The Holy Vedas

by Satyakam Vidyalankar

, 546 pages, 448 pages with index in English followed by Hyms in Hindi, colour and black and white illustrations

Genres: Philosophy, Religion, Hinduism, Classics, Fiction

546 pages, Hardcover

First published September 19, 1998

Reviews

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

For those of us who do not have time to read all of the Vedas, this is a fine collection. I bought it when I was in India and was studying Sanskrit. The original Sanskrit is included for all of the selections. That's great and unusual in my experience. I have not compared it with other translations, but it reads beautifully and is very quotable. It has six sections: Hymns on creation, devotion, revelation, action, splendour, and positive science. It has a good index, with the original Sanskrit at the end.

Unfortunately, my edition is poorly bound and the paper will not last. I must handle it carefully.

Please note that this edition was originally published in 1986, not 1998, and the original Sanskrit text is included in my edition.

"Wisdom comes to the man who meditates, acts and lives according to the true eternal laws of nature." (Rig Veda 10.47.6)

[Sheshank Joshi · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a really good book. There is nothing more to say. It gives a brief introduction to what is in the vedas. Though it is a literal translation, you need to have a lot more insight and deep understanding, more like a kind of reading between the lines. It is always better to start with the commentaries on vedas and then go to vedas. But the other way goes better if you want to just brush them once and then go read the commentaries, come back and then read them again with more insight.

[Priyank]

Nice.. Grate book

[Vivek Arya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is excellent book on Vedas and I will recommend everyone to read this book. The interpretation of Vedas in this book is based on Swami Dayanand, the greatest vedic scholar of his times.

[Zemaemidjehuty · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book I am grateful to have, one I read from every night, and one I will eventually gift to my daughter.