Madhya 22.6

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> When the mother Vedas [sruti] is questioned as to whom to worship, she

> says that You are the only Lord and worshipable object. Similarly, the

> corollaries of the sruti-sastras, the smrti-sastras, give the same

> instructions, just like sisters. The Puranas, which are like brothers,

> follow in the footsteps of their mother. O enemy of the demon Mura, the

> conclusion is that You are the only shelter. Now I have understood this in

> truth.

>

> Have our acaryas elaborated on how the srutis are like sisters and the

> Puranas like brothers?

 

Hope this is of some use;

 

SB 1.4.13, Purport

 

The difference between the Vedas and the Puranas is like that between the

brahmanas and the parivrajakas. The brahmanas are meant to administer some

fruitive sacrifices mentioned in the Vedas, but the parivrajakacaryas, or

learned preachers, are meant to disseminate transcendental knowledge to one

and all. As such, the parivrajakacaryas are not always expert in pronouncing

the Vedic mantras, which are practiced systematically by accent and meter by

the brahmanas who are meant for administering Vedic rites. Yet it should not

be considered that the brahmanas are more important than the itinerant

preachers. They are one and different simultaneously because they are meant

for the same end, in different ways.

 

Your servant,

Dinanatha das