Up - उप (take up) ni - me, shad - text. The text that takes me up is Upanishad . Upanishads are basically Vedas that are simplified. Upanishads are not in form of shloks (verses). But they are in form of situations. They have been bifurcated into various types of specialities so that they are easier to understand. There are basically 18 types of Upanishads. Upanishad are written by rishis (saints) whereas Vedas are gospel of God. Similarly, puranas are simplified Upanishad. They are in form of stories. They are Vedas in stories so that common individual can also understand various truths and what is right or wrong. Purana means old stories.
Upanishads give lot of description of rituals and what to do in a particular situation for e.g., when death occurs what to do (the ritual and understanding behind that), pooja (the ritual and understanding behind that). Upanishads contain lot of hymns also in the praise of the lord. Anyone who thus reads Upanishads will enjoy reading it and thus it is easy to implement Veda in regular life.
- These are topics of various aspects of spirituality as told by Para.