Divisions of the Vedic Literature

Śruti (revealed writings, or “that which is heard”)

I. The four Veda Saṁhitās: Ṛg, Sāma, Yajur, and Atharva II. Brāhmaṅas III. Āraṅyakas IV. Upaniṣads (more than 108 books)

Smṛti (tradition, or “that which is remembered”)

I. Itihāsas Epics, such as the Rāmāyaṅa and the Mahābhārata, which includes the Bhagavad-gītā II. Purāṅas (histories)

a. Eighteen Mahā-purāṅas (“Great Purāṅas”) Six sāttvic Purāṅas (for persons in goodness) Bhāgavata Purāṅa (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam), Viṣṅu Purāṅa, Nāradīya Purāṅa, Garuḍa Purāṅa, Padma Purāṅa, and Varāha Purāṅa Six rājasic Purāṅas (for persons in passion) Matsya Purāṅa, Kūrma Purāṅa, Liṅga Purāṅa, Śiva Purāṅa, Skanda Purāṅa, and Agni Purāṅa Six tāmasic Purāṅas (for persons in ignorance) Brahma Purāṅa, Brahmāṅḍa Purāṅa, Brahma-vaivarta Purāṅa, Mārkaṅḍeya Purāṅa, Bhaviṣya Purāṅa, and Vāmana Purāṅa b. Eighteen Upapurāṅas (lesser) c. Numerous Sthala Purāṅas (regional)

III. Sūtras (codes) Śrauta-sūtra, Gṛha-sūtra, Kalpa-sūtra, Dharma-sūtra, Śulva-sūtra, Vedānta-sūtra IV. Vedāṅgas (auxiliary sciences) Śikṣa, Chandas, Vyākāraṅa, Nirukta, Jyotiśa, Kalpa V. Upavedas (sciences indirectly related to Vedic study) Āyur-veda, Gāṅḍharva-veda, Dhanur-veda, Sthāpatya-veda VI. Writings and commentaries of the great ācāryas throughout history

The Silver Jubilee of the Kṛṣṅa-Balarama Mandir

Rāma Navamī (April 12) marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Śrīla Prabhupāda's inauguration of the beautiful temple of Kṛṣṅa-Balarāma in Vṛndāvana. A grand festival will feature a procession through the streets of Vṛndāvana, a mahā-abhiṣeka (bathing) of the Deities, and an extraordinary feast.