The Four Divisions of Kalpa
Kalpa Vedanga — Introduction · 1 · Verse 1
kalpashrautagrhyadharmasulbafour-divisionsvedanga
Sanskrit Original
श्रौतसूत्राणि, गृह्यसूत्राणि, धर्मसूत्राणि, शुल्बसूत्राणि च। एते चत्वारः कल्पस्य विभागाः। यज्ञविधानं कल्पः — इति लक्षणम्॥
śrautasūtrāṇi, gṛhyasūtrāṇi, dharmasūtrāṇi, śulbasūtrāṇi ca | ete catvāraḥ kalpasya vibhāgāḥ | yajñavidhānaṃ kalpaḥ — iti lakṣaṇam ||
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Kalpa (ritual procedure) is divided into four categories: (1) Śrauta Sūtras — public fire rituals based on the Vedas; (2) Gṛhya Sūtras — domestic rituals and life-cycle rites; (3) Dharma Sūtras — social law and duties; (4) Śulba Sūtras — geometry for Vedic altar construction. Kalpa is the hand of the Veda — it enacts what the Veda prescribes.