They consequently did all in their power to preserve that portion intact. It was therefore in the interests of the priests that the ceremonial portion of the Vedas should be preserved. So if one wanted anything, even if it was to have an enemy killed, all he had to do was to pay the priest and the priest through these ceremonials would procure the desired results. Nothing could be obtained through the ceremonials except by the intercession of the priests. It provided for all classes of people good and bad. Anything, in fact, that one might want could be provided for him by the work or ceremonials. It taught to do good works that one might go to heaven and enjoy eternal happiness. The work portion was exclusively in the hands of the priests and pertained entirely to the sense life. The knowledge came afterwards and was enunciated by kings. The work portion contains ceremonials, rules as to eating, living, doing charitable work, etc. The Vedas are divided into two portions - the work portion and the knowledge portion. It is the gist of the Upanishads and harmonizes the many contradictory parts of the Upanishads. It is not our Bible the Upanishads are our Bible.
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