Smṛti(Sanskrit: “Recollection”), that SmritiSanskrit“Recollection”that class of Hindu sacred literature based on human memory, as distinct from Vedic literaturethe Vedas, which is are considered to be ŚrutiShruti (literally “What Is Heard”), or revealed. Smṛti the product of divine revelation. Smriti literature elaborates, interprets, and codifies Vedic thought but, being derivative, is considered less authoritative than the Vedic ŚrutiShruti. Most modern Hindus, however, have a greater familiarity with Smṛti Smriti scriptures. The texts include the important religious manuals known as the Kalpa-sūtrasutras; the compilations of ancient myth, legends, and history, the PurāṇasPuranas; and the two great epics of India, the Rāmāyaṇa Ramayana and the Mahābhārata Mahabharata. The latter contains within it probably the single most influential text in Hinduism, the Bhagavadgītā Bhagavadgita. In time the term Smṛti Smriti came to refer particularly to the texts relating to law and social conduct, such as the celebrated lawbook, the Manu-smṛtismriti (“Tradition Laws of Manu”Manu).