HINDU SCRIPTURES
| ORTHODOX LITERATURE I. SHRUTIS / PRABHU SAMHITA A. Vedas: 1. Rig Veda (21 Secns) Divisions – SamhitaBrahmanaAranyakaUpanishad 2. Yajur Veda (109 Secns) i. Krishna Yajur veda Divisions – SamhitaBrahmanaAranyakaUpanishad ii. Shukla Yajur Veda Divisions – SamhitaBrahmanaAranyakaUpanishad 3. Sama Veda (1000 Secns) i. Purvarcika Divisions – SamhitaBrahmanaAranyakaUpanishad ii. Uttaravarcika Divisions – SamhitaBrahmanaAranyakaUpanishad 4. Atharva Veda (50 Secns) i. Purvardha Divisions – SamhitaBrahmanaAranyakaUpanishad ii. Uttarardha Divisions – SamhitaBrahmanaAranyakaUpanishad II. SMRUTI / SHASTRA: A. Upavedas: 1. Ayurveda Charaka SamhitaSusruta SamhitaVagbhara SamhitaKama Sutra – VatsyanaTreatise composed by Brahma, Ashwini Devatas, Dhanvantari, Rishi Bharatwaja, Atri, AgniveshaWork on Rejuvenation by Susruta 2. Dhanurveda Shiva Dhanur VedaVashishta Dhanur VedaVishwamitra Dhanur Veda Dhanurvedam from Agni PuranaDhanur veda from VishnupuranaDhanur Veda Samhita from Yajur VedaDhanur Veda Samhita from Rig Veda (6.75.2)Rana Shastra 3. Gandharva Veda Gandharva Shastra – Bharatha 4. Arthashastra NitishastraShilpashastraSthapatya ShastraKautilya Artha Shastra – Kautilya / ChanakyaChanakya Neeti – Chanakya64 KalasAksharalakshaShabda shastraLakshana ShastraSupashastraMalinee shastraKala shastra by lord KarthikeyaSamudrika ShastraVaimanika ShastraDhatuvadaVishashastraChitrakarma ShastraMalla ShastraParakaya PraveshaAshva shastra by Agni VarmaGajashastra – KumaraswamiRatnaparikshaArtha Shastra – Sage VyasaShakti Tantra by sage AgastyaSoudamini kalaScience of clouds by sage AtriYantra – Bharadwaja Book on Kala – Purna Midana: Purna Midam – Pitambara Dutt Shastri B. Vedangas 1. Shiksha Shiksha of Maharishi Panini 2. Vyakarana Vyakarana of Maharishi PananiMahabhashya of Patanjali 3. Chhanda Chhandas of Pingalacharya 4. Nirukta Nirukta of Yaska 5. Jyotisha Jyotisha – GargaShani Mahatmya 6. Kalpa Sutras i. Shrauta Kalpa ii. Sulba Kalpa iii. Dharma Kalpa Manu smritiYajnavalka SmritiParashara smritiSankha Likhita Dharma SutraGautama Dharma SutraApastamba DharmaVasishta Dharma SutraSaunaka Dharma SutraVishnu Dharma SutraDaksha Dharma SutraSamvarta Dharma SutraVyasa Dharma SutraHarita Dharma SutraSatatapa Dharma SutraYama Dharma SutraDevala Dharma SutraUsana Dharma SutraAtri Dharma SutraAngirasa SmritiShanka SmritiKatyayana SmritiBrihaspati SmritiNarada SmritiPaitheenasa Smriti iv. Grihya Kalpa Commentaries on Kalpa Sutra written by Sage Ashwalayana & Sankhyana – On Hotru PrayogaSutra written by Sages Latyayana & Vreehyayana – On Oudgatru Prayoga III. ITIHASAS / SUHRIT SAMHITAS 1. Ramayana – Valmiki 2. Mahabharata – Ved Vyasa 3. Harivamsa 4. Yoga Vasishta – Valmiki IV. PURANA A. Maha Puranas Bhagavata PuranaVishnu PuranaNaradiya PuranaGaruda PuranaPadma PuranaVaraha PuranaBrahma PuranaBrahmanda PuranaBrahma Vaivarta PuranaMarkandeya PuranaBhavishya PuranaVamana PuranaMatsya PuranaKurma PuranaLinga PuranaSiva PuranaSkanda PuranaAgni Purana B. Upa Purana Sanat kumara PuranaNarasimha PuranaBrihannarradiya PuranaSivarahasya PuranaDurvasa PuranaKapila PuranaVamana PuranaBhargava PuranaVaruna PuranaKalika PuranaSamba PuranaNandi PuranaSurya PuranaParashara PuranaVasishta PuranaDevi – Bhagavata PuranaGanesha PuranaHamsa PuranaManava Puranashanasa PuranaKali PuralaSoura PuranaMaricha PuranaGarga Purana C. Tamil Puranas Siva PuranaPeriya PuranaSiva ParakramamTiryvilayadal V. AGAMAS / TANTRAS Three Schools of Tantra Kaula Mishra Samaya Tantra are classified as i. Agama ii. Nigama iii. Yamala Four methods of worship i. Jnana ii. Yoga iii. Kriya iv. Charya A. Vaishnava Agama (215) (a) Pancharatra BrahmaShaivaKaumaraVasishtaKapilaGautamiyaNaradiya (b) Vaikhanasa (c) Pratishtasara (d) Vijnana Lalitha (B) Shaiva Agama / Shaiva Siddhanta (28) (1) Shivabheda (10 Nos) – Includes Upa Agamas (a) Kashmir Shaivisam / Pratyabhijna (Non Dualist) System (b) Southern Shaivism / Shaiva Siddhanta (Dualistic) (2) Rudrabheda (18 nos) – Includes Upa Agamas (C) Shakta Agama (77) (1) Vama (2) Dakshina (D) Ganapatya Agama (E) Surya Agama VI. SHAD DARSHANA / UPA VEDANGAS / SHAT SHASTRA: A. Nyaya Sutra / Shastra Nyaya Sutra – Gautama Rishi B. Vaiseshika Sutra / Shastra Vaisheshika Shastra – Kanada Rishi C. Sankhya Sutra / Shastra Sankhya Shastra – Kaplia MuniSankhya Karika – Ishvara Krishna D. Purva / Karma Mimamsa Sutra / Shastra Mimamsa Sutra – Jaimini E. Yoga Sutra Yoga Sutra – PatanjaliHatha Yoga PradipikaGherandra SamhitaGhoraksha PaddhatiShat Chakra Nirupana F. Uttara / Sharirika Mimamsa – Vedanta Sutra Vedanta Sutra – BhadrayanaBrahma Sutra – Vyasa Narada Bhakti Sutra Sandilya Bhakti Sutra Next 6 Darshanas A. Charvaka B. Jaina C. Vaibhashika D. Soutantrika E. Yogacara F. Boudha *6 Vedangas + 6 Darshanas = 12 sets of Sutras Each set of sutra has its Bashya, Vritti, Varttika, Vyakhyana or Tika & Tippani Bhashya: Patanjali Bashya on VyakaranaSabala Swami Bashya on Mimamsa sutraSankara Bashya on Brahma sutraBashya by following people Vatsyayana Prasashtapada Vijnanabikshu Vyasa Sabara Sankara Ramanuja Madhava Vallabha Nimbarka Vritti: Eg: Bodhayana Vritti on Brahma Sutra Varttika: Varttika of following people Katyayana Sureshwara Kumariabhatta Vyakhyana & Anu Vyakhyana / Anu vada by Sri Madhava Vanchaspati Mishra Tippani by Kaiyata Nagojibhatta Ayyappa Further Sources of Vedic Literature PratishakhyasPadapathaKramapathaUpalekhaAnukramaniDaivatsamhitasParisishtaPrayogaPaddhatiKarikaKhilaVyuhaMatasVyakhyanasSamhitas Commentaries on Vedas by Sayanacharya Bhatta Bhaskara Sankara Madhava Other Literature: Tevaram & Tiruvachakam – Hymns of Shaiva saints of south India Divya Prabandham – Alvar saints of south India Songs of Sant Kabir Abhangas of sant Tukaram Ramayana of Tulasidas Jnaneshwari Ramacharitamanas Anukramanika or Indices Vedic Koshas or Lexicons Literatures on Yoga Hatha Yoga pradipikaGheranda SamhitaGhoraksha SamhitaGhoraksha ShatakaGhoraksha PaddhatiShiva SamhitaYoga Sutra – Yoga BashyaSat chakra NirupamaBhagavat YogaYoga vashishtaYoga MartandaYoga ChintamaniVaivarta PuranaSri Tatwa ChintamaniSiddha Siddhanta PaddhatiYoga Yajnavalkya Yoga Upanishads: Nadabindu UpanishadAmrutanada UpanishadAmrutabindu UpanishadKshurika UpanishadTejobindu UpanishadDyanabindu UpanishadBrahma idya UpanishadYogakundalini UpanishadYogatattva UpanishadYogashikha UpanishadVaraha UpanishadAdvaya Taraka UpanishadTrishikhi Brahmana UpanishadMandala Brahmana UpanishadHamsa UpanishadJabaladarshna UpanishadYogachudamani UpanishadPashupata Brahma UpanishadMahavakya UpanishadSandilya Upanishad Literature on Swara Yoga: Shiva SwarodayaIndra SwarodayaSwara Chintaman |