Veda means Supreme Knowledge.
(1)Rikved (2)Yajurved (3)Atharvaved (4)Samved are four branches of knowledge.
(1)
RikVed: Spiritual wellbeing and fulfilment, self realization, peace of mind, Brahma-Nirvana, dutifulness, love,Tapas, compassion, beneficence, generosity, service etc., fall under Rigved.
(2) Yajurved: Generosity, valour, courage, gallantry, self defence, leadership, fame, victory, power, dignity etc., fall under Yajurved.
(3) Samved: Samdev deals with games, sports, amusement, recreation, music, arts, literature, sensual enjoyment ,beauty, harmony, poetic imagery dynamism, refined taste, gratification etc.
(4) Atharv Veda: Wealth, prosperity, accumulation of money and resources, medicines, food grains, materials, metals, buildings, vehicles, animals and similar other materials of worldly wellbeing fall within the purview of Atharva Veda.
If the subtle and material, internal and external activities and imaginations of any living being are seriously and scientifically examined, it will appear that its entire consciousness moves within these four spheres.The current of knowledge of all living-beings flows only in the four directions of (1) Rik-spiritual wellbeing and fulfilment ,(2) Yaju- val-our, (3) Sam- enjoyment, and (4) Atharva- prosperity. Rik is also known as righteousness, Yajur as liberation (Moksha), Sam as sensual pleasure (Kam) and Atharva as prosperity (Arth).