Bhagvad Gita

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श्रुति first, then स्मृति — a working catalogue for this site.

A working catalogue of major Hindu scriptures, grouped for this site as Śruti first, then Smṛti.

Readable titles link through to their table of contents. Others are marked planned and will be added one scripture at a time from public-domain or clearly licensed English sources.

Śruti (श्रुति)

“That which is heard” — the Vedic revelation: Saṃhitās, Brāhmaṇas, Āraṇyakas, and Upaniṣads.

Veda Saṃhitās (वेद संहिता)

  • Ṛgveda (ऋग्वेद) — planned
  • Śukla Yajurveda (शुक्ल यजुर्वेद) — planned (Vājasaneyi)
  • Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda (कृष्ण यजुर्वेद) — planned (Taittirīya and related schools)
  • Sāmaveda (सामवेद) — planned
  • Atharvaveda (अथर्ववेद) — planned

Brāhmaṇas (ब्राह्मण)

Prose ritual expositions attached to each Veda (selected major works).

  • Aitareya Brāhmaṇa (ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण) — planned (Ṛgveda)
  • Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa (कौषीतकि ब्राह्मण) — planned (Ṛgveda)
  • Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (शतपथ ब्राह्मण) — planned (Śukla Yajurveda)
  • Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa (तैत्तिरीय ब्राह्मण) — planned (Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda)
  • Pañcaviṃśa (Tāṇḍya) Brāhmaṇa (पञ्चविंश ब्राह्मण) — planned (Sāmaveda)
  • Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa (जैमिनीय ब्राह्मण) — planned (Sāmaveda)
  • Gopatha Brāhmaṇa (गोपथ ब्राह्मण) — planned (Atharvaveda)

Āraṇyakas (आरण्यक)

  • Aitareya Āraṇyaka (ऐतरेय आरण्यक) — planned
  • Kauṣītaki Āraṇyaka (कौषीतकि आरण्यक) — planned
  • Taittirīya Āraṇyaka (तैत्तिरीय आरण्यक) — planned
  • Bṛhadāraṇyaka (बृहदारण्यक) — planned (Closely tied to the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad)

Principal (Mukhya) Upaniṣads (मुख्य उपनिषद्)

The ten commonly listed as principal; some traditions count thirteen or more.

  • Īśā Upaniṣad (ईशा उपनिषद्) — available (Max Müller, SBE vol. I (1879))
  • Kena Upaniṣad (केन उपनिषद्) — available (Max Müller, SBE vol. I (1879))
  • Kaṭha Upaniṣad (कठ उपनिषद्) — available (Max Müller, SBE vol. XV (1884))
  • Praśna Upaniṣad (प्रश्न उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (मुण्डक उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad (माण्डूक्य उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Taittirīya Upaniṣad (तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Aitareya Upaniṣad (ऐतरेय उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Chāndogya Upaniṣad (छान्दोग्य उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad (कौषीतकि उपनिषद्) — planned (Often included in the wider principal set)
  • Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (श्वेताश्वतर उपनिषद्) — planned (Often included in the wider principal set)
  • Maitrāyaṇīya (Maitrī) Upaniṣad (मैत्रायणीय उपनिषद्) — planned (Often included in the wider principal set)

Other well-known Upaniṣads (अन्य उपनिषद्)

There are one hundred–plus Upaniṣads in later collections (e.g. Muktikā). A short sample:

  • Haṃsa Upaniṣad (हंस उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Nārāyaṇa Upaniṣad (नारायण उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Kaivalya Upaniṣad (कैवल्य उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Amṛtabindu Upaniṣad (अमृतबिन्दु उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Tejobindu Upaniṣad (तेजोबिन्दु उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Nādabindu Upaniṣad (नादबिन्दु उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Yogaśikhā Upaniṣad (योगशिखा उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Devī Upaniṣad (देवी उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Gaṇapati Upaniṣad (गणपति उपनिषद्) — planned
  • Sarasvatī-rahasya Upaniṣad (सरस्वतीरहस्य उपनिषद्) — planned

Smṛti (स्मृति)

“That which is remembered” — epics, law books, Purāṇas, and related remembered tradition.

Itihāsa (इतिहास)

Dharmaśāstra / Smṛti texts (धर्मशास्त्र)

  • Manusmṛti (मनुस्मृति) — planned
  • Yājñavalkya Smṛti (याज्ञवल्क्य स्मृति) — planned
  • Nārada Smṛti (नारद स्मृति) — planned
  • Parāśara Smṛti (पराशर स्मृति) — planned
  • Viṣṇu Smṛti (विष्णु स्मृति) — planned
  • Bṛhaspati Smṛti (बृहस्पति स्मृति) — planned
  • Kātyāyana Smṛti (कात्यायन स्मृति) — planned
  • Vyāsa Smṛti (व्यास स्मृति) — planned
  • Dakṣa Smṛti (दक्ष स्मृति) — planned
  • Gautama Dharmasūtra (गौतम धर्मसूत्र) — planned
  • Āpastamba Dharmasūtra (आपस्तम्ब धर्मसूत्र) — planned
  • Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra (बौधायन धर्मसूत्र) — planned
  • Vasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra (वसिष्ठ धर्मसूत्र) — planned

Mahāpurāṇas (महापुराण)

The traditional eighteen great Purāṇas.

  • Brahma Purāṇa (ब्रह्म पुराण) — planned
  • Padma Purāṇa (पद्म पुराण) — planned
  • Viṣṇu Purāṇa (विष्णु पुराण) — available (Sanskrit Devanagari PDF + IAST companion)
  • Śiva Purāṇa (शिव पुराण) — planned
  • Bhāgavata Purāṇa (भागवत पुराण) — planned
  • Nārada Purāṇa (नारद पुराण) — planned
  • Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa (मार्कण्डेय पुराण) — planned
  • Agni Purāṇa (अग्नि पुराण) — planned
  • Bhaviṣya Purāṇa (भविष्य पुराण) — planned
  • Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa (ब्रह्मवैवर्त पुराण) — planned
  • Liṅga Purāṇa (लिङ्ग पुराण) — planned
  • Varāha Purāṇa (वराह पुराण) — planned
  • Skanda Purāṇa (स्कन्द पुराण) — planned
  • Vāmana Purāṇa (वामन पुराण) — planned
  • Kūrma Purāṇa (कूर्म पुराण) — planned
  • Matsya Purāṇa (मत्स्य पुराण) — planned
  • Garuḍa Purāṇa (गरुड पुराण) — planned
  • Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa (ब्रह्माण्ड पुराण) — planned

Upapurāṇas (उपपुराण)

A selection of well-known lesser Purāṇas (the full set is larger and lists vary by tradition).

  • Sanatkumāra Purāṇa (सनत्कुमार पुराण) — planned
  • Narasimha Purāṇa (नरसिंह पुराण) — planned
  • Kālikā Purāṇa (कालिका पुराण) — planned
  • Śiva-rahasya / Śivadharma texts (शिवरहस्य) — planned
  • Sāmba Purāṇa (साम्ब पुराण) — planned
  • Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇa (देवी भागवत पुराण) — planned (Counted as a Mahāpurāṇa in some Śākta lists)
  • Kalki Purāṇa (कल्कि पुराण) — planned
  • Ganeśa Purāṇa (गणेश पुराण) — planned

Āgama & Tantra (आगम · तन्त्र)

Large families of ritual and philosophical texts; listed here by tradition rather than title-by-title.

  • Śaiva Āgamas (शैव आगम) — planned
  • Vaiṣṇava Āgamas (Pāñcarātra & Vaikhānasa) (वैष्णव आगम) — planned
  • Śākta Tantras (शाक्त तन्त्र) — planned

Darśana & related classical works (दर्शन)

Often studied with Smṛti; not always classed as Smṛti proper.

  • Brahma Sūtras (ब्रह्मसूत्र) — planned (Bādarāyaṇa / Vyāsa)
  • Yoga Sūtras (योगसूत्र) — planned (Patañjali)
  • Sāṃkhya Kārikā (सांख्यकारिका) — planned
  • Nyāya Sūtras (न्यायसूत्र) — planned
  • Vaiśeṣika Sūtras (वैशेषिकसूत्र) — planned
  • Pūrva Mīmāṃsā Sūtras (पूर्व मीमांसा सूत्र) — planned
  • Arthaśāstra (अर्थशास्त्र) — planned (Kauṭilya)
  • Kāma Sūtra (कामसूत्र) — planned (Vātsyāyana)
  • Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र) — planned (Bharata)