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Rough
The analogy for the relationship between Brahman and Atman is that of a field of water, and the ripples flowing through it. Brahman is the water body, and Atman is the energy that forms ripples.
Component Notes
- Vedas (Sanskrit Books of Knowledge) / Nigamas (Revelation / What was sought)
- Sections
- Samhithas (Put Together / Collections)
- Brahmanas (Universal / Spiritual Insights)
- Aranyakas (Works from the Forest / Sainthood)
- Upanishads (Close Sitting Knowledge / Basic Understanding)
- Upaasana (Worship) [Mostly embedded in the others]
- Parishistas (Supplements)
- Vedic Shakhas (Branches of Transmission of the Vedas)
- Vedaanga-s (Philosophical Disciplines of Vedas)
- Sections
- Aagamas (Tradition / What has come down)
- Sutras
- Puranas
- Ithihasas
- Mahabharata
- Ramayana
Stats
- Number of verses in Vedas: ~20,000
- Rig Veda
- Sama Veda
- Atharva Veda
- Yajur Veda
- Number of verses in Puranas: ~400,000
- Number of verses in Mahabharata: ~100,000
- Bhagavat Gita: ~745 verses
- Original (Jaya Samhitha): 8,800 verses or 24,000 verses (debated)
- Number of verses in Ramayana: