Sanyasi is supposed to contemplate on the Upanishads. Vanaprasthi is supposed to follow Aranyaka. Grhastha is supposed to follow the Brahmana. A brahmacari is supposed to study the Samhita. These four sections are mapped to the four Ashramas. But there are Upanishads like Taittireeya and Ganapathi Atharva Seersha that have svara. Since Upanishads mostly philosophical they are found in prose. There are 108 Upanishads and 10 of them are famous. Thus Upanishad, as it appears in the last part of the Veda, is called Vedanta. Some Upanishads are exceptions and appear in Samhita and Brahmana too. Upanishads normally appear in the last part of Aranyaka and deal with spiritual philosophy. Aranyaka has Mantras and methods that are practiced in the forests (that is, not for grhasthas).
The Vedas are known by other epithets, each of which only signify their importance - Apta-Vachan (" Divine Revelation)", Nigama (" Revelation"), Samhitas (" Collection"), Savda-Brahm (" Word of Brahm") or just Shabda (" Word"), Shruti (" Revelation" or " Testimony"), and Stotra (" Hymns.")Įach Veda has three sections - Samhita, Brahmana and Aranyaka. Atharva Veda gives ways to make life successful, and contains methods to fulfill what can be called material aspirations. Yajurveda has methods to use Riks for sacrifices (Yajus- Yajna). Rigveda contains prayers to Gods (Riks are the mantras). Vedas are four - Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva. Veda is the highest authority in Hindu knowledge system and the authority of all other scriptures are based on the authority of the Veda.
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