Classic Vedic & Hindu texts

Sāṁkhya Karika with Nārāyaṇa Commentaries

Sāṁkhya Karika of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa with commentaries of Śrī Nārāyaṇa Tirtha (1675-1745) called Sānkhya Chandrika. Śrī Nārāyaṇa Tirtha was also a great Sanskrit scholar who has written commentaries on several fundamental Hindu philosophical treatises like the Sānkhya Karika, Yoga Sutra and Sānkhya Tattva Kaumudi.

Sāṁkhya Karika with Gauḍapāda Commentaries

Sāṁkhya Karikas with Gauḍapāda commentaries. Gauḍapāda – Āchārya was a Hindu teacher and philosopher and was living in 7th century. He is considered to be the first historically known teacher of Advaita Vedanta in our age and the founder of Advaita Vedanta Lineage, which later was made famous by his disciple Shankara – Āchārya.

Sāṁkhya Karika with Vācaspati Miṣra Commentaries

At present there are only three standard Sānkhya treatises available: Sānkhya Sūtra, Tattva Samāsa and Sāṁkhya Karika of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa. Sānkhya Karika have 72 Karikas or short, concise philosophical aphorisms in it. You can read them following the links below together with ample commentaries of one of the most authoritative ancient philosophers and commentators - Vācaspati Miṣra.

Thirukural of Tiruvalluvar

The Thirukural is a 2 200-year-old South Indian Tamil - Dravidian classic on ethical living. Thiru means “holy” or “sacred,” and kural describes a brief verse or literary couplet. This poetic masterpiece is one of the most revered Holy Scriptures in South India. On most part it deals with questions of ethical living, how to deal with daily situations, things that are good to note

YOGA SUTRAS WITH VEDANTA COMMENTARIES

Let me present you Yoga Sutras of Patañjali with great commentaries of Swami Prabhavananda. The commentaries are based upon the ancient commentaries written by Vyasa and Bhoja and more recent done by well-known Swami Vivekananda just some 120 years ago and of course the vast wisdom and philosophical knowledge of Swami Prabhavananda himself.

YOGA SUTRAS

Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali , one of the six main Darśanas or philosophies of India. Yoga Sutras in English, Sanskrit and romanized transliteration are given.

Sāṁkhya Kārikā of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa

Sāṅkhya Kārikā of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa, Full English text and transliterated Sanskrit Saṅkhyā Kārikās online. This is the fundamental classical work of Indian philosophy Sāṅkhya Kārikā representing the views of Sānkhya school. Sāṅkhya is strongly related to the Yoga school of Hinduism, for which it forms the theoretical foundation. If you are new to Sāṅkhya tradition, you can read also my Introduction in Sāṅkhya Philosophy.

CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD

CHĀNDOGYA UPANISHAD - the classical Vedic scriptures, in English. Full text, in 8 Chapters.

Upanishads

All Upanishads are meeting Here. If you are interested in Upanishads, different translations of Upanishads, check this out. Index of Upanishads will be updated.

Shri Ramakrishna Kathamrita

Shri Shri Ramakrishna Kathamrita or sometimes in English known simply as the Gospel of Shri Ramakrishna is a book written by the close disciple of the Saint - Mahendranath Gupta, also known in text as M. and consists of descriptions of author's personal meetings and experiences with the great teacher, his own conversations with Shri Ramakrishna (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886)

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