"Aranyaka" (āraṇyaka) literally means "produced, born, relating to a forest" or rather, "belonging to the wilderness". It is derived from the … See more

There is also a certain continuity of the Aranyakas from the Brahmanas in the sense that the Aranyakas go into the meanings of the 'secret' rituals not detailed in the Brahmanas. Later tradition sees this as a leap into subtlety that provides the reason for … See more

• Jan Gonda (1975), A History of Indian Literature: Volume 1, Vedic Literature: Saṃhitās and Brāhmaṇas, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, See more

Structure
Aranyakas are diverse in their structure. Jan Gonda summarizes:
The structure of the Aranyakas is as little homogenous as their … See more

• Brihad-Aranyaka Upanishad See more

1. ^ Arthur Berriedale Keith (1925). The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. 490.
2. ^ In post-Vedic classifications by text types, the Aranyakas are one of five, with the other four being … See more

• Rajendralal Mitra, ed. (1872). The Taittiriya Aranyaka. Baptist Mission Press.
• W. Caland, ed. (1907). Baudhayana Srauta Sutra. Asiatic Society.
• Vedic Hinduism Jamison and Witzel (1992), Harvard University (Discusses Vedic literature … See more