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For the Atharvaveda, there are 79 works, collected as 72 distinctly named parisistas.[136]
 
For the Atharvaveda, there are 79 works, collected as 72 distinctly named parisistas.[136]
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== Panchamavedam (Will come back to this) ==
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== Panchamavedam ==
Bharatah Panchamavedaha - As given in Mahabharatam  
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Bharatah Panchamavedaha - As given in Mahabharata expounds that Mahabharatam which covers numerous topics related to human relationships is considered as the fifth veda. The earliest reference to such a "fifth Veda" is found in the Chandogya Upanishad in hymn 7.1.2.  
 
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Some post-Vedic texts, including the Mahabharata. The earliest reference to such a "fifth Veda" is found in the Chandogya Upanishad in hymn 7.1.2.
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'''Let drama and dance (Nātya, नाट्य) be the fifth vedic scripture. Combined with an epic story, tending to virtue, wealth, joy and spiritual freedom, it must contain the significance of every scripture, and forward every art. Thus, from all the Vedas, Brahma framed the Nātya Veda. From the Rig Veda he drew forth the words, from the Sama Veda the melody, from the Yajur Veda gesture, and from the Atharva Veda the sentiment.'''
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'''— First chapter of Nātyaśāstra, Abhinaya Darpana [145][146]'''
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Other texts such as the Bhagavad Gita or the Vedanta Sutras are considered shruti or "Vedic" by some Hindu denominations but not universally within Hinduism.  
      
== Puranas ==
 
== Puranas ==

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