List of Hindu texts

A

• Aathichoodi : – an important Tamil scripture sung and written by last great saivite saint Auvaiyar.
• Abhang devotional poetry requires authentication
• Agama: Different denominations understand this term in different ways.
• Amrutanubhav
• Aranyaka| : Part of the Vedas, the third layer embedded inside them.
• Arthashastra: Ancient Hindu economic book written by chanakya.
• Āryabhaṭīya
• Arya-siddhanta
• 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.

  B

• Baudhayana sutras
• Bhagavad Gita| : The national gospel contained in Mahābhārata, Part of the epic poem 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, and is Sanskrit for "The Book of God".
• Bharude, ovya: devotional poetry.
• Bhavarth Ramayan
• Bījagaṇita: Ancient Indian mathematics,algebra book.
• Brahmana: one of the parts into which the Vedas are divided, and are its second layer.
• Brahmasphuṭasiddhanta: written by ancient mathematecian Brahmagupta in which hindu number system, zero, Brahmagupta's Bijganit, algebra with arihmatic is mentioned.

  C

• Classics of Indian Mathematics: Algebra, with Arithmetic and Mensuration, from the Sanskrit of Brahmagupta and Bhāskara.

  D

• Dasbodh
• Dharmaśāstra
• Divya Prabandha – Collection of 4000 verses in Tamil; sung by Alvars saints on Vishnu.
• Dnyaneshwari - is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Dnyaneshwar in the 13th century.

  G

H

• 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 revealed to the thirteenth-century Marathi Saint, Dnyaneshwar.

  I

• Itihasas – meaning history. In Hindu religious context this term refers to the Mahabharata and the Ramayana because writer of the story has themselves witnessed the stories of both epics.

  K

• Kamba Ramayanam : 12th century Tamil version of Ramayana.
• Khaṇḍakhādyaka is an astronomical treatise written by Indian mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta in 665 A.D.
• Kirtan Ghosha 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 by Kalidasa.

  L

• Lilavati: book written by Indian mathematician Bhaskara II including maths, algebra.

  M

• Meghadūta
• Mahatmyam

  N

• Naam Ghosa is a Vaishnavite scripture of verses in praise of Lord Krishna. This book was written by Madhabdev in Assamese in about 1568–1596.
• Nalayira Divya Prabandham is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses composed before 8th century AD, 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

  P

• Purana : Purana meaning "ancient" or "old" is the name of a genre of Indian written 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 : The Periya Puranam, that is, the great puranam or epic, sometimes called Tiruttontarpuranam, 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.

  R

• Ramcharitmanas : An Awadhi rendering of Ramayana by Tulsidas.

  S

• 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 deities
• Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta – a collection of seventy seven aphorisms that form the foundation of Kashmir Shaivism.
• Siddhānta Śiromani : It is the major treatise of Indian mathematician Bhāskara II.
• Smriti – Hindu scriptures other than the Vedas
• Sri Guru Charitra
• Sri Gurulilamrut: Book of Dattatreya Guru and his avatars Sripadvallabh, Shri Narasimha Saraswati and Swami Samarth.
• Sri Navnath Bhaktisar
• Śruti | : 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.
• Sutra| : 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.

  T

• Tantras : 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 manicavasagar and again written by God Siva himself.
• Thevaram – an important Tamil Saivite scripture.
• Thiruvilayadal Puranam – an important Tamil Saivite scripture written by Paranjyothi munivar which describes the 64 divine plays of God Siva in "Madurai" as "Sokkanadhar".
• Tirukkural – an important Tamil scripture in Tamil Nadu written by Thrivalluvar.
• Tirumantiram – an important Tamil Saivite work of religious poetry that written by last great siddha-saint Thrimular.
• Thiruvarutpa – an important Tamil Saivite scripture written by last great siddha-saint Vallalar.
• Thiruppugazh – an important Tamil Saivite scripture written by last great siddha-saint Arunagirinathar.

  U

• Upanishad : 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

  V

• Veda : 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." Collectively refers to a corpus of ancient Indian religious literature that are considered by adherents of Hinduism to be Śruti |.
• Venvaroha
• Vedanga: limbs of the Veda.

  Y

• Yoga Sutra : 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.
• 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 : a classical treatise on yoga traditionally attributed to sage Yajnavalkya.
• Yuktibhāṣā also known as Gaṇitanyāyasaṅgraha, is a major treatise on mathematics and astronomy, written by the Indian astronomer Jyesthadeva of the Kerala school of mathematics around 1530.