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two popular works have influenced and inspired the Hindu nation for
thousands of years. They are technically called Itihasa
(history) since they contain the history of the two most important
dynasties that ruled and shaped the destinies of our motherland.
The Smritis of Manu, Yajnavalkya and
Parashara of the Puranas including the famous Bhagavata, the Agamas
and the treatises on the Darshanas are the other scriptures forming
the magnificent edifice of Hinduism built upon the foundation of the
Vedas. The Smritis are mostly codes of law intended to regulate
Hindu society from time to time, according to the principles of the
Veda.
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