Comprehensive List Of Hindu Sacred Texts

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Comprehensive List Of Hindu Sacred Texts 

1. Śruti (Divine Revelation)

Vedas (4 Main Vedas)

1. Rigveda – Hymns to various deities


2. Samaveda – Melodic chants from Rigveda


3. Yajurveda – Ritual formulas


4. Atharvaveda – Spells, charms, domestic rituals


Components of each Veda

5. Samhitas – Hymns


6. Brahmanas – Ritual expositions


7. Aranyakas – Forest treatises


8. Upanishads – Mystical/philosophical teachings


Principal Upanishads (11–13 Core)

9. Isha Upanishad


10. Kena Upanishad


11. Katha Upanishad


12. Prashna Upanishad


13. Mundaka Upanishad


14. Mandukya Upanishad


15. Taittiriya Upanishad


16. Aitareya Upanishad


17. Chandogya Upanishad


18. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad


19. Svetasvatara Upanishad


📘 2. Smṛti (Traditional Texts)

Itihasas (Epics)

20. Ramayana – by Valmiki


21. Mahabharata – by Vyasa


22. Bhagavad Gita – within the Mahabharata

Mahapuranas (18 Major Puranas - Select Few)

23. Bhagavata Purana


24. Vishnu Purana


25. Shiva Purana


26. Devi Bhagavata Purana


27. Skanda Purana


28. Markandeya Purana


29. Agni Purana


Puranic Themes (Panchalakshana)

30. Creation


31. Destruction


32. Genealogy of Deities/Sages


33. Manvantaras (Reigns of Manus)


34. Dynastic Histories


📚 3. Vedangas (Limbs of the Vedas)

35. Shiksha (Phonetics)


36. Chandas (Meter)


37. Vyakarana (Grammar – Panini’s Ashtadhyayi)


38. Nirukta (Etymology – by Yaska)


39. Kalpa (Rituals – Shrauta, Grihya, Dharma Sutras)


40. Jyotisha (Astronomy/Astrology)


⚖️ 4. Dharma Shastras

41. Manusmriti (Manava Dharma Shastra)


42. Yajnavalkya Smriti


43. Narada Smriti


🧘 5. Darshanas (Philosophical Systems)

44. Nyaya (Logic)


45. Vaisheshika (Atomism)


46. Sankhya (Enumeration/Dualism)


47. Yoga (Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras)


48. Purva Mimamsa (Ritual Exegesis)


49. Vedanta / Uttara Mimamsa – Includes:
 a. Advaita Vedanta (non-dualism)
 b. Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism)
 c. Dvaita Vedanta (dualism)


💡 6. Agamas & Tantras

50. Shaiva Agamas


51. Vaishnava Agamas (Pancharatra, Vaikhanasa)


52. Shakta Tantras (e.g., Devi Mahatmyam)


🪔 7. Stotras and Kavyas

53. Adi Shankaracharya’s hymns


54. Alvar poetry (Tamil Vaishnavite saints)


55. Nayanmar poetry (Tamil Shaivite saints)


56. Subhashitas (wise sayings)


57. Bhajans (devotional songs)


58. Modern Sanskrit devotional literature


🌸 8. Regional Scriptures & Bhakti Literature

59. Tirukkural – by Thiruvalluvar (Tamil)


60. Tevaram – Tamil Shaiva bhakti hymns


61. Divya Prabandham – Tamil Vaishnava bhakti hymns


62. Abhangs – by Sant Tukaram (Marathi)


63. Dnyaneshwari – by Sant Dnyaneshwar (Marathi)


64. Ramcharitmanas – by Tulsidas (Awadhi)


65. Bhaktamal – by Nabha Das (Hindi)


66. Kabir’s Dohe – spiritual couplets (Hindi)

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