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Guru Granth Sahib
The Guru Granth Sahib is the central religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign, and eternal living guru, following the lineage
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is one of the Principal Upanishads and one of the oldest Upanishadic scriptures. The Sanskrit language text is contained within the Shatapatha
Śrīmad Bhāgavata
Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahā Purāṇa is one of eighteen great Puranas (Mahapuranas, great histories). The Bhagavata Purana, like other Puranas, discusses a wide range of topics
Vaishesika Sutra
Vaishesika philosophy is concise by Vaishesika Sutra. Vaishesika Sutra is very old texts. Even the western Indologists date it to older than 500 BCE. And
Brihat Samhita
The Brihat-Samhita by Varaha Mihira is an encyclopedia of wide-ranging subjects of human interest, including astrology, planetary movements, eclipses, rainfall, clouds, architecture, growth of crops,
Moksopaya (mahayana uttaratantra shastra)
The Mokṣopāya or Mokṣopāyaśāstra is a Sanskrit philosophical text on salvation for non-ascetics (mokṣa-upāya: ‘means to release’), written on the Pradyumna hill in Śrīnagar in the
Natya Shastra
The theology of the origin of theatre in India, told at the very beginning of the Natyashastra, or the Drama Manual, shows the central role
Arthashastra
The Arthashastra is an Indian treatise on politics, economics, military strategy, the function of the state, and social organization attributed to the philosopher and Prime
Dharma Shastras
The Dharmashastras (or Dharmasastras) are the ancient law books of Hindus, which prescribe moral laws and principles for religious duty and righteous conduct for the
Kama Shastra
Kamashastra refers to the tradition of works on the Kama: Desire (love, erotic, sensual, and sexual desire in this case). It, therefore, has a practical
Kalika Purana
The extant text contains 98 chapters with over 9000 stanzas and is the only work of the genre dedicated to the worship of the goddess
Kalki Purana
The Kalki Purana is a Vaishnavism-tradition Hindu text about the tenth avatar of Vishnu named Kalki. The text is a Vaishnavism tradition text, where Bramha
Kriyaayoga Purana
The text consists of a yoga system that has a number of levels of Pranayama, mantra, and mudras based on techniques intended to rapidly accelerate
Lakhunaradheeya Purana
The Lakhunaradheeya Purana follows the style of the Brihannaradiya Purana in the first 41 chapters of Purvabhaga, but the rest of the first part and
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Puran is a Hindu religious text dedicated to the Hindu God (Gaṇeśa). It is a Upapurana that includes many stories and ritualistic elements
Narasimha Purana
It occupies an important place among the UPA-Puranas and like other Puranas, this is also considered to be compiled by Vyasa. On the contrary, this
Prushoththama Purana
It is very significant and famous in the Vaishnava cult. Dwaitadweda philosophy is the overall philosophy of Prushoththama Purana. Union of self with Narayana is
Saura/Surya Purana
Saura /Surya Purana is a Upapurāṇa depicting Śaivism.—In most of the lists [of upapurāṇas] in the fifteenth place, there is the mention of one Saura,
Aadi Purana
The Aadi Purana was composed by Jinasena (a Digambara Monk) as a Sanskrit poem praising the life of the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. According to Jain
Devi Bhagawat Purana
The text is considered a Mahapurana (major Purana) in parts of India, while others include it as one of the Upa Puranas (Minor Puranas), but
Harivamsa Purana
It was composed by Acharya Jinasena in 783 AD. It is divided into 66 cantos and contains 12,000 slokas. The book aims to narrate the
Dhanur Veda
Dhanur Veda is an ancient tradition, considered by some to be one of the 18 branches of knowledge. “According to Visnudharmottara, god Satakratu (Indra) represents
Gandharva Veda
The Gandharva Veda is one of the four main Upavedas and is attached to the Sama Veda. Named after those semi-divine beings famed for their
Sthapatya Veda
Sthapatya Veda is an ancient system of knowledge that involves the connection between people and the buildings in which they live and work. It is
Dattatreya Upanishad
Dattatreya Upanishad is attached to the Atharvaveda and classified as a text of the Vaishnava sect, which worships the god Vishnu. The text is a
Ramarahasya Upanishad
Ramarahasya Upanishad is one of the 31 Upanishads attached to the Atharvaveda and classified as one of the 14 Vaishnava Upanishads. This is a late
Ganapati Upanishad
Ganapati Upanishad is a late Upanishadic text that asserts that Ganesha is the same as the ultimate reality, Brahman. The text is attached to the
Ramatapini Upanishad
Ramatapini is one of the 31 Upanishads attached to the Atharvaveda and is classified as one of the Vaishnava Upanishads. The text is in two
Garuda Upanishad
Garuda Upanishad is dedicated to Garuda, the eagle-man mount of the god Vishnu. It belongs to the Vaishnava sect, which worships Vishnu, and is associated
Sandilya Upanishad
Sandilya Upanishad is one of twenty Yoga Upanishads in the four Vedas and is attached to the Atharvaveda. The text is primarily focused on Yoga
Gopalatapini Upanishad
The Gopalatapini is one of the four Tāpinī Upanishads (Nṛsiṁha, Rāma, Tripurā and Gopāla). The central character of the text is Radha who is described
Sharabha Upanishad
The Sharabha Upanishad is a minor Upanishad of the Atharva Veda. It is one of the 13 Shaiva Upanishads. The Upanishad eulogizes Lord Shiva as
Hayagriva Upanishad
Hayagriva Upanishad is a minor Upanishad, dedicated to Hayagriva – the horse-faced avatar of the god Vishnu. It belongs to the Vaishnava sect, which worships
Sita Upanishad
Sita Upanishad is attached to the Atharva Veda and is one of the nine Shakta Upanishads. It is categorized as a late Upanishad, in which
Mandukya Upanishad
The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad is the shortest of all the Upanishads, and is assigned to Atharvaveda. It is in prose, consisting of twelve terse verses, and
Sri Krishna Upanishad
The Krishna Upanishad belongs to the Atharvaveda. As the name suggests deals with the incarnation of Lord Krishna. It deals with the virtues, qualities, objects,
Mahakavya Upanishad
Mahakavya Upanishad is attached to the Atharvaveda and is classified as one of the 20 Yoga Upanishads. The text describes the nature of Atman (self,
