Now in the Hindu tradition, one of the unifying factors are the Vedas and the subclassifications or subcategorizations of the Vedas. These are often viewed as divine revelations. Even though the Vedas themselves, some of the authors refer to themselves as authors, as people who are introspecting on these ideas and writing about them, it is believed by many Hindus that this is divine revelation. And the term for that is Shruti. And Shruti can also be translated as what is heard. You could argue what is heard directly from the divine. Now in comparison to Shruti, you also have this notion of Smriti.