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Bhagavata Purana palm-leaf manuscript, West Bengal, India, 16th century (date uncertain); LACMA accession M.88.134.4.Archival contextText

Shruti

Rigveda

A collection of Vedic hymns in ten mandalas, addressed to powers including Agni, Indra, Soma, Varuna and Ushas.

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Bhagavata Purana palm-leaf manuscript, West Bengal, India, 16th century (date uncertain); LACMA accession M.88.134.4.Archival contextText

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Samaveda

A Vedic collection organized for liturgical chanting, drawing many verses from the Rigveda.

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Bhagavata Purana palm-leaf manuscript, West Bengal, India, 16th century (date uncertain); LACMA accession M.88.134.4.Archival contextText

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Shruti

Vedic revelation: Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.

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Bhagavata Purana palm-leaf manuscript, West Bengal, India, 16th century (date uncertain); LACMA accession M.88.134.4.Archival contextText

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Shukla Yajurveda

The White Yajurveda includes the Vajasaneyi Samhita, distinguished from the mixed arrangement of the Black Yajurveda.

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Bhagavata Purana palm-leaf manuscript, West Bengal, India, 16th century (date uncertain); LACMA accession M.88.134.4.Archival contextText

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Yajurveda

Vedic sacrificial formulae transmitted through the Shukla and Krishna Yajurveda traditions.

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