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{{Hindu scriptures}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Hinduism is an ancient religion with diverse traditions such [[Shaivism]], [[Vaishnavism]], [[Shaktism]] and others.{{sfn|Flood|1996|pp=113, 154}}{{sfn|Michaels|2004|pp=21–23}} 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]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mike Burley&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2012), Classical Samkhya and Yoga - An Indian Metaphysics of Experience, Routledge, {{ISBN|978-0415648875}}, page 39-41;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Lloyd Pflueger&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Person Purity and Power in Yogasutra, in Theory and Practice of Yoga (Editor: Knut Jacobsen), Motilal Banarsidass, {{ISBN|978-8120832329}}, pages 38-39&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Knut Jacobsen (2008), Theory and Practice of Yoga : &amp;#039;Essays in Honour of Gerald James Larson, Motilal Banarsidass, {{ISBN|978-8120832329}}, pages 77-78;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{cite book |last=Isaeva |first=Natalia |title=Shankara and Indian Philosophy |url=https://archive.org/details/shankaraindianph00isay |url-access=limited |year=1993 |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=978-0-7914-1281-7 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/shankaraindianph00isay/page/n88 79]–80}};&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;{{cite book|author=Natalia Isaeva |title=From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism: Gaudapada, Bhartrhari, and Abhinavagupta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GR1h-_mBT_cC |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=978-1-4384-0761-6 |year= 1995 |pages=137, 163, 171–178 }};&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;{{cite book|author=C. J. Bartley |title=The Theology of Ramanuja: Realism and Religion|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=9SpTAQAAQBAJ | year=2013| publisher=Routledge|isbn= 978-1-136-85306-7| pages=1–4, 52–53, 79}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Development and Religion: Theology and Practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIvHQc0-rwgC&amp;amp;pg=PA28|author=Matthew Clarke|publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing|year=2011|page=28|isbn=9780857930736}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of these some called &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sruti]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; are broadly considered as core scriptures of [[Hinduism]], but beyond the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sruti&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the list of scriptures vary by the scholar.&amp;lt;ref name=goodallix&amp;gt;Dominic Goodall (1996), Hindu Scriptures, University of California Press, {{ISBN|978-0520207783}}, page ix-xi, xx-xxi&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Several lists include only the [[Veda]]s, the [[Principal Upanishad]]s, the [[Āgama (Hinduism)|Agamas]] and the [[Bhagavad Gita]] as scriptures broadly accepted by [[Hindu]]s.&amp;lt;ref name=goodallix/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;RC Zaehner (1992), Hindu Scriptures, Penguin Random House, {{ISBN|978-0679410782}}, pages 1-11 and Preface&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Goodall adds regional texts such as [[Bhagavata Purana]] and [[Yajnavalkya Smriti]] to the list.&amp;lt;ref name=goodallix/&amp;gt; Beyond the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sruti&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Hindu texts include [[Smriti]]s, [[Shastra]]s, [[Sutra]]s, [[Tantra]]s, [[Puranas]], [[Itihasas]], [[Stotra]]s, [[Subhashita]]s and others.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ludo Rocher (1986), The Puranas, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, {{ISBN|978-3-447-02522-5}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|author=Moriz Winternitz|author-link=Moriz Winternitz|title=A History of Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRfuJFRV_O8C|year=1996|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0264-3|pages=xv–xvi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Most of these texts exist in [[Sanskrit]] and [[Old Tamil|Tamil]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/indian-languages-and-the-classical-status/article1383080.ece|title=Indian languages and the classical status}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28755509|title = Why is Sanskrit so controversial?|work = BBC News|date = 12 August 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; several others have been composed in other [[Languages of Indian subcontinent|Indic languages]]. In modern times, most have been translated into other [[Languages of India|Indian languages]] and some in Western languages.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Sargeant, Winthrop, Introduction to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Bhagavad Gita&amp;#039;&amp;#039; at 3 (New York, 1984) {{ISBN|0-87395-831-4}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;{{ISBN|0-911206-15-9}}-E5-V1-3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Swami Nikhilananda, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Upanishads: A New Translation&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Vol. I, at 3 (5th Ed. 1990) {{ISBN|0-911206-15-9}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This list includes major Hindu texts, along with the Hindu scriptures.&lt;br /&gt;
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==A==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Aathichoodi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|ta|ஆத்திசூடி}}): – an important [[Tamil people|Tamil]] scripture sung and written by last great saivite saint [[Avvaiyar]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[abhang|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Abhang&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; devotional poetry requires authentication&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Āgama (Hinduism)|Agama]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Collection of several [[Jain literature]] and scriptures of Hindu devotional schools.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Amrutanubhav]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Composition by the Marathi saint and poet [[Dnyaneshwar|Jñāneśvar]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Aranyaka|{{IAST|Aranyaka}}]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|आरण्यक}}): Part of the Vedas, the third layer embedded inside them.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Arthashastra]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Ancient treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy written by [[Chanakya]] (Vishnugupta).&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Āryabhaṭīya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: An ancient [[Indian astronomy|Sanskrit astronomical]] treatise by [[Indian mathematics|Indian mathematician]] [[Aryabhata]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Arya-sidhanta]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Work on astronomical computations, by ancient mathematicians [[Aryabhata]], [[Varāhamihira]], [[Brahmagupta]] and [[Bhāskara I]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Sankalp India FOundation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Arya-Sidhantha|url=http://www.sankalpindia.net/book/arya-sidhantha|publisher=Sankalp India FOundation}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Akilathirattu Ammanai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;:  A 19th century [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[Vaishnavite]] text and the primary scripture of [[Ayyavazhi]] sect. &lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ashtavakra Gita]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: text of conversation between [[Ashtavakra]] and [[Janaka|King Janaka]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Baudhayana sutras]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Vedic Sanskrit texts covering dharma, daily ritual, mathematics.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Bhagavad Gita|{{IAST|Bhagavad Gītā}}]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|भगवद् गीता}}): The national gospel contained in Mahābhārata, Part of the [[epic poem]] [[Mahabharata]], located in the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Bhishma Parva|Bhishma-Parva]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; chapters 23–40. A core sacred text of [[Hinduism]] and [[Hindu philosophy|philosophy]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Swarupananda|first=Swami|title=Bhagavad Gita|publisher=[[Advaita Ashrama]]|year=1909|pages=i–ii|chapter=Foreword|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbg/sbg03.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Bhagavata Purana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: one of the &amp;quot;Maha&amp;quot; [[Puranic]] texts of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] literature, and is Sanskrit for &amp;quot;The Book of God&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bharude, ovya|Bharude, Ovya]]: devotional poetry.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Bhavarth Ramayan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Marathi version of the Ramayana written by [[Eknath|Sant Eknath]] in the 16th century&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bijaganita|Bījagaṇita]]: Ancient Indian mathematics, algebra textbook by Indian mathematician [[Bhāskara II]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Brahmana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: one of the parts into which the [[Vedas]] are divided, and are its second layer.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmasphuṭasiddhanta&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]: written by ancient mathematician [[Brahmagupta]] in which hindu number system, zero, Brahmagupta&amp;#039;s Bijganit, algebra with arithmetic is mentioned.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Varāhamihira#Brihat-Samhita|Brihat Samhita]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==C==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Classics of Indian Mathematics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Algebra, with Arithmetic and Mensuration, from the Sanskrit of Brahmagupta and Bhāskara.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chanakyaniti]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: collection of aphorisms, said to be selected by [[Chanakya]] from the various shastras&lt;br /&gt;
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==D==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dasbodh]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: 16th century devotional and spiritual text by the saint [[Samarth Ramdas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Devi-Bhagavata Purana|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Devi Bhagavata Purana&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dharmaśāstra]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Sanskrit theological texts&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Divya Prabandha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– Collection of 4000 verses in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]; sung by [[Alvars]] saints on [[Vishnu]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dnyaneshwari]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; -([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: ज्ञानेश्वरी) ([[IAST]]:&amp;#039;Jñānēśvarī) is a commentary on the [[Bhagavad Gita]] written by the [[Marathi people|Marathi]] saint and poet [[Dnyaneshwar]] in the 13th century.&lt;br /&gt;
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==G==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Gunamala]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Assamese language|Assamese]]: গুণমালা) is a scripture written by 15th–16th century [[Assamese people|Assamese]] polymath: a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, social-religious reformer [[Sankardev]] within one night at the request of [[Kamata Kingdom|Koch king]] [[Nara Narayan]] in 1552.&lt;br /&gt;
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==H==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hatha Yoga Pradipika]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: is one of the fundamental text of [[Hatha Yoga]] including information about [[asana]]s, [[pranayama]], [[chakra]]s, [[Kundalini energy|kundalini]], [[Bandha (Yoga)|bandha]]s, [[kriya]]s, [[shakti]], [[nadi]]s and [[mudra]]s. It was written by Swami Swatmarama in the 15th century [[Common Era|CE]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haripath]]: is a collection of twenty-eight abhanga (poems) revealed to the thirteenth-century [[Marathi people|Marathi]] Saint, [[Dnyaneshwar]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==I==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Itihasas]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– meaning history. In Hindu religious context this term refers to the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mahabharata]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ramayana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; because writer of the story has themselves witnessed the stories of both epics.&lt;br /&gt;
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==K==&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kamba Ramayanam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|ta|கம்ப இராமாயணம்}}): 12th century [[Tamil language|Tamil]] version of Ramayana, by the Tamil poet [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]] &lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Khaṇḍakhādyaka]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (meaning &amp;quot;edible bite; morsel of food&amp;quot;) is an [[astronomical]] treatise written by Indian mathematician and astronomer [[Brahmagupta]] in 665 A.D.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kirtan Ghosha]] (কীৰ্ত্তন) It a collection of poetical works, primarily composed by the medieval saint [[Srimanta Sankardev]] meant for community singing in the [[Ekasarana Dharma|Ekasarana]] religion.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kumārasambhava]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: epic poem about the birth of Kumara ([[Kartikeya|Kārtikeya]]), the son of [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]], by classical Sanskrit author, playwright and dramatist [[Kālidāsa]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==L==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lilavati]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: book on including maths and algebra written by Indian mathematician [[Bhāskara II]] in 1150&lt;br /&gt;
*Lal kitab&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Lal Kitab|date=2021-09-29|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lal_Kitab&amp;amp;oldid=1047164600|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2022-01-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; book for astrology and black magic written by ravana&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Ravana|date=2021-12-05|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ravana&amp;amp;oldid=1058770358|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2022-01-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==M==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Malla-yuddha#Malla_Purana|Malla Purana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: An ancient text on [[Malla-yuddha]], an ancient form of Indian combat wrestling, which describes techniques of wrestling, types of exercises etc.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Meghadūta]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Poem by Classical Sanskrit author, playwright and dramatist [[Kālidāsa]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Devi Mahatmyam|Mahatmyam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Hindu religious text, part of the [[Markandeya Purana]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==N==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Naam Ghosa]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Assamese language|Assamese]]: নামঘোষা) is a Vaishnavite scripture of verses in praise of Lord [[Krishna]]. This book was written by [[Madhabdev]] in [[Assamese language|Assamese]] in about 1568–1596.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Naalayira Divya Prabhandham]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: நாலாயிர திவ்ய பிரபந்தம்) is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses (Naalayira in Tamil means &amp;#039;four thousand&amp;#039;) composed before 8th century AD,[1] by the 12 Alvars, and was compiled in its present form by Nathamuni during the 9th&amp;amp;nbsp;– 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]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Natya Shastra|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Natyashastra&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]: 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==P==&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Purana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|पुराण}}): Purana meaning &amp;quot;ancient&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;old&amp;quot; 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Periya Puranam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|ta|பெரியபுராணம்}}): The Periya Puranam (Tamil: பெரிய‌ புராண‌ம்), that is, the great puranam or epic, sometimes called Tiruttontarpuranam (&amp;quot;Tiru-Thondar-Puranam&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Parasurama Kalpasutra]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa| परशुरामकल्पसूत्रम्)}}): Parashurama Kalpasutra is authored by [[Parasurama]], the fifth avatar of [[Lord Vishnu]] and a disciple of Guru [[Dattatreya]]. It is a sacred text for the Shri Vidya worshippers of Goddess Lalita Devi, who is considered to be a manifestation of the Divine Mother (Shakti), and the text is therefore used in the worship of Ganesha, Bala Tripurasundari, Raja Shyamala, Varahi as well. This text has its origins in the Dattatreya Samhita and is compiled by Sumedha, a disciple of Guru Dattatreya.&lt;br /&gt;
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==R==&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ramcharitmanas]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (रामचरितमानस): An Awadhi rendering of Ramayana by 16th century saint and poet [[Tulsidas]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Raghuvaṃśa]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (रघुवंश): Sanskrit [[Mahakavya]] (epic poem) about the kings of the [[Raghu dynasty]], by the most celebrated Sanskrit poet [[Kālidāsa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==S==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Samhita]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: one of the most important and first layer of Vedas. Also, some samhitas are independent.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sahasranama]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– a book containing a list of names of deities&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shakuntala (play)|Shakuntala]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्): Sanskrit play dramatizing the story of [[Shakuntala]] told in the epic [[Mahabharata]], by the ancient Indian poet [[Kālidāsa]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– a collection of seventy seven aphorisms that form the foundation of Kashmir Shaivism, attributed to the sage [[Vasugupta]] of the 9th century C.E.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Siddhānta Shiromani|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Siddhānta Śiromani&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] : It is the major treatise of Indian mathematician [[Bhāskara II]]. &lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Smriti]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– Hindu scriptures other than the [[Vedas]] (e.g. the [[Itihasa]]s, the [[Puranas]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shri Guru Charitra|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sri Guru Charitra&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]: Book based on the life story of Indian guru of Dattatreya tradition (sampradaya) [[Narasimha Saraswati|Shri Narasimha Saraswati]], written by the 15th-16th century poet [[Saraswati Gangadhar|Shri Saraswati Gangadhar]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sri Gurulilamrut&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Book of [[Dattatreya]] Guru and his avatars Sripadvallabh, Shri [[Narasimha Saraswati]] and [[Swami Samarth]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Navnath#Navnath_pothi_/_Navnath_Bhaktisar|Sri Navnath Bhaktisar]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: The &amp;quot;Navnath Bhaktisar&amp;quot; also known as the&amp;quot;Navnath pothi&amp;quot; narrates the [[Navnath|Navnaths&amp;#039;]] births, their lives and deeds.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Śruti (scripture)|{{IAST|Śruti}}]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|श्रुति}}): A canon of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[scripture]]s. Shruti is believed to have no author; rather a [[divinity|divine]] recording of the &amp;quot;cosmic sounds of truth&amp;quot;, heard by [[rishi]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sutra|{{IAST|Sūtra}}]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|सूत्र}}): Sūtra refers to an aphorism or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a book or text. &amp;#039;Sutras&amp;#039; form a school of Vedic study, related to and somewhat later than the [[Upanishad]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Swara yoga]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: An ancient science of pranic body rhythms. It explores how prana can be controlled through the breath.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sukratniti]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: An ancient [[Shilpa Shastra]]s on Murti or Vigraha making (icon design).&lt;br /&gt;
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==T==&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tantras]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|तंत्र}}): The esoteric Hindu traditions of [[ritual]]s 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Thirumurai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– an important [[Tamil people|Tamil]] twelve volumes compendium which consists of Ancient Tamil Saivite works.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Thiruvasagam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;–one of the most important [[Tamil people|Tamil]] Saivite scripture sung by the great saint &amp;#039;[[Manikkavacakar|Manikavasagar]]&amp;#039;. This work was written by God Siva himself.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tirukovai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– an important [[Tamil people|Tamil]] Saivite scripture sung by [[Manikkavacakar]] and again written by God Siva himself.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tevaram|Thevaram]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– An important [[Tamil people|Tamil]] Saivite scripture and devotional poetry.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– an important [[Tamil people|Tamil]] Saivite scripture written by Paranjyothi munivar which describes the 64 divine plays of God Siva in &amp;quot;Madurai&amp;quot; as &amp;quot;Sokkanadhar&amp;quot; (spouse of Goddess Meenakshi).&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tirukkural]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– an important &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tamil language|Tamil]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; scripture in [[Tamil Nadu]] written by Tamil poet and philosopher [[Thiruvalluvar]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tirumantiram]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– an important [[Tamil people|Tamil]] Saivite work of religious poetry that written by last great siddha-saint [[Tirumular]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Thiruvarutpa]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– an important [[Tamil people|Tamil]] Saivite scripture written by last great siddha-saint [[Ramalinga Swamigal|Vallalar (Ramalinga Swamigal)]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Thiruppugazh]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;amp;nbsp;– an important [[Tamil people|Tamil]] Saivite scripture written by last great siddha-saint [[Arunagirinathar]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==U==&lt;br /&gt;
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*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Upanishad]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|उपनिषद्}}): Part of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Śruti (scripture)|Śruti]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; [[Sacred text|scriptures]] which primarily discuss [[meditation]] and philosophy, called the &amp;quot;scriptures par excellence&amp;quot; of [[Hinduism]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Patrick Olivelle (2014), The Early Upanisads, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|978-0195352429}}, page 3; Quote: &amp;quot;Even though theoretically the whole of vedic corpus is accepted as revealed truth [shruti], in reality it is the Upanishads that have continued to influence the life and thought of the various religious traditions that we have come to call Hindu. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Upanishads are the scriptures par excellence of Hinduism&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Wendy Doniger (1990), Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism, 1st Edition, University of Chicago Press, {{ISBN|978-0226618470}}, pages 2-3; Quote: &amp;quot;The Upanishads supply the basis of later Hindu philosophy; they alone of the Vedic corpus are widely known and quoted by most well-educated Hindus, and their central ideas have also become a part of the spiritual arsenal of rank-and-file Hindus.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Upaveda]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: minor Vedas.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Upapurana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: minor Puranas&lt;br /&gt;
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==V==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vasishtha Samhita]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Yoga text, one of the first to describe non-seated hatha yoga asanas ascribed to the sage [[Vasishtha]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Veda]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|वेद}}): Vedas are texts without start and end, stated [[Swami Vivekananda]], and they include &amp;quot;the accumulated treasury of spiritual laws discovered by different persons in different times.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Complete Works of [[Swami Vivekananda]] Vol III. 118–120; Vol. I. 6–7.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Collectively refers to a corpus of ancient [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indian]] religious literature that are considered by adherents of [[Hinduism]] to be [[Śruti (scripture)|{{IAST|Śruti}}]] (that which is heard).&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Venvaroha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Mathematical and astrological work by [[Madhava of Sangamagrama|Mādhava (c.1350 – c.1425) of Sangamagrāma]]  the founder of the [[Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vedanga]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: limbs of the Veda.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Y==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Yoga Sutra]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|योग सूत्र}}): One of the six [[darshana]]s of Hindu or [[Historical Vedic religion|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]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Yoga Vasistha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Yoga Yajnavalkya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|योगयाज्ञवल्क्य}}): a classical treatise on [[yoga]] traditionally attributed to sage [[Yajnavalkya]].&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Yuktibhāṣā]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; also known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gaṇitanyāyasaṅgraha&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Compendium of Astronomical Rationale&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), is a major [[treatise]] on [[Indian mathematics|mathematics]] and [[Hindu astronomy|astronomy]], written by the [[India]]n astronomer [[Jyesthadeva]] of the [[Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics|Kerala school]] of mathematics around 1530.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timeline of Hindu texts]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Bibliography===&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Citation | last =Flood | first =Gavin D. | author-link = Gavin Flood | year =1996 | title =An Introduction to Hinduism | publisher =Cambridge University Press }}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Citation | last =Michaels | first =Axel | author-link = Axel Michaels | year =2004 | title =Hinduism. Past and present | place =Princeton, New Jersey | publisher =Princeton University Press }}&lt;br /&gt;
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