![]() ![]() ![]() The Mahabharata is an important source of information on the development of Hinduism between 400 BCE and 200 CE and is regarded by Hindus as both a text about dharma (Hindu moral law) and a history (itihasa, literally "that's what happened"). Mahabharata, (Sanskrit: "Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty") one of the two Sanskrit epic poems of ancient India (the other being the Ramayana). One of India's greatest epics written between 1000 and 700 BC. The longest single poem in the world, about a war fought between two branches of the same family. With flaming hair and riding a goat he is easily identified in Hindu art. He is also referred to in sacred texts such as the Mahabharata as the 'Oblation-devourer' and the 'Purifier'. Agni knows the thoughts of all people and is a witness to all important actions, hence the use of fire in many important Hindu ceremonies such as marriages. Agni was especially important in the Vedic period (1500-500 BCE) and the Vedas contains more hymns to him than to any other deity. Various forms of fire are associated with Agni and include the sun, lightning, comets, sacrificial fire, domestic fires, the fire of the funeral-pyre, and the digestive fire which is within all humans. He is regarded as the friend and protector of humanity, in particular, he safeguards the home. God of fire and messenger who communicated human wishes to the gods. Agni is also the guardian deity of the southeast direction and is typically found in southeast corners of Hindu temples. Sanskrit word meaning fire and connotes the Vedic fire god of Hinduism. Atharva-Veda "Knowledge of the Magic formulas", named after a kind of group of priests.Yajur-Veda "Knowledge of the Sacrificial formulas", for liturgy.Sama-Veda "Knowledge of the Melodies", for chanting.Rig-Veda "Knowledge of the Hymns of Praise", for recitation.The basic Vedic texts are the Samhita "Collections" of the four Vedas: Each of the four Vedas-the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda-consists of a Samhita (a "collection" of hymns or sacred formulas) a liturgical prose exposition called a Brahmana and two appendices to the Brahmana-an Aranyaka ("Book of the Wilderness"), which contains esoteric doctrines meant to be studied by the initiated in the forest or some other remote place, and an Upanishad, which speculates about the ontological connection between humanity and the cosmos. Believed to be revealed to seers among the early Aryans in ancient India. Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism. ![]()
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