LAST VEDIC AGE :
The period following that of the Rigged is known as the later Vedic age, when later Vedic. Samaritans, Brahmans, Upanishads, etc. were composed. During this period stately cities and extensive compact kingdoms came into existence. The society underwent a complete change.The concept of Varnasrama (Varnas - ashrams) became the focal points of the social and individual life. The functions and duties, the privileges and status of the four individual life.The functions and duties, the privileges and status of the four vars were minutely defined. Significant changes also took place in the religious life of the people. We discover three distinct currents of religious thought - the ritualistic, the philosophic and the ascetic. Hinduism was fully expounded in the later Vedic literature - the Brahmans, the Upanishads and parasympathetic doctrines about the Soul (Atman), the absolute (Brahma), relation between god and man, and the principles of Karma, Maya,maukti, transmigration of soul and other special features that have dominated Hindu way of life and thought were evolved, stated and elaborated in the Upanishads.
But the most important achievement of this period is the geographical conquest of India. The rivers, the mountains and the general features of every part of India were known. The Aryan culture and thoughts were spread ll over the country.
The period following that of the Rigged is known as the later Vedic age, when later Vedic. Samaritans, Brahmans, Upanishads, etc. were composed. During this period stately cities and extensive compact kingdoms came into existence. The society underwent a complete change.The concept of Varnasrama (Varnas - ashrams) became the focal points of the social and individual life. The functions and duties, the privileges and status of the four individual life.The functions and duties, the privileges and status of the four vars were minutely defined. Significant changes also took place in the religious life of the people. We discover three distinct currents of religious thought - the ritualistic, the philosophic and the ascetic. Hinduism was fully expounded in the later Vedic literature - the Brahmans, the Upanishads and parasympathetic doctrines about the Soul (Atman), the absolute (Brahma), relation between god and man, and the principles of Karma, Maya,maukti, transmigration of soul and other special features that have dominated Hindu way of life and thought were evolved, stated and elaborated in the Upanishads.
But the most important achievement of this period is the geographical conquest of India. The rivers, the mountains and the general features of every part of India were known. The Aryan culture and thoughts were spread ll over the country.
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