Which indian literature is a colection of 1028 hyms written in vedic sanskirti?
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Vedas
Hinduism in India traces its source to the Vedas, ancient hymns composed and recited in Punjab as early as 1500 B.C. Three main collections of the Vedas--the Rig, Sama, and Yajur--consist of chants that were originally recited by priests while offering plant and animal sacrifices in sacred fires. A fourth collection, the Atharva Veda, contains a number of formulas for requirements as varied as medical cures and love magic. The majority of modern Hindus revere these hymns as sacred sounds passed down to humanity from the greatest antiquity and as the source of Hindu tradition.[Source: Library of Congress *]
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Sanskrit Atashgah Siva-inscription The sacred texts known as the Vedas, or Vedic Verses, were written in Sanskrit between 1500 to 900 B.C. They are associated with the founding of Hinduism and consist of four texts: 1) the Rig Veda , a collection of 1,028 hymns and prayers; 2) the Soma Veda , a collection of verses taken mostly from the Rig Veda that have been rearranged for chanting at sacrifices; 3) the Yajur Veda , prose with instructions on how the prose is to be used in ceremonies; and 4) the Antharva Veda , comprised primarily of formulas and spells
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The Vedas are filled with conversations and stories with moral or spiritual messages. One conversation between a father and son goes:
"Fetch me a fruit of the banyan tree."
"Here is one, sir."
"Break it."
"I have broken it, sir."
"What do you see?"
"Very tiny seeds, sir."
"Break one."
"I have broken it, sir."
"Now what do you see?"
"Nothing sir."