalli<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>जटा माला शिखा लेखा ध्वजो दण्डो रथो घनः | अष्टौ विकृतयः प्रोक्ता क्रमपूर्वा मनीषिभिः | (विकृतिवल्ली 1.5)</blockquote><blockquote>jaṭā mālā śikhā lekhā dhvajo daṇḍo ratho ghanaḥ | aṣṭau vikṛtayaḥ proktā kramapūrvā manīṣibhiḥ | (vikṛtivallī 1.5)</blockquote>The following were eight ways of memorizing Vedas.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">Upadhyaya, Baldev. (1958) ''[https://archive.org/details/VaidikSahityaBaldevUpadhyaya1958 Vaidik Sahitya]''.</ref>

#जटापाठः || Jatapatha

#जटापाठः || Jatapatha

#मालापाठः || Malapatha

#मालापाठः || Malapatha