After the last plavan, the learned King Vaivaswat Manu took the pledge of re establishing the displaced human society. He authored Manu Smriti in which he laid the basic natural, civil and criminal laws required to run a society. There are 12 chapters in ManuSmriti.
YajyaValka Smriti is another valuable one. It consists of 3 Chapters: Aachaar, Vyavahaar, & Praayashchita.
Some twenty other Smritis are :
- i. Atri
- ii. Vishnu
- iii. Haareeta
- iv. Aushanasi
- v. AAngirasa
- vi. Yamavii. AApastamba
- viii. Samvarta
- ix. Kaatyaayana
- x. Brihaspati
- xi. Paaraashara
- xii. Vyaasa
- xiii. Shankha
- xiv. Likhita
- xv. Daksha
- xvi. Gautama
- xvii. Shaataatapa
- xviii. Vashishtha
- xix. Bhrigu
- xx. Naarada
| Sr No | Title | Author | Publisher, Place | Language |
| 1 | RAJRISHI Manu aur unki Manusmriti | Dr Surendra Kumar | Govindram Hasanand | Hindi |
| 2 | VISHUDDH MANUSMRITI | Dr Surendra Kumar | Govindram Hasanand | Hindi |
| 3 | MANUSMRATE : MAANAVARSH BHASHYAM | Indra Raman | Govindram Hasanand | Hindi |
| 4 | MANUSMRTI (10 Vols.)
(With the ëManubhasyaí of Medhatithi)
| Tr.,Ed. & Annot. Ganganath Jha | Motilal Banarsidas | English |
| 5 | Minor Law Books: Narada and Brihaspati Smriti | Tr. Julius Jolly | Motilal Banarsidas | English |
| 6 | The Naradasmrti | R.W. Lariviere | Motilal Banarsidas | English |
