SANATANA Unlike the Abrahamic religions, Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism doesn't have one single scripture. It has a multitude of scriptures. This document gives a DHARMA list of all the major scriptures in Sanatana Dharma. There are 14 parts in Vedic Lore and every Vedic Scholar has to master all SCRIPTURES these 14. Below are the 14 parts of the Vedic Lore. VEDAS - 4 VEDANGAS - 6 UPANGAS - 4 Rig Shiksha Mimamsa Sama Vyakarna Nyaya Vistarah Yajur Chandah Itihasa- Purana Atharva Kalpah Dharma Shastra Niruktam Jyotisham PARTS OF A Each of the Vedas has 4 parts to it. They are listed below VEDA SAMHITAS BRAHMANAS ARANYAKAS UPANISHADS There are 4 Upa-vedas as well. Each Upa- Veda corresponds to one UPA-VEDAS Veda and and they are also mentioned in the Puranas. AYURVEDA DHANUR VEDA GANDHARVA VEDA ARTHASHASTRA There are 109 Upanishads, but out of those only 10 are considered major UPANISHADS Upanishads. The below is the list of the 10 Major Upanishads. UPANISHADS īśopani ad- mā ukyopani ad - ṣ ईशोपनषद् ṇḍ ṣ aitareyopaniṣad माडुयोपनषद् - ऐतरेयोपनषद् kenopaniṣad- के नोपनषद् chāndogyopaniṣad praśnopaniṣad - - छादोयोपनषद ् ोपनषद् kaṭhopaniṣad- कठोपनषद् Brihadaranyaka taittirīyopaniṣad - Upanishad - mu akopani ad - ṇḍ ṣ तैरीयोपनषद् बृहदारयकोपनषद मुडकोपनषद् ITIHASAS The Itihasas are our history, history of the Bharata Varsha. The two Itihasas are given below. RAMAYANA MAHABHARATA Ramayana is the story of Mahabharata is the story of Lord Rama and Lady Sita. It the war of Dharma fought is the story of the between 2 sets of brothers, importance of Dharma the Kauravas and the against all odds. This Pandavas and the final Itihasa mentions the ideal victory of Dharma over rule, The ideal ruler and Adharma. It is the story of the ideal subjects how Lord Krishna in his anywhere in the world. divine Avatara helps the This is a poem which is Pandavas in establishing unparalleled in its beauty the Rule of Dharma. and also its reach. There are 72 Puranas- 18 Maha Puranas, 18 Upa Puranas, 18 Alpa Puranas PURĀṆAS and 18 Upa - Upa Puranas. Below is the list of the 18 Maha Puranas. MAHĀ PURĀṆA - 18 Agni Purana Garuda Purana Padma Purana Bhagavat Purana Kurma Purana Skanda Purana Bhavishya Purana Linga Purana Varaha Purana Brahma Purana Markandeya Purana Vamana Purana Brahmanda Purana Matsya Purana Vayu Purana Brahma Vaivarta Purana Narada Purana Vishnu Purana.