Hindu Sacred Scriptures - External Links & Translations

Hinduism is the oldest living religion of the world. Our knowledge of Hinduism comes to us through many scriptures, which are primarily divided into sruti and smriti. The former contains revelatory scriptures whose source is believed to be Brahman or God himself. The latter are scholarly works written or composed by various scholars and spiritual masters. Until the medieval times, India was a major source of the world literature, which was mostly religious and spiritual in nature. The following are links to resources on English translations of several important religious texts or scriptures of Hinduism such as the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Darshanas, the Agamas, Hindu philosophy, Yoga Sutras, Vedanta, Manusmriti, Kural and so on. There are some links which lead to Hindu studies, Vastu Shastra, Hindu ethics, Vedic mathematics, etc.