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<blockquote class="definition">The '''Srutis''' (a.k.a.the '''Vedas''') are the core Hindu scriptures. These are seen to be "direct intuitional revelations."<ref>Sivananda, Sri Swami. ''All About Hinduism.'' Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India: Divine Life Trust, 1999</ref>
<blockquote class="definition">The '''Srutis''' (a.k.a.the '''Vedas''') are the core Hindu scriptures. These are seen to be "direct intuitional revelations."<ref>Sivananda, Sri Swami. ''All About Hinduism.'' Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India: Divine Life Trust, 1999</ref>
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==Hindu Scriptures==
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The Srutis (a.k.a.the Vedas) are the core Hindu scriptures. These are seen to be "direct intuitional revelations."[1]

List of Hinduism Terms

Achara, Ashramas, Brahman, Brahmarishi, Dharma, GodHead, Gunas, Illusory Self, Moksha, Neo-Hinduism, Paramatman, Purushaarthas, Rishis, Salvation, Samadhi, Sanskrit Literature, Saptarishis, Satya Yuga, Srutis, The Imperishable, Varnas, Vichara

Hindu Scriptures

Hindu Scriptures > Srutis

Related Terms

Sanatana Dharma > Achara, Ashramas, Brahman, Brahmarishi, Dharma, GodHead, Gunas, Illusory Self, Moksha, Neo-Hinduism, Paramatman, Purushaarthas, Rishis, Salvation, Samadhi, Sanskrit Literature, Saptarishis, Satya Yuga, Srutis, The Imperishable, Varnas, Vichara

Notes

"The term Veda comes from the root Vid, to know. The word Veda means knowledge. When it is applied to scripture, it signifies a book of knowledge. The Vedas are the foundational scriptures of the Hindus. The Veda is the source of the other five sets of scriptures, why, even of the secular and the materialistic. The Veda is the storehouse of Indian wisdom and is a memorable glory which man can never forget till eternity."[2]

"The Vedas represent the spiritual experiences of the Rishis of yore. The Rishi is only a medium or an agent to transmit to people the intuitional experiences which he received. The truths of the Vedas are revelations."[3]

"The Veda is divided into four great books: the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Veda and the Atharva-Veda. The Yajur-Veda is again divided into two parts, the Sukla and the Krishna. The Krishna or the Taittiriya is the older book and the Sukla or the Vajasaneya is a later revelation to sage Yajnavalkya from the resplendent Sun-God."[4]


  1. Sivananda, Sri Swami. All About Hinduism. Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India: Divine Life Trust, 1999
  2. Sivananda, Sri Swami. All About Hinduism. Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India: Divine Life Trust, 1999
  3. Sivananda, Sri Swami. All About Hinduism. Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India: Divine Life Trust, 1999
  4. Sivananda, Sri Swami. All About Hinduism. Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India: Divine Life Trust, 1999