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Dr. Radhakrishnan puts it like this. “While the hymns or Samhitas are the creation of the poets, the Brahmanas are the work of the priests; the Upanishads are the meditations of the philosophers. The flow of thought from the Samhitas to Brahmanas to Aranyakas to Upanishads is the indication of the process of evolution of Hindu religion over the centuries”
Dr. Radhakrishnan puts it like this. “While the hymns or Samhitas are the creation of the poets, the Brahmanas are the work of the priests; the Upanishads are the meditations of the philosophers. The flow of thought from the Samhitas to Brahmanas to Aranyakas to Upanishads is the indication of the process of evolution of Hindu religion over the centuries”
Another learned author says: These are four different modes of expressing the same truths, each as a cross check against others so that misrepresentations are avoided, a method used and valid even today.<ref>Insights Into the Taittiriya
Upanishad, Dr. K. S. Narayanacharya, Published by Kautilya Institute of National
Studies, Mysore, Page 75 (Glossary)</ref>
''Samhita'' also refers to the most ancient layer of text in the [[Veda]]s, consisting of [[mantra]]s, hymns, prayers, [[Litany|litanies]] and [[benediction]]s.<ref name="jl">Lochtefeld, James G. "Samhita" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 2: N-Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 0-8239-2287-1, page 587</ref>
''Samhita'' also refers to the most ancient layer of text in the [[Veda]]s, consisting of [[mantra]]s, hymns, prayers, [[Litany|litanies]] and [[benediction]]s.<ref name="jl">Lochtefeld, James G. "Samhita" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 2: N-Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 0-8239-2287-1, page 587</ref>