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Rigveda
A collection of Vedic hymns in ten mandalas, addressed to powers including Agni, Indra, Soma, Varuna and Ushas.
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Yajurveda
Vedic sacrificial formulae transmitted through the Shukla and Krishna Yajurveda traditions.
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Samaveda
A Vedic collection organized for liturgical chanting, drawing many verses from the Rigveda.
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Atharvaveda
A Vedic collection of hymns, rites and reflections on healing, protection, domestic life and cosmic powers.
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Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna within the Mahabharata. Read translations and commentaries alongside the Sanskrit text.
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Mahabharata
The Mahabharata preserves a vast body of narrative, reflection, and teaching. Arjuna and Krishna are central figures in its stories.
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Ramayana
Valmiki’s epic follows Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman through exile, the abduction of Sita, the war in Lanka and the return to Ayodhya.
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Dialogues involving Yajnavalkya, Maitreyi and Gargi explore the Self, knowledge and ultimate reality.
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Chandogya Upanishad
A wide collection of contemplative teachings includes Uddalaka’s instruction to Shvetaketu.
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Isha Upanishad
A brief Upanishad exploring the indwelling Lord, action, knowledge and renunciation.
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Kena Upanishad
An inquiry into what impels mind, speech and the senses, followed by a teaching involving a mysterious yaksha.
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Katha Upanishad
Nachiketas questions Yama about death, the Self and the path beyond ordinary desire.
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Taittiriya Upanishad
Instruction, layers of human experience and inquiry into Brahman are central to this Upanishad.
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Aitareya Upanishad
Teachings on creation, embodied consciousness and the Self belong to the Rigvedic Aitareya tradition.
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Mundaka Upanishad
The distinction between higher and lower knowledge frames teachings on Brahman and realization.
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Mandukya Upanishad
Twelve verses consider Om, states of experience and the fourth, turiya.
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Shvetashvatara Upanishad
Theological and contemplative teaching links Rudra, divine power, yoga and ultimate reality.
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Bhagavata Purana
A devotional Purana with cosmic narratives and extensive accounts of Krishna’s life and devotion.
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