The Hindu Sutra literature was composed much later than the Vedas and belong to a later period. They are manuals of instructions for people to follow in their social, religious, economic and political affairs. They are a diverse body of literature, containing many scriptures which are loosely gr...
Smriti texts, which are derived from the Sruti texts, include the Mahabharata (including the Bhagavad Gita), Ramayana, Puranas, Dharma Shastras (such as Manusmriti), and other secondary scriptures. These texts are composed of sages, scholars, and poets, and they provide additional narratives, e...
(Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद: ) Was Likely Composed Between Roughly 1700–1100 BCE, Making It One Of The Oldest Texts Of Any Indo-Iranian Language, One Of The World’s Oldest Religious Texts. It Was Preserved Over Centuries By Oral Tradition Alone And Was Probably Not Put In Writing...
This was composed to glorify Karpu (chaste) form of marriage prescribed in Vedic system. Kaṇṇaki the heroine was married as per the Vedic rites. Saint Jñānasambandar who was the greatest contributor to Tamil Music and devotional literature was a Chaturvedi who was performing daily ...
Each Veda contains several sections and thousands of hymns. Some of the Vedic hymns, especially the hymns of the Rig Veda, are considered at least 6000 to 8000 years old. Most Vedas have been composed before 1500 B.C.E. Since the Vedas were inviolable, they were never edited or changed ...
and these variations were recorded inpratishakhyas (literally, “instructions for theshakhas” [“branches”]), four of which are extant—(2)chandas(metre), of which there remains only one late representative, (3)vyakarana(analysis and derivation), in which the language is grammatically describ...
In this beautifully composed hymn, Shankara performs the Puja of Lord Shiva with vivid and devout imagination. Reciting this hymn on the night of Maha Shivarathri is the best way to begin or end the night’s festivities! Here, let us see some of the mantras (and their meaning), used ...