Option b is the correct answer The Samaveda is shortest of all the four Vedas. It is closely connected with the Rigveda. Samaveda is an independent collection (Samhita), yet it has taken large number of verses from Rigveda. These verses are chiefly derived from the eighth and the ninth Mandalas of the Rigveda. The Samaveda is compiled exclusively for ritual application, for its verses are all meant to be chanted at the ceremonies of the Somasacrifice and procedures derived from it.