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Which of the following Vedic Literature contains the 'Sanskaras' right from inception to cremation?

Which of the following Vedic Literature contains the 'Sanskaras' right from inception to cremation? Correct Answer Grihya-Sutras

Sanskaras:

The Vedic seers prescribed a set of observances, known as Samskaras or Sanskaras. There is a diverse number of Sanskaras in Hinduism out of which 16 are referred to as “Shodasha Samskaras“.

Grihya-sutras

 
  • Grihya-sutra, in Hinduism, any of a number of manuals detailing the domestic (grihya) religious ceremonies performed by both male and female householders over the fire.
  • The Grihya-sutras describe the ceremonies (samskaras) that mark each stage of an individual’s life, from the moment of conception to the final death rites; the five daily sacrifices (mahayajna); seasonal ceremonies; and those observed on special occasions, such as house building or cattle breeding.
  • Hence, it contains all the sanskaras from inception to cremation.

Sraut-sustras
  • Shrauta-sutra, any of a number of Hindu ritual manuals used by priests engaged in the performance of the grander Vedic sacrifices, those requiring three fires and the services of many specialized priests.
  • The manuals are called shrauta (from Sanskrit shruti, “revelation”; literally “that which is heard”) because they are based directly on the older Vedic literature considered as a class to be shruti, or revealed.
  • Each Shrauta-sutra guides the priests of its own particular Vedic school in the performance of specialized functions.
  • The texts deal with such subjects as the laying of the three fires, the full and new moon ceremonies, and the various animal and soma sacrifices.

Dharma-sutras
  • Dharmasutra (Skt., dharma, ‘law’ + sūtra, ‘aphorism’).
  • Any of a class of Sanskrit prose texts concerned with law and rules of conduct (dharma).
  • Dharmasūtras differ from dharmaśāstras in that the former consist of prose or mingled prose and verse, while the latter consist exclusively of verse.
  • Dharmasūtras tend to be briefer than dharmaśāstras, consisting of terse sūtras or aphorisms which are seldom arranged in any systematic fashion.

Upanishads

  • Upanishads, also called as the Vedanta’s are a part of final chapters of the Vedas.

  • Upanishads are the central object or the highest purpose of Vedas.

  • Of the roughly 200 Upanishads, Mukhya Upanishads is the oldest of them all

  • Upanishads roughly dates back to 600 BC or pre Buddhist period.

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