VEDIC AGE/PERIOD

The Vedic age is divided into 2 phases: -

A)Early Vedic

B) Later Vedic
 EARLY VEDIC
1) Only Rig veda
2) No Child marriage
3) No religious, cast different
4) No Gotra system
LATER VEDIC
1) Rig veda, Sama veda, Yajur
veda, Atharva veda
2) Child marriage was prelevant
3) Religious, cast came into
existence
4) Gotra system came into
existence
 EARLY VEDIC LATER VEDIC

5) People were living in joint family 5) May be joint or may not be joint family

6) Main occupation was agriculture 6) Mixed cultivation was started

7) The position of women were head of villages 7) position of women were low
were known as Gramini or Gopati.
 EARLY VEDIC LATER VEDIC

8) Life of person were divided in to 4 parts:- 8) Peoples were divided into 4 caste

a) Brahmacharya - Child go to study a) Brahmin

b) Gruhastya/ Married life b) Kshatriyas

c) Bana prasta- man go to forest but canbe return c) Vaisyas

d).Sanyasa- Living all desires & goes to forest d) Shudras

9) They had the knowledge of every metal except iron. 9) Iron came into existence

10) They Worship AGNI was the intermediate between people & God. 10) Early Vedic god lost their importance.
worship (Brahma, Bhishnu & Maheswara)

11) No Poligami- marry more than one wife 11) Poligami was prelivent
 THE VEDIC LITERATURE

a) The word VEDA comes from the word VID means to

know or knowledge

b) Vedic texts are divided between Sruti (based on Hearing)

& Smriti (based on Memory)

c) Veda are divided into 4 parts

1) RIG VEDA:-

a) One of the oldest religious text in the world.

b) It consist of 1028 Hymns, 10 Mandalas & 17 Purana.

c) The 9 mandalas of RIG VEDA is dedicated to Soma Mandala.

d) The 3rd Mandala contains famous Gayatri mantra from this

Veda.

e) Saraswati is the deity river in the Rig Veda.

2) SAMA VEDA:-
a) Sama Veda derives its roots from “Saman”
which means “melodies”
b) It deals with Music & it contains Dhrupad
raga.
3) YAJUR VEDA:-

A) It deals with Medicine. & also deal with procedures for

the performance of Sacrifices.

4) ATHARVA VEDA:-

a) It is a book of black Magical formula.

b) It contains Charms & Spells toward off evil & disease