![]() A traditional Vedic Yagna would be conducted by three main priests: The verses of the Vedas have a purpose, and that is to be used in the performance of Yagnas (fire rituals). (Technically Vyasa only compiled the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Veda - the Atharvana Veda was compiled by the sage Atharva and Angiras.)īut Vyasa didn't just divide them in an arbitrary way he organized the verses according to their function. And then in the Dwapara Yuga, a sage named Krishna Dwaipayana Vedavyasa (or Vyasa for short) compiled these verses into a set of four books we call the Vedas. As I discuss in this answer, how the Vedas originated is that from time immemorial, sages known as Dhristas have heard sacred verses directly from the gods during a state of Tapasya (deep meditation). In order to understand what it means for someone to be a Rig Veda Brahmana and so on, you need to understand the nature of the Vedas. TL DR They basically indicate the occupations that Brahmanas used to have back when they were officiating Vedic Yagnas rather than being temple priests and the like.
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