According to religious history, the gods and goddesses pleaded with Lord Brahma to create a Védha which would make it simple for the common man to understand. Thus, Brahma created the fifth Védha known as the Nātya Védha. It is believed that he took Pathya (words) from the Rig Vedha, Abhinaya (gesture) from the Yajur Vedha, Gītham (music and chant) from the Sāma Vedha and Rasa (sentiment and emotional element) from Atharvaṇa Vedha to form the Nātya Vedha.