Manuscript Number : GISRRJ258347
Environmental Education in The Vedic Scriptures
Authors(1) :-Alok Dahal
Vedas are the oldest Scriptures of Hindu Religion. The word Veda means knowledge. Vedas are the main sources of Knowledge and Wisdom. Vedas have the knowledge of society, Nation, Religiousness and Environment. Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda and Atharvaveda are the four Vedas. As in Veda the word environment is describe as Prakriti. The ancient Vedic texts comprise a deep and comprehensive outlook of the environment. In the Vedas different kind of natural sources like, sky, wind, fire, and water honoured as God and Goddesses. As in the Vedas the Earth is revered as mother. The Air is worshipping as Vital force. The Fire is also revered as God.
The Four Vedas have contained theory which promote the environment durability. As the Rigveda contains the different Hymns which praise of many divinities associated with nature.Yajurveda mainly focus on the animals and it contains about the order against the injuring helpful animal like cow. Samaveda also contains different melodies chants which promoting a sense of harmony. the Atharvaveda have a lot of things of ecological awareness as the Bhumi Sukta have describe about different things of earth and call to protect the mountains, forests and other natural resources.
Alok Dahal
Vedas, Environment, Water, Earth, Glory, Worship. Publication Details Published in : Volume 8 | Issue 4 | July-August 2025 Article Preview
Research Scholar, Sanskrit Vyakarana, KBVS&ASU.
Date of Publication : 2025-07-29
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 39-43
Manuscript Number : GISRRJ258347
Publisher : Technoscience Academy
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