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The Four Vedas

Various Artists
The Four Vedas 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.

Track Listing

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Ṛgveda - Opening Hymn Tamil Brahmin men 01:50
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Ṛgveda - Vikṛti Recitation R. K. Subrahmanya Sastri and K. Balasubrahmaniam 09:05
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Black Yajurveda - Description of Sacrifice N. Subrahmaniam Ghanapathikal, and R. Narayana Sastri 10:31
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White Yajurveda - Opening Verses Tamil Brahmin man 01:55
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White Yajurveda - Vikṛti Recitations Tamil Brahmin man 02:00
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White Yarjurveda - Prayer for Immortality E. J. Kumaraswami Dikshitar 01:21
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Samaveda - Opening Hymn (1) Tamil Brahmin men 03:57
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Samaveda - Call to Sacrifice (1) Tamil Brahmin men 01:45
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Sāmaveda - Rathaṃtara Ekamra Sastri and Sivarama Sastri 02:51
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Sāmaveda - Opening Hymn (Jaiminīya School) Tamil Brahmin man 01:55
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Sāmaveda - Gāna (Jaiminīya School) T. Sarangapani Aiyangar 03:18
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Sāmaveda - Setusāman Tamil Brahmin man 05:41
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Sāmaveda - Bhāruṇḑa-sāman Sastri Revashankar Bechabhai Trivedi 04:20
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Atharvaveda - Hymn for Peace Tamil Brahmin man 02:51
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Atharvaveda - Enumeration of Sacrifices Veniram Vishvanath Raval 01:58
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Twilight Prayer O. M. Kunhan and Vasudevan Nambudiripad 04:50
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Ṛgveda - Saṃhitā Tamil Brahmin man 01:39
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Ṛgveda - Pada Tamil Brahmin man 00:41
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Ṛgveda - Krama Tamil Brahmin man 01:06
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Ṛgveda - Jaṭā Tamil Brahmin man 02:05
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Ṛgveda - Ratha Matangarli Paramashvaran and Raman Nambudiri 04:25
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Rgveda - Special Krama Cherumukku Vaidikan Vallabhen Somayajipad 04:35
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Teaching of Ṛgveda Male teacher and children 01:31
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Black Yajurveda: Koṭṭu Group of Nambudiri Yajurvedins 01:24
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Black Yajurveda: Ghoṣam Chittor Narayanan Nambudiripad and other male singers 04:28
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Samaveda - Opening Hymn (2) Male singer 02:27
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Sāmaveda - Kaśyapa's Vow Male singer 03:04
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Samaveda - Call to Sacrifice (2) Muttathukkattu Itti Ravi Nambudiri 02:31
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Ritual Recital of the Adhavaryu Cherumukku Vaidikan 01:20
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Form of Samaveda Used in Sacrifice Muttathukkattu Itti Ravi Nambudiri, Korattikkara Raman Nambudiri, and Thottam Sankaranarayanan Nambu 06:26
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Sāmaveda Muttathukkattu Itti Ravi Nambudiri and additional singer 01:29
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Stanzas Accompanying Oblations - Yājyā Priests reciting verses during ritual 02:03
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The Libation of the Soma Priests reciting verses during ritual 01:41
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Form of Ṛgveda Used in Sacrifice Cherumukku Vaidikan and his sons 06:21