The term Agamas literally means tradition or "that which has come down"
The Agamas are a collection of scriptures of several Hindu devotional schools. Agama texts describe cosmology, epistemology, philosophical doctrines, precepts on meditation and practices, four kinds of yoga, mantras, temple construction, deity worship and ways to attain sixfold desires.These canonical texts are in Sanskrit and in south Indian languages such as Tamil (written in Grantha script and Tamil script).
