Hindu scripture

Hindu texts

Śruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajurveda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihasas Mahābhārata Bhagavad Gītā Ramayana Puranas(List) Tantras Sutras(List) Stotras Ashtavakra Gita Gherand Samhita Gita Govinda Hatha Yoga Pradipika

TheHindu scripturesare a number ofbooksand othertextswhich tell aboutHinduismandHindu mythology.They aresacredliteratureforHindus.Important Hindu scriptures include the following:

• TheVedas
• TheBrahmanas
• TheUpanishads
• ThePuranas

Twoepics(very important pieces), theRamayanaand theMahabharata,are also important Hindu scriptures.

All above sacred literature or scriptures are written inSanskritlanguage.

Besides the above, there are several other works that are sacred literature of Hindus. Many of them are written in other languages of India such asTamilandHindi.