RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND ETHICAL VALUES OF RIGVEDA : A BOOK ON RIGVEDA

It is really gratifying to note that the culture developed on the basis of the Vedas has evolved into a massive reservoir of humanistic culture. The term Veda signifies the deep repository of knowledge handed down from generation to generation since time immemorial. These Vedas stood not only the test of scrutiny by the knowledgeable authorities but also of time. Despite all political conquests economic upheavals social transformations and cultural deviations the Vedas have survived hitherto because of the humanistic culture engendered by them. References can be made in this connection to A.L. Bhasams book The wonder that was India and R.T.H. Griffiths RigVeda (The oldest divine book). The Vedas are quite distinct from other religious literature in terms of concepts structure content and application. The Arya Samaj has always insisted on treating the Vedas as a philosophical and divine matter. European philosophers and scholars are greatly in acceptance of the Vedas too and hold the same in high esteem Celebrated western scholars such as Max Muller Oldenberg Wilson Griffith etc. tried to delve into the vast expanse of the religious-cultural endowment of the Vedas.