Explanation:

Statement 1: Aranyakas are generally the concludingportions of the several Brahmanas, but on account of their distinctcharacter, contents and language deserve to be reckoned as a distinctcategory of literature. They are partly included in the Brahmanasthemselves, but partly they are recognized as independent works.
Statement 2: Aranyaka literature is rather small as compared to theBrahmanas. Whereas the Brahmanas deal with the huge bulk ofsacrificial paraphernalia which represents Karma-Kanda, the Aranyakasand Upanishads, on the other hand, chiefly deal with the philosophicaland theosophical speculations which represent Jnana-Kanda.
Statement 3: The term Aranyaka is derived from the word 'Aranya'meaning 'forest'. The Aranyaka texts are so-called because 'they were works to be read in the forest' in contradistinction to the regularBrahmanas, which were to be read in the village.
• This is because Yajna and other rituals are prescribed only forthose who live in homes and lead the life of house-holders. But ithas to be understood that Vedic rituals are intended to confer notonly material benefits but also mental purity by constantdiscipline. Having obtained purity, one must seek the solitude offorests for further concentration and meditation.
• Aranyakas containing explanations of the rituals and allegoricalspeculations meant for Vanprasthas, who renounce family liferesiding in the forests for tapas and other religious activities.
Statement 4: Aranayakas have been written for Rigvedal; Samaveda;Shukla Yajurveda; and Krishna Yajurveda only.