Q. What are the final words (Maha Vakyam) of Vedas?
A. They are: "Tat Twam Ashi" means, Thou are that.
"Aham Brahmasshmi" means, I am Brahma.
"Ayam Aatmaa Brahma" means, This Soul is Brahma.
"Prajnaanam Aanandam Brahma" means, 'Brahma is Knowledge and Bliss.,'
Q. What are the Upavedas?
A. They are four, e.g., Ayurveda composed by Rishi Dhanwanttari for science of medicine. Dhanurveda by Rishi Viswaamitra for archery. Gandharvaveda by Narad for art of music and Artha Shastra for arts and crafts.
Q. How many Vedaangas are there?
A. There are six Vedaangas viz.
(1) Shiksha - Phonetics.
(2) Vyakaarana - Grammar.
(3) Nirukta - Vedic Glossary.
(4) Kalpa - Ritual.
(5) Chhanda - Metre.
(6) Jyotisha - Astrology.
Q. What is the Upanishad?
A. Upanishad is the knowledge portion of Vedas.
Q. How many Upanishads are there?
A. There are 108, but 11 are main: Isa, Kena, Katha, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Aitiriya, Taitiriya, Shwetashwatar, Chhaandodgya, Brihadaaranyaka.
Courtesy: Hindutvam Vol. 1. Published by: Fiji Sevashram Sangha, Suva, Fiji.
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