What are the ancient scriptures?
When we talk about the ancient scriptures, we mean the world oldest sacred scriptures. The vedas and upanishad are the primary scriptures of ancient science.
Ancient scriptures are the foundational, sacred texts of ancient philosophy, culture and civilization, with Vedas being among the oldest known, focusing on ancient rituals and cosmic order. Key texts include the Vedas, Upanishads, Darshanas, Sutras, Mantras or Slokas, Aranyakas, including ancient historic scriptures Gita, Ramayana, and Mahabharata, which define core concepts of dharma (duty), karma (action), and moksha (liberation).
The Vedas (Shruti – “that which is heard”): Regarded as the oldest, non-human authored (apauruṣeyā) revelations.
Rigveda: Oldest, containing hymns, cosmology, and mantras.
Samaveda: Sacted hymns, melodies and musical hymns.
Yajurveda: Divine mantras, ancient Rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies.
Atharvaveda: Sacred mantras, Spells, incantations, and protective rituals.
Upanishads (Vedanta): Philosophical texts exploring the nature of ultimate reality and self-realization.
Aranyakas: The Aranyakas are a part of the ancient Vedas
Darshanas: Darshanas are the six traditional schools of ancient philosophy
Vedangas: Six supplementary texts on rituals, grammar, and astronomy.
Epics (Smriti – “that which is remembered”):
Ramayana: Illustrates dharma through Lord Rama’s life.
Mahabharata: Explores duty and conflict, containing the 700-verse Bhagavad Gita.
Puranas: 18 major works detailing ancient history, mythology, and tradition.
Ancient science books >
Ancient Science Book is a scripture or a book of philosophy. Explore the ancient science scripture.
Smriti texts
These texts were often passed down through oral traditions for generations before being recorded, focusing on the nature of the divine, cosmology, and ethical living.
World’s ancient scriptures.
Explore the world’s ancient scripture the vedas and the scripture based on the vedas.
The Vedas >
The vedas are the ancient scriptures of the world. There are four vedas, rigveda, yajurveda, samaveda, atharvaveda.
Upanishads >
The upanishads are the ancient Sanskrit texts of spiritual teaching and the philisophy and the concepts of the vedas.
Vedic scriptures >
Vedas, Upanishads, Darshanas,
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11 upanishads >
Isha Upanishad >
Kena Upanishad >
Katho Upanishad >
Prashna Upanishad >
Mundaka Upanishad >
Mandukya Upanishad >
Taittiriya Upanishad >
Aitareya Upanishad >
Chandogya Upanishad >
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad >
Shvetashvatara Upanishad >
Darshanas >
Sankhya >
Yoga >
Nyaya >
Vaisheshika >
Purva Mimamsa >
Uttara Mimamsa >
Vedanta >
Science of metrics >
Chanda sutra (prosody) (sanskrit prosody)
Astronomy >
Kalpa sutra >
Space Scriptures >
Bharadwaja Vimanika Shastra >
Other scriptures >
108 Upanishad,
Non Vedic Scriptures >
Lost scriptures >
Foreign invasions by various conquerors have resulted in the loss of material (the loss of valueable manuscripts) and intellectual wealth of ancient india.
Can’t we unearth our available ancient scriptures and references and do something to get back the glimpses of treasures of ancient wisdom.