Vedas All Vedas The Vedas are among the oldest sacred texts in the world. Composed in the dawn of human philosophy and thought, they are an integral part of humanity’s history. The basic Vedic texts are the Samhita “Collections” of the four Vedas: • Rig-Veda “Knowledge of the Hymns of Praise”, for recitation. • Sama-Veda “Knowledge of the Melodies”, for chanting. • Yajur-Veda “Knowledge of the Sacrificial formulas”, for liturgy. • Atharva-Veda “Knowledge of the Magic formulas”, named after a kind of group of priests.