(meaning “that which is remembered). smriti texts do not have the authority of shruti scriptures, but they are still held in equal regard the vedas were orally transmitted since the 2nd millenium bc. the rig veda was composed in its written form around 1500 bc – 1200 bc. the sama, ...
TheBhagavadgita(1st–2nd centuryce) is the earliest and finest exposition of the Bhagavata system. By the time of theBhagavadgita,Vasudeva(Krishna), the hero of the Yadava clan, was identified with the Vedic god Vishnu. Later, the deified sage Narayana, whose followers were originally calledPan...