What is the difference between Śruti and Smriti ?

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  • @SMARTPOINT360
    @SMARTPOINT360 4 роки тому +16

    Thank you man.. I am a muslim.. I learn al lot.. I am a student of comparative religion.. I want to learn more about hindu scripture..

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому +2

      Most welcome to join our online classes. The details are on www.janki.santoke.com . You can choose the time and topic that interests you.

    • @shambhavidwivedi4890
      @shambhavidwivedi4890 4 роки тому +1

      Where r u Studying

    • @SMARTPOINT360
      @SMARTPOINT360 4 роки тому +2

      @@shambhavidwivedi4890 Science and Islamic Research Centre Kolkata..

    • @abhoydutta4270
      @abhoydutta4270 3 роки тому

      I am also a student of comparative religion at visvabharati santiniketan. Found it very helpful.

  • @ameerhussain5405
    @ameerhussain5405 4 роки тому +4

    I am blown away, though I am not a scholar of any kind,from my basic understanding Sruti is similar to Islamic Aqeeda and Smriti is similar to Islamic Fiqh.
    There is more correlation between Islam and Hinduism at the fundamental level than I thought.I need to learn more.
    Thank you Mam for the crisp intuitive explanation!!

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you. Yes, all religions give essentially the same knowledge but we humans seem to just miss the point the masters make.
      Do join the online classes to investigate more into the eternal principles of life. Details at www.janki.santoke.com .
      Thanks for co-relating it to Aqeeda and fiqh. Will investigate this further.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      @PARTH KATHURIA every religion does that. But it depends on which interpretation one listens to. The sages and saints interpret differently from the more narrow minded. A-nal-haq of Islam is the same as Aham brahmasmi of Vedanta.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      @PARTH KATHURIA as mentioned, it all depends on whose interpretation one listens too. Wisdom and ignorance are everywhere. Whatever we pick, is ours.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому +1

      @PARTH KATHURIA even the Vedas are the word of God. Again, it's all about how one interprets the words. Indian culture being very old, has everything written down and analysed. Hence the apparent catholicity. All wise people say the same things but in different ways. So it appears different to those not yet wise.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      @PARTH KATHURIA Vedas are 'seen' not written. Maybe you would like to attend the online classes for further clarifications. The details are on www.janki.santoke.com

  • @aamipankaj
    @aamipankaj 5 років тому +27

    Shruti= heard from god
    Smriti= observed by the five senses

    • @animewhole982
      @animewhole982 5 років тому +4

      Not video but you gave an prescise answer

    • @dannzainuddin2879
      @dannzainuddin2879 4 роки тому +4

      I do think it is more wise.. if heard from prophets.. and do.. as a laws of God's.

    • @upadisetty
      @upadisetty Рік тому

      shruti = that which you listen
      smriti = that which you remember

  • @shashankkumar4005
    @shashankkumar4005 2 роки тому +2

    Divine .....so soothing to hear u mam 😊

  • @ronaldkliesh9701
    @ronaldkliesh9701 5 років тому +2

    I am teaching a World Religions class and this is going to be so helpful for my students. Thank you so much!

  • @UPSC-kj6cg
    @UPSC-kj6cg 3 роки тому +2

    Super explaination madam

  • @Ipsa64
    @Ipsa64 5 років тому +6

    Absolutely loved your explanation Ma'am

  • @jyothyg6653
    @jyothyg6653 2 роки тому +2

    So well explained .. thank you mam🙏🏻

  • @diya4914
    @diya4914 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you, beautifully explained.

  • @Khemsdm
    @Khemsdm 3 роки тому +1

    Sometimes youTube give you the best recommendations. Wonderful video it is.

  • @suntzuwarsword1964
    @suntzuwarsword1964 Рік тому +2

    Thank you im an Australian trying to understand indian philosophy 🙏🙏🙏

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  Рік тому

      Wonderful. Welcome. Feel free to attend the online classes. The details are on www.vedantawisdom.in

  • @naveenpawar5675
    @naveenpawar5675 6 років тому +3

    Doc you are an amazing and one most beautiful clean soul i have ever seen.

  • @mr.perfect9761
    @mr.perfect9761 3 роки тому +1

    Such a good explanation you have given mam...

  • @luckysky1876
    @luckysky1876 7 років тому +4

    Beautifully explained...

  • @RudradeepMukherjee
    @RudradeepMukherjee 4 роки тому +1

    Dear ma'am, whenever I needed some insight - your carefully chosen topics helped me understand my own intuitions and gave me viveka. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. May you always remain conscious of Brahm. Wishing you good health and well-being.

  • @maheshseshadri490
    @maheshseshadri490 5 місяців тому +1

    Thanks Mam. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @snehasishdasgupta2174
    @snehasishdasgupta2174 5 років тому +1

    short & outstanding clarity !

  • @biswaranjanmishra9689
    @biswaranjanmishra9689 Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much madam

  • @mariaborghoff729
    @mariaborghoff729 6 років тому +3

    Beautifully spoken - thank you for sharing!!!

  • @vamsikrishnamatta8836
    @vamsikrishnamatta8836 8 років тому +5

    hello mam, your videos and the explanation you provide are very much interesting and enlightening. hope you continue to make such videos which can be understood and adapted by even this generation.

  • @pavan5225
    @pavan5225 5 років тому +3

    Can't thank you enough for this explanation.

  • @jaileach693
    @jaileach693 4 роки тому +1

    Great video! You have really helped me to understand this concept. Thank you

  • @pallaviverma5541
    @pallaviverma5541 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much mam 🙏🏻🌺😇

  • @bandipratima
    @bandipratima Рік тому +1

    Thank you Madam

  • @TeamJankiSantoke
    @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому +1

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  • @CarCraze801
    @CarCraze801 4 роки тому +1

    What is the reason for the division of Vedic literature into shruti and smriti? What are the texts included in the shruti division?
    What are the texts that are included in the smriti division?
    Which of the two divisions is more authoritative according to the Vedic religions, and why?

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      Hari Om.
      For the reason of the division, please listen to the video.
      The Shruti texts are Vedas, Brahmasutras and Bhagavad Gita.
      The smriti texts are Manu smriti, puranas etc.
      For which is more authoritative and why, please listen to the video.

    • @CarCraze801
      @CarCraze801 4 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke thank you I didnt fully understand

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      @@CarCraze801 is there any part that you would still like clarification on?

    • @CarCraze801
      @CarCraze801 4 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke yeah I was wondering if the reason the smriti and shruti are divided is because of the varna ashrama dharma because that is a division of society or because they are divided because some statements are shruti and some statements are smriti

    • @CarCraze801
      @CarCraze801 4 роки тому +1

      @@TeamJankiSantoke Hi, so I rewatched the video again and this is what I came up with. The reason that there is a division of Vedic literature into shruti and smriti is that the shruti texts are those texts that are considered to be the ultimate authority and Smriti texts are those texts that are subservient to the shruti. There is also a division of Vedic literature into shruti and smriti because the shruti texts are considered to be they are applicable to all people at all times and Smriti texts only applicable to some people at some times. The division between them also isn't merely because some texts are shruti and some are smriti it's also because within the texts to some statements are shruti and some statements are smriti.
      Is this correct?

  • @abhishekpandey4185
    @abhishekpandey4185 4 роки тому +2

    Ma'am such an amazing wisdom 🙏🙏🙏

  • @toxicdose4680
    @toxicdose4680 5 років тому +2

    thank you madam for this clear differentiation

  • @nilamanibehera5035
    @nilamanibehera5035 3 роки тому

    Happy to hear you mam....it is just awesome.......i am very much satisfied with this ......thank u so much....❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

  • @kuldipdhiman
    @kuldipdhiman 5 років тому +2

    Very well explained. Thank you.

  • @mohammedshoaibahmed8376
    @mohammedshoaibahmed8376 4 роки тому +2

    Very well explained mam. If there's a contradiction in shruti and smriti like differences the great is shruti so we have to leave the smriti and follow the shruti.
    Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thank you

  • @humanitylover2156
    @humanitylover2156 7 років тому +8

    amazing explanation !!

  • @deepaksardhana4808
    @deepaksardhana4808 4 роки тому +2

    😗😍😍 awesome

  • @shivbhakti161117
    @shivbhakti161117 4 роки тому +5

    Respective Ma'am,, I want to know where is the word come from "Hindu". As per my knowledge there is no Dharma "Hindu"... The only "Sanatan Dharma" was , is and will exist.. "The word Hindu was given by some Afgans and mogal.. instead of Sindhu. And if i am not wrong in our vedas, purans, upnisads or any manuscripts never describe our religion name as "The Hindu"..
    If i am wrong please correct my knowledge.

    • @smurf9456
      @smurf9456 4 роки тому +1

      Mihir Patel you are correct partially, nowhere in Sanatani Scripture mention the word "Hindu"

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому +2

      Yes this word is not mentioned. We called ourselves Arya, Bharata etc. in ancient times. Since the letter 's' is not in their native tongue, it becomes a 'h' in the language of people on the other far side of the Sindhu river. Thus they called us Hindus.

  • @iamDamaaldumeel
    @iamDamaaldumeel 2 роки тому

    4:17 Is bagwat gita a sruti or smriti text?

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому

      The Bhagavag Gita is a sruti text. Hence wherever it gives an opinion, it states that it's so with words such as 'iti me mati'. These are thee opinions of the masters based on the Shruti and applicable to the people they are speaking to.

    • @iamDamaaldumeel
      @iamDamaaldumeel 2 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke It is part of a purana mahabarata; how can it be sruti?

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому

      @@iamDamaaldumeel why not? Every book may contain some Shruti and some smriti.

    • @iamDamaaldumeel
      @iamDamaaldumeel 2 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke Is there a specific document that precisely define what is sruti and smriti? Why to leave anything vedic to be ambiguous always?

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому

      @@iamDamaaldumeel the Shruti itself is not ambiguous. It makes definite statements. But we must speak it language. For us it seems like a riddle. But once we understand the riddle, it seems obvious.
      E=MC² is a clear statement but to us appears ambiguous. To understand it we need to do a lot of physics. Similarly about life and it's laws. We need to study it systematically to understand the full meaning of the laws.
      You are welcome to join the online courses and see if that helps.

  • @SachinDabral94
    @SachinDabral94 7 років тому +1

    ma'am ,can you please suggest any books,which explains vaidic literature more conveniently.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  7 років тому +2

      Sachin Dabral Try Vedanta Treatise by A. Parthasarathy. It has the entire knowledge of Vedanta in a systematic manner. Also Fall of the Human Intellect by the same author is a simpler book for beginners.

  • @iamDamaaldumeel
    @iamDamaaldumeel 2 роки тому

    5:28 What..? Can you give a precise definition of "sanatan dharma"?

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому

      Sanatana Dharma is translated as eternal principles. It refers to that which is true for all people at all times. In other words it is laws that do not change with time and place. E.g. desires cause agitations.

    • @iamDamaaldumeel
      @iamDamaaldumeel 2 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke Have heard this zillion times!
      And "what are those principles, laws" that are eternal? No one mentions that! Where is it documented?

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому

      @@iamDamaaldumeel one example given earlier was about desires
      Another one is world means change.
      These laws are found throughout the Shruti texts. If you mean one list, as in one after the other, don't know if there is any such. The book Vedanta Treatise by A. Parthasarathy gives all the laws.

    • @iamDamaaldumeel
      @iamDamaaldumeel 2 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke1. why all the vedic proponents so ambiguous and not forthcoming? 2. What prevents the vedic scholars from explicitly listing the key principles of Santana dharma? 3. Why always revealing very little and hiding the rest?

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому

      @@iamDamaaldumeel no idea where you got this impression from. But if you read Vedanta Treatise you will find all of Vedanta written clearly there.

  • @sureshbajaj6031
    @sureshbajaj6031 10 місяців тому +1

    🌹🌹🙏🙏

  • @amfreshyy5241
    @amfreshyy5241 2 роки тому

    Hello ma'am I'm here to ask you for the similarities of shruti and shmriti, hope u can answer thankyou.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому +1

      The smriti is based on the Shruti. Like applications of science like technology are based on the laws of science.

  • @jayashreejambhale4375
    @jayashreejambhale4375 7 років тому +2

    Mataji plz ye sabhi bate aap hindhi me bataiye

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  6 років тому +1

      There are some Hindi videos on this channel. Do take a look

  • @MUVAHHID-ILM
    @MUVAHHID-ILM 2 роки тому

    Will you plz made the video on Puranas are they myths or reality of Hindu Gods.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому

      They are of allegorical significance. Many wise people told stories to communicate truths. Where the stories are factual or not, is a question for historians to answer, not philosophers. Philosophers learn about life from the stories.

    • @MUVAHHID-ILM
      @MUVAHHID-ILM 2 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke thanks for the reply ma'am.
      Like there is the discription about creation and origin of the universe and gods like shiva Vishnu Brahma, and other Demi Gods, And there acts and other things.
      Should we accept those scriptures the truth.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому

      @@MUVAHHID-ILM creation stories are available in all cultures. Science maybe a better way to understand creation.
      When scriptures give stories, of any kind, we need to understand their allegorical significance. They are true in a deeper sense, may or may not be in a literal sense. Depends on the story.

    • @MUVAHHID-ILM
      @MUVAHHID-ILM 2 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke correct but if god knows about it and tells his people through revelations, it can't be wrong.
      And yes science is not advanced that it will find out the way creation was created, and i think it never will, bcz science doesn't believe in miracles or the creator. It's only religion which tells us these things like why God created the creation and how created it but not the science, SCIENCE is based on the knowledge acquired through experiments and observation. Thanks for your time ma'am i appreciate it.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  2 роки тому +1

      @@MUVAHHID-ILM 🙏

  • @chaitanyamahendru5760
    @chaitanyamahendru5760 6 років тому

    Thank you mam 😊

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  6 років тому

      Glad you found it useful 🙏

    • @rakshithshetty9443
      @rakshithshetty9443 6 років тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke you told uttista shloka in gita is smriti and related to particular people
      But swami Vivekananda used that shloka
      How come it is related to only arjuna

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  6 років тому +1

      @@rakshithshetty9443 It's applicable to all people in the sense of arise and face challenges. But when speaking to Arjuna, Krishna used it in the sense, arise and fight the battle. Everyone does not have to fight in battle. In that sense it is for particular people.

    • @sashidharan8513
      @sashidharan8513 6 років тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke
      i am not sure your answer covers a wider canvas r not. The word "Fighting" may have more sublime and universal connotations. Fighting one's ego and fighting to breach the personal limitations, for example. This indicates, the need to delve beyond what seems to be smriti.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  6 років тому

      @@sashidharan8513 it all depends on the definitions of terms. As you have defined it, certainly. But when addressed to Arjuna in the context of the war he is to participate in, fight becomes smriti.

  • @PCSIR-gw9rx
    @PCSIR-gw9rx 4 роки тому

    Ma'am can know who am I, from where I have come,where will I go ,what is purpose of my coming here.I m pondering on all this and feel unhappy.please help me.What should I read.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      Glad to know that you have these questions. It is a natural human quest. To answer all these questions, you may like to read Vedanta Treatise The Eternities by A. Parthasarathy. There are also classes online that might help answer your questions. The details are on www.janki.santoke.com

  • @kusumlatayadav7121
    @kusumlatayadav7121 4 роки тому

    Ma, am I have an quest how women or girl should be according our scriptures if you make a video on it it would be efficacious and captivating.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому +1

      Hari Om. Man or woman, we must all do the same 2 things. Keep our mind as unselfish as possible and use our intellect at all times.

    • @kusumlatayadav7121
      @kusumlatayadav7121 4 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke Hari om, ma, am I am intrigued to ask in sense of modestly behavior etc, well it's extremely munificent of you to reply so early

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      @@kusumlatayadav7121 when we follow the above 2, all the virtues get added on to us. If we are unselfish and use the intellect, naturally our behaviour would be exemplary. When we don't use our intellect but get driven by desire we lose our modesty. You may like to attend the online classes to understand in greater detail. The list is on www.janki.santoke.com

  • @PCSIR-gw9rx
    @PCSIR-gw9rx 4 роки тому

    Ma'am Bhagwad gita is called gitopnishad too ,so how can it be smriti ,as upnishads are shruti Hare krishna

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      The Bhagavad Gita is one of the 3 foundational texts of Vedanta or Shruti literature. Hence is called gitopanishad.
      It also contains specific advice for Arjuna and people of his ilk. Hence it is a smriti text too. Whenever Krishna gives specific directions to Arjuna, He indicates so usually by the word 'matam' or opinion.

  • @ishpreetkaur2046
    @ishpreetkaur2046 5 років тому

    Greatt

  • @razzaqattar761
    @razzaqattar761 4 роки тому +2

    Hello mam I am a Muslim...!!
    Plz can you tell me bagvad Gita, ramaayan, mahabharat, itiyas falls under which scriptures of Shruti and smiriti...???
    And also what exactly sanathan dharm...?? Plz..!!👍

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      Hello. Sanatana dharma means eternal principles. Those ideas which are always true. The Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and Brahma sutras are Shruti. The other books mentioned are smriti. However, this distinction is based on predominance. Because every religious book is most likely a mix of Shruti and smriti. Because they are all based on eternally true concepts and they almost always also give some advice as to what to do. Both kinds of teaching are required for us to grow.
      All scriptures of the world would have both these things.

    • @razzaqattar761
      @razzaqattar761 4 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke mam I didn't read Gita but I did Googled and it says Gita containes instructions by Lord Krishna to Arjun...!! And Arjun is from mahabharat..!! So mahabharat falls under smiriti then why not bagvad gitaa..?? Am I write or wrong mam...??

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому +1

      @@razzaqattar761 Yes you are correct. The Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata. It has its philosophical contents. It contains mainly eternal principles and very few instructions. In fact the Lord ends with the words, 'Do as you please'. After we have been educated on eternal principles, we have to do what we believe right. True education is always in freedom.

    • @razzaqattar761
      @razzaqattar761 4 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke ok mam thanks for answering..!!👍

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      @@razzaqattar761 🙂🙏

  • @robertnelson9621
    @robertnelson9621 5 років тому

    Dear Madam. Bhagavad Gita is considered a Smriti. Why? It was after all spoken by God.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  5 років тому

      Bhagavad Gita is shruti. It's is part of the prasthana treyi, the 3 foundational texts of Vedanta. It also contains some smruti because there is some advice to Arjuna for his particular situation.

  • @ferroudjaachrouf8982
    @ferroudjaachrouf8982 3 роки тому

    Is anyone watching this for R.E. Hmw? XD

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  3 роки тому

      Not sure what the acronyms mean but yes, it is monitored

  • @anokun7
    @anokun7 5 років тому +3

    She sounds like a non-hindu. She could not find any examples other than Jesus & Mohammad. Had to stop listening.

  • @trevorfrancis9342
    @trevorfrancis9342 5 років тому +1

    LA ILLA ILL ILA MOHAMED RASUL ULLA MEANS THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH & MOHAMED IS HIS MESSENGER !!

  • @radja7589
    @radja7589 4 роки тому

    I like your video's very much. But there is no any need to refer to Jezus or Mohammed to explain Sanatan Dharm. They were nothing else than sectleaders who fabricated their own beliefs.
    Dont refer to sectleaders who killed millions Hindus en destroyed thousends of tempels and raped and converted so many Hindus by force.

    • @TeamJankiSantoke
      @TeamJankiSantoke  4 роки тому

      Anyone who spoke any truth reflected the ideals of Sanatan Dharma or Eternal Principles. These principles are universal and all those who looked for truth found them. To believe that they are only to be found in one place may itself be sectarian.
      Great people are often misunderstood and misrepresented by their followers. Follower's actions cannot be attributed to them.

    • @radja7589
      @radja7589 4 роки тому

      @@TeamJankiSantoke Wrong. i am very dissapointed in you and you are very naïef. SANATAN DHARM IS THE FIRST AND OLDEST AND NOT FABRICATED BY A HUMAN BEING. So its not a sect. You miss my point.
      Are you crazy or drunk??? You called Mohammed a great people? This murderer and his gang killed thousands of people because they didnt wanted to convert to islam. You dont know what you are talking about. You are living under a stone. Or you dont have the courage to say the truth.

  • @beingbindass7343
    @beingbindass7343 4 роки тому

    Aunty bohat slow ho