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Some post-Vedic texts, including the Mahabharata, the Natyasastra [210] and certain Puranas, refer to themselves as the "fifth Veda". [211] The earliest reference to such a "fifth Veda" is found in the Chandogya Upanishad in hymn 7.1.2. [212] Let drama and dance (Nātya, नाट्य) be the fifth vedic scripture.
Vedic Heritage Portal is an Indian government project initiated at IGNCA, under the Ministry of Culture (India). It provides a portal to communicate messages enshrined in the Vedas and preserve Vedic heritage. [ 1 ]
Hinduism is an ancient religion, with denominations such as Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, among others. [1] [2] Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy.
Hindu texts or Hindu scriptures are manuscripts and voluminous historical literature which are related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism. Some of the major Hindu texts include the Vedas , the Upanishads , and the Itihasa .
The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata.
The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, IAST: ṛgveda, from ऋच्, "praise" [2] and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas).
Some are Vedic and others non-Vedic. [10] Agama traditions include Yoga and Self Realization [clarification needed] concepts, some include Kundalini Yoga, [11] asceticism, and philosophies ranging from Dvaita to Advaita . [12] [13] Some suggest that these are post-Vedic texts, others as pre-Vedic compositions dating back to over 1100 BCE.
An ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, it is a compilation of ritual-offering formulas that were said by a priest while an individual performed ritual actions such as those before the yajna fire. [4] Yajurveda is one of the four Vedas , and one of the scriptures of Hinduism .