Hindu texts

Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihasa Mahabharata Ramayana Puranas Tantras Sutras (list) Ashtavakra Gita Gita Govinda Hatha Yoga Pradipika Manu Smriti

Smriti ("what is fit/deserves to be remembered") refers to a canon of Hindu religious scripture. Smriti is the name for non-Shruti texts; Smriti is generally seen as secondary to Shruti. They are also known as Dharma Sastras.

One grouping (they vary) of the Hindu Smriti includes:

• DharmaShastra (the laws)
• Itihasa (the Histories; including Mahabharata, Ramayana)
• Puranas (the fables or writings)
• Sutras (proverbs or aphorisms)
• Agamas (the philosophies; including Mantras, Tantras, and Yantras)
• Dyasanas (the philosophies; including the Vedanta)

There are eighteen main Smritis, the most important are:

• Manu Smriti;
• Yajnavalkya Smriti and
• Parasara Smriti.

The other fiteen Smritis are:

• Vishnu Smriti;
• Daksha Smriti;
• Samvarta Smriti;
• Vyasa Smriti;
• Harita Smriti;
• Satatapa Smriti;
• Vasishtha Smriti;
• Yama Smriti;
• Apastamba Smriti;
• Gautama Smriti;
• Devala Smriti;
• Sankha-Likhita Smriti;
• Usana Smriti;
• Atri Smriti and
• SaunakaSmriti.