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.

Authors and Affiliations

Alok Dahal
Research Scholar, Sanskrit Vyakarana, KBVS&ASU.

Vedas, Environment, Water, Earth, Glory, Worship.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 8 | Issue 4 | July-August 2025
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

ISSN : 2582-0095

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Alok Dahal , "Environmental Education in The Vedic Scriptures", Gyanshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (GISRRJ), ISSN : 2582-0095, Volume 8, Issue 4, pp.39-43, July-August.2025
URL : https://gisrrj.com/GISRRJ258347

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