Book Review: The Golden Book of Holy Vedas by A.A Macdonell
The history of Indian literature has been very rich, with so many different languages and scholars in India . Vedas, Upanishads, the epic sagas of Ramayan and Mahabhart are the part of Indian literary heritage . The Golden Book of Holy Vedas primarily explains Rig veda. There are manily 4 Vedas, Rig Veda being the oldest. Rig veda is basically a collection of Hymns in Sanskrit. Hymns were passed down orally earlier from generation to generation, it was written much later with the development of the languages. Rig Veda worships the strong forces of Nature. Sun, Earth, Wind, Fire etc are considered gods in Rig veda. Every source of energy that helped human lives to survive is depicted as god in Rig veda. The author Macdonells has written a systematically organized book.The book starts with a detailed history of when the Vedas originated, How it developed and what significance it holds. Every god is given a brief introduction in the book along with their powers....