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Nobody said it would be easy, Sanatan Dharma is Vast, you must stretch your mind!
It is not one book but a vast library of books, manuscripts and oral traditions going back at least 14,000 years and longer in human history if not 100,000 years.
The indigenous tradition of India aka Mata Bharat.
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Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshvaraha
Guru Saakshaat Para Brahma Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha
Nobody said it would be easy, Sanatan Dharma is Vast, you must stretch your mind!
It is not one book but a vast library of books, manuscripts and oral traditions going back at least 14,000 years and longer in human history if not 100,000 years.
The indigenous tradition of India aka Mata Bharat.
This is an educational not for profit, web site.
Thank You to all who I have copied from, as everything comes from somewhere.
Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshvaraha
Guru Saakshaat Para Brahma Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha
18 Maha Purana
About Hindu Scriptures By Swami Sivananda
Sanatana Dharma (“Eternal Religion”), a.k.a Hinduism, is without any contest the “world champion” of Scriptures, both in its breath (covering 18 fields of knowledge, it has far more scriptures than all the other world religions put together) and its depth.
As the great Indologist Max Muller said,
“If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed the choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solution of some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and Kant-I should point to India.
And if I were to ask myself from what literature we here in Europe, we who have been nurtured almost exclusively on the thought of Greeks and Romans, and of one Semitic race, the Jewish, may draw that corrective which is most wanted in order to make our inner life more perfect, more comprehensive, more universal, in fact more truly human, a life not for this life only, but a transfigured and eternal life-again I should point to India.”
The sheer number of scriptures should not be so surprising, in light of the fact that Indians have always considered all arts, sciences, and occupations as sacred, i.e. offering the opportunity to perfect one’s love for God by carrying out our activities guided by the scriptures and the sages. Hence there are scriptures for meditation, administration, love-making, dancing, grammar, architecture, temple worship, and so on and so forth.
The Fourteen Fields of Knowledge
Indian scriptures span fourteen fields of knowledge (vidya) and four complements to the Vedas (upavedas).
The fourteen fields are the four Vedas (Rik, Yajur, Sama, Atharva),
the six vedangas (meter, etymology, phonetics, grammar, astrology-astronomy, rituals),
and the four upangas (logic, enquiry, sacred history, code of social conduct).
The four complements to the Vedas are medicine, politics-economics, warfare, and fine arts.
(The Mahabharata, Ramayana, as well as Sankhya, Patañjala, Pashupata and Vaishnava, form part of Dharma Shastras.)
The Six Categories
Another method is to classify all scriptures in six categories:
1) scriptures which have been divinely revealed,
2) scriptures which have been composed,
3) sacred epics,
4) sacred legends and history,
5) manuals of divine worship, and
6) the six philosophical systems.
This is the classification that we will examine presently.
I. Shrutis
Shruti means “heard”, i.e. divinely revealed scriptures.
The shrutis are also known as prabhu-samhitas (“Commanding Treatises”).
They refer to the four Vedas only.
All religions trace their scriptures to the revelation given by God to a single chosen messenger except in Hinduism.
The Vedas were not revealed to a single prophet.
They existed in a subtle form before creation began, and were gradually revealed to a number of sages or rishis (over 800 of them, according to some calculations) in the depth of their meditation.
Each Vedic mantra is dedicated to a particular deity (devata), and set in one of 19 possible meters (chhandas).
The word veda itself come from the Sanskrit root vid, “to know.”
The four Vedas number all together over 20,500 mantras.
1. Rig Veda
It was revealed to Paila Rishi and dedicated to Agni, the fire god.
It is presided by the planet Guru (Jupiter).
It is divided in ten books (mandalas), made of 1028 hymns (suktas),
which comprise 10,552 mantras in total.
The Rig Veda originally had twenty-one recensions (shakhas),
only five of which are still extant. It contains hymns on gods, soul, social life.
It contains the Aitareya and Kaushitaki Upanishads.
2. Yajur Veda
It was revealed to Vaishampayana Rishi and dedicated to Vayu, the wind god. It is presided by the planet Shukra (Venus).
It is divided in 40 parts (skandas), which comprise 1975 mantras in total.
It is divided in: 1) the Krishna (“Black”) Yajur Veda book (the oldest), and 2) the Shukla (“White”) Yajur Veda book (a later revelation to Sage Yajñavalkya, nephew of Sage Vaishampayana)
The Yajur Veda originally had 102 recensions (85 for the Black, 17 for the White) only four of the Black and two of the White are still extant today. It is a manual on rituals and sacrifices.
The Black contains the Taittiriya and Katha Upanishads, while the White contains the Isha and Brihadaranyaka Upanishads.
3. Sama Veda
It was revealed to Jaimini Rishi and dedicated to Aditya, the sun god. It is presided by the planet Mangal (Mars).
It is divided in:
1) Purvarcika, made of four parts (skandas), containing 585 mantras.
2) Uttararcika, made of 21 parts (skandas), containing 964 mantras.
Of the total of 1549 mantras, all but 75 of them come from the Rig Veda.
The Sama Veda originally had 1000 recensions, only three of which are still extant today.
It contains devotional hymns, music, prayers for peace.
It contains the Chhandogya and Kena Upanishads.
Note: in the matter of Vedic sacrifices, the prayoga (operative) mantras are taken from the Rig Veda, adhwaryu (priestly) from the Yajurveda and the audgatra (singing) from the Samaveda.
4. Atharva Veda
It was revealed to Sumanthu Rishi and dedicated to Aditya, the sun god. It is presided by the planet Budha (Mercury).
It comprises:
1) Purvadha (“first half”), made of various discourses.
2) Uttarardha (“second half”), comprising the critical appreciation of rituals, etc.
The Atharva Veda is divided in four books (prapathakas), totaling twenty chapters (skandas) and includes 6,077 mantras.
It originally had 9 recensions, of which only two are still extant today.
It contains hymns to deities, creation stories, mantras to ward off evil and enemies, magic and tantra.
An astounding total of 93 Upanishads are found in the Atharva Veda, among which the famous Prashna, Mundaka, and Mandukya Upanishads.
Division of the Vedas
Each Veda comprises four parts:
a) The mantra-samhitas: hymns of praise to deities to attain material prosperity in this world and happiness in the next.
b) The brahmanas: manual for the performance of sacrificial rites.
c) The aranyakas: philosophical interpretations of the rituals.
d) The Upanishads, a.k.a. vedanta (“end of the Vedas”): the essence or mystical portion of the Vedas.
These four divisions of the Vedas are often described in terms of a divine harvest, where the samhita represents the tree, the brahmana the flower, the aranyaka the unripe fruit, and the upanishad the ripe, sweet fruit.
II. Smritis
Smriti means “remembered”. These are the secondary scriptures, of human composition.
A. The Four Upavedas (“Subsidiary Vedas”)
1) Ayurveda (“Science of life and health”), associated with the Rig Veda:
Charaka Samhita by Charaka.
Susruta Samhita, by Susruta, on the science of rejuvenation.
Vagbhata Samhita by Vagbhata.
Kama Sutras by Vatsyayana, on the science of healthy sex.
2) Dhanurveda (“Military science”), associated with the Yajur Veda:
Dhanur Shastra by Sage Vishwamitra, in four chapters dealing with both offensive and defensive warfare, mystic missiles, spells, etc
3) Gandharva Veda (“Science of music and art”), associated with the Sama Veda:
Gandharva Shastra by Sage Bharata on the science of vocal and instrumental music and dance as a means to concentrate the mind on God.
4) Arthashastra (“Science of politics and economics”).
Note: Other (minor) sources consider this fourth upaveda to be sthapatya shastra (“Science of mechanics and construction”), associated with the Atharva Veda.
Arthasastra dealing with the acquisition of material things like wealth by righteous means. Under this head, nitisastra, shilpasastra, the sixty-four kalas and also other physical and metaphysical subjects are included.
The kalas
According to the Vamakeshvara Tantra, there are 64 books called kalas.
There are various lists of these 64 “arts”. One such list is as follows:
1. Vocal music
2. Instrumental music
3. Dance
4. Acting
5. Painting
6. Making emblems
7. Making garlands and other creations with flowers
8. Artwork for mattresses
9. Artwork for bedspreads
10. Body esthetics
11. House decoration
12. Making musical instruments operated by water (such as the jalataranga, for instance)
13. Making sound effects in water
14. Costume and fashion design
15. Making pearl necklaces
16. Hair styling
17. Art of dressing
18. Making ear ornaments
19. Flower decoration
20. Food styling
21. Magic
22. Landscaping
23. Manicure
24. Pastry making
25. Making drinks
26. Sewing
27. Making nets
28. Solving and creating riddles
29. Reciting poems
30. Discoursing on epics and poetical works
31. Reading
32. Attending theatrical plays
33. Completing verses left unfinished (samasya) by others as a challenge
34. Making cane furniture
35. Woodworking
36. Debate
37. Architecture
38. Assessing gold and gems
39. Metallurgy
40. Cutting and polishing diamonds
41. Searching for ore
42. Special knowledge of trees and plants
43. Cock fighting
44. Interpreting the songs of birds
45. Massage
46. Hair care
47. Sign language
48. Learning foreign languages
49. Scholarship in local languages
50. Predicting the future
51. Mechanical engineering
52. Strengthening memory power
53. Learning by ear
54. Instantaneous verse-making
55. Decisiveness in action
56. Pretense
57. Prosody
58. Preserving clothes
59. Gambling
60. Playing dice
61. Playing with children
62. Rules of respectful behavior
63. Art of storytelling and entertaining, (like bards and minstrels)
64. Grasping the essence of subjects.Kautilya Artha Shastra by Sage Kautilya (a.k.a. Chanakya): a treatise on government by the prime minister of India’s first great emperor, Chandragupta Maurya.
Chanakya Neeti by Chanakya.
Note: the Mahabharata can also be classified as part of the artha shastra.
B. The Six Vedangas (“Organs of the Vedas”)
According to tradition, these are to be mastered before the study of the Vedas.
The Vedangas (limbs of the Vedas) are six: siksha, kalpa, vyakarana, nirukta, chhandas and jyotisha. By using the name Vedanga the human origin of these subjects is indicated, although they are in close association with the Vedas.
1. Siksha (“Phonetics”):
Siksha of Maharshi Panini
2. Vyakarana (“Grammar”):
Vyakarana of Maharshi Panini
Mahabhashya by Sage Patañjali. A commentary on Sage Panini’s Sanskrit grammar.
3. Chhandas (“Prosody meter”):
Chhandas of Pingalacharya
4. Nirukta (“Etymology”):
Nirukta of Yaska
5. Jyotisha (“Astronomy and astrology”)
Jyotisha of Garga
Other classic texts on jyotisha:
Shani Mahatmya (“Greatness of Saturn”).
6. Kalpa (“Methods of Rituals”):
i. Srauta kalpa, methods for the performance of sacrifices.
ii. Sulba kalpa, methods of measurements for the sacrifice area.
iii. Dharma kalpa, methods for ethics.
Out of eighteen texts of dharma shastra, the three most important are:
Manu Smriti (“The Laws of Manu”) (150 B.C.E.), meant for the satya yuga.
Yajñavalkya Smriti (“The Laws of Yajñavalkya”), meant for the treta yuga.
Parashara Smriti (“The Laws of Parashara”), meant for the kali yuga.
The other fifteen are:
Sankha-Likhita Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Sankha”), meant for the dvapara yuga.
Gautama Dharma Sutra (“Gautama’s Institutes of the Sacred Law”)
Apastamba Dharma Sutra (“Apastamba’s Aphorisms on the Sacred Law”)
Vasishtha Dharma Sutra (“Vasishtha’s Aphorisms on the Sacred Law”)
Saunaka Dharma Sutra (“Saunaka’s Aphorisms on the Sacred Law”)
Vishnu Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Vishnu”)
Daksha Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Daksha”)
Samvarta Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Samvarta”)
Vyasa Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Vyasa”)
Harita Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Harita”)
Satatapa Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Satatapa”)
Yama Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Yama”)
Devala Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Devala”)
Usana Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Usana”)
Atri Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Atri”)iv. The grihya kalpa, methods for domestic life.
III. Itihasas (“Sacred Epics”)
The Itihasas are also known as suhrit-samhitas (“Friendly Treatises”).
There are four epics:
1. Ramayana, by Sage Valmiki. The epic of the avatar Rama and his consort Sita faced with the demon Ravana.
2. Mahabharata, by Sage Vyasa. The epic of the avatar Krishna, including the complete story of the Pandavas and Kauravas. Its importance is such that it is referred as the “Fifth Veda.” According to its author, “It unveils the secrets of the Vedas, contains the essence of the Upanishads. It elaborates on the Itihasas and Puranas, astrology, morality and ethics, life science, medicine, charity and generosity, it is also a description of holy places of pilgrimage, rivers, forests, oceans and mountains. It is the greatest epic of mankind, rich with knowledge and applied knowledge. It is a book on theology, political philosophy; a scripture of devotion and action and is the synopsis of the Aryan scriptures”. The Bhagavad Gita is a small part of this epic.
3. Harivamsa
4. Yoga Vasishtha by Sage Valmiki
IV. Puranas (“Sacred Legends and History”)
Often described as the “magnifying glass of the Vedas”, tradition ascribes them to Sage Vyasa. By definition, the Puranas must deal with the following five topics (pancha-lakshana): 1) History; 2) Cosmology; 3) Secondary creation; 4) Genealogy of kings; and 5) World-cycles. There are eighteen main Puranas and eighteen subsidiary ones (upa puranas).
A. The 18 Main Puranas
They are divided into three groups of six Puranas each: 1) Sattvic Puranas, glorifying Lord Vishnu; 2) Rajasic Puranas, glorifying Lord Brahma; 3) Tamasic Puranas, glorifying Lord Shiva.
These main Puranas are:
1. Bhagavat Purana by Sage Vyasa. The life and legends of Shri Krishna. (18,000 verses)
2. Vishnu Purana (23,000 verses)
3. Naradiya Purana (25,000 verses)
4. Garuda (Suparna) Purana (19,000 verses)
5. Padma Purana (55,000 verses)
6. Varaha Purana (10,000 verses)
7. Brahma Purana (24,000 verses)
8. Brahmanda Purana (12,000 verses)
9. Brahma Vaivarta Purana (18,000 verses)
10. Markandeya Purana (9,000 verses)
11. Bhavishya Purana (14,500 verses)
12. Vamana Purana (10,000 verses)
13. Matsya Purana (14,000 verses)
14. Kurma Purana (17,000 verses)
15. Linga Purana (11,000 verses)
16. Siva Purana (24,000 verses)
17. Skanda Purana (81,100 verses)
18. Agni Purana (15,400 verses)
B. The 18 Upa-Puranas
The eighteen subsidiary Puranas are:
1. Sanat Kumara
2. Narasimha
3. Brihannaradiya
4. Sivarahasya
5. Durvasa
6. Kapila
7. Vamana
8. Bhargava
9. Varuna
10. Kalika
11. Samba
12. Nandi
13. Surya
14. Parashara
15. Vasishtha
16. Devi-Bhagavata
17. Ganesha
18. Hamsa
C. The Tamil Puranas
These are all Puranas glorifying Lord Shiva,
as he incarnated Himself in the form of Dakshinamurti to teach the four Kumaras (sons of Brahma).
These Tamil Puranas are:
1. Siva Purana
2. Periya Purana
3. Siva Parakramam
4. Tiruvilayadal Purana
V. Agamas
(“Manuals of Divine Worship”)
The Agamas do not derive their authority from the Vedas, but are not antagonistic to them.
They follow a four-fold method of worship: 1) jñana (“knowledge”); 2) yoga (“concentration”); 3) kriya (“esoteric ritual”); 4) charya (“exoteric worship”).
The most important books on the Agamas are:
Ishvara-Samhita
Ahirbudhnya-Samhita
Sanatkumara-Samhita
Narada-Pancharatra
Spanda-Pradipika
The Agamas are divided into three categories: 1) The Vaishnava Agamas or Pancharatra Agamas (worship of Vishnu); 2) The Shaiva Agamas (worship of Shiva); 3) The Shakta Agamas or Tantras (worship of the Divine Mother or Shakti).
A. The Vaishnava Agamas
There are 215 Vaishnava Agamas, the most important ones being:
1. Isvara Samhita
2. Ahirbudhnya Samhita
3. Paushkara Samhita
4. Parama Samhita
5. Sattvata Samhita
6. Brihad-Brahma Samhita
7. Jñanamritasara Samhita
The Vaishnava Agamas are divided into four classes:
a/ Pancharatra, considered as the most authoritative. They consist of seven groups:
1. Brahma
2. Shaiva
3. Kaumara
4. Vasishtha
5. Kapila
6. Gautamiya
7. Naradiya
b/ Vaikhanasa
c/ Pratishthasara
d/ Vijñana-lalita
B. The Shaiva Agamas
There are 28 Shaiva Agamas, of which the chief is the Kamika Agama.
There are two principal divisions in Shaivism, both based on these 28 Agamas as well as the Vedas: 1) Kashmir Shaivism, a.k.a. the pratyabhijna system, a non-dualistic philosophy; and 2) Southern Shaivism, a.k.a. shaiva siddhanta, a dualistic philosophy.
Each Agama has upa-agamas (“Subsidiary Agamas”). Of these, only fragmentary texts of twenty are extant.
C. The Shakta Agamas
There are 27 Shakti Agamas, usually in the form of dialogues between Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati.
The most important ones are:
Mahanirvana Tantra
Kularnava Tantra
Kulasara Tantra
Prapanchasara Tantra
Tantraraja
Rudra-Yamala Tantra
Brahma-Yamala Tantra
Vishnu-Yamala Tantra
Todala Tantra
VI. Shad-Darshana (“Six Philosophies”), a.k.a. Upa-Vedangas
The six darshanas or ways of seeing things, are usually called the six systems or six different schools of thought. The six schools of philosophy are the six instruments of true teaching or the six demonstrations of Truth. Each school has developed, systematized and correlated the various parts of the Veda in its own way. Each system has its sutrakara, i.e., the one great Rishi who systematized the doctrines of the school and put them in short aphorisms or Sutras
The Sutras are terse and laconic. The rishis have condensed their thoughts in the aphorisms. It is very difficult to understand them without the help of commentaries by great sages or rishis. Hence, there arose many commentators or bhashyakaras. There are glosses, notes and, later, commentaries on the original commentaries.The darshanas are grouped into three pairs of aphoristic compositions which explain the philosophy of the Vedas in a rationalistic method of approach.
These pairs are:
nyaya and vaiseshika
sankhya and yoga
mimamsa and vedanta
The shad-darshana (the six schools of philosophy) or the shat-shastras are:
1. Nyaya
Nyaya represents the logical approach to spirituality, founded by Gautama Rishi:
Nyaya Sutras by Gautama Rishi: 537 sutras divided in five chapters, dealing with the analytical process of cognition.
2. Vaiseshika
Vaiseshika deals with the material aspect of creation and the path of discrimination, founded by Kanada Rishi:
Vaiseshika Shastra by Kanada Rishi: 373 sutras divided in twelve chapters, written as a supplemental science to nyaya, and acknowledging the authority of scripture.
3. Sankhya
Sankhya presents a dualistic conception of purusha (soul) and prakriti (nature), founded by Kapila Muni):
Sankhya Shastra by Kapila Muni: six chapters describing the world as real, and the purpose of life is freedom by understanding the difference between purusha and prakriti.
Additional texts on sankhya: Sankhya Karika by Ishvara Krishna
4. Purva (or karma) mimamsa
Purva mimamsa deals with outer practices, i.e. rituals, and was founded by Sage Jaimini:
Mimamsa Sutras by Jaimini in twelve chapters.
5. Yoga
Yoga concerns itself with inner practice, and was founded by Patañjali Maharshi:
Yoga Sutras by Patañjali Maharshi : 194 sutras divided in four parts, expounding on the eightfold limbs process of God-realization. It is also known as raja yoga.
Additional texts on yoga:
Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The first systematic exposition on the much misunderstood science of Hatha Yoga.
Gheranda Samhita. The classic tantric text on yoga in the form of a dialogue between the sage Gheranda and an inquirer.
Shiva Samhita. A detailed Sanskrit classic on the practice of yoga.
6. Uttara (or sharirika) mimamsa, a.k.a. Vedanta
Vedanta concerns itself with the realization of the Truth, and was founded by Sage Vyasa:
Vedanta Sutras by Sage Bhadrayana .
Brahma-Sutras by Sage Vyasa : 555 aphorisms presenting the entire philosophy of the Vedas. A good knowledge of the Upanishads is required before studying this work
Additional texts on Vedanta: the Upanishads.
The word upanishad is derived from upa, “near;” ni, “;” and shada, “to sit by the side [of the guru]”. It also means, “that which brings one to God’s side.”
Composed from 1450 B.C.E. onward, there are 108 authoritative Upanishads, out of which the main ones are:
1. Isha Upanishad
2. Katha Upanishad
3. Kena Upanishad
4. Mundaka Upanishad
5. Shvetashvatara Upanishad
6. Prashna Upanishad
7. Mandukya Upanishad
8. Aitareya Upanishad
9. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
10. Taittiriya Upanishad
11. Chhandogya Upanishad
12. Kaushitaki Upanishad
13. Maitrayani Upanishad
14. Mahanarayana Upanishad
The Bhagavad Gita, although part of the Mahabharata (Book Bhishma Parva, sections 13-42), is considered as an Upanishad. In this respect, it is said that “Just as the Upanishads are the cream of the Vedas, the Bhagavad Gita is the cream of the Upanishads. The Upanishads are the cows, Lord Krishna is the cowherd, Arjuna is the calf, and the Bhagavad Gita is the milk. The wise drink the milk of the Gita.”
VII. Other Scriptures
A. The Various Gitas - (Songs)
1. Anu Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Ashvamedha, Canto 16): the conversation between Arjuna and Krishna after the war and coronation of Yudhishthira.
2. Ashtavakra Gita a.k.a. Ashtavakra Samhita: a short treatise on nondualistic Vedanta in the form of a dialogue between the saintly king Janaka and his guru Sage Ashtavakra.
3. Avadhuta Gita by Sage Dattatreya. This sublime “Song of the Free” expounds the ultimate truths of nondualistic Vedanta.
4. Bhagavad Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Bhishma Parva, chapters 25-42)
5. Bhikshu Gita (from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 11, chapter 23)
6. Brahma Gita (from the Skanda Purana, chapter 4 of the book Suta Samhita, and chapters 1-12 of the book Yajñavaibhava Khanda). Another version with the same name is found in Yoga Vasishtha, in the section on Nirvana, stanzas 173-181.
7. Brahmana Gita: this forms a part of the Anu Gita described above.
8. Bodhya Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
9. Devi Gita (from the Devi Bhagavata, Book 7, chapters 31-40)
10. Ganesha Gita (from the Ganesha Purana, Book Krida Khanda, chapters 138-148): it is quite close to the Bhagavad Gita in format and contents.
11. Hamsa Gita (from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 11, chapter 13)
12. Hari Gita: this is the name given to the Bhagavad Gita by Sage Narada, in the Mahabharata, Book Shanti Parva, chapter 346, verse 10.
13. Harita Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
14. Ishvara Gita, a.k.a. Uttara Gita (from the Kurma Purana, first eleven chapters of Uttara Vibhaga)
15. Kapila Gita (from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 3, chapters 23-33)
16. Manki Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
17. Pandava Gita (from the Mahabharata)
18. Parashara Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
19. Pingala Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
20. Rama Gita. Two versions exist:
1) the most common is from the Adhyatma Ramayana (a part of the Brahmanda Purana), Section 5 of the book Uttara Kanda, in which Lord Rama imparts the knowledge of the Self to his most devoted and dear brother Lakshmana;
2) the second one, common in Tamil Nadu, is from the Guru Jñana Vasishtha-Tattva Sarayana. This text comprises three parts, dealing with 1) knowledge (jñana), 2) spiritual practice (upasana), and 3) actions (karma).
21. Ramana Gita: this is a contemporary treatise written in Sanskrit by the South Indian sage Ramana Maharshi.
22. Shiva Gita (from the Padma Purana, Book Patala Khanda)
23. Shiva Shampaka Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
24. Surya Gita (from the Guru Jñana Vasishtha-Tattva Sarayana, Book Karma khanda, Part 3, chapters 1-5). This text comprises three parts, dealing with 1) knowledge (jñana), 2) spiritual practice (upasana), and 3) actions (karma).
25. Suta Gita (from the Skanda Purana, Book Yaña Vaibhava Khanda, chapters 13-20)
26. Uddhava Gita ( from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 11, chapters 6-29). The last teachings of Lord Krishna transmitted to his most ardent devotee and uncle, Uddhava.
27. Uttara Gita. A dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna.
28. Vicikhyu Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
29. Vritra Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
30. Vyasa Gita (from the Kurma Purana, twelfth chapter onward of the Uttara Vibhaga)
31. Yama Gita. Three versions exist:
1) in the Vishnu Purana, Book 3, chapters 1-7;
2) in the Agni Purana, Book 3, chapter 381; and
3) in the Narasimha Purana, chapter 8.
B. Miscellaneous
Shandilya Bhakti Sutras by Sage Shandilya (100 C.E.)
Narada Bhakti Sutras by Narada. The classic work on the path of devotion by the great sage Narada, eternal companion of Krishna.
Devi Mahatmyam, a.k.a. Chandi or Durga Saptasati, which comes from the Markandeya Upanishad. The poetic narration of triumph of the Divine Mother over the forces of evil.
Sri Chakra
Saundaraya Lahari by Adi Shankaracharya
Shakta Upanishad
Subhagodayam
Adhyatma Ramayana
Tripura Rahasya
Tirukural by Tiruvalluvar (150 B.C.E.)
Tevaram: hymns of the Shaiva saints of South India
Tiruvachakam: hymns of the Shaiva saints of South India
Divya-Prabandham: hymns of the Alvar saints of South India
Songs of Sant Kabir
Abhangas of Sant Tukaram
Ramayana of Sant Tulasidas
VIII. Secular Writings of a Spiritual Orientation
A. Wisdom Tales
(subhashitas)
This category includes wise sayings, instructions, fables and stories, either in poetry or in prose. Some of the most famous are:
Three Centuries of Verses by Bhartrihari
Subhashita-Ratna-Bhandagara
Katha-Sarit-Sagara by Somadeva Bhatta
Brihat-Katha-Manjari by Kshemendra
Panchatantra. Probably composed about 200 B.C.E., the great scholar Vishnu Sharma wrote these tales as a way to instruct in morality the three sons of a great king who had proved utterly resistant to the pursuit of knowledge until then.
Hitopadesha
B. Poetry (kavyas)
These are highly refined compositions in verse, prose, or a combination of the two.
1. Famous works in verse
Raghuvamsa and Kumara-sambhava by Kalidasa, the greatest in his category.
Kiratarjuniya by Bharavi
Shisupalavadha by Magha
Naishadha by Sri Harsha
2. Famous works in prose
Kadambari and Harshacharita by Bhattabana, the great genius in classical Sanskrit.
3. Famous works combining verse and prose
Champu-Ramayana
Champu-Bharata.
C. Dramas (natakas)
Classical dramas in Sanskrit must embody nine moods (rasas): 1) esthetics (sringara), 2) bravery (vira), 3) compassion (karuna), 4) astonishment (adbhuta), 5) humor (hasya), 6) fear (bhayanka), 7) disgust (bibhatsa), 8) terror (raudra). It is said that only God-realized beings can write on the ninth mood, viz. peace (shanti).
The best dramas are:
Shakuntala by Kalidasa
Uttara-Rama-Charita by Bhavabhuti
Mudrarakshasa by Visakhadatta.
D. Rhethorics (alankaras)
These are treatises on the perfection of speech and language, both in poetry and in prose.
The best works on the subject are:
Kavyaprakasha by Mammata
Rasagangadhara by Jagannatha.
“The Shruti (Vedas) is the root; the Smritis (treatises), Itihasas (epics) and Puranas (history) are the trunk; the Agamas (manuals of worship) and Darshanas (philosophies) are the branches; and the Subhashitas (wisdom tales), Kavyas (poetry), Natakas (dramas) and Alankaras (rhethorics) are the flowers of the tree of India’s culture”. –
Swami Sivananda
Sanatana Dharma (“Eternal Religion”), a.k.a Hinduism, is without any contest the “world champion” of Scriptures, both in its breath (covering 18 fields of knowledge, it has far more scriptures than all the other world religions put together) and its depth.
As the great Indologist Max Muller said,
“If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed the choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solution of some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and Kant-I should point to India.
And if I were to ask myself from what literature we here in Europe, we who have been nurtured almost exclusively on the thought of Greeks and Romans, and of one Semitic race, the Jewish, may draw that corrective which is most wanted in order to make our inner life more perfect, more comprehensive, more universal, in fact more truly human, a life not for this life only, but a transfigured and eternal life-again I should point to India.”
The sheer number of scriptures should not be so surprising, in light of the fact that Indians have always considered all arts, sciences, and occupations as sacred, i.e. offering the opportunity to perfect one’s love for God by carrying out our activities guided by the scriptures and the sages. Hence there are scriptures for meditation, administration, love-making, dancing, grammar, architecture, temple worship, and so on and so forth.
The Fourteen Fields of Knowledge
Indian scriptures span fourteen fields of knowledge (vidya) and four complements to the Vedas (upavedas).
The fourteen fields are the four Vedas (Rik, Yajur, Sama, Atharva),
the six vedangas (meter, etymology, phonetics, grammar, astrology-astronomy, rituals),
and the four upangas (logic, enquiry, sacred history, code of social conduct).
The four complements to the Vedas are medicine, politics-economics, warfare, and fine arts.
(The Mahabharata, Ramayana, as well as Sankhya, Patañjala, Pashupata and Vaishnava, form part of Dharma Shastras.)
The Six Categories
Another method is to classify all scriptures in six categories:
1) scriptures which have been divinely revealed,
2) scriptures which have been composed,
3) sacred epics,
4) sacred legends and history,
5) manuals of divine worship, and
6) the six philosophical systems.
This is the classification that we will examine presently.
I. Shrutis
Shruti means “heard”, i.e. divinely revealed scriptures.
The shrutis are also known as prabhu-samhitas (“Commanding Treatises”).
They refer to the four Vedas only.
All religions trace their scriptures to the revelation given by God to a single chosen messenger except in Hinduism.
The Vedas were not revealed to a single prophet.
They existed in a subtle form before creation began, and were gradually revealed to a number of sages or rishis (over 800 of them, according to some calculations) in the depth of their meditation.
Each Vedic mantra is dedicated to a particular deity (devata), and set in one of 19 possible meters (chhandas).
The word veda itself come from the Sanskrit root vid, “to know.”
The four Vedas number all together over 20,500 mantras.
1. Rig Veda
It was revealed to Paila Rishi and dedicated to Agni, the fire god.
It is presided by the planet Guru (Jupiter).
It is divided in ten books (mandalas), made of 1028 hymns (suktas),
which comprise 10,552 mantras in total.
The Rig Veda originally had twenty-one recensions (shakhas),
only five of which are still extant. It contains hymns on gods, soul, social life.
It contains the Aitareya and Kaushitaki Upanishads.
2. Yajur Veda
It was revealed to Vaishampayana Rishi and dedicated to Vayu, the wind god. It is presided by the planet Shukra (Venus).
It is divided in 40 parts (skandas), which comprise 1975 mantras in total.
It is divided in: 1) the Krishna (“Black”) Yajur Veda book (the oldest), and 2) the Shukla (“White”) Yajur Veda book (a later revelation to Sage Yajñavalkya, nephew of Sage Vaishampayana)
The Yajur Veda originally had 102 recensions (85 for the Black, 17 for the White) only four of the Black and two of the White are still extant today. It is a manual on rituals and sacrifices.
The Black contains the Taittiriya and Katha Upanishads, while the White contains the Isha and Brihadaranyaka Upanishads.
3. Sama Veda
It was revealed to Jaimini Rishi and dedicated to Aditya, the sun god. It is presided by the planet Mangal (Mars).
It is divided in:
1) Purvarcika, made of four parts (skandas), containing 585 mantras.
2) Uttararcika, made of 21 parts (skandas), containing 964 mantras.
Of the total of 1549 mantras, all but 75 of them come from the Rig Veda.
The Sama Veda originally had 1000 recensions, only three of which are still extant today.
It contains devotional hymns, music, prayers for peace.
It contains the Chhandogya and Kena Upanishads.
Note: in the matter of Vedic sacrifices, the prayoga (operative) mantras are taken from the Rig Veda, adhwaryu (priestly) from the Yajurveda and the audgatra (singing) from the Samaveda.
4. Atharva Veda
It was revealed to Sumanthu Rishi and dedicated to Aditya, the sun god. It is presided by the planet Budha (Mercury).
It comprises:
1) Purvadha (“first half”), made of various discourses.
2) Uttarardha (“second half”), comprising the critical appreciation of rituals, etc.
The Atharva Veda is divided in four books (prapathakas), totaling twenty chapters (skandas) and includes 6,077 mantras.
It originally had 9 recensions, of which only two are still extant today.
It contains hymns to deities, creation stories, mantras to ward off evil and enemies, magic and tantra.
An astounding total of 93 Upanishads are found in the Atharva Veda, among which the famous Prashna, Mundaka, and Mandukya Upanishads.
Division of the Vedas
Each Veda comprises four parts:
a) The mantra-samhitas: hymns of praise to deities to attain material prosperity in this world and happiness in the next.
b) The brahmanas: manual for the performance of sacrificial rites.
c) The aranyakas: philosophical interpretations of the rituals.
d) The Upanishads, a.k.a. vedanta (“end of the Vedas”): the essence or mystical portion of the Vedas.
These four divisions of the Vedas are often described in terms of a divine harvest, where the samhita represents the tree, the brahmana the flower, the aranyaka the unripe fruit, and the upanishad the ripe, sweet fruit.
II. Smritis
Smriti means “remembered”. These are the secondary scriptures, of human composition.
A. The Four Upavedas (“Subsidiary Vedas”)
1) Ayurveda (“Science of life and health”), associated with the Rig Veda:
Charaka Samhita by Charaka.
Susruta Samhita, by Susruta, on the science of rejuvenation.
Vagbhata Samhita by Vagbhata.
Kama Sutras by Vatsyayana, on the science of healthy sex.
2) Dhanurveda (“Military science”), associated with the Yajur Veda:
Dhanur Shastra by Sage Vishwamitra, in four chapters dealing with both offensive and defensive warfare, mystic missiles, spells, etc
3) Gandharva Veda (“Science of music and art”), associated with the Sama Veda:
Gandharva Shastra by Sage Bharata on the science of vocal and instrumental music and dance as a means to concentrate the mind on God.
4) Arthashastra (“Science of politics and economics”).
Note: Other (minor) sources consider this fourth upaveda to be sthapatya shastra (“Science of mechanics and construction”), associated with the Atharva Veda.
Arthasastra dealing with the acquisition of material things like wealth by righteous means. Under this head, nitisastra, shilpasastra, the sixty-four kalas and also other physical and metaphysical subjects are included.
The kalas
According to the Vamakeshvara Tantra, there are 64 books called kalas.
There are various lists of these 64 “arts”. One such list is as follows:
1. Vocal music
2. Instrumental music
3. Dance
4. Acting
5. Painting
6. Making emblems
7. Making garlands and other creations with flowers
8. Artwork for mattresses
9. Artwork for bedspreads
10. Body esthetics
11. House decoration
12. Making musical instruments operated by water (such as the jalataranga, for instance)
13. Making sound effects in water
14. Costume and fashion design
15. Making pearl necklaces
16. Hair styling
17. Art of dressing
18. Making ear ornaments
19. Flower decoration
20. Food styling
21. Magic
22. Landscaping
23. Manicure
24. Pastry making
25. Making drinks
26. Sewing
27. Making nets
28. Solving and creating riddles
29. Reciting poems
30. Discoursing on epics and poetical works
31. Reading
32. Attending theatrical plays
33. Completing verses left unfinished (samasya) by others as a challenge
34. Making cane furniture
35. Woodworking
36. Debate
37. Architecture
38. Assessing gold and gems
39. Metallurgy
40. Cutting and polishing diamonds
41. Searching for ore
42. Special knowledge of trees and plants
43. Cock fighting
44. Interpreting the songs of birds
45. Massage
46. Hair care
47. Sign language
48. Learning foreign languages
49. Scholarship in local languages
50. Predicting the future
51. Mechanical engineering
52. Strengthening memory power
53. Learning by ear
54. Instantaneous verse-making
55. Decisiveness in action
56. Pretense
57. Prosody
58. Preserving clothes
59. Gambling
60. Playing dice
61. Playing with children
62. Rules of respectful behavior
63. Art of storytelling and entertaining, (like bards and minstrels)
64. Grasping the essence of subjects.Kautilya Artha Shastra by Sage Kautilya (a.k.a. Chanakya): a treatise on government by the prime minister of India’s first great emperor, Chandragupta Maurya.
Chanakya Neeti by Chanakya.
Note: the Mahabharata can also be classified as part of the artha shastra.
B. The Six Vedangas (“Organs of the Vedas”)
According to tradition, these are to be mastered before the study of the Vedas.
The Vedangas (limbs of the Vedas) are six: siksha, kalpa, vyakarana, nirukta, chhandas and jyotisha. By using the name Vedanga the human origin of these subjects is indicated, although they are in close association with the Vedas.
1. Siksha (“Phonetics”):
Siksha of Maharshi Panini
2. Vyakarana (“Grammar”):
Vyakarana of Maharshi Panini
Mahabhashya by Sage Patañjali. A commentary on Sage Panini’s Sanskrit grammar.
3. Chhandas (“Prosody meter”):
Chhandas of Pingalacharya
4. Nirukta (“Etymology”):
Nirukta of Yaska
5. Jyotisha (“Astronomy and astrology”)
Jyotisha of Garga
Other classic texts on jyotisha:
Shani Mahatmya (“Greatness of Saturn”).
6. Kalpa (“Methods of Rituals”):
i. Srauta kalpa, methods for the performance of sacrifices.
ii. Sulba kalpa, methods of measurements for the sacrifice area.
iii. Dharma kalpa, methods for ethics.
Out of eighteen texts of dharma shastra, the three most important are:
Manu Smriti (“The Laws of Manu”) (150 B.C.E.), meant for the satya yuga.
Yajñavalkya Smriti (“The Laws of Yajñavalkya”), meant for the treta yuga.
Parashara Smriti (“The Laws of Parashara”), meant for the kali yuga.
The other fifteen are:
Sankha-Likhita Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Sankha”), meant for the dvapara yuga.
Gautama Dharma Sutra (“Gautama’s Institutes of the Sacred Law”)
Apastamba Dharma Sutra (“Apastamba’s Aphorisms on the Sacred Law”)
Vasishtha Dharma Sutra (“Vasishtha’s Aphorisms on the Sacred Law”)
Saunaka Dharma Sutra (“Saunaka’s Aphorisms on the Sacred Law”)
Vishnu Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Vishnu”)
Daksha Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Daksha”)
Samvarta Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Samvarta”)
Vyasa Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Vyasa”)
Harita Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Harita”)
Satatapa Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Satatapa”)
Yama Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Yama”)
Devala Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Devala”)
Usana Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Usana”)
Atri Dharma Sutra (“Institutes of Atri”)iv. The grihya kalpa, methods for domestic life.
III. Itihasas (“Sacred Epics”)
The Itihasas are also known as suhrit-samhitas (“Friendly Treatises”).
There are four epics:
1. Ramayana, by Sage Valmiki. The epic of the avatar Rama and his consort Sita faced with the demon Ravana.
2. Mahabharata, by Sage Vyasa. The epic of the avatar Krishna, including the complete story of the Pandavas and Kauravas. Its importance is such that it is referred as the “Fifth Veda.” According to its author, “It unveils the secrets of the Vedas, contains the essence of the Upanishads. It elaborates on the Itihasas and Puranas, astrology, morality and ethics, life science, medicine, charity and generosity, it is also a description of holy places of pilgrimage, rivers, forests, oceans and mountains. It is the greatest epic of mankind, rich with knowledge and applied knowledge. It is a book on theology, political philosophy; a scripture of devotion and action and is the synopsis of the Aryan scriptures”. The Bhagavad Gita is a small part of this epic.
3. Harivamsa
4. Yoga Vasishtha by Sage Valmiki
IV. Puranas (“Sacred Legends and History”)
Often described as the “magnifying glass of the Vedas”, tradition ascribes them to Sage Vyasa. By definition, the Puranas must deal with the following five topics (pancha-lakshana): 1) History; 2) Cosmology; 3) Secondary creation; 4) Genealogy of kings; and 5) World-cycles. There are eighteen main Puranas and eighteen subsidiary ones (upa puranas).
A. The 18 Main Puranas
They are divided into three groups of six Puranas each: 1) Sattvic Puranas, glorifying Lord Vishnu; 2) Rajasic Puranas, glorifying Lord Brahma; 3) Tamasic Puranas, glorifying Lord Shiva.
These main Puranas are:
1. Bhagavat Purana by Sage Vyasa. The life and legends of Shri Krishna. (18,000 verses)
2. Vishnu Purana (23,000 verses)
3. Naradiya Purana (25,000 verses)
4. Garuda (Suparna) Purana (19,000 verses)
5. Padma Purana (55,000 verses)
6. Varaha Purana (10,000 verses)
7. Brahma Purana (24,000 verses)
8. Brahmanda Purana (12,000 verses)
9. Brahma Vaivarta Purana (18,000 verses)
10. Markandeya Purana (9,000 verses)
11. Bhavishya Purana (14,500 verses)
12. Vamana Purana (10,000 verses)
13. Matsya Purana (14,000 verses)
14. Kurma Purana (17,000 verses)
15. Linga Purana (11,000 verses)
16. Siva Purana (24,000 verses)
17. Skanda Purana (81,100 verses)
18. Agni Purana (15,400 verses)
B. The 18 Upa-Puranas
The eighteen subsidiary Puranas are:
1. Sanat Kumara
2. Narasimha
3. Brihannaradiya
4. Sivarahasya
5. Durvasa
6. Kapila
7. Vamana
8. Bhargava
9. Varuna
10. Kalika
11. Samba
12. Nandi
13. Surya
14. Parashara
15. Vasishtha
16. Devi-Bhagavata
17. Ganesha
18. Hamsa
C. The Tamil Puranas
These are all Puranas glorifying Lord Shiva,
as he incarnated Himself in the form of Dakshinamurti to teach the four Kumaras (sons of Brahma).
These Tamil Puranas are:
1. Siva Purana
2. Periya Purana
3. Siva Parakramam
4. Tiruvilayadal Purana
V. Agamas
(“Manuals of Divine Worship”)
The Agamas do not derive their authority from the Vedas, but are not antagonistic to them.
They follow a four-fold method of worship: 1) jñana (“knowledge”); 2) yoga (“concentration”); 3) kriya (“esoteric ritual”); 4) charya (“exoteric worship”).
The most important books on the Agamas are:
Ishvara-Samhita
Ahirbudhnya-Samhita
Sanatkumara-Samhita
Narada-Pancharatra
Spanda-Pradipika
The Agamas are divided into three categories: 1) The Vaishnava Agamas or Pancharatra Agamas (worship of Vishnu); 2) The Shaiva Agamas (worship of Shiva); 3) The Shakta Agamas or Tantras (worship of the Divine Mother or Shakti).
A. The Vaishnava Agamas
There are 215 Vaishnava Agamas, the most important ones being:
1. Isvara Samhita
2. Ahirbudhnya Samhita
3. Paushkara Samhita
4. Parama Samhita
5. Sattvata Samhita
6. Brihad-Brahma Samhita
7. Jñanamritasara Samhita
The Vaishnava Agamas are divided into four classes:
a/ Pancharatra, considered as the most authoritative. They consist of seven groups:
1. Brahma
2. Shaiva
3. Kaumara
4. Vasishtha
5. Kapila
6. Gautamiya
7. Naradiya
b/ Vaikhanasa
c/ Pratishthasara
d/ Vijñana-lalita
B. The Shaiva Agamas
There are 28 Shaiva Agamas, of which the chief is the Kamika Agama.
There are two principal divisions in Shaivism, both based on these 28 Agamas as well as the Vedas: 1) Kashmir Shaivism, a.k.a. the pratyabhijna system, a non-dualistic philosophy; and 2) Southern Shaivism, a.k.a. shaiva siddhanta, a dualistic philosophy.
Each Agama has upa-agamas (“Subsidiary Agamas”). Of these, only fragmentary texts of twenty are extant.
C. The Shakta Agamas
There are 27 Shakti Agamas, usually in the form of dialogues between Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati.
The most important ones are:
Mahanirvana Tantra
Kularnava Tantra
Kulasara Tantra
Prapanchasara Tantra
Tantraraja
Rudra-Yamala Tantra
Brahma-Yamala Tantra
Vishnu-Yamala Tantra
Todala Tantra
VI. Shad-Darshana (“Six Philosophies”), a.k.a. Upa-Vedangas
The six darshanas or ways of seeing things, are usually called the six systems or six different schools of thought. The six schools of philosophy are the six instruments of true teaching or the six demonstrations of Truth. Each school has developed, systematized and correlated the various parts of the Veda in its own way. Each system has its sutrakara, i.e., the one great Rishi who systematized the doctrines of the school and put them in short aphorisms or Sutras
The Sutras are terse and laconic. The rishis have condensed their thoughts in the aphorisms. It is very difficult to understand them without the help of commentaries by great sages or rishis. Hence, there arose many commentators or bhashyakaras. There are glosses, notes and, later, commentaries on the original commentaries.The darshanas are grouped into three pairs of aphoristic compositions which explain the philosophy of the Vedas in a rationalistic method of approach.
These pairs are:
nyaya and vaiseshika
sankhya and yoga
mimamsa and vedanta
The shad-darshana (the six schools of philosophy) or the shat-shastras are:
1. Nyaya
Nyaya represents the logical approach to spirituality, founded by Gautama Rishi:
Nyaya Sutras by Gautama Rishi: 537 sutras divided in five chapters, dealing with the analytical process of cognition.
2. Vaiseshika
Vaiseshika deals with the material aspect of creation and the path of discrimination, founded by Kanada Rishi:
Vaiseshika Shastra by Kanada Rishi: 373 sutras divided in twelve chapters, written as a supplemental science to nyaya, and acknowledging the authority of scripture.
3. Sankhya
Sankhya presents a dualistic conception of purusha (soul) and prakriti (nature), founded by Kapila Muni):
Sankhya Shastra by Kapila Muni: six chapters describing the world as real, and the purpose of life is freedom by understanding the difference between purusha and prakriti.
Additional texts on sankhya: Sankhya Karika by Ishvara Krishna
4. Purva (or karma) mimamsa
Purva mimamsa deals with outer practices, i.e. rituals, and was founded by Sage Jaimini:
Mimamsa Sutras by Jaimini in twelve chapters.
5. Yoga
Yoga concerns itself with inner practice, and was founded by Patañjali Maharshi:
Yoga Sutras by Patañjali Maharshi : 194 sutras divided in four parts, expounding on the eightfold limbs process of God-realization. It is also known as raja yoga.
Additional texts on yoga:
Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The first systematic exposition on the much misunderstood science of Hatha Yoga.
Gheranda Samhita. The classic tantric text on yoga in the form of a dialogue between the sage Gheranda and an inquirer.
Shiva Samhita. A detailed Sanskrit classic on the practice of yoga.
6. Uttara (or sharirika) mimamsa, a.k.a. Vedanta
Vedanta concerns itself with the realization of the Truth, and was founded by Sage Vyasa:
Vedanta Sutras by Sage Bhadrayana .
Brahma-Sutras by Sage Vyasa : 555 aphorisms presenting the entire philosophy of the Vedas. A good knowledge of the Upanishads is required before studying this work
Additional texts on Vedanta: the Upanishads.
The word upanishad is derived from upa, “near;” ni, “;” and shada, “to sit by the side [of the guru]”. It also means, “that which brings one to God’s side.”
Composed from 1450 B.C.E. onward, there are 108 authoritative Upanishads, out of which the main ones are:
1. Isha Upanishad
2. Katha Upanishad
3. Kena Upanishad
4. Mundaka Upanishad
5. Shvetashvatara Upanishad
6. Prashna Upanishad
7. Mandukya Upanishad
8. Aitareya Upanishad
9. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
10. Taittiriya Upanishad
11. Chhandogya Upanishad
12. Kaushitaki Upanishad
13. Maitrayani Upanishad
14. Mahanarayana Upanishad
The Bhagavad Gita, although part of the Mahabharata (Book Bhishma Parva, sections 13-42), is considered as an Upanishad. In this respect, it is said that “Just as the Upanishads are the cream of the Vedas, the Bhagavad Gita is the cream of the Upanishads. The Upanishads are the cows, Lord Krishna is the cowherd, Arjuna is the calf, and the Bhagavad Gita is the milk. The wise drink the milk of the Gita.”
VII. Other Scriptures
A. The Various Gitas - (Songs)
1. Anu Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Ashvamedha, Canto 16): the conversation between Arjuna and Krishna after the war and coronation of Yudhishthira.
2. Ashtavakra Gita a.k.a. Ashtavakra Samhita: a short treatise on nondualistic Vedanta in the form of a dialogue between the saintly king Janaka and his guru Sage Ashtavakra.
3. Avadhuta Gita by Sage Dattatreya. This sublime “Song of the Free” expounds the ultimate truths of nondualistic Vedanta.
4. Bhagavad Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Bhishma Parva, chapters 25-42)
5. Bhikshu Gita (from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 11, chapter 23)
6. Brahma Gita (from the Skanda Purana, chapter 4 of the book Suta Samhita, and chapters 1-12 of the book Yajñavaibhava Khanda). Another version with the same name is found in Yoga Vasishtha, in the section on Nirvana, stanzas 173-181.
7. Brahmana Gita: this forms a part of the Anu Gita described above.
8. Bodhya Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
9. Devi Gita (from the Devi Bhagavata, Book 7, chapters 31-40)
10. Ganesha Gita (from the Ganesha Purana, Book Krida Khanda, chapters 138-148): it is quite close to the Bhagavad Gita in format and contents.
11. Hamsa Gita (from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 11, chapter 13)
12. Hari Gita: this is the name given to the Bhagavad Gita by Sage Narada, in the Mahabharata, Book Shanti Parva, chapter 346, verse 10.
13. Harita Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
14. Ishvara Gita, a.k.a. Uttara Gita (from the Kurma Purana, first eleven chapters of Uttara Vibhaga)
15. Kapila Gita (from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 3, chapters 23-33)
16. Manki Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
17. Pandava Gita (from the Mahabharata)
18. Parashara Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
19. Pingala Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
20. Rama Gita. Two versions exist:
1) the most common is from the Adhyatma Ramayana (a part of the Brahmanda Purana), Section 5 of the book Uttara Kanda, in which Lord Rama imparts the knowledge of the Self to his most devoted and dear brother Lakshmana;
2) the second one, common in Tamil Nadu, is from the Guru Jñana Vasishtha-Tattva Sarayana. This text comprises three parts, dealing with 1) knowledge (jñana), 2) spiritual practice (upasana), and 3) actions (karma).
21. Ramana Gita: this is a contemporary treatise written in Sanskrit by the South Indian sage Ramana Maharshi.
22. Shiva Gita (from the Padma Purana, Book Patala Khanda)
23. Shiva Shampaka Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
24. Surya Gita (from the Guru Jñana Vasishtha-Tattva Sarayana, Book Karma khanda, Part 3, chapters 1-5). This text comprises three parts, dealing with 1) knowledge (jñana), 2) spiritual practice (upasana), and 3) actions (karma).
25. Suta Gita (from the Skanda Purana, Book Yaña Vaibhava Khanda, chapters 13-20)
26. Uddhava Gita ( from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 11, chapters 6-29). The last teachings of Lord Krishna transmitted to his most ardent devotee and uncle, Uddhava.
27. Uttara Gita. A dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna.
28. Vicikhyu Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
29. Vritra Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
30. Vyasa Gita (from the Kurma Purana, twelfth chapter onward of the Uttara Vibhaga)
31. Yama Gita. Three versions exist:
1) in the Vishnu Purana, Book 3, chapters 1-7;
2) in the Agni Purana, Book 3, chapter 381; and
3) in the Narasimha Purana, chapter 8.
B. Miscellaneous
Shandilya Bhakti Sutras by Sage Shandilya (100 C.E.)
Narada Bhakti Sutras by Narada. The classic work on the path of devotion by the great sage Narada, eternal companion of Krishna.
Devi Mahatmyam, a.k.a. Chandi or Durga Saptasati, which comes from the Markandeya Upanishad. The poetic narration of triumph of the Divine Mother over the forces of evil.
Sri Chakra
Saundaraya Lahari by Adi Shankaracharya
Shakta Upanishad
Subhagodayam
Adhyatma Ramayana
Tripura Rahasya
Tirukural by Tiruvalluvar (150 B.C.E.)
Tevaram: hymns of the Shaiva saints of South India
Tiruvachakam: hymns of the Shaiva saints of South India
Divya-Prabandham: hymns of the Alvar saints of South India
Songs of Sant Kabir
Abhangas of Sant Tukaram
Ramayana of Sant Tulasidas
VIII. Secular Writings of a Spiritual Orientation
A. Wisdom Tales
(subhashitas)
This category includes wise sayings, instructions, fables and stories, either in poetry or in prose. Some of the most famous are:
Three Centuries of Verses by Bhartrihari
Subhashita-Ratna-Bhandagara
Katha-Sarit-Sagara by Somadeva Bhatta
Brihat-Katha-Manjari by Kshemendra
Panchatantra. Probably composed about 200 B.C.E., the great scholar Vishnu Sharma wrote these tales as a way to instruct in morality the three sons of a great king who had proved utterly resistant to the pursuit of knowledge until then.
Hitopadesha
B. Poetry (kavyas)
These are highly refined compositions in verse, prose, or a combination of the two.
1. Famous works in verse
Raghuvamsa and Kumara-sambhava by Kalidasa, the greatest in his category.
Kiratarjuniya by Bharavi
Shisupalavadha by Magha
Naishadha by Sri Harsha
2. Famous works in prose
Kadambari and Harshacharita by Bhattabana, the great genius in classical Sanskrit.
3. Famous works combining verse and prose
Champu-Ramayana
Champu-Bharata.
C. Dramas (natakas)
Classical dramas in Sanskrit must embody nine moods (rasas): 1) esthetics (sringara), 2) bravery (vira), 3) compassion (karuna), 4) astonishment (adbhuta), 5) humor (hasya), 6) fear (bhayanka), 7) disgust (bibhatsa), 8) terror (raudra). It is said that only God-realized beings can write on the ninth mood, viz. peace (shanti).
The best dramas are:
Shakuntala by Kalidasa
Uttara-Rama-Charita by Bhavabhuti
Mudrarakshasa by Visakhadatta.
D. Rhethorics (alankaras)
These are treatises on the perfection of speech and language, both in poetry and in prose.
The best works on the subject are:
Kavyaprakasha by Mammata
Rasagangadhara by Jagannatha.
“The Shruti (Vedas) is the root; the Smritis (treatises), Itihasas (epics) and Puranas (history) are the trunk; the Agamas (manuals of worship) and Darshanas (philosophies) are the branches; and the Subhashitas (wisdom tales), Kavyas (poetry), Natakas (dramas) and Alankaras (rhethorics) are the flowers of the tree of India’s culture”. –
Swami Sivananda
Thanks to Rare Book Society of India -
https://www.rarebooksocietyofindia.org
&
https://www.archive.org
for all the work they have done preserving these ancient books.
Saraswati Bhavana Texts
01 Kiranavali Bhaskara of Padmanabha Misra - Gopinath Kaviraj 1920
02 Advaitachintamani of Rangoji Bhatta - Narayana Sastri Khiste (not found)
03 Vedanta Kalpalatika of Madhusudana Sarasvati - Ramajna Pandey 1920
04 Kusumanjali Bodhani of Varadaraja Misra - Gopinath Kaviraj 1922
05 Rasasara of Bhatta Vadindra, A Commentary on Guna Kiranavali - Gopinath Kaviraj 1922
06 Bhavanaviveka of Mandanamisra with Commentary of Bhatta Umveka - Ganganath Jha 1922
07 Yogini Hridaya with Dipika of Amritananda & Setubandha of Bhaskararaya - Gopinath Kaviraj 1924
08 Kavya Dakini of Gangananda Kavindra - Jagannath Sastri Hoshinga 1924
09 Bhakti Chandrika of Narayana Tirtha (Sandilya Bhakti Sutra Vyakhya) Part 1 - Gopinath Kaviraj 1924
09 Bhakti Chandrika of Narayana Tirtha (Sandilya Bhakti Sutra Vyakhya) Part 2 - Gopinath Kaviraj 1938
10 Siddhanta Ratna of Baladeva Vidyabhushana with Commentary - Gopinath Kaviraj 1927
11 Srividyaratnasutras of Gaudapada with Commentary of Sankaracharya - Narayan Sastri Khiste (not found)
12 Rasapradipa of Prabhakara Bhatta - Narayan Sastri Khiste LR Scan
13 Siddha Siddhanta Sangraha of Balabhadra - Gopinatha Kaviraja 1925
14 Trivenika of Asadharabhatta - Batuknatha Sasrma 1925
15 Tripura Rahasya Jnana Khanda Part 1 - Gopinath Kaviraj 1925
15 Tripura Rahasya Jnana Khanda Part 2 - Gopinath Kaviraj 1927
15 Tripura Rahasya Jnana Khanda Parts 3 & 4 - Gopinath Kaviraj (not found)
16 Kavya Vilasa of Chiranjiva Bhattacharya - Batuknatha Sarma, Jagannath Sastri Hoshinga 1925
17 Nyayakalika of Jayantabhatta - Ganganath Jha 1925
18 Goraksha Siddhanta Sangraha - Janardan Sastri Pandey 1973 reprint
19 Prakrita Prakasa of Vararuchi - Batuknath Sarma & Baldev Upadhyaya 1927
20 Mansa Tattva Viveka of Visvanatha Nyayapanchanana - Jagannatha Sastri Hoshing 1927
21 Nyaya Siddhanta Mala of Jayanta Bhattacharya Part 1 - Mangal Deva Sastri 1927
21 Nyaya Siddhanta Mala of Jayanta Bhattacharya Part 2 - Mangal Deva Sastri 1927
22 Dharmanubandhi Slokachaturdasi of Seshakrishna with Commentary - Narayan Sastri Khiste 1927
23 Navaratrapradipa of Vinayaka Pandita - Gopinath Kaviraj 1928
24 Ramatapiniyopanishad with 2 Commentaries - Anantarama Sstri Vetal 1927
25 Sapindya Kalpalatika with Commentary - Jagannatha Sastri Hosinga 1927
26 Mriganka Lekha Natika of Vishvanatha Deva - Narayan Sastri Khiste 1929
27 Vidvaccharitapanchakam - Narayana Shastri 1928
28 Vrata Kosa Part 1 - Jagannatha Sastri Hosinga 1929
29 Vritti Dipika of Mauni Krishna Bhatta - Gangadhar Sastri Bharadvaja 1930
30 Padarthamandanam of Venidatta - Gopal Sastri Nene (not found)
31 Tantra Ratnam Volume 1 - Ganganath Jha 1930 alt
32 Tattva Sara of Rakhaladasa Nyayaratna - Harihara Sastri 1930
33 Nyaya Kaustubha (Pratyaksha Khanda) of Mahadeva Puntamkar - Gopinath Kaviraj 1930
34 Advaita Vidya Tilaka of Samarapungava Dikshita with Commentary of Dharmayya Dikshita - Ganapatilal Jha 1930
35 Dharmavijaya Nataka of Bhudeva Sukla - Narayana Sastri Khiste 1930
36 Ananda Kanda Champu of Mitra Mishra - Nanda Kishore Sharma 1931
37 Upanidana Sutra (Samaganam Chandah) - Mangaldeva Sastri 1931
38 Kiranavali Prakasa Didhiti of Raghunatha Siromani - Badrinath Sastri 1932
39 Srirama Vijaya Mahakavya of Rupanatha Upadhyaya - Ganapatilala Jha 1932
40 Kala Tattva Vivechana of Raghunatha Bhatta Part 1 - Nanda Kishore Sharma 1932
40 Kala Tattva Vivechana of Raghunatha Bhatta Part 2 - Nanda Kishore Sharma 1933
41 Siddhanta Sarvabhauma of Munisvara Part 1 - Muralidhara Thakura 1932
41 Siddhanta Sarvabhauma of Munisvara Part 2 - Muralidhara Thakura 1935
42 Bheda Siddhi of Visvanatha Panchanana Bhattacharya - Surya Narayana Sukla 1933
43 Smartollasa of Sivaprasada Parts 1 to 3 - Bhagavat Prasad Sarma 1936
44 Sudracharasiromani of Seshakrishna Part 1 - Narayan Sastri Khiste 1933 LR Scan
44 Sudracharasiromani of Seshakrishna Part 2 - Narayan Sastri Khiste 1936 LR Scan
45 Kiranavali Prakasa of Vardhamana Fasc 1 - Badri Nath Sastri 1933
45 Kiranavali Prakasa of Vardhamana Fasc 2 - Badri Nath Sastri 1936
46 Kavyaprakasadipika of Chandidasa Parts 1 to 3 - Sivaprasada Bhattacharya 1933-1965
47 Bhedajayasri of Tarkavagisa Bhatta Venidattacharya - Tribhuvanaprasad Upadhyaya (not found)
48 Buddha Pratima Lakshanam with Commentary - Haridas Mitra 1933
49 Bheda Ratnam of Sankara Misra - Gopinath Kaviraja 1933
50 Matrika Chakra Viveka of Svatantrananda Natha - LaJita Prasad Dabral 1934
51 Advaita Siddhanta Vidyotana of Brahmananda Sarasvati - Surya Narayana Sukla 1934
52 Nrisimha Vijnapanam of Nrisimhasrama - Surya Narayana Sukla (not found)
53 Nrisimha Prasada Vyavahara Sara - Vinayak Sastri Tillu 1934
54NrisimhaPrasadaPrayaschittaSara-NandaKishoreSarma1934sbt.pdf
55 Nrisimha Prasada Sraddha Sara - Vidyadhara Sarma 1934
56 Bhagavannama Mahatmya Samgraha of Raghunathendra Yati - Anantasastri Phadke 1934
57 Ganitakaumudi of Narayana Pandita Part 1 - Padmakara Dvivedi 1936
57 Ganitakaumudi of Narayana Pandita Part 2 - Padmakar Dvivedi 1942
58 Khyati Vada - Sankara Chaitanya Bharati 1935 pages 33-48 missing
59 Sankhya Tattvaloka - Swami Hariharananda Aranya 1936
60 Sandilya Samhita Bhakti Khanda Part 1 - Ananta Sastri Phadke 1935
61 Dakshinamurti Samhita - Narayana Sastri Khiste 1937
62 Nrisimha Prasada Tirtha Sara - Suryanarayan Sukla 1936
63 Sandilya Sutriya Bhaktyadhikarana Mala of Narayana Tirtha with Commentary - Anantasastri Phadke 1936 Cam Scan
64 Vasishtha Darsanam - BL Atreya 1936
65-67 Tristhalisetu, Tirthendusekhara & Kasimokshavichara - Suryanarayana Sukla 1936
68 Madhva Mukhalankara of Vanamali Misra - Narasinhacharya Varkhedkar 1936
69 Samkshepa Sariraka of Sarvajnatma Muni with Tattvabodhini Part 1 - Surya Narayana Sukla 1937
69 Samkshepa Sariraka of Sarvajnatma Muni with Tattvabodhini Part 2 - Surya Narayana Sukla 1937
69 Samkshepa Sariraka of Sarvajnatma Muni with Tattvabodhini Parts 3 to 5 - Surya Narayana Sukla 1938
70 Bhaskari, A Commentary on Isvarapratyabhijnavimarsini Volume 1 - KA Subramania Iyer, KC Pandey 1938
71 Svarupa Prakasa of Sadananda Sarasvata (not found)
72 Bhakti Nirnaya and Nama Mahatmya - Mangal Dev Sastri 1937
73 Upendra Vijnana Sutra of Upendra Dutta - Mangal Dev Sastri 1960
74 Asvalayana Srauta Sutra with Siddhanti Bhashya Part 1 - Mangal Deva Sastri 1932
75 Dvaita Nirnaya Siddhanta Sangraha of Bhanu Bhatta Mimamsaka - Mangal Dev Sastri 1937
76 Manonuranjana Natakam of Anantadeva - Mangaldev Sastri 1938
77 Subhadra Parinayanam of Vyasa Ramadeva - Narayana Sastri Khiste 1938
78 Tattvachintamani Part 1, Pratyakshakhanda - Mangal Dev Sastri 1939
79 Tautatita Mata Tilaka of Bhavadeva Part 1 - Chinnaswami Sastri, Pattabhirama Sastri (not found)
79 Tautatita Mata Tilaka of Bhavadeva Part 2 - Chinnaswami Sastri, Pattabhirama Sastri 1942
79 Tautatita Mata Tilaka of Bhavadeva Part 3 - Chinnaswami Sastri, Pattabhirama Sastri 1944
80 Chalarasikalana Part 1 - MM Sudhakar Dvivedi 1941
80 Chalarasikalana Part 2 - MM Sudhakar Dvivedi 1943
81 Dasapadi Unadi Vritti - Yudhishthira Mimamsaka 1943
82 Vikramankadeva Charita Mahakavya - Murari Lal Nagar 1945
83 Bhaskari, A Commentary on Isvarapratyabhijnavimarsini Volume 2 -
KA Subramania Iyer, KC Pandey 1950
84 Bhaskari, A Commentary on Isvarapratyabhijnavimarsini Volume 3 -
KA Subramania Iyer, KC Pandey 1954
85 Dharmasastriya Vyavastha Sangraha - Subhadra Sarma 1957
86 Garga Samhita Part 1 of 2 - Vibhutibhushan Chattopadhyaya 1959
87 Brihat Sabdendusekhara of Nagesa Bhatta Volumes 1 to 3 - Sitarama Sastri 1960
88 Padavakya Ratnakara - Gokulnath Upadhyaya 1960
89 Kavyaprakasa with Commentary of Gokulnath Upadhyaya - Badrinath Jha 1961 (not found)
01 Kiranavali Bhaskara of Padmanabha Misra - Gopinath Kaviraj 1920
02 Advaitachintamani of Rangoji Bhatta - Narayana Sastri Khiste (not found)
03 Vedanta Kalpalatika of Madhusudana Sarasvati - Ramajna Pandey 1920
04 Kusumanjali Bodhani of Varadaraja Misra - Gopinath Kaviraj 1922
05 Rasasara of Bhatta Vadindra, A Commentary on Guna Kiranavali - Gopinath Kaviraj 1922
06 Bhavanaviveka of Mandanamisra with Commentary of Bhatta Umveka - Ganganath Jha 1922
07 Yogini Hridaya with Dipika of Amritananda & Setubandha of Bhaskararaya - Gopinath Kaviraj 1924
08 Kavya Dakini of Gangananda Kavindra - Jagannath Sastri Hoshinga 1924
09 Bhakti Chandrika of Narayana Tirtha (Sandilya Bhakti Sutra Vyakhya) Part 1 - Gopinath Kaviraj 1924
09 Bhakti Chandrika of Narayana Tirtha (Sandilya Bhakti Sutra Vyakhya) Part 2 - Gopinath Kaviraj 1938
10 Siddhanta Ratna of Baladeva Vidyabhushana with Commentary - Gopinath Kaviraj 1927
11 Srividyaratnasutras of Gaudapada with Commentary of Sankaracharya - Narayan Sastri Khiste (not found)
12 Rasapradipa of Prabhakara Bhatta - Narayan Sastri Khiste LR Scan
13 Siddha Siddhanta Sangraha of Balabhadra - Gopinatha Kaviraja 1925
14 Trivenika of Asadharabhatta - Batuknatha Sasrma 1925
15 Tripura Rahasya Jnana Khanda Part 1 - Gopinath Kaviraj 1925
15 Tripura Rahasya Jnana Khanda Part 2 - Gopinath Kaviraj 1927
15 Tripura Rahasya Jnana Khanda Parts 3 & 4 - Gopinath Kaviraj (not found)
16 Kavya Vilasa of Chiranjiva Bhattacharya - Batuknatha Sarma, Jagannath Sastri Hoshinga 1925
17 Nyayakalika of Jayantabhatta - Ganganath Jha 1925
18 Goraksha Siddhanta Sangraha - Janardan Sastri Pandey 1973 reprint
19 Prakrita Prakasa of Vararuchi - Batuknath Sarma & Baldev Upadhyaya 1927
20 Mansa Tattva Viveka of Visvanatha Nyayapanchanana - Jagannatha Sastri Hoshing 1927
21 Nyaya Siddhanta Mala of Jayanta Bhattacharya Part 1 - Mangal Deva Sastri 1927
21 Nyaya Siddhanta Mala of Jayanta Bhattacharya Part 2 - Mangal Deva Sastri 1927
22 Dharmanubandhi Slokachaturdasi of Seshakrishna with Commentary - Narayan Sastri Khiste 1927
23 Navaratrapradipa of Vinayaka Pandita - Gopinath Kaviraj 1928
24 Ramatapiniyopanishad with 2 Commentaries - Anantarama Sstri Vetal 1927
25 Sapindya Kalpalatika with Commentary - Jagannatha Sastri Hosinga 1927
26 Mriganka Lekha Natika of Vishvanatha Deva - Narayan Sastri Khiste 1929
27 Vidvaccharitapanchakam - Narayana Shastri 1928
28 Vrata Kosa Part 1 - Jagannatha Sastri Hosinga 1929
29 Vritti Dipika of Mauni Krishna Bhatta - Gangadhar Sastri Bharadvaja 1930
30 Padarthamandanam of Venidatta - Gopal Sastri Nene (not found)
31 Tantra Ratnam Volume 1 - Ganganath Jha 1930 alt
32 Tattva Sara of Rakhaladasa Nyayaratna - Harihara Sastri 1930
33 Nyaya Kaustubha (Pratyaksha Khanda) of Mahadeva Puntamkar - Gopinath Kaviraj 1930
34 Advaita Vidya Tilaka of Samarapungava Dikshita with Commentary of Dharmayya Dikshita - Ganapatilal Jha 1930
35 Dharmavijaya Nataka of Bhudeva Sukla - Narayana Sastri Khiste 1930
36 Ananda Kanda Champu of Mitra Mishra - Nanda Kishore Sharma 1931
37 Upanidana Sutra (Samaganam Chandah) - Mangaldeva Sastri 1931
38 Kiranavali Prakasa Didhiti of Raghunatha Siromani - Badrinath Sastri 1932
39 Srirama Vijaya Mahakavya of Rupanatha Upadhyaya - Ganapatilala Jha 1932
40 Kala Tattva Vivechana of Raghunatha Bhatta Part 1 - Nanda Kishore Sharma 1932
40 Kala Tattva Vivechana of Raghunatha Bhatta Part 2 - Nanda Kishore Sharma 1933
41 Siddhanta Sarvabhauma of Munisvara Part 1 - Muralidhara Thakura 1932
41 Siddhanta Sarvabhauma of Munisvara Part 2 - Muralidhara Thakura 1935
42 Bheda Siddhi of Visvanatha Panchanana Bhattacharya - Surya Narayana Sukla 1933
43 Smartollasa of Sivaprasada Parts 1 to 3 - Bhagavat Prasad Sarma 1936
44 Sudracharasiromani of Seshakrishna Part 1 - Narayan Sastri Khiste 1933 LR Scan
44 Sudracharasiromani of Seshakrishna Part 2 - Narayan Sastri Khiste 1936 LR Scan
45 Kiranavali Prakasa of Vardhamana Fasc 1 - Badri Nath Sastri 1933
45 Kiranavali Prakasa of Vardhamana Fasc 2 - Badri Nath Sastri 1936
46 Kavyaprakasadipika of Chandidasa Parts 1 to 3 - Sivaprasada Bhattacharya 1933-1965
47 Bhedajayasri of Tarkavagisa Bhatta Venidattacharya - Tribhuvanaprasad Upadhyaya (not found)
48 Buddha Pratima Lakshanam with Commentary - Haridas Mitra 1933
49 Bheda Ratnam of Sankara Misra - Gopinath Kaviraja 1933
50 Matrika Chakra Viveka of Svatantrananda Natha - LaJita Prasad Dabral 1934
51 Advaita Siddhanta Vidyotana of Brahmananda Sarasvati - Surya Narayana Sukla 1934
52 Nrisimha Vijnapanam of Nrisimhasrama - Surya Narayana Sukla (not found)
53 Nrisimha Prasada Vyavahara Sara - Vinayak Sastri Tillu 1934
54NrisimhaPrasadaPrayaschittaSara-NandaKishoreSarma1934sbt.pdf
55 Nrisimha Prasada Sraddha Sara - Vidyadhara Sarma 1934
56 Bhagavannama Mahatmya Samgraha of Raghunathendra Yati - Anantasastri Phadke 1934
57 Ganitakaumudi of Narayana Pandita Part 1 - Padmakara Dvivedi 1936
57 Ganitakaumudi of Narayana Pandita Part 2 - Padmakar Dvivedi 1942
58 Khyati Vada - Sankara Chaitanya Bharati 1935 pages 33-48 missing
59 Sankhya Tattvaloka - Swami Hariharananda Aranya 1936
60 Sandilya Samhita Bhakti Khanda Part 1 - Ananta Sastri Phadke 1935
61 Dakshinamurti Samhita - Narayana Sastri Khiste 1937
62 Nrisimha Prasada Tirtha Sara - Suryanarayan Sukla 1936
63 Sandilya Sutriya Bhaktyadhikarana Mala of Narayana Tirtha with Commentary - Anantasastri Phadke 1936 Cam Scan
64 Vasishtha Darsanam - BL Atreya 1936
65-67 Tristhalisetu, Tirthendusekhara & Kasimokshavichara - Suryanarayana Sukla 1936
68 Madhva Mukhalankara of Vanamali Misra - Narasinhacharya Varkhedkar 1936
69 Samkshepa Sariraka of Sarvajnatma Muni with Tattvabodhini Part 1 - Surya Narayana Sukla 1937
69 Samkshepa Sariraka of Sarvajnatma Muni with Tattvabodhini Part 2 - Surya Narayana Sukla 1937
69 Samkshepa Sariraka of Sarvajnatma Muni with Tattvabodhini Parts 3 to 5 - Surya Narayana Sukla 1938
70 Bhaskari, A Commentary on Isvarapratyabhijnavimarsini Volume 1 - KA Subramania Iyer, KC Pandey 1938
71 Svarupa Prakasa of Sadananda Sarasvata (not found)
72 Bhakti Nirnaya and Nama Mahatmya - Mangal Dev Sastri 1937
73 Upendra Vijnana Sutra of Upendra Dutta - Mangal Dev Sastri 1960
74 Asvalayana Srauta Sutra with Siddhanti Bhashya Part 1 - Mangal Deva Sastri 1932
75 Dvaita Nirnaya Siddhanta Sangraha of Bhanu Bhatta Mimamsaka - Mangal Dev Sastri 1937
76 Manonuranjana Natakam of Anantadeva - Mangaldev Sastri 1938
77 Subhadra Parinayanam of Vyasa Ramadeva - Narayana Sastri Khiste 1938
78 Tattvachintamani Part 1, Pratyakshakhanda - Mangal Dev Sastri 1939
79 Tautatita Mata Tilaka of Bhavadeva Part 1 - Chinnaswami Sastri, Pattabhirama Sastri (not found)
79 Tautatita Mata Tilaka of Bhavadeva Part 2 - Chinnaswami Sastri, Pattabhirama Sastri 1942
79 Tautatita Mata Tilaka of Bhavadeva Part 3 - Chinnaswami Sastri, Pattabhirama Sastri 1944
80 Chalarasikalana Part 1 - MM Sudhakar Dvivedi 1941
80 Chalarasikalana Part 2 - MM Sudhakar Dvivedi 1943
81 Dasapadi Unadi Vritti - Yudhishthira Mimamsaka 1943
82 Vikramankadeva Charita Mahakavya - Murari Lal Nagar 1945
83 Bhaskari, A Commentary on Isvarapratyabhijnavimarsini Volume 2 -
KA Subramania Iyer, KC Pandey 1950
84 Bhaskari, A Commentary on Isvarapratyabhijnavimarsini Volume 3 -
KA Subramania Iyer, KC Pandey 1954
85 Dharmasastriya Vyavastha Sangraha - Subhadra Sarma 1957
86 Garga Samhita Part 1 of 2 - Vibhutibhushan Chattopadhyaya 1959
87 Brihat Sabdendusekhara of Nagesa Bhatta Volumes 1 to 3 - Sitarama Sastri 1960
88 Padavakya Ratnakara - Gokulnath Upadhyaya 1960
89 Kavyaprakasa with Commentary of Gokulnath Upadhyaya - Badrinath Jha 1961 (not found)
The four Vedas number all together over 20,500 mantras.
1. Rig Veda
It was revealed to Paila Rishi and dedicated to Agni, the fire god. It is presided by the planet Guru (Jupiter).
It is divided in ten books (mandalas), made of 1028 hymns (suktas), which comprise 10,552 mantras in total.
The Rig Veda originally had twenty-one recensions (shakhas), only five of which are still extant. It contains hymns on gods, soul, social life.
It contains the Aitareya and Kaushitaki Upanishads.
2. Yajur Veda
It was revealed to Vaishampayana Rishi and dedicated to Vayu, the wind god. It is presided by the planet Shukra (Venus).
It is divided in 40 parts (skandas), which comprise 1975 mantras in total.
It is divided in: 1) the Krishna (“Black”) Yajur Veda book (the oldest), and
2) the Shukla (“White”) Yajur Veda book (a later revelation to Sage Yajñavalkya, nephew of Sage Vaishampayana)
The Yajur Veda originally had 102 recensions (85 for the Black, 17 for the White) only four of the Black and two of the White are still extant today. It is a manual on rituals and sacrifices.
The Black contains the Taittiriya and Katha Upanishads, while the White contains the Isha and Brihadaranyaka Upanishads.
3. Sama Veda
It was revealed to Jaimini Rishi and dedicated to Aditya, the sun god. It is presided by the planet Mangal (Mars).
It is divided in:
1) Purvarcika, made of four parts (skandas), containing 585 mantras.
2) Uttararcika, made of 21 parts (skandas), containing 964 mantras.
Of the total of 1549 mantras, all but 75 of them come from the Rig Veda.
The Sama Veda originally had 1000 recensions, only three of which are still extant today. It contains devotional hymns, music, prayers for peace.
It contains the Chhandogya and Kena Upanishads.
Note: in the matter of Vedic sacrifices, the prayoga (operative) mantras are taken from the Rig Veda, adhwaryu (priestly) from the Yajurveda and the audgatra (singing) from the Samaveda.
4. Atharva Veda
It was revealed to Sumanthu Rishi and dedicated to Aditya, the sun god. It is presided by the planet Budha (Mercury).
It comprises:
1) Purvadha (“first half”), made of various discourses.
2) Uttarardha (“second half”), comprising the critical appreciation of rituals, etc.
The Atharva Veda is divided in four books (prapathakas), totaling twenty chapters (skandas) and includes 6,077 mantras.
It originally had 9 recensions, of which only two are still extant today.
It contains hymns to deities, creation stories, mantras to ward off evil and enemies, magic and tantra.
An astounding total of 93 Upanishads are found in the Atharva Veda, among which the famous Prashna, Mundaka, and Mandukya Upanishads.
Swami Shivanada
1. Rig Veda
It was revealed to Paila Rishi and dedicated to Agni, the fire god. It is presided by the planet Guru (Jupiter).
It is divided in ten books (mandalas), made of 1028 hymns (suktas), which comprise 10,552 mantras in total.
The Rig Veda originally had twenty-one recensions (shakhas), only five of which are still extant. It contains hymns on gods, soul, social life.
It contains the Aitareya and Kaushitaki Upanishads.
2. Yajur Veda
It was revealed to Vaishampayana Rishi and dedicated to Vayu, the wind god. It is presided by the planet Shukra (Venus).
It is divided in 40 parts (skandas), which comprise 1975 mantras in total.
It is divided in: 1) the Krishna (“Black”) Yajur Veda book (the oldest), and
2) the Shukla (“White”) Yajur Veda book (a later revelation to Sage Yajñavalkya, nephew of Sage Vaishampayana)
The Yajur Veda originally had 102 recensions (85 for the Black, 17 for the White) only four of the Black and two of the White are still extant today. It is a manual on rituals and sacrifices.
The Black contains the Taittiriya and Katha Upanishads, while the White contains the Isha and Brihadaranyaka Upanishads.
3. Sama Veda
It was revealed to Jaimini Rishi and dedicated to Aditya, the sun god. It is presided by the planet Mangal (Mars).
It is divided in:
1) Purvarcika, made of four parts (skandas), containing 585 mantras.
2) Uttararcika, made of 21 parts (skandas), containing 964 mantras.
Of the total of 1549 mantras, all but 75 of them come from the Rig Veda.
The Sama Veda originally had 1000 recensions, only three of which are still extant today. It contains devotional hymns, music, prayers for peace.
It contains the Chhandogya and Kena Upanishads.
Note: in the matter of Vedic sacrifices, the prayoga (operative) mantras are taken from the Rig Veda, adhwaryu (priestly) from the Yajurveda and the audgatra (singing) from the Samaveda.
4. Atharva Veda
It was revealed to Sumanthu Rishi and dedicated to Aditya, the sun god. It is presided by the planet Budha (Mercury).
It comprises:
1) Purvadha (“first half”), made of various discourses.
2) Uttarardha (“second half”), comprising the critical appreciation of rituals, etc.
The Atharva Veda is divided in four books (prapathakas), totaling twenty chapters (skandas) and includes 6,077 mantras.
It originally had 9 recensions, of which only two are still extant today.
It contains hymns to deities, creation stories, mantras to ward off evil and enemies, magic and tantra.
An astounding total of 93 Upanishads are found in the Atharva Veda, among which the famous Prashna, Mundaka, and Mandukya Upanishads.
Swami Shivanada
Overview of Yajur Veda Tittiri - Symbol of Legend
Shukla Yajur Veda
Overview
Aditi or Eternal Order
Arithmetic and Numbers
Blessings on all Aspects
Children of Immortality
Division of Society according to ability or vocation, Varna Isha Upanishad
Knowledge for all including Shudra
Pardon
Path of Unity
Power of Yajna
Prayer for Energy
Prayer for Peace, Amity and Happiness
Prayer for the Boon of Companions in the Journey
Seven Sages - Symbolism
Steps in Spiritual Progress
The Supreme Purusha
The transcendent ‘That’
Will of the Divine or Shivasankalpa
Krishna Yajur Veda
Overview of Taittitiya Samhita
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Yajur Veda
Yatayamam (Insipid) Overview of Kanda 1 Overview of Kanda 2 Overview of Kanda 3 Overview of Kanda 4 Overview of Kanda 5 Inner Yajna
Animal Sacrifice or Inner Self-offering Outer Yajna and the view of Mimamsaka Inner Yajna in Bramana Books
Inner and Outer Yajna - Concordance Inner Yajna in the Upanishads Ashvamedha
Suparna
Creation
Chhandas and Stomas
Notes on 72 topics in the TS Translations and Commentaries
Shukla and Krishna Connection
Shukla Yajur Veda
Overview
Aditi or Eternal Order
Arithmetic and Numbers
Blessings on all Aspects
Children of Immortality
Division of Society according to ability or vocation, Varna Isha Upanishad
Knowledge for all including Shudra
Pardon
Path of Unity
Power of Yajna
Prayer for Energy
Prayer for Peace, Amity and Happiness
Prayer for the Boon of Companions in the Journey
Seven Sages - Symbolism
Steps in Spiritual Progress
The Supreme Purusha
The transcendent ‘That’
Will of the Divine or Shivasankalpa
Krishna Yajur Veda
Overview of Taittitiya Samhita
Page 2 of 123
Yajur Veda
Yatayamam (Insipid) Overview of Kanda 1 Overview of Kanda 2 Overview of Kanda 3 Overview of Kanda 4 Overview of Kanda 5 Inner Yajna
Animal Sacrifice or Inner Self-offering Outer Yajna and the view of Mimamsaka Inner Yajna in Bramana Books
Inner and Outer Yajna - Concordance Inner Yajna in the Upanishads Ashvamedha
Suparna
Creation
Chhandas and Stomas
Notes on 72 topics in the TS Translations and Commentaries
Shukla and Krishna Connection
The Purana text of the dynasties of the Kali age : with introduction and notes.
Sanskrit
The 108 Upanishads
1.From the Rigveda
1 Aitareya Upanishad - 2 Aksha-Malika Upanishad - 3 Atma-Bodha Upanishad
4 Bahvricha Upanishad - 5 Kaushitaki-Brahmana Upanishad - 6 Mudgala Upanishad
7 Nada-Bindu Upanishad - 8 Nirvana Upanishad - 9 Saubhagya-Lakshmi Upanishad
10 Tripura Upanishad
2. a) From the Shukla Yajurveda
11 Adhyatma Upanishad - 12 Advaya-Taraka Upanishad - 13 Bhikshuka Upanishad
14 Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - 15 Hamsa Upanishad - 16 Isavasya Upanishad
17 Jabala Upanishad - 18 Mandala-Brahmana Upanishad - 19 Mantrika Upanishad
20 Muktika Upanishad - 21 Niralamba Upanishad - 22 Paingala Upanishad
23 Paramahamsa Upanishad - 24 Satyayaniya Upanishad - 25 Subala Upanishad
26 Tara-Sara Upanishad - 27 Trisikhi-Brahmana Upanishad - 28 Turiyatita-Avadhuta Upanishad
29 Yajnavalkya Upanishad
2. b) From the Krishna Yajurveda
30 Akshi Upanishad
31 Amrita-Bindhu Upanishad
32 Amrita-Nada Upanishad
33 Avadhuta Upanishad
34 Brahma-Vidya Upanishad
35 Brahma Upanishad
36 Dakshinamurti Upanishad
37 Dhyana-Bindu Upanishad
38 Ekakshara Upanishad
39 Garbha Upanishad
40 Kaivalya Upanishad
41 Kalagni-Rudra Upanishad
42 Kali-Santarana Upanishad
43 Katha Upanishad
44 Katharudra Upanishad
45 Kshurika Upanishad
46 Maha-Narayana (or) Yajniki Upanishad
47 Pancha-Brahma Upanishad
48 Pranagnihotra Upanishad
49 Rudra-Hridaya Upanishad
50 Sarasvati-Rahasya Upanishad
51 Sariraka Upanishad
52 Sarva-Sara Upanishad
53 Skanda Upanishad
54 Suka-Rahasya Upanishad
55 Svetasvatara Upanishad
56 Taittiriya Upanishad
57 Tejo-Bindu Upanishad
58 Varaha Upanishad
59 Yoga-Kundalini Upanishad
60 Yoga-Sikha Upanishad
61 Yoga-Tattva Upanishad
3. From the Samaveda
62 Aruni (Aruneyi) Upanishad
63 Avyakta Upanishad
64 Chandogya Upanishad
65 Darsana Upanishad
66 Jabali Upanishad
67 Kena Upanishad
68 Kundika Upanishad
69 Maha Upanishad
70Maitrayani Upanishad
71 Maitreya Upanishad
72 Rudraksha-Jabala Upanishad
73 Sannyasa Upanishad
74 Savitri Upanishad
75 Vajrasuchika Upanishad
76 Vasudeva Upanishad
77 Yoga-Chudamani Upanishad
4. From the Atharvaveda
78 Annapurna Upanishad
79 Atharvasikha Upanishad
80 Atharvasiras Upanishad
81 Atma Upanishad
82 Bhasma-Jabala Upanishad
83 Bhavana Upanishad
84 Brihad-Jabala Upanishad
85 Dattatreya Upanishad
86 Devi Upanishad
87 Ganapati Upanishad
88 Garuda Upanishad
89 Gopala-Tapaniya Upanishad
90 Hayagriva Upanishad
91 Krishna Upanishad
92 Maha-Vakya Upanishad
93 Mandukya Upanishad
94 Mundaka Upanishad
95 Narada-Parivrajaka Upanishad
96 Nrisimha-Tapaniya Upanishad
97 Para-Brahma Upanishad
98 Paramahamsa-Parivrajaka Upanishad
99 Pasupata Brahmana Upanishad
100 Prasna Upanishad
101 Rama Rahasya Upanishad
102 Rama-Tapaniya Upanishad
103 Sandilya Upanishad
104Sarabha Upanishad
105 Sita Upanishad
106 Surya Upanishad
107 Tripadvibhuti-Mahanarayana Upanishad
108 Tripura-Tapini Upanishad
1.From the Rigveda
1 Aitareya Upanishad - 2 Aksha-Malika Upanishad - 3 Atma-Bodha Upanishad
4 Bahvricha Upanishad - 5 Kaushitaki-Brahmana Upanishad - 6 Mudgala Upanishad
7 Nada-Bindu Upanishad - 8 Nirvana Upanishad - 9 Saubhagya-Lakshmi Upanishad
10 Tripura Upanishad
2. a) From the Shukla Yajurveda
11 Adhyatma Upanishad - 12 Advaya-Taraka Upanishad - 13 Bhikshuka Upanishad
14 Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - 15 Hamsa Upanishad - 16 Isavasya Upanishad
17 Jabala Upanishad - 18 Mandala-Brahmana Upanishad - 19 Mantrika Upanishad
20 Muktika Upanishad - 21 Niralamba Upanishad - 22 Paingala Upanishad
23 Paramahamsa Upanishad - 24 Satyayaniya Upanishad - 25 Subala Upanishad
26 Tara-Sara Upanishad - 27 Trisikhi-Brahmana Upanishad - 28 Turiyatita-Avadhuta Upanishad
29 Yajnavalkya Upanishad
2. b) From the Krishna Yajurveda
30 Akshi Upanishad
31 Amrita-Bindhu Upanishad
32 Amrita-Nada Upanishad
33 Avadhuta Upanishad
34 Brahma-Vidya Upanishad
35 Brahma Upanishad
36 Dakshinamurti Upanishad
37 Dhyana-Bindu Upanishad
38 Ekakshara Upanishad
39 Garbha Upanishad
40 Kaivalya Upanishad
41 Kalagni-Rudra Upanishad
42 Kali-Santarana Upanishad
43 Katha Upanishad
44 Katharudra Upanishad
45 Kshurika Upanishad
46 Maha-Narayana (or) Yajniki Upanishad
47 Pancha-Brahma Upanishad
48 Pranagnihotra Upanishad
49 Rudra-Hridaya Upanishad
50 Sarasvati-Rahasya Upanishad
51 Sariraka Upanishad
52 Sarva-Sara Upanishad
53 Skanda Upanishad
54 Suka-Rahasya Upanishad
55 Svetasvatara Upanishad
56 Taittiriya Upanishad
57 Tejo-Bindu Upanishad
58 Varaha Upanishad
59 Yoga-Kundalini Upanishad
60 Yoga-Sikha Upanishad
61 Yoga-Tattva Upanishad
3. From the Samaveda
62 Aruni (Aruneyi) Upanishad
63 Avyakta Upanishad
64 Chandogya Upanishad
65 Darsana Upanishad
66 Jabali Upanishad
67 Kena Upanishad
68 Kundika Upanishad
69 Maha Upanishad
70Maitrayani Upanishad
71 Maitreya Upanishad
72 Rudraksha-Jabala Upanishad
73 Sannyasa Upanishad
74 Savitri Upanishad
75 Vajrasuchika Upanishad
76 Vasudeva Upanishad
77 Yoga-Chudamani Upanishad
4. From the Atharvaveda
78 Annapurna Upanishad
79 Atharvasikha Upanishad
80 Atharvasiras Upanishad
81 Atma Upanishad
82 Bhasma-Jabala Upanishad
83 Bhavana Upanishad
84 Brihad-Jabala Upanishad
85 Dattatreya Upanishad
86 Devi Upanishad
87 Ganapati Upanishad
88 Garuda Upanishad
89 Gopala-Tapaniya Upanishad
90 Hayagriva Upanishad
91 Krishna Upanishad
92 Maha-Vakya Upanishad
93 Mandukya Upanishad
94 Mundaka Upanishad
95 Narada-Parivrajaka Upanishad
96 Nrisimha-Tapaniya Upanishad
97 Para-Brahma Upanishad
98 Paramahamsa-Parivrajaka Upanishad
99 Pasupata Brahmana Upanishad
100 Prasna Upanishad
101 Rama Rahasya Upanishad
102 Rama-Tapaniya Upanishad
103 Sandilya Upanishad
104Sarabha Upanishad
105 Sita Upanishad
106 Surya Upanishad
107 Tripadvibhuti-Mahanarayana Upanishad
108 Tripura-Tapini Upanishad
15 Main Upanishads
Isha Upanishad, Kena Upanishad, Katha Upanishad, Prashna Upanishad, Mundaka Upanishad,
Mandukya Upanishad, Aitareya Upanishad, Tattiriya Upanishad, Shwetashwatara Upanishad,
Chandyogya Upanishad, Kaushitakis-Brahmana, Upanishad, Jabala Upanishad, Mahanaryana Upanishad, Paingala Upanishad
Isha Upanishad, Kena Upanishad, Katha Upanishad, Prashna Upanishad, Mundaka Upanishad,
Mandukya Upanishad, Aitareya Upanishad, Tattiriya Upanishad, Shwetashwatara Upanishad,
Chandyogya Upanishad, Kaushitakis-Brahmana, Upanishad, Jabala Upanishad, Mahanaryana Upanishad, Paingala Upanishad
Vedanata
The Sánkhya káriká
GaudapadaKarika
Philosophy of the Yoga
Bhakti & Books pertaining to the
Tantric Vaishnava Bauls of Birbhum Bengal,
including - Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Puranas, MahaVidya, Tantra,
More details and specific links to come. This one and only lineage not other made up lineages that in actual fact do not exist.
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Tantric Vaishnava Bauls of Birbhum Bengal,
including - Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Puranas, MahaVidya, Tantra,
More details and specific links to come. This one and only lineage not other made up lineages that in actual fact do not exist.
All Links in on this page pertain to the Vaishnava Bauls of Birbhum a Sanskrit oral tradition including manuscripts. Lineage of Nitai and Nabani Das Khyapa Baul, Vaishnava Tantric lineage of Kirtan.
Jyotish aka Vedic Astrology aka Hindu Astrolgy
Jyotish aka Indian Astrology aka Vedic Astrology aka Hindu Astrology aka Jyotir Vidya
which includes accurate Astronomy!
Jyotish is the art and science of Light, it is a Tantra and sister science with Ayurveda and Yoga.
which includes accurate Astronomy!
Jyotish is the art and science of Light, it is a Tantra and sister science with Ayurveda and Yoga.
History of Jyotish ShastraDuring the course of worldly evolution and the emergence of individualized human souls, different kinds of concretization took place, both in the individual as well as in the manifested universe. In this way, Jyotish Shastra started. Although the exact history of Jyotish Shastra is unknown, it is believed that ancient Jyotish Shastra is at least 5000 years old.
SourcesThe Vedas (ancient Hindu scriptures) is the source of the emergence of Jyotish Shastra. The Vedas have six supplementary appendixes known as the Vedangas- limbs of the Vedas. One of these is the Jyotish Vedanga – Vedic astronomy and astrology. Jyotish Sastra is an integral part of Vedas and has been practised since time immemorial. It has its own unique theology, philosophy, art, science, and literature which exist to this day.
PracticesFor thousands of years, many Rishis (sages) have been practising and preserving the tradition of Vedic astrology on a parallel track with the Vedas. Portions of these have been extracted at various times and put into the Jyotish Vedanga. Many Rishis such as Vashistha, Bhrigu, and Garga were masters of astrology and taught it to their disciples in the Guru Parampara (disciplic succession) and in this way it was passed through the ages.
Some Branches
Gola – positional astronomy
Ganita -mathematical diagnostic tools for analyzing the results of Gola
Jataka – natal astrology
Prasna – answering specific questions based on the time the question is asked
Muhurta – selecting an auspicious time to start something
Nimitta – omens, and portents.
Jyotish Shastra – As a systemJyotish (Vedic), the Hindu system of astrology, is based on the movement of planets with respect to stars and it includes zodiac signs as well. According to it, there are twenty-eight constellations (Nakshatras) made up of twelve zodiac signs (Rashis), nine planets (Ghrahas) and twelve Houses (Bhavas). These various elements of Jyotish Shastra represent different aspects of human life.
Part of a larger system of Jyotish Shastra includes mathematics, architecture, medical and military applications. But Jyotish has its own complicated reference to the planets. It has historically been a system of continuous “holistic” approach to living and to spiritual practice within the life of Hindus.
There are various elements that affect the system of Jyotish Shastra (In Detail) and each has its own significance in predicting one’s future. Here are the names of the basic elements of Jyotish Shastra.
Gochara – Transits
Rashis – Signs Of The Zodiac
Kundali – Natal Chart
Bhavas – Houses
Nakshatras – Lunar Mansions
Grahas – Planets
Dasha – Planetary Period
Drishti – Aspects
Yoga – Special Planetary Combination
https://vedicfeed.com/jyotish-shastra/
SourcesThe Vedas (ancient Hindu scriptures) is the source of the emergence of Jyotish Shastra. The Vedas have six supplementary appendixes known as the Vedangas- limbs of the Vedas. One of these is the Jyotish Vedanga – Vedic astronomy and astrology. Jyotish Sastra is an integral part of Vedas and has been practised since time immemorial. It has its own unique theology, philosophy, art, science, and literature which exist to this day.
PracticesFor thousands of years, many Rishis (sages) have been practising and preserving the tradition of Vedic astrology on a parallel track with the Vedas. Portions of these have been extracted at various times and put into the Jyotish Vedanga. Many Rishis such as Vashistha, Bhrigu, and Garga were masters of astrology and taught it to their disciples in the Guru Parampara (disciplic succession) and in this way it was passed through the ages.
Some Branches
Gola – positional astronomy
Ganita -mathematical diagnostic tools for analyzing the results of Gola
Jataka – natal astrology
Prasna – answering specific questions based on the time the question is asked
Muhurta – selecting an auspicious time to start something
Nimitta – omens, and portents.
Jyotish Shastra – As a systemJyotish (Vedic), the Hindu system of astrology, is based on the movement of planets with respect to stars and it includes zodiac signs as well. According to it, there are twenty-eight constellations (Nakshatras) made up of twelve zodiac signs (Rashis), nine planets (Ghrahas) and twelve Houses (Bhavas). These various elements of Jyotish Shastra represent different aspects of human life.
Part of a larger system of Jyotish Shastra includes mathematics, architecture, medical and military applications. But Jyotish has its own complicated reference to the planets. It has historically been a system of continuous “holistic” approach to living and to spiritual practice within the life of Hindus.
There are various elements that affect the system of Jyotish Shastra (In Detail) and each has its own significance in predicting one’s future. Here are the names of the basic elements of Jyotish Shastra.
Gochara – Transits
Rashis – Signs Of The Zodiac
Kundali – Natal Chart
Bhavas – Houses
Nakshatras – Lunar Mansions
Grahas – Planets
Dasha – Planetary Period
Drishti – Aspects
Yoga – Special Planetary Combination
https://vedicfeed.com/jyotish-shastra/
Bhrigu Sutras by Rishi Bhrigu
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Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira
Daivagyna Vallabha by Varahamihira
**
Gargahora by Rishi Garga
Horasara by Prithu Yasas
Hora Ratnam by Balabhadra
Jataka Alankara by Ganesha
Jataka Parijata
Jataka Tatwa by Mahadeva
Laghu Parashari or Jataka Chandrika
Madhya Parashari
Phaladeepika by Mantreswara
Prasna Tantra by Neelakanta Daivagyna
Samhita Skanda by Sanandana
Sanketanidhi by Ramadayalu
Saravali by Kalyana Varma
Satya Jataka by Satyacharya
Uttarakalamritam by Kalidasa
Yavana Jataka by Yavanacharya
Nadi Astrology Scriptures
Bhrigu Nadi Nadi by Rishi Bhrigu
Nadi astrology – by unknown author
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Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira
Daivagyna Vallabha by Varahamihira
**
Gargahora by Rishi Garga
Horasara by Prithu Yasas
Hora Ratnam by Balabhadra
Jataka Alankara by Ganesha
Jataka Parijata
Jataka Tatwa by Mahadeva
Laghu Parashari or Jataka Chandrika
Madhya Parashari
Phaladeepika by Mantreswara
Prasna Tantra by Neelakanta Daivagyna
Samhita Skanda by Sanandana
Sanketanidhi by Ramadayalu
Saravali by Kalyana Varma
Satya Jataka by Satyacharya
Uttarakalamritam by Kalidasa
Yavana Jataka by Yavanacharya
Nadi Astrology Scriptures
Bhrigu Nadi Nadi by Rishi Bhrigu
Nadi astrology – by unknown author
Ayurveda
The Suśruta-Saṃhitā (works of Sushruta) is one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine and is considered a foundational text of Medicine.
The Suśruta-saṃhitā, in its 184 chapters contains descriptions of
◆ 1,120 illnesses
◆ 700 medicinal plants,
◆ 64 preparations from mineral sources
◆ 57 preparations based on animal sources.
The text discusses surgical techniques of
● making incisions,
● probing,
● extraction of foreign bodies,
● alkali and thermal cauterization,
● tooth extraction,
● excisions, and
● trocars for draining abscess,
● draining hydrocele and ascitic fluid,
● removal of the prostate gland,
● urethral stricture dilatation,
● vesicolithotomy,
● hernia surgery,
● caesarian section,
● management of haemorrhoids,
● fistulae,
● laparotomy and
● management of intestinal obstruction,
● perforated intestines
● accidental perforation of the abdomen with protrusion of omentum and
● the principles of fracture management, viz., traction, manipulation, apposition and stabilization including some measures of rehabilitation
● fitting of prosthetic.
The Suśruta-saṃhitā, in its 184 chapters contains descriptions of
◆ 1,120 illnesses
◆ 700 medicinal plants,
◆ 64 preparations from mineral sources
◆ 57 preparations based on animal sources.
The text discusses surgical techniques of
● making incisions,
● probing,
● extraction of foreign bodies,
● alkali and thermal cauterization,
● tooth extraction,
● excisions, and
● trocars for draining abscess,
● draining hydrocele and ascitic fluid,
● removal of the prostate gland,
● urethral stricture dilatation,
● vesicolithotomy,
● hernia surgery,
● caesarian section,
● management of haemorrhoids,
● fistulae,
● laparotomy and
● management of intestinal obstruction,
● perforated intestines
● accidental perforation of the abdomen with protrusion of omentum and
● the principles of fracture management, viz., traction, manipulation, apposition and stabilization including some measures of rehabilitation
● fitting of prosthetic.
Tantra
Tantrabhidhanam with Bijanighantu & Mudranighantu - A Tantric Dictionary
2. Shatchakranirupanam (Serpant Power) with 2 commentaries - Taranatha Vaidyaratna
3. Prapachasaratantram (reprinted as volumes 18 & 19)
4. Kulachudamani Tantra - Girish Chandra Vedantatirtha
5. Kularnavatantram edited by Taranatha Vaidyaratna
6. Kalivilasatantram edited by Parvati Charana Tarkatirtha
7. Shrichakrasambhara edited by Kazi Dawa samdup (Buddhist Tantra)
8. Tantraraja Part 1 commentary by Subhagananda Natha
9. Karpuradistotra with intro & commentary by Vimalananda Swami
10. Kamakalavilasa of Punyananda, commentary by Natananadanatha
11. Kaula & Other Upanishads with commentaries by Bhaskararaya & others
12. Tantraraja Part 2 commentary by Subhagananda Natha
13. Mahanirvanatantram with commentary of Hariharananda Bharati
14. Kaulavalinirnayah of Jnanananda Paramahamsa
15. Brahmasamhita with commentary of Jiva Gosvami & Vishnusahasranama
16. Sharadatilakatantram of Lakshmana Desikendra with commentary Part 1
17. Sharadatilakatantram of Lakshmana Desikendra with commentary Part 2
18. Prapachasaratantram Part 1
19. Prapachasaratantram Part 2
20. Chidgaganachandrika - Swami Trivikrama Tirtha
21. Tarabhakti Sudharnava - Panchanana Bhattacharya Tarkaratna
22. Sataratna samgraha, with Sataratnollekhani - Edited by Panchanan Sastri
2. Shatchakranirupanam (Serpant Power) with 2 commentaries - Taranatha Vaidyaratna
3. Prapachasaratantram (reprinted as volumes 18 & 19)
4. Kulachudamani Tantra - Girish Chandra Vedantatirtha
5. Kularnavatantram edited by Taranatha Vaidyaratna
6. Kalivilasatantram edited by Parvati Charana Tarkatirtha
7. Shrichakrasambhara edited by Kazi Dawa samdup (Buddhist Tantra)
8. Tantraraja Part 1 commentary by Subhagananda Natha
9. Karpuradistotra with intro & commentary by Vimalananda Swami
10. Kamakalavilasa of Punyananda, commentary by Natananadanatha
11. Kaula & Other Upanishads with commentaries by Bhaskararaya & others
12. Tantraraja Part 2 commentary by Subhagananda Natha
13. Mahanirvanatantram with commentary of Hariharananda Bharati
14. Kaulavalinirnayah of Jnanananda Paramahamsa
15. Brahmasamhita with commentary of Jiva Gosvami & Vishnusahasranama
16. Sharadatilakatantram of Lakshmana Desikendra with commentary Part 1
17. Sharadatilakatantram of Lakshmana Desikendra with commentary Part 2
18. Prapachasaratantram Part 1
19. Prapachasaratantram Part 2
20. Chidgaganachandrika - Swami Trivikrama Tirtha
21. Tarabhakti Sudharnava - Panchanana Bhattacharya Tarkaratna
22. Sataratna samgraha, with Sataratnollekhani - Edited by Panchanan Sastri
Links:
Shaiva Agama in English,
Thanks to Vimarsha Foundation: Kashmir Shaivism
Acharya Staneshwar Timilsinha
ŚAIVA AGAMAS (bheda)
Kāmika Āgama (Purva Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam
https://bit.ly/3BfX3Sb
Kāmika Āgama (Uttara Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam
https://bit.ly/3y7td08
Kāranā Āgama (Kriyā Pādah) translated by R.M. Prabhulinga Shastry
https://bit.ly/3k9RzRQ
Mṛgendrā Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3dTtWdh
Mṛgendrā Āgama (Yoga Pādaḥ) translated by Alexis Sanderson
https://bit.ly/3nsWbpk
Pauṣkara Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3tcpU5Vy
Vīnāśīkatantra translated by Teun Goudriaan
https://bit.ly/3y9sjjN
RAUDHRA AGAMAS (bhedābheda)
Candrajñānā Āgama (Kriyā and Charyā Pādah) translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3gopmFU
Kirana Āgama (Charyā, Kriyā, and Vidyā Pādaḥ translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3ydUrlS
Makutā Āgama (Kriyā and Charyā Pādah) translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3ya9Q6m
Mataṅga Pārameśvaram Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3g6ktBU
Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā (Niśvāsamukha) translated by Nirajan Kafle
https://bit.ly/3kell8b
Pārameśvarā Āgama translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3j90vHQ
Raurava Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3teoI1W
Śivajñānabodha (from Raurava Āgama) translated by Dr. T. Ganesan
https://bit.ly/32tMvm2
Sarvajñānottara Āgama (Yoga Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3fXeMGu
Svayambhū Āgama (Vidyā Pādah) translated by Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat
https://bit.ly/3kcgCnn
SUMMARY TEXTS
Śaivaparibhāsā of Śivāgrayogin translated by S.S. Suryanarayana Sastri
https://bit.ly/3sDSFsQ
Siddhānta Prakāśikā of Sarvātmaśambhu translated by Dr. T. Ganesan
https://bit.ly/3gp3PNa
BHAIRAVA ĀGAMAS (ābheda)
Brahmayāmalatantra (Ch. 1, 2, 55, 73, 99) translated by Shaman Hatley
https://bit.ly/2YIknty
Dāmara Tantra translated by Ram Kumar Rai
https://bit.ly/3B7cdJl
Kaulajñānanirnaya translated by Pandit Satkari Mukhopadhyaya
https://bit.ly/3Ej0JEM
Kubjikamatatantra (Ch. 14-16) translated by Dory Heilijgers-Seelen
https://bit.ly/3853VVL
Kulārnava Tantra translated by Ram Kumar Rai
https://bit.ly/3ymFG05
Manthānabhairavatantra (Kumārikākhanda) translated by Mark Dyczkowski
https://bit.ly/3mnPg0g
Mālinīvijayottara Tantra (from Siddhayogeśvarīmata) translated by Vishnu Datt Shastri
https://bit.ly/2PVdUaH
Siddhayogeśvarīmata (Ch. 1-8, 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-33) translated by Judit
Torzsok
https://bit.ly/3yaNNfQ
Śiva-Sūtras (Śivarahasya Āgama) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3hk81iq
Svacchandratantram (Books 1, 5, 12, 13, 15) translated by William James Arraj
https://bit.ly/2Rtrlz6
Nityāsodaśikārnava (from Vāmakeśvarīmatam) translated by Louise M. Finn
https://bit.ly/329eUul
Yoginīhrdaya (from Vāmakeśvarīmatam) translated by André Padoux
https://bit.ly/3DaXHSH
Parātrimśikā (from Rudrayāmala) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3y47ZjL
Vijñānabhairava (from Rudrayāmala) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3D8XHCI
ĀGAMA ENCYCLOPEDIA by Prof. S.K. Ramachandra Rao (12 Volumes)
Vol. 1 - Introduction
https://bit.ly/2XE6Y5c
Vol. 2 - Śaiva and Śākta Āgamas
https://bit.ly/3zaERbV
Vol. 3 - Vaikhānasa Āgamas
https://bit.ly/3sEZ72E
Vol. 4 - Pāñcharātrāgama
https://bit.ly/3mvGPjk
Vol. 5 - Devyāgama
https://bit.ly/3sFamZi
Vol. 6 - Ālaya and Ārādhanā
https://bit.ly/3sDZ47s
Vol. 7 - Preparations for Pūjā
https://bit.ly/3AX7IAI
Vol. 8 - Mudrās in Pūjā
https://bit.ly/3z9v4mm
Vol. 9 - Consecrations
https://bit.ly/3j6TCH2
Vol. 10 - Nityārcanā
https://bit.ly/3zb8o54
Vol. 11 - Usyavas
https://bit.ly/3DhPxrN
Vol. 12 - Sourcebook
https://bit.ly/3msknrt
STUDIES
The Dialogical Manifestation of Reality in Agamas by Sthaneshwar Timalsina
https://bit.ly/3Darlan
The Canon of the Śaivāgamas and the Kubjikā Tantras of the Western Kaula Tradition by Mark Dyczkowski
https://bit.ly/3zgKbdW
The Saivagamas by M. Arunachalam
https://bit.ly/3DbuQxB]
Śaivāgamas: A Study in the Socio-Economic Ideas and Institutions of Kashmir by Vishva Nath Drabu
https://bit.ly/3kfHnaD
ŚAIVA AGAMAS (bheda)
Kāmika Āgama (Purva Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam
https://bit.ly/3BfX3Sb
Kāmika Āgama (Uttara Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam
https://bit.ly/3y7td08
Kāranā Āgama (Kriyā Pādah) translated by R.M. Prabhulinga Shastry
https://bit.ly/3k9RzRQ
Mṛgendrā Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3dTtWdh
Mṛgendrā Āgama (Yoga Pādaḥ) translated by Alexis Sanderson
https://bit.ly/3nsWbpk
Pauṣkara Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3tcpU5Vy
Vīnāśīkatantra translated by Teun Goudriaan
https://bit.ly/3y9sjjN
RAUDHRA AGAMAS (bhedābheda)
Candrajñānā Āgama (Kriyā and Charyā Pādah) translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3gopmFU
Kirana Āgama (Charyā, Kriyā, and Vidyā Pādaḥ translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3ydUrlS
Makutā Āgama (Kriyā and Charyā Pādah) translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3ya9Q6m
Mataṅga Pārameśvaram Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3g6ktBU
Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā (Niśvāsamukha) translated by Nirajan Kafle
https://bit.ly/3kell8b
Pārameśvarā Āgama translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3j90vHQ
Raurava Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3teoI1W
Śivajñānabodha (from Raurava Āgama) translated by Dr. T. Ganesan
https://bit.ly/32tMvm2
Sarvajñānottara Āgama (Yoga Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3fXeMGu
Svayambhū Āgama (Vidyā Pādah) translated by Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat
https://bit.ly/3kcgCnn
SUMMARY TEXTS
Śaivaparibhāsā of Śivāgrayogin translated by S.S. Suryanarayana Sastri
https://bit.ly/3sDSFsQ
Siddhānta Prakāśikā of Sarvātmaśambhu translated by Dr. T. Ganesan
https://bit.ly/3gp3PNa
BHAIRAVA ĀGAMAS (ābheda)
Brahmayāmalatantra (Ch. 1, 2, 55, 73, 99) translated by Shaman Hatley
https://bit.ly/2YIknty
Dāmara Tantra translated by Ram Kumar Rai
https://bit.ly/3B7cdJl
Kaulajñānanirnaya translated by Pandit Satkari Mukhopadhyaya
https://bit.ly/3Ej0JEM
Kubjikamatatantra (Ch. 14-16) translated by Dory Heilijgers-Seelen
https://bit.ly/3853VVL
Kulārnava Tantra translated by Ram Kumar Rai
https://bit.ly/3ymFG05
Manthānabhairavatantra (Kumārikākhanda) translated by Mark Dyczkowski
https://bit.ly/3mnPg0g
Mālinīvijayottara Tantra (from Siddhayogeśvarīmata) translated by Vishnu Datt Shastri
https://bit.ly/2PVdUaH
Siddhayogeśvarīmata (Ch. 1-8, 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-33) translated by Judit
Torzsok
https://bit.ly/3yaNNfQ
Śiva-Sūtras (Śivarahasya Āgama) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3hk81iq
Svacchandratantram (Books 1, 5, 12, 13, 15) translated by William James Arraj
https://bit.ly/2Rtrlz6
Nityāsodaśikārnava (from Vāmakeśvarīmatam) translated by Louise M. Finn
https://bit.ly/329eUul
Yoginīhrdaya (from Vāmakeśvarīmatam) translated by André Padoux
https://bit.ly/3DaXHSH
Parātrimśikā (from Rudrayāmala) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3y47ZjL
Vijñānabhairava (from Rudrayāmala) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3D8XHCI
ĀGAMA ENCYCLOPEDIA by Prof. S.K. Ramachandra Rao (12 Volumes)
Vol. 1 - Introduction
https://bit.ly/2XE6Y5c
Vol. 2 - Śaiva and Śākta Āgamas
https://bit.ly/3zaERbV
Vol. 3 - Vaikhānasa Āgamas
https://bit.ly/3sEZ72E
Vol. 4 - Pāñcharātrāgama
https://bit.ly/3mvGPjk
Vol. 5 - Devyāgama
https://bit.ly/3sFamZi
Vol. 6 - Ālaya and Ārādhanā
https://bit.ly/3sDZ47s
Vol. 7 - Preparations for Pūjā
https://bit.ly/3AX7IAI
Vol. 8 - Mudrās in Pūjā
https://bit.ly/3z9v4mm
Vol. 9 - Consecrations
https://bit.ly/3j6TCH2
Vol. 10 - Nityārcanā
https://bit.ly/3zb8o54
Vol. 11 - Usyavas
https://bit.ly/3DhPxrN
Vol. 12 - Sourcebook
https://bit.ly/3msknrt
STUDIES
The Dialogical Manifestation of Reality in Agamas by Sthaneshwar Timalsina
https://bit.ly/3Darlan
The Canon of the Śaivāgamas and the Kubjikā Tantras of the Western Kaula Tradition by Mark Dyczkowski
https://bit.ly/3zgKbdW
The Saivagamas by M. Arunachalam
https://bit.ly/3DbuQxB
Śaivāgamas: A Study in the Socio-Economic Ideas and Institutions of Kashmir by Vishva Nath Drabu
https://bit.ly/3kfHnaD
Shaiva Agama in English,
Thanks to Vimarsha Foundation: Kashmir Shaivism
Acharya Staneshwar Timilsinha
ŚAIVA AGAMAS (bheda)
Kāmika Āgama (Purva Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam
https://bit.ly/3BfX3Sb
Kāmika Āgama (Uttara Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam
https://bit.ly/3y7td08
Kāranā Āgama (Kriyā Pādah) translated by R.M. Prabhulinga Shastry
https://bit.ly/3k9RzRQ
Mṛgendrā Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3dTtWdh
Mṛgendrā Āgama (Yoga Pādaḥ) translated by Alexis Sanderson
https://bit.ly/3nsWbpk
Pauṣkara Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3tcpU5Vy
Vīnāśīkatantra translated by Teun Goudriaan
https://bit.ly/3y9sjjN
RAUDHRA AGAMAS (bhedābheda)
Candrajñānā Āgama (Kriyā and Charyā Pādah) translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3gopmFU
Kirana Āgama (Charyā, Kriyā, and Vidyā Pādaḥ translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3ydUrlS
Makutā Āgama (Kriyā and Charyā Pādah) translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3ya9Q6m
Mataṅga Pārameśvaram Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3g6ktBU
Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā (Niśvāsamukha) translated by Nirajan Kafle
https://bit.ly/3kell8b
Pārameśvarā Āgama translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3j90vHQ
Raurava Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3teoI1W
Śivajñānabodha (from Raurava Āgama) translated by Dr. T. Ganesan
https://bit.ly/32tMvm2
Sarvajñānottara Āgama (Yoga Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3fXeMGu
Svayambhū Āgama (Vidyā Pādah) translated by Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat
https://bit.ly/3kcgCnn
SUMMARY TEXTS
Śaivaparibhāsā of Śivāgrayogin translated by S.S. Suryanarayana Sastri
https://bit.ly/3sDSFsQ
Siddhānta Prakāśikā of Sarvātmaśambhu translated by Dr. T. Ganesan
https://bit.ly/3gp3PNa
BHAIRAVA ĀGAMAS (ābheda)
Brahmayāmalatantra (Ch. 1, 2, 55, 73, 99) translated by Shaman Hatley
https://bit.ly/2YIknty
Dāmara Tantra translated by Ram Kumar Rai
https://bit.ly/3B7cdJl
Kaulajñānanirnaya translated by Pandit Satkari Mukhopadhyaya
https://bit.ly/3Ej0JEM
Kubjikamatatantra (Ch. 14-16) translated by Dory Heilijgers-Seelen
https://bit.ly/3853VVL
Kulārnava Tantra translated by Ram Kumar Rai
https://bit.ly/3ymFG05
Manthānabhairavatantra (Kumārikākhanda) translated by Mark Dyczkowski
https://bit.ly/3mnPg0g
Mālinīvijayottara Tantra (from Siddhayogeśvarīmata) translated by Vishnu Datt Shastri
https://bit.ly/2PVdUaH
Siddhayogeśvarīmata (Ch. 1-8, 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-33) translated by Judit
Torzsok
https://bit.ly/3yaNNfQ
Śiva-Sūtras (Śivarahasya Āgama) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3hk81iq
Svacchandratantram (Books 1, 5, 12, 13, 15) translated by William James Arraj
https://bit.ly/2Rtrlz6
Nityāsodaśikārnava (from Vāmakeśvarīmatam) translated by Louise M. Finn
https://bit.ly/329eUul
Yoginīhrdaya (from Vāmakeśvarīmatam) translated by André Padoux
https://bit.ly/3DaXHSH
Parātrimśikā (from Rudrayāmala) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3y47ZjL
Vijñānabhairava (from Rudrayāmala) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3D8XHCI
ĀGAMA ENCYCLOPEDIA by Prof. S.K. Ramachandra Rao (12 Volumes)
Vol. 1 - Introduction
https://bit.ly/2XE6Y5c
Vol. 2 - Śaiva and Śākta Āgamas
https://bit.ly/3zaERbV
Vol. 3 - Vaikhānasa Āgamas
https://bit.ly/3sEZ72E
Vol. 4 - Pāñcharātrāgama
https://bit.ly/3mvGPjk
Vol. 5 - Devyāgama
https://bit.ly/3sFamZi
Vol. 6 - Ālaya and Ārādhanā
https://bit.ly/3sDZ47s
Vol. 7 - Preparations for Pūjā
https://bit.ly/3AX7IAI
Vol. 8 - Mudrās in Pūjā
https://bit.ly/3z9v4mm
Vol. 9 - Consecrations
https://bit.ly/3j6TCH2
Vol. 10 - Nityārcanā
https://bit.ly/3zb8o54
Vol. 11 - Usyavas
https://bit.ly/3DhPxrN
Vol. 12 - Sourcebook
https://bit.ly/3msknrt
STUDIES
The Dialogical Manifestation of Reality in Agamas by Sthaneshwar Timalsina
https://bit.ly/3Darlan
The Canon of the Śaivāgamas and the Kubjikā Tantras of the Western Kaula Tradition by Mark Dyczkowski
https://bit.ly/3zgKbdW
The Saivagamas by M. Arunachalam
https://bit.ly/3DbuQxB]
Śaivāgamas: A Study in the Socio-Economic Ideas and Institutions of Kashmir by Vishva Nath Drabu
https://bit.ly/3kfHnaD
ŚAIVA AGAMAS (bheda)
Kāmika Āgama (Purva Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam
https://bit.ly/3BfX3Sb
Kāmika Āgama (Uttara Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam
https://bit.ly/3y7td08
Kāranā Āgama (Kriyā Pādah) translated by R.M. Prabhulinga Shastry
https://bit.ly/3k9RzRQ
Mṛgendrā Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3dTtWdh
Mṛgendrā Āgama (Yoga Pādaḥ) translated by Alexis Sanderson
https://bit.ly/3nsWbpk
Pauṣkara Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3tcpU5Vy
Vīnāśīkatantra translated by Teun Goudriaan
https://bit.ly/3y9sjjN
RAUDHRA AGAMAS (bhedābheda)
Candrajñānā Āgama (Kriyā and Charyā Pādah) translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3gopmFU
Kirana Āgama (Charyā, Kriyā, and Vidyā Pādaḥ translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3ydUrlS
Makutā Āgama (Kriyā and Charyā Pādah) translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3ya9Q6m
Mataṅga Pārameśvaram Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3g6ktBU
Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā (Niśvāsamukha) translated by Nirajan Kafle
https://bit.ly/3kell8b
Pārameśvarā Āgama translated by Dr. Rama Ghose
https://bit.ly/3j90vHQ
Raurava Āgama (Vidyā Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3teoI1W
Śivajñānabodha (from Raurava Āgama) translated by Dr. T. Ganesan
https://bit.ly/32tMvm2
Sarvajñānottara Āgama (Yoga Pādaḥ) translated by S.P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar
https://bit.ly/3fXeMGu
Svayambhū Āgama (Vidyā Pādah) translated by Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat
https://bit.ly/3kcgCnn
SUMMARY TEXTS
Śaivaparibhāsā of Śivāgrayogin translated by S.S. Suryanarayana Sastri
https://bit.ly/3sDSFsQ
Siddhānta Prakāśikā of Sarvātmaśambhu translated by Dr. T. Ganesan
https://bit.ly/3gp3PNa
BHAIRAVA ĀGAMAS (ābheda)
Brahmayāmalatantra (Ch. 1, 2, 55, 73, 99) translated by Shaman Hatley
https://bit.ly/2YIknty
Dāmara Tantra translated by Ram Kumar Rai
https://bit.ly/3B7cdJl
Kaulajñānanirnaya translated by Pandit Satkari Mukhopadhyaya
https://bit.ly/3Ej0JEM
Kubjikamatatantra (Ch. 14-16) translated by Dory Heilijgers-Seelen
https://bit.ly/3853VVL
Kulārnava Tantra translated by Ram Kumar Rai
https://bit.ly/3ymFG05
Manthānabhairavatantra (Kumārikākhanda) translated by Mark Dyczkowski
https://bit.ly/3mnPg0g
Mālinīvijayottara Tantra (from Siddhayogeśvarīmata) translated by Vishnu Datt Shastri
https://bit.ly/2PVdUaH
Siddhayogeśvarīmata (Ch. 1-8, 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-33) translated by Judit
Torzsok
https://bit.ly/3yaNNfQ
Śiva-Sūtras (Śivarahasya Āgama) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3hk81iq
Svacchandratantram (Books 1, 5, 12, 13, 15) translated by William James Arraj
https://bit.ly/2Rtrlz6
Nityāsodaśikārnava (from Vāmakeśvarīmatam) translated by Louise M. Finn
https://bit.ly/329eUul
Yoginīhrdaya (from Vāmakeśvarīmatam) translated by André Padoux
https://bit.ly/3DaXHSH
Parātrimśikā (from Rudrayāmala) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3y47ZjL
Vijñānabhairava (from Rudrayāmala) translated by Jaideva Singh
https://bit.ly/3D8XHCI
ĀGAMA ENCYCLOPEDIA by Prof. S.K. Ramachandra Rao (12 Volumes)
Vol. 1 - Introduction
https://bit.ly/2XE6Y5c
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Vol. 6 - Ālaya and Ārādhanā
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Vol. 7 - Preparations for Pūjā
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STUDIES
The Dialogical Manifestation of Reality in Agamas by Sthaneshwar Timalsina
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The Canon of the Śaivāgamas and the Kubjikā Tantras of the Western Kaula Tradition by Mark Dyczkowski
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The Saivagamas by M. Arunachalam
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Śaivāgamas: A Study in the Socio-Economic Ideas and Institutions of Kashmir by Vishva Nath Drabu
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Vedanta
Shaiva Siddhanta
Itihasa - History / Historical
In Sanskrit, Itihasa means history. For Hindus, an Itihasa is a story that tells about what happened in the past in the land of India. Itihasas are usually epic poems. The important itihasas to Hindus are the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharat.
In Sanskrit, Itihasa means history. For Hindus, an Itihasa is a story that tells about what happened in the past in the land of India. Itihasas are usually epic poems. The important itihasas to Hindus are the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharat.
Different Versions of the Bhagavad Gita
Rasa sara
Various Texts / Indian History
Maha Vidya, Vedic Tantric Puranic Goddess, Shakti Sadhana, Kali
Gita's - Songs of ....
Types of Gita of which Bhagavad Gita is the Main Gita is considered Itihasa, the other Gita's are not. Itihasa = History Epic poems, the Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharat.
1.Anu Gita, 2.Ashtavakra Gita, 3.Avadhoota Gita, 4.Bhikshu Gita, 5.Brahmana Gita, 6.Bodhya Gita
7.Brahma Gita, 8.Devi Gita, 9.Ganesha Gita, 10.Gopika Gita, 11.Guru Gita, 12.Hamsa Gita, 13.Hanumad Gita, 14.Harita Gita, 15.Iswara Gita, 16.Kapila Gita 17.Manki Gita 18. Pandava Gita
19.Parasara Gita, 20.Pingala Gita, 21.Rama Gita, 22.Ramana Gita, 23.Ribhu Gita
24.Rudra Gita, 25.Sampaka Gita, 26.Shiva Gita,, 27.Sriti Gita, 28.Surya Gita
29.Suta Gita, 30.Swaminarayan Gita, 31.Uttara Gita, 32.Vallabh Gita 33.Vasishta Gita,
34.Vibhishana Gita, 35.Vicakhnu Gita, 36.Vidura Gita ,37.Vritra Gita
38.Vyadha Gita, 39.Vyasa Gita, 40.Yama Gita,
Venus Gita,
Gita Govinda of Jayadeva
There are many more Gita's including the Venu Gita and other sects and regional Gita's.
Texts - History and others
Indian Classical, Folk, Bhajan, Kirtan Music of India
Miscelleaneous - Texts, Books
Various Texts on India and Hinduism aka Sanatan Dharma
and China
Various Texts on India and Hinduism aka Sanatan Dharma
and China
Exploration in Tibet - By Swami Pranavananda
Published by University of Calcutta, Calcutta - 1939
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Indian Snakes
An elementary treatise on ophiology with a descriptive catalogue of the snakes found in India and the adjoining countries
By Edward Nicholson
Published by Higginbotham and Co., Madras - 1874
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An elementary treatise on ophiology with a descriptive catalogue of the snakes found in India and the adjoining countries
By Edward Nicholson
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Sushruta Samhita - A Scientific Synopsis
By Priyadaranjan Ray, Hirendranath Gupta and Mira Roy
Published by The Indian National Science Academy, Delhi - 1980
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By Priyadaranjan Ray, Hirendranath Gupta and Mira Roy
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History of Hindu Mathematics
By Bibhutibushan Datta and Avadesh Narayan Singh
Published by Asia Publishing House, Bombay - 1935
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By Bibhutibushan Datta and Avadesh Narayan Singh
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Viswaguna Darsana:
or Mirror of Mundane Qualities
Translated from the Sanskrit of Venkatachari into English
By Caveli Venkata Ramaswami
Published in Calcutta - 1825
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or Mirror of Mundane Qualities
Translated from the Sanskrit of Venkatachari into English
By Caveli Venkata Ramaswami
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An Essay on the antiquity of Hindoo Medicine,
including an introductory lecture to the course of materia medica and therapeutics, delivered at King's College
By John Forbes Royle (1798-1858)
Published by W.H.Allen & Co., London - 1837
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including an introductory lecture to the course of materia medica and therapeutics, delivered at King's College
By John Forbes Royle (1798-1858)
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An Introduction to the Grammar of the Sanskrit language, for the use of early students
By Horace Hayman Wilson (1786-1860)
Published by J. Madden and Co., London - 1841
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By Horace Hayman Wilson (1786-1860)
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Chhandah Sutra of PINGALA Acharya
With the commentary of Halayudha Bhatta
Edited by Pandita Visvanatha Sastri
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Plants of the coast of Coromandel selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the Hon. Court of Directors of the East India Company
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By William Roxburgh
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The Classical Doctrine Of Indian Medicine - Its Origins And Its Greek Parallels
By J. Filliozat
Published by Munshiram Manoharlal Oriental Booksellers And Publishers, Delhi - 1964
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Extract from The PREFACE:
Siddhanta Siromani of Bhaskaracharya
English Exposition and Annotation in the light and language of modern Astronomy
By Dr. D. Arkasomayaji
Ex-Principal, D. N. R. College, Bhimavaram, A.P.,
Ex-Reader in Astronomy, Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati. Recipient of President's Award.
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English Exposition and Annotation in the light and language of modern Astronomy
By Dr. D. Arkasomayaji
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Ex-Reader in Astronomy, Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati. Recipient of President's Award.
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The Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon.
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Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh
By Sujan Rai Bhandari fo Batala
Edited by Zafar Hasan
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A Bengal Atlas : Containing maps of the theatre of war and commerce on that side of Hindoostan compiled from the Original surveys
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Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan or the Mogul Empire. With an introduction illustrative of the geography and present division of that country. To which is added an appendix, containing an account of the Ganges and Burrampooter rivers
By James Rennell (1742-1830)
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Shampooing; or, Benefits resulting from the use of the Indian medicated vapour bath
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KUMBHA - India's ageless festival
By Dilip Kumar Roy and Indira Devi
General Editors: K.M.Munshi and N.Chandrasekhara Aiyer
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Who is founder of Physics or founder of Mathematics or Chemistry. Similarly Hinduism has no founder but a group of Rishis , Scientists who kept propagating and enriching the Hindu practices
Our Sanatana Dharma has a rich legacy of spiritual wisdom and history in the form of its sacred texts:
Vedas,
Upanishads,
Dharma Shastras,
Ãgamas,
Purãnas,
Rãmãyana,
Mahãbhãrata,
Srimad Bhagawatam and others.
Daily reading and study of these sacred texts encourage sound moral behaviour, devotion, spiritual knowledge, peace and enlightenment.
Sanatana Dharama or Hinduism is an ancient religion with diverse traditions such as Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism and others.Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from,
Samkhya,
Nyaya,
Yoga,
Vedanta
and other schools of Hindu philosophy.
Of these some called Sruti are broadly considered as core scriptures of Sanatana dharma, but beyond the Sruti, the list of scriptures vary by the scholar.
Several lists include the:
Vedas,
the Principal Upanishads,
the Agamas and the
Purana
including Mahabharata and Ramayana
as scriptures broadly accepted by our ancestors .
There are more addition to this including:
Bhagavata Purana ,
Yajnavalkya Smriti ,
the Sruti,
Smritis,
Shastras,
Sutras,
Tantras,
Puranas,
Itihasas,
Stotras,
Subhashitas and others.
Most of these texts exist in Sanskrit, several others have been composed in other languages .This list includes major Hindu texts, along with the Hindu scriptures.
The highlights are :
Rigveda
Samaveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Upanishads
Mahabharata,
Bagavad Gita,
Ramayana
Srimad Bhagawatam
Samkhya Sutra
Mimamsa Sutra
Arthashastra
Nyaya Sutra
Vaiseshika Sutra
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Brahma Sutra
Puranas
Shiva Sutras
Abhinavabharati
Yoga Vasistha
Aathichoodi (ஆத்திசூடி): – By saint Auvaiyar.
Abhang:
Devotional poetry sung by Many marathi Saints in praise of lord sri Vithhall (pandurang)
Agama:
Collection of several Jain literature and scriptures of Hindu devotional schools.
Amrutanubhav:
Composition by the Marathi saint and poet Jñāneśvar
Aranyaka (आरण्यक):
Part of the Vedas, the third layer embedded inside them.
Arthashastra: Ancient treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy written by Chanakya (Vishnugupta).
Āryabhaṭīya:
An ancient Sanskrit astronomical treatise by Indian mathematician Aryabhata
Arya-sidhanta:
Work on astronomical computations, by ancient mathematicians Aryabhata, Varāhamihira, Brahmagupta and Bhāskara I.
Akilathirattu Ammanai:
A 19th century Tamil Vaishnavite text and the primary scripture of Ayyavazhi sect.
Ashtavakra Gita:
text of conversation between Ashtavakra and King Janaka.
Baudhayana sutras:
Vedic Sanskrit texts covering dharma, daily ritual, mathematics.
Bhagavad Gītā (भगवद् गीता):
The national gospel contained in Mahābhārata, Part of the epic mahapuranam Mahabharata, located in the Bhishma-Parva chapters 23–40. A core sacred text of Hinduism and philosophy.
Bhagavata Purana:
one of the "Maha" Puranic texts of Hindu literature, Bhagavatam is the glorification of Krishna and establishing of Bhakti.
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (The Ocean of Nectar of Divine Love):
Bhakti-rasamarta-sindhu can be considered to be one of the most important books in Gaudiya Vaishnavism. It elaborately describes gradations of bhakti from its lowest stage of sraddha (faith) up to its highest stage of maha-bhava (ultimate ecstasy in love of Godhead) by Rupa goswami
Bharude, ovya: devotional poetry.
Bhavarth Ramayan:
Marathi version of the Ramayana written by Sant Eknath in the 16th century
Bījagaṇita:
Ancient Indian mathematics, algebra textbook by Indian mathematician Bhāskara II
Brahmana: one of the parts into which the Vedas are divided, and are its second layer.
Brahmasphuṭasiddhanta:
written by ancient mathematician Brahmagupta in which hindu number system, zero, Brahmagupta's Bijganit, algebra with arihmatic is mentioned.
Brihat Samhita:
An encyclopedic work by Varāhamihira on architecture, temples, planetary motions, eclipses, timekeeping, astrology, seasons, cloud formation, rainfall, agriculture, mathematics, gemology, perfumes and many other topics.
Brihat-bhagavtamrita ("The Great Nectar of the Lord’s Devotees")
This work of 2,500 verses is divided into two parts. All sections explain many aspects of Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy. It is written by Sanatana goswami
Chanakyaniti:
collection of aphorisms, said to be selected by Chanakya from the various shastras
Dasbodham:
16th century devotional and spiritual text by the saint Samarth Ramdas
Dharmaśāstra: Sanskrit theological texts
Divya Prabandha –
Collection of 4000 verses in Tamil; sung by Alvars saints on Vishnu.
Dnyaneshwari -
(Marathi: ज्ञानेश्वरी) (IAST:'Jñānēśvarī) is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Gnyaneshwar in the 13th century.
Gunamala (Assamese: গুণমালা)
is a scripture written by 15th–16th century Assamese polymath: a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, social-religious reformer Sankardev within one night at the request of Koch king Nara Narayan in 1552.
Hatha Yoga Pradipika:
is one of the fundamental text of Hatha Yoga including information about asanas, pranayama, chakras, kundalini, bandhas, kriyas, shakti, nadis and mudras. It was written by Swami Swatmarama in the 15th century CE.
Haripath:
is a collection of twenty-eight abhangas (poems) revealed to the thirteenth-century Marathi Saint, Gnyaneswar.
Itihasas –
meaning history. In Hindu religious context this term refers to the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Kamba Ramayanam (கம்ப இராமாயணம்):
12th century Tamil version of Ramayana, by the Tamil poet Kambar
Khaṇḍakhādyaka
(meaning "edible bite; morsel of food") is an astronomical treatise written by Indian mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta
Kirtan Ghosha (কীৰ্ত্তন)
It a collection of poetical works, primarily composed by the medieval saint Srimanta Sankardev meant for community singing in the Ekasarana religion.
Kumārasambhava:
epic poem about the birth of Kumara (Kārtikeya), the son of Shiva and Parvati, by classical Sanskrit author, playwright and dramatist Kālidāsa.
Lilavati:
book on including maths and algebra written by Indian mathematician Bhāskara II
Malla Purana:
An ancient text on Malla-yuddha, an ancient form of Indian combat wrestling, which describes techniques of wrestling, types of exercises etc.
Meghadūta:
Poem by Classical Sanskrit author, playwright and dramatist Kālidāsa.
Mahatmyam:
Hindu religious text, part of the Markandeya Purana
Naam Ghosa (Assamese: নামঘোষা)
is a Vaishnavite scripture of verses in praise of Lord Krishna. This book was written by Madhabdev in Assamese in about .
Naalayira Divya Prabhandham (Tamil: நாலாயிர திவ்ய பிரபந்தம்)
is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses (Naalayira in Tamil means 'four thousand') composed before 8th century AD,[1] by the 12 Alvars, and was compiled in its present form by Nathamuni during the 9th – 10th centuries. The work is the beginning of the canonization of the 12 Vaishnava poet saints, and these hymns are still sung extensively even today. The works were lost before they were collected and organized in the form of an anthology by Nathamuni.
Natyashastra:
Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts, attributed to ancient Indian theatrologist and musicologist sage Bharata Muni. It consists of 36 chapters with a cumulative total of 6000 poetic verses describing performance arts.
Purana (पुराण):
Purana meaning "ancient" or "old" is the name of a genre (or a group of related genres) of Indian written literature (as distinct from oral literature). Its general themes are history, tradition and religion. It is usually written in the form of stories related by one person to another.
Periya Puranam (பெரியபுராணம்):
The Periya Puranam (Tamil: பெரிய புராணம்), that is, the great puranam or epic, sometimes called Tiruttontarpuranam ("Tiru-Thondar-Puranam", the Purana of the Holy Devotees), is a Tamil poetic account depicting the legendary lives of the sixty-three Nayanars, the canonical poets of Tamil Shaivism. It was compiled during the 12th century by Sekkizhar. It provides evidence of trade with South Indian. The Periya Puranam is part of the corpus of Shaiva canonical works.
Ramcharitmanas (रामचरितमानस):
An Awadhi rendering of Ramayana by 16th century saint and poet Tulsidas.
Raghuvaṃśa (रघुवंश):
Sanskrit Mahakavya (epic poem) about the kings of the Raghu dynasty, by the most celebrated Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa
Samhita: one of the most important and first layer of Vedas. Also, some samhitas are independent.
Sahasranama –
a book containing a list of names of Sri Mahavishnu
Sat Sandarbha--
In the Sat-sandarbha, Jiva Goswami has systematically presented the philosophy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with complete scriptural evidences written by Jeeva goswami
Shakuntala (अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्):
Sanskrit play dramatizing the story of Shakuntala told in the epic Mahabharata, by the ancient Indian poet Kālidāsa
Shiva Sutras –
a collection of seventy seven aphorisms that form the foundation of Shaivism.
Siddhānta Śiromani :
It is the major treatise of Indian mathematician Bhāskara II.
Smriti –
Hindu scriptures other than the Vedas (e.g. the Itihasas, the Puranas)
Sri Guru Charitra:
Book based on the life story of Indian guru of Dattatreya tradition (sampradaya) Shri Narasimha Saraswati, Shri Saraswati Gangadhar
Sri Gurulilamrut:
Book of Dattatreya Guru and his avatars Sripadvallabh, Shri Narasimha Saraswati and Swami Samarth.
Sri Navnath Bhaktisar:
The "Navnath Bhaktisar"
also known as the"Navnath pothi" narrates the Navnaths' births, their lives and deeds.
Śruti (श्रुति):
A canon of Hindu scriptures. Shruti is believed to have no author; rather a divine recording of the "cosmic sounds of truth", heard by rishis.
Sūtra (सूत्र):
Sūtra refers to an aphorism or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a book or text. 'Sutras' form a school of Vedic study, related to and somewhat later than the Upanishads.
Swara yoga: An ancient science of pranic body rhythms. It explores how prana can be controlled through the breath.
Sukratniti:
An ancient Shilpa Shastras on Murti or Vigraha making (icon design).
Tantras (तंत्र):
The esoteric Hindu traditions of rituals and yoga. Tantra can be summarised as a family of voluntary rituals modeled on those of the Vedas, together with their attendant texts and lineages.
Thirumurai –
an important Tamil twelve volumes compendium which consists of Ancient Tamil Saivite works.
Thiruvasagam –
one of the most important Tamil Saivite scripture sung by the great saint 'Manikavasagar'. This work was written by God Siva himself.
Tirukovai –
an important Tamil Saivite scripture sung by Manikkavacakar and again written by God Siva himself.
Thevaram –
An important Tamil Saivite scripture and devotional poetry.
Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam –
an important Tamil Saivite scripture written by Paranjyothi munivar which describes the 64 divine plays of God Siva in "Madurai" as "Sokkanadhar" (spouse of Goddess Meenakshi).
Tirukkural –
an important Tamil scripture in Tamil Nadu written by Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar.
Tirumantiram –
an important Tamil Saivite work of religious poetry that written by last great siddha-saint Tirumular.
Thiruvarutpa –
an important Tamil Saivite scripture written by last great siddha-saint Vallalar (Ramalinga Swamigal).
Thiruppugazh –
an important Tamil Saivite scripture written by last great siddha-saint Arunagirinathar.
Ujjvala-nilamani (The Sapphire of Divine Love): This work exclusively explains the conception of madhurya-rasa ,it is considered to be a sequel to the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu by srila Rupa goswami
Upanishad (उपनिषद्):
Part of the Hindu Śruti scriptures which primarily discuss meditation and philosophy, called the "scriptures par excellence" of Hinduism.
Upaveda: minor Vedas.
Upapurana: minor Puranas
Vasishtha Samhita:
Yoga text, one of the first to describe non-seated hatha yoga asanas ascribed to the sage Vasishtha.
Veda (वेद):
Vedas are texts without start and end, stated Swami Vivekananda, and they include "the accumulated treasury of spiritual laws discovered by different persons in different times."[18] Collectively refers to a corpus of ancient Indian religious literature that are considered by adherents of Hinduism to be Śruti (that which is heard).
Venvaroha:
Mathematical and astrological work by Mādhava (c.1350 – c.1425) of Sangamagrāma the founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics.
Vedanga: limbs of the Veda.
Yoga Sutra (योग सूत्र):
One of the six darshanas of Hindu or Vedic schools and, alongside the Bhagavad Gita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika, are a milestone in the history of Yoga, compiled sometime between 500 BCE and 400 CE by the sage Patanjali
Yoga Vasistha, the discourse of sage Vasistha to prince Rama. It is an important text of Yoga as well as Advaita Vedanta. The book consists of around thirty thousand slokas as well as numerous short stories and anecdotes.
Yoga Yajnavalkya (योगयाज्ञवल्क्य):
a classical treatise on yoga traditionally attributed to sage Yajnavalkya.
Yuktibhāṣā also known as Gaṇitanyāyasaṅgraha
(Compendium of Astronomical Rationale), is a major treatise on mathematics and astronomy, written by the Indian astronomer Jyesthadeva
The count can go on and on..
We can only list few but it is like a huge ocean of knowledge,
literature and devotion,
which has no end
Our Sanatana Dharma has a rich legacy of spiritual wisdom and history in the form of its sacred texts:
Vedas,
Upanishads,
Dharma Shastras,
Ãgamas,
Purãnas,
Rãmãyana,
Mahãbhãrata,
Srimad Bhagawatam and others.
Daily reading and study of these sacred texts encourage sound moral behaviour, devotion, spiritual knowledge, peace and enlightenment.
Sanatana Dharama or Hinduism is an ancient religion with diverse traditions such as Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism and others.Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from,
Samkhya,
Nyaya,
Yoga,
Vedanta
and other schools of Hindu philosophy.
Of these some called Sruti are broadly considered as core scriptures of Sanatana dharma, but beyond the Sruti, the list of scriptures vary by the scholar.
Several lists include the:
Vedas,
the Principal Upanishads,
the Agamas and the
Purana
including Mahabharata and Ramayana
as scriptures broadly accepted by our ancestors .
There are more addition to this including:
Bhagavata Purana ,
Yajnavalkya Smriti ,
the Sruti,
Smritis,
Shastras,
Sutras,
Tantras,
Puranas,
Itihasas,
Stotras,
Subhashitas and others.
Most of these texts exist in Sanskrit, several others have been composed in other languages .This list includes major Hindu texts, along with the Hindu scriptures.
The highlights are :
Rigveda
Samaveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Upanishads
Mahabharata,
Bagavad Gita,
Ramayana
Srimad Bhagawatam
Samkhya Sutra
Mimamsa Sutra
Arthashastra
Nyaya Sutra
Vaiseshika Sutra
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Brahma Sutra
Puranas
Shiva Sutras
Abhinavabharati
Yoga Vasistha
Aathichoodi (ஆத்திசூடி): – By saint Auvaiyar.
Abhang:
Devotional poetry sung by Many marathi Saints in praise of lord sri Vithhall (pandurang)
Agama:
Collection of several Jain literature and scriptures of Hindu devotional schools.
Amrutanubhav:
Composition by the Marathi saint and poet Jñāneśvar
Aranyaka (आरण्यक):
Part of the Vedas, the third layer embedded inside them.
Arthashastra: Ancient treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy written by Chanakya (Vishnugupta).
Āryabhaṭīya:
An ancient Sanskrit astronomical treatise by Indian mathematician Aryabhata
Arya-sidhanta:
Work on astronomical computations, by ancient mathematicians Aryabhata, Varāhamihira, Brahmagupta and Bhāskara I.
Akilathirattu Ammanai:
A 19th century Tamil Vaishnavite text and the primary scripture of Ayyavazhi sect.
Ashtavakra Gita:
text of conversation between Ashtavakra and King Janaka.
Baudhayana sutras:
Vedic Sanskrit texts covering dharma, daily ritual, mathematics.
Bhagavad Gītā (भगवद् गीता):
The national gospel contained in Mahābhārata, Part of the epic mahapuranam Mahabharata, located in the Bhishma-Parva chapters 23–40. A core sacred text of Hinduism and philosophy.
Bhagavata Purana:
one of the "Maha" Puranic texts of Hindu literature, Bhagavatam is the glorification of Krishna and establishing of Bhakti.
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (The Ocean of Nectar of Divine Love):
Bhakti-rasamarta-sindhu can be considered to be one of the most important books in Gaudiya Vaishnavism. It elaborately describes gradations of bhakti from its lowest stage of sraddha (faith) up to its highest stage of maha-bhava (ultimate ecstasy in love of Godhead) by Rupa goswami
Bharude, ovya: devotional poetry.
Bhavarth Ramayan:
Marathi version of the Ramayana written by Sant Eknath in the 16th century
Bījagaṇita:
Ancient Indian mathematics, algebra textbook by Indian mathematician Bhāskara II
Brahmana: one of the parts into which the Vedas are divided, and are its second layer.
Brahmasphuṭasiddhanta:
written by ancient mathematician Brahmagupta in which hindu number system, zero, Brahmagupta's Bijganit, algebra with arihmatic is mentioned.
Brihat Samhita:
An encyclopedic work by Varāhamihira on architecture, temples, planetary motions, eclipses, timekeeping, astrology, seasons, cloud formation, rainfall, agriculture, mathematics, gemology, perfumes and many other topics.
Brihat-bhagavtamrita ("The Great Nectar of the Lord’s Devotees")
This work of 2,500 verses is divided into two parts. All sections explain many aspects of Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy. It is written by Sanatana goswami
Chanakyaniti:
collection of aphorisms, said to be selected by Chanakya from the various shastras
Dasbodham:
16th century devotional and spiritual text by the saint Samarth Ramdas
Dharmaśāstra: Sanskrit theological texts
Divya Prabandha –
Collection of 4000 verses in Tamil; sung by Alvars saints on Vishnu.
Dnyaneshwari -
(Marathi: ज्ञानेश्वरी) (IAST:'Jñānēśvarī) is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Gnyaneshwar in the 13th century.
Gunamala (Assamese: গুণমালা)
is a scripture written by 15th–16th century Assamese polymath: a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, social-religious reformer Sankardev within one night at the request of Koch king Nara Narayan in 1552.
Hatha Yoga Pradipika:
is one of the fundamental text of Hatha Yoga including information about asanas, pranayama, chakras, kundalini, bandhas, kriyas, shakti, nadis and mudras. It was written by Swami Swatmarama in the 15th century CE.
Haripath:
is a collection of twenty-eight abhangas (poems) revealed to the thirteenth-century Marathi Saint, Gnyaneswar.
Itihasas –
meaning history. In Hindu religious context this term refers to the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Kamba Ramayanam (கம்ப இராமாயணம்):
12th century Tamil version of Ramayana, by the Tamil poet Kambar
Khaṇḍakhādyaka
(meaning "edible bite; morsel of food") is an astronomical treatise written by Indian mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta
Kirtan Ghosha (কীৰ্ত্তন)
It a collection of poetical works, primarily composed by the medieval saint Srimanta Sankardev meant for community singing in the Ekasarana religion.
Kumārasambhava:
epic poem about the birth of Kumara (Kārtikeya), the son of Shiva and Parvati, by classical Sanskrit author, playwright and dramatist Kālidāsa.
Lilavati:
book on including maths and algebra written by Indian mathematician Bhāskara II
Malla Purana:
An ancient text on Malla-yuddha, an ancient form of Indian combat wrestling, which describes techniques of wrestling, types of exercises etc.
Meghadūta:
Poem by Classical Sanskrit author, playwright and dramatist Kālidāsa.
Mahatmyam:
Hindu religious text, part of the Markandeya Purana
Naam Ghosa (Assamese: নামঘোষা)
is a Vaishnavite scripture of verses in praise of Lord Krishna. This book was written by Madhabdev in Assamese in about .
Naalayira Divya Prabhandham (Tamil: நாலாயிர திவ்ய பிரபந்தம்)
is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses (Naalayira in Tamil means 'four thousand') composed before 8th century AD,[1] by the 12 Alvars, and was compiled in its present form by Nathamuni during the 9th – 10th centuries. The work is the beginning of the canonization of the 12 Vaishnava poet saints, and these hymns are still sung extensively even today. The works were lost before they were collected and organized in the form of an anthology by Nathamuni.
Natyashastra:
Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts, attributed to ancient Indian theatrologist and musicologist sage Bharata Muni. It consists of 36 chapters with a cumulative total of 6000 poetic verses describing performance arts.
Purana (पुराण):
Purana meaning "ancient" or "old" is the name of a genre (or a group of related genres) of Indian written literature (as distinct from oral literature). Its general themes are history, tradition and religion. It is usually written in the form of stories related by one person to another.
Periya Puranam (பெரியபுராணம்):
The Periya Puranam (Tamil: பெரிய புராணம்), that is, the great puranam or epic, sometimes called Tiruttontarpuranam ("Tiru-Thondar-Puranam", the Purana of the Holy Devotees), is a Tamil poetic account depicting the legendary lives of the sixty-three Nayanars, the canonical poets of Tamil Shaivism. It was compiled during the 12th century by Sekkizhar. It provides evidence of trade with South Indian. The Periya Puranam is part of the corpus of Shaiva canonical works.
Ramcharitmanas (रामचरितमानस):
An Awadhi rendering of Ramayana by 16th century saint and poet Tulsidas.
Raghuvaṃśa (रघुवंश):
Sanskrit Mahakavya (epic poem) about the kings of the Raghu dynasty, by the most celebrated Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa
Samhita: one of the most important and first layer of Vedas. Also, some samhitas are independent.
Sahasranama –
a book containing a list of names of Sri Mahavishnu
Sat Sandarbha--
In the Sat-sandarbha, Jiva Goswami has systematically presented the philosophy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with complete scriptural evidences written by Jeeva goswami
Shakuntala (अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्):
Sanskrit play dramatizing the story of Shakuntala told in the epic Mahabharata, by the ancient Indian poet Kālidāsa
Shiva Sutras –
a collection of seventy seven aphorisms that form the foundation of Shaivism.
Siddhānta Śiromani :
It is the major treatise of Indian mathematician Bhāskara II.
Smriti –
Hindu scriptures other than the Vedas (e.g. the Itihasas, the Puranas)
Sri Guru Charitra:
Book based on the life story of Indian guru of Dattatreya tradition (sampradaya) Shri Narasimha Saraswati, Shri Saraswati Gangadhar
Sri Gurulilamrut:
Book of Dattatreya Guru and his avatars Sripadvallabh, Shri Narasimha Saraswati and Swami Samarth.
Sri Navnath Bhaktisar:
The "Navnath Bhaktisar"
also known as the"Navnath pothi" narrates the Navnaths' births, their lives and deeds.
Śruti (श्रुति):
A canon of Hindu scriptures. Shruti is believed to have no author; rather a divine recording of the "cosmic sounds of truth", heard by rishis.
Sūtra (सूत्र):
Sūtra refers to an aphorism or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a book or text. 'Sutras' form a school of Vedic study, related to and somewhat later than the Upanishads.
Swara yoga: An ancient science of pranic body rhythms. It explores how prana can be controlled through the breath.
Sukratniti:
An ancient Shilpa Shastras on Murti or Vigraha making (icon design).
Tantras (तंत्र):
The esoteric Hindu traditions of rituals and yoga. Tantra can be summarised as a family of voluntary rituals modeled on those of the Vedas, together with their attendant texts and lineages.
Thirumurai –
an important Tamil twelve volumes compendium which consists of Ancient Tamil Saivite works.
Thiruvasagam –
one of the most important Tamil Saivite scripture sung by the great saint 'Manikavasagar'. This work was written by God Siva himself.
Tirukovai –
an important Tamil Saivite scripture sung by Manikkavacakar and again written by God Siva himself.
Thevaram –
An important Tamil Saivite scripture and devotional poetry.
Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam –
an important Tamil Saivite scripture written by Paranjyothi munivar which describes the 64 divine plays of God Siva in "Madurai" as "Sokkanadhar" (spouse of Goddess Meenakshi).
Tirukkural –
an important Tamil scripture in Tamil Nadu written by Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar.
Tirumantiram –
an important Tamil Saivite work of religious poetry that written by last great siddha-saint Tirumular.
Thiruvarutpa –
an important Tamil Saivite scripture written by last great siddha-saint Vallalar (Ramalinga Swamigal).
Thiruppugazh –
an important Tamil Saivite scripture written by last great siddha-saint Arunagirinathar.
Ujjvala-nilamani (The Sapphire of Divine Love): This work exclusively explains the conception of madhurya-rasa ,it is considered to be a sequel to the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu by srila Rupa goswami
Upanishad (उपनिषद्):
Part of the Hindu Śruti scriptures which primarily discuss meditation and philosophy, called the "scriptures par excellence" of Hinduism.
Upaveda: minor Vedas.
Upapurana: minor Puranas
Vasishtha Samhita:
Yoga text, one of the first to describe non-seated hatha yoga asanas ascribed to the sage Vasishtha.
Veda (वेद):
Vedas are texts without start and end, stated Swami Vivekananda, and they include "the accumulated treasury of spiritual laws discovered by different persons in different times."[18] Collectively refers to a corpus of ancient Indian religious literature that are considered by adherents of Hinduism to be Śruti (that which is heard).
Venvaroha:
Mathematical and astrological work by Mādhava (c.1350 – c.1425) of Sangamagrāma the founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics.
Vedanga: limbs of the Veda.
Yoga Sutra (योग सूत्र):
One of the six darshanas of Hindu or Vedic schools and, alongside the Bhagavad Gita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika, are a milestone in the history of Yoga, compiled sometime between 500 BCE and 400 CE by the sage Patanjali
Yoga Vasistha, the discourse of sage Vasistha to prince Rama. It is an important text of Yoga as well as Advaita Vedanta. The book consists of around thirty thousand slokas as well as numerous short stories and anecdotes.
Yoga Yajnavalkya (योगयाज्ञवल्क्य):
a classical treatise on yoga traditionally attributed to sage Yajnavalkya.
Yuktibhāṣā also known as Gaṇitanyāyasaṅgraha
(Compendium of Astronomical Rationale), is a major treatise on mathematics and astronomy, written by the Indian astronomer Jyesthadeva
The count can go on and on..
We can only list few but it is like a huge ocean of knowledge,
literature and devotion,
which has no end
