Its immortal Mantras embody the greatest truths of existence, and it is perhaps the greatest treasure in all the scriptural literature of the World. Swami Sivananda says: The Rig-Veda Samhita is the grandest book of the Hindus, the oldest and the best. The value of the Rigveda today is not confined to India, for its well-preserved language and mythology have helped a better understanding of languages, literatures and cultures of the whole world. Various indications of language, style and ideas prove this point. The present form of this Samhita clearly indicates that the collection is not a single work, but consists of multiple elements, thus, intact through thousands of years are the seeds of India's religious and philosophical development. This Samhita (Collection) is unique in its nature.
The Rigveda is the oldest, biggest of the four Vedas and the most highly valued work of the Hindus. For example, the Samhita of the Rigveda is called the Rigveda Samhita or the Rig Samhita. The Samhitas are named after the Vedas they belong to. Most of the mantras were concerned with the nature and addressed to the devi and devatas. A Samhita is a collection of mantras, hence also referred to as the ‘Mantras’. The Samhitas form the first part of each of the Vedas. The combination word thus means "put together, joined, compose, arrangement, place together, union" and "combination of letters according to euphonic rules, any methodically arranged collection of texts or verses". Samhita is a Sanskrit word from the roots, sam (सं) and hita (हित), which mean "correct, proper" and "wholesome, arranged" respectively. The Mantra portion of the Vedas is useful for the Brahmacharins. They are mantras comprising prayers and incantations addressed to various deities, both subjective and objective. Īccording to Swami Sivananda, the Mantra-Samhitas are suktas in praise of the Vedic deity for attaining material prosperity here and happiness hereafter. Īnother learned author says: These are four different modes of expressing the same truths, each as a cross check against others so that misrepresentations are avoided, a method used and valid even today. They explicitly focus on the philosophy and adhyatmikism. The Aranyakas and the Upanishads form the Jnana-Kanda segment of the Vedas. They are apparently concerned with the ceremonial rites and rituals. Īnother opinion states: "The Samhitas and the Brahmanas form the Karma-Kanda segment of the Vedas. The Samhitas and the Brahmanas constitute Karma-Kanda the Aranyakas constitute Upasana-Kanda and the Upanishads constitute Jnana-Kanda. Jnana-Kanda (ways of sadhana for attaining the highest knowledge of Brahman).Upasana-Kanda (procedures for worship and meditation).Karma-Kanda (procedures for Yajnas and other rites).The subject matter of the whole Veda is divided into These are recited in chain like arrangements of words, with no break, no punctuation, and order not be disturbed by arbitrary human meddling
The Samhitas are considered to be basic revealed Vedic texts.