What is "upasana"

Upasana ( Sanskrit: उपासना ) literally means "Worship" and "sitting near, attend to". The term also refers to one of three (, parts) of Vedas, one that focuses on worship. The other two parts of Vedas are called Aranyakas and Upanishads, sometimes identified as (, ritualistic sacrifice section) and (, knowledge, spirituality section).

Vedic literature, including Upasana, is however, neither homogeneous in content nor in structure. Multiple classifications have been proposed. For example, the early part of Vedas with mantras and prayers called Samhitas along with the commentary on rituals called the Brahmanas together are identified as the ceremonial , while rituals and metaphoric-rituals part called Aranyakas and knowledge/spirituality part Upanishads are referred to as the .

Upasana is a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by KG Rajasekharan.