Question: What are the “six supplements” mentioned in BG 10.32 purport?
“For advanced education there are various kinds of books of knowledge, such as the four Vedas, their six supplements, the Vedanta-sutra, books of logic, books of religiosity and the Puranas. So all together there are fourteen divisions of books of education. Of these, the book which presents adhyatma-vidya, spiritual knowledge – in particular, the Vedanta-sutra – represents Krsna.”
Could You explain what six supplements refer to?
Vedanta-sutra belongs to sruti or smrti?
Answer by Romapada Swami: The six supplements are the Vedangas (auxiliary sciences connected with Vedic study).
Siksa (phonetics), Chandas (meter), Vyakarana (grammar), Nirukta(etymology), Jyotisa (astronomy), and Kalpa (ritual).
Vedanta-sutra is a code-like summary of the srutis.
Note that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a teacher of Vyakarana (grammar).
