Four Vedas / Various Four Vedas / Various CD

The four Vedas are made up of a large number of texts, composed nearly two thousand years before Christ, by the poets, seers, sages, and ritualists of Indo-European tribes who invaded the Indian Subcontinent. They are regarded as a sacred revelation and have been transmitted orally and recited faithfully by Brahmin males for a remarkable span of history. Extensive liner notes by noted scholar Frits Staal feature detailed descriptions of each of the four Vedas, including their meaning and musical structure. The album was recorded in South India.

1. ?Gveda - Opening Hymn 2. ?Gveda - Vik?Ti Recitation 3. Black Yajurveda - Description of Sacrifice 4. White Yajurveda - Opening Verses 5. White Yajurveda - Vik?Ti Recitations 6. White Yarjurveda - Prayer for Immortality 7. S?Maveda - Opening Hymn 8. S?Maveda - Call to Sacrifice 9. S?Maveda - Ratha?Tara 10. S?Maveda - Opening Hymn (Jaimin?Ya School) 11. S?Maveda - G?Na (Jaimin?Ya School) 12. S?Maveda - Setus?Man 13. S?Maveda - Bh?Ru?A-S?Man 14. Atharvaveda - Hymn for Peace 15. Atharvaveda - Enumeration of Sacrifices 16. Twilight Prayer 17. ?Gveda - Sa?Hit? 18. ?Gveda - Pada 19. ?Gveda - Krama 20. ?Gveda - Ja? 21. ?Gveda - Ratha 22. Rgveda - Special Krama 23. Teaching ?Gveda 24. Black Yajurveda: Ko?U 25. Black Yajurveda: Gho?Am 26. S?Maveda - Opening Hymn 27. S?Maveda - Ka?Yapa's Vow 28. S?Maveda - Call to Sacrifice 29. Form of S?Maveda Used in Sacrifice 30. Form of Samaveda Used in Sacrifice 31. S?Maveda - Ratha?Tara 32. Stanzas Accompanying Oblations - Y?Jy? 33. The Libation of the Soma 34. Form of ?Gveda Used in Sacrifice