Smrti: The Shanshad In The Vedic Literature And Traditions

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1) Smrti is one of the bodies of works mentioned in the Vedic Literature. Although it is given less importance than its other half Śruti, Smrti contains one of the most important pieces of Vedic Literature and Traditions. Smrti texts represent the remembered, which is the literal translation of the word. Therefore the Smrti texts include much of the poetic literature, epics, the texts on the four goals of human life (Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha) and the six Vedangas that govern language, astronomy and rituals. Smrti is the text of remembrance and therefore its key functions in the initial stages was to supply highly precise expressions to capture facts, principles and ideas.
2) Śruti is the most authoritative Vedic text that shapes the religion
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Brahman, The Ultimate Reality is one of the first philosophies of the Upanishads. It talks about the infinite spirit source that fabricates the existence of all objects. It is manifested and unmanifested and exists in infinity from which the Universe is born. Atman, the soul, is the next main feature of the Upanishads. It talks about every living creature having a soul that exists for immortality. Atman is the main focus of the Upanishads as the text’s main idea is the understanding and the unfolding of the soul. Many believe that Brahman and Atman are the same, giving the world the most important thought about its creation and existence. Aum, which is for the first time in the Vedas the term is explained, is the divine symbol. Aum as discussed is the sound that created the universe. If someone wants to compare it with Science today, the closest semblance would be to the Big Bang. The repeated parallels between modern day Astronomy and the texts in the Vedas suggests that the influence on the text by Astronomy. The last main topic in the Upanishads is the topic about Maya, translating to the illusion. The Upanishads describe the human experience in the universe. Humans gain two forms of knowledge, first the Unchanging Principals …show more content…
129th Hymn of the Rigveda, it discusses cosmology and origins of the universe. The Nasadiya Sukta is a form of scepticism that argues about the existent and the non-existent brining out an agnostic tone. However, the analysis in The Basic Concept of Vedic Religion by F. B. J. Kuiper, the creation myth is very specific in its theory. This Myth suggests that God was a creation of the universe as well or perhaps there is one single God and he gave birth to the universe and gave power to the devas (lords) to give it shape, bring it into existence and look after

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