What does Shruti mean in Vedas?

Answer 1

Śruti (Devanagari श्रुति, "what is heard") is a canon of Hindu sacred texts. They do not date to a particular period, but span the entire history of Hinduism, beginning with the earliest texts known, with some late Upanishads reaching down into modern times.

Śruti is said to have no author; rather, it is believed to be a divine recording of the "cosmic sounds of truth", heard by rishis.

There are several contesting ways to define śruti. It is most commonly defined to be composed of the four Vedas:

* Rig-Veda Knowledge of Hymns of Praise
* Atharva-Veda Knowledge of Magic Formulas
* Sama-Veda Knowledge of Melodies
* Yajur-Veda Knowledge of Sacrificial Formulas

Some sub-divisions within the scriptures, such as the Aranyakas, Brahmanas, and Upanishads, belong to the set of works distinctly labeled as śruti. In addition, the Mahabharata (an Itihasa, or History, also part of the "friendly scripture" class) is considered by some to be śruti and is sometimes called the 'fifth' Veda. Sometimes the Bhagavad Gita, a chapter within the Mahabharata, is separately considered as worthy of the śruti status.

Answer 2

The word Veda has its Sanskrit root vid, which means "to know", or simply "knowledge". The word Veda also has three root meanings, representing its connection with the power of God, namely; 1) that Vedic knowledge is eternal; 2) Veda is the essential knowledge itself, which means that it provides knowledge of God, or that we can know the Supreme through the Veda; and 3) Veda gives the most desirable thing to the souls, which is the Divine Bliss that comes from our connection with God.

As most scholars on Vedic philosophy know, when you say Vedas you refer to the original four Vedas: the Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva Vedas. From the four main Vedas are branches or appendices called Brahmanas, which relate to rituals and ceremonies. From these are derived the Aranyakas. The Upanishads are the appendices (the secret and esoteric knowledge) of the Aranyakas. When you say Veda (without the s) you not only refer to the four Vedas, but also to the Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads, or all the texts that are considered Shruti. Shruti is considered the original revealed knowledge, which was unveiled to self-realized sages. The remaining parts of Vedic literature consist of the Mahabharata and Bhagavad-gita, the Ramayana, and the Puranas. These are the Itihasas or histories and supplemental portions of the Vedic literature, which they call Smriti, or that which is remembered. When we say "Vedic literature", it refers to both Shruti and Smriti in a general way. However, some scholars think that the Shruti is the genuine Vedic portions of this philosophy and more important than the Smriti. So some may object to the use of the word "Vedic" to refer to that which includes all of the Vedic texts, both Shruti and Smriti. However, this is not an accurate view according to the Vedic texts themselves
http://www.vedicfriends.org/why_we_use_the_term_Vedic.htm

The word Shruti is feminine in Sanskrit. The Shruti personified as women are said to bow down at the feet of the divine Mother. This prostration is what is referred to here. When Shruti falls at the feet of the Mother of the universe, her head naturally touches the divine feet of the Mother. The dust of the divine feet is crimson in colour since the divine feet are always painted that way. The crimson dust sticks to the head of Lady Shruti exactly at the parting of the front hair. Thus arises the name: *The Divinity, the dust of whose lotus feet has crimson-coloured the parting of the hair on the head of Shruti*. This is the literal meaning of the above name of Mother Goddess. More importantly, the dust of the divine feet on the head of Shruti is an indication that even though Shruti may be of vast content and knowledge, Her knowledge of the divine Mother could only be a speck! This does not mean, however, that our reading of the vedas could be of no use in our spiritual path. In fact, without the vedas and the grand pronouncements in the vedas we have no way of ever knowing 'That Thou Art'! A quick, though inadequate, summary of a selected ten of the 28 verses of the Shruti-GItA with their characteristic use of Upanishadic concepts and expressions, is attempted below. The purport of each verse that is selected is given first in a rather condensed form and then we follow it up with an explanation, meanings of difficult word-combinations and a commentary. We follow, as far as possible, the commentary by Nilakanta (pronounced ‘nIlakanTha’).
http://www.advaita.org.uk/discourses/teachers/shruti_gita_profvk.htm

Answer 3

Śruti (Devanagari श्रुति, "what is heard") is a canon of Hindu sacred texts. They do not date to a particular period, but span the entire history of Hinduism, beginning with the earliest texts known, with some late Upanishads reaching down into modern times.

Śruti is said to have no author; rather, it is believed to be a divine recording of the "cosmic sounds of truth", heard by rishis.

There are several contesting ways to define śruti. It is most commonly defined to be composed of the four Vedas:

Rig-Veda Knowledge of Hymns of Praise
Atharva-Veda Knowledge of Magic Formulas
Sama-Veda Knowledge of Melodies
Yajur-Veda Knowledge of Sacrificial Formulas
Some sub-divisions within the scriptures, such as the Aranyakas, Brahmanas, and Upanishads, belong to the set of works distinctly labeled as śruti. In addition, the Mahabharata (an Itihasa, or History, also part of the "friendly scripture" class) is considered by some to be śruti and is sometimes called the 'fifth' Veda. Sometimes the Bhagavad Gita, a chapter within the Mahabharata, is separately considered as worthy of the śruti status.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

i think it means ' what is heard ' i'm not sure 2 be honest.