The Eighteen Lesser Texts (Asteriska)

The Eighteen Lesser Texts (Sanskrit: अष्टाऽश्टक, Āṣṭāṣṭaka), also known as the Asteriska, are a collection of 18 Sanskrit texts in Hinduism that form the basis of the Tantric tradition.

• 1. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
• 2. The Shiva Sutras
• 3. The Bhagavata Purana
• 4. The Brahma Sutras
• 5. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
• 6. The Upanishads
• 7. The Agamas
• 8. The Tantraloka
• 9. The Gheranda Samhita
• 10. The Padma Purana
• 11. The Markandeya Purana
• 12. The Garuda Purana
• 13. The Brahmanda Purana
• 14. The Brahmavaivarta Purana
• 15. The Vishnu Purana
• 16. The Matsya Purana
• 17. The Garud Purana
• 18. The Kurma Purana