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Shruti and Smriti - Coggle Diagram

- - - - An ancient Vedic Sanskrit text
      - a compilation of ritual-offering formulas that were said by a priest while an individual performed ritual actions such as those before the yajna fire
      - Shukla (White) – organized mantras, and Krishna (Black) – mixed with explanations.
      - Contains sacrificial formulas (Yajus) for Vedic rituals.
      - Includes mantras & prose for offerings to gods like Agni, Indra, and Vishnu.
    - - contains hymns many of which were charms, magic spells and incantations meant to be pronounced by the person who seeks some benefit
      - more often by a sorcerer who would say it on his or her behalf
    - - It is the earliest form of Veda
      - Has 1028 hymns called 'Suktas'
      - collection called 'Mandalas'
      - Meaning of word 'Rigveda' is Praise Knowlege
      - Each Mandala is divided into several sections called Anuvakas
      - Each Anuvaka consists of a number of hymns called Suktas and each Sukta is made up of a number of verses called riks.
    - - The Samaveda contains hymns called Samans, which are intended to be sung during religious rituals
      - a collection of hymns and chants that are intended to be sung during religious rituals
      - The Samaveda includes explanations called Brahmana
      - The Samaveda includes philosophical texts called Upanishads, such as the Chandogya Upanishad and Kena Upanishad