Question

Name the two categories of Early Vedic literature. Why was the early vedic literature known as shruti?

Answer 1

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Explanation :

The two categories of Early Vedic Literature are:-

• Shruti
• Smriti

The Early Vedic Literature known as Shruti because the Shruti was revealed to the sages by God and they passed on that knowledge orally from generation to generation.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Vedic literature is broadly divided into two categories, viz., Shruti and Smriti.

Explanation:

✔️The early Vedic Literature is known as 'Shruti' because earlier the people used to remember the Vedas by listening only i.e. they used to hear it through their ears.