**Hindu Scriptures**

1. **Dharma Shastras **(Codes of ethics and laws)

1.1. **Manusmriti**

1.2. **Yajnavalkya Smriti**

2. **Vedangas** (Disciplines to understand the Vedas)

2.1. **Shiksha** (Phonetics)

2.2. **Vyakarana** (Grammar)

2.3. **Jyotisha** (Astronomy)

3. **Sutras** (Aphoristic texts)

3.1. **Yoga Sutras** (By Patanjali)

3.2. **Brahma Sutras **(On Vedanta)

4. **Bhakti Texts** (Devotional literature)

4.1. **Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas**

4.2. **Mirabai's Poems**

5. **Smritis** (Legal and social texts)

5.1. **Parashara Smriti**

5.2. **Narada Smriti**

6. **Darshanas** (Philosophical schools)

6.1. **Nyaya** (Logic)

6.2. **Samkhya** (Dualism)

6.3. **Yoga** (Meditation practices)

6.4. **Vedanta** (Non-dualism)

7. **Vedas** (Core of Hindu knowledge and rituals)

7.1. Rig Veda

7.2. **Yajur Veda**

7.3. **Sama Veda**

7.4. **Atharva Veda**

8. **Upanishads** (Philosophical texts that explain the Vedas)

8.1. **Isha Upanishad**

8.2. **Katha Upanishad**

8.3. **Mundaka Upanishad**

9. **Epics** (Historical and mythological narratives)

9.1. **Ramayana** - Story of Rama, principles of dharma and devotionyana

9.2. ** Mahabharata** - Epic of the Kurukshetra War, exploration of dharma

9.2.1. **Bhagavad Gita** - Key teachings on life, duty, and spirituality

10. **Puranas** (Mythological texts)

10.1. **Vishnu Purana**

10.2. **Shiva Purana**

10.3. **Bhagavata Purana**

10.4. **Garuda Purana**

11. **Agamas and Tantras** (Texts on rituals, worship, and temple construction)

11.1. **Shaiva Agamas**

11.2. **Vaishnava Agamas**

11.3. **Shakta Tantras**

12. **Commentaries** (Philosophical interpretations)

12.1. **Shankaracharya's Bhashyas (Advaita Vedanta)

12.2. **Ramanujacharya's Commentaries (Vishishtadvaita)

13. **Other Epics and Legends (Regional** stories)

13.1. **Silappatikaram** (Tamil Epic)

13.2. **Harivamsa** (Appendix to Mahabharata)