The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c6.s1.49

c6.s1.49

The interest of the Sāma-Veda for the history of Hindu religion and literature amounts to very little. It represents in fact little more than the secondary employment in the service of religion of popular music and other quasi-musical noises. These were developed and refined in the course of civilisation, and worked into the formal ritual of Brahmanism in order to add an element of beauty and emotion. In more modern times the *sāman*-chants at the sacrifice are said to be quite impressive.²