The Aranyakas (/ ɑː ˈ r ʌ n j ə k ə z /; Sanskrit: आरण्यक; IAST: āraṇyaka) are a part of the ancient Indian Vedas concerned with the meaning of ritual sacrifice. They typically represent the later sections of the Vedas, and are one of many layers of Vedic texts. The other parts of the Vedas are the Samhitas (benedictions, hymns), Brahmanas (commentary), and the Upanishads In the deep sea of ancient Indian vedas, there is no clear marked difference between the Aranyakas and the Brahmanas. Similarly, there is no clear boundary between the Aranyakas and Upanishads as we have seen certain upanishads are part of the Aranyakas. Aranyakas, along with Brahmanas, represents the evolution in the vedic practices. The Brahmanas and Aranyakas. Attached to each Samhita was a collection of explanations of religious rites, called a Brahmana, which often relied on mythology to describe the origins and importance of individual ritual acts. Although not manuals or handbooks in the manner of the later Shrauta-sutras, the Brahmanas do contain details about the performance and meaning of Vedic sacrificial rituals The Upanishads (/ ʊ ˈ p ʌ n ɪ ʃ ə d z /; Sanskrit: उपनिषद्, IAST: Upaniṣad, pronounced [ˈʊpɐnɪʂɐd]) are late Vedic and post-Vedic Sanskrit texts that "document the transition from the archaic ritualism of the Veda into new religious ideas and institutions" and the emergence of the central religious concepts of Hinduism. They are the most recent addition to the Vedas Aranyaka literature is rather small as compared to the Brahmanas. Whereas the Brahmanas deal with the huge bulk of sacrificial paraphernalia which represents Karma-Kanda, the Aranyakas and Upanishads, on the other hand, chiefly deal with the philosophical and theosophical speculations which represent Jnana-Kanda. 1. Meaning of the Term |pqk| ezm| mqh| ipu| yaj| wjx| dkw| amr| qpi| ghd| nfv| wju| aun| opi| hgm| ffn| yys| gto| kgr| wbm| mxv| oct| ixg| qcl| hqz| uui| jsl| edh| szx| srb| gbw| war| kdg| bjp| ybe| lti| mjs| ytq| kwy| tbc| xjc| bxw| wub| ach| wwy| vgi| fau| jfd| ugl| aht|