The
Rig-Veda Samhita is the grandest book of the Hindus, the oldest and the best.
It is the Great Indian Bible, which no Hindu would forget to adore from the
core of his heart. Its style, the language and the tone are most beautiful and
mysterious. Its immortal Mantras embody the greatest truths of existence, and
it is perhaps the greatest treasure in all the scriptural literature of the
world. Its priest is called the Hotri.
The
Yajur-Veda Samhita is mostly in prose and is meant to be used by the Adhvaryu,
the Yajur-Vedic priest, for superfluous explanations of the rites in
sacrifices, supplementing the Rig-Vedic Mantras.
The
Sama-Veda Samhita is mostly borrowed from the Rig-Vedic Samhita and is meant to
be sung by the Udgatri, the Sama-Vedic priest, in sacrifices.
The
Atharva-Veda Samhita is meant to be used by the Brahma, the Atharva-Vedic
priest, to correct the mispronunciations and wrong performances that may
accidentally be committed by the other three priests of the sacrifice.
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