Śruti-śāstra-nindana—offense of blaspheming the Vedic literature.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-S-›Sruti-sastra-nindana-offens Sruti-sastra-nindana-offense of blaspheming the Vedic literature. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/s/sruti-sastra-nindana-offense-of-blaspheming-the-vedic-litera Previous: Srutayudha-a king of Kaliṅga. He was the son of Varuna by Parnasa. He died on the battlefield of Kuruksetra when he released his mace at Lord Sri Krsna. His mace could not be thrown at one who was not engaged in combat or it would come back and kill the one who threw it. Since Lord Krsna was not engaged in combat, the mace came back and killed Srutayudha. Next: Sruti-sastra-Literally, hearing. The core Vedic literature including the four Vedas (Rg, Sama, Yajur and Atharva) and the Upanisads. See Sastra, Smrti-sastra.