Texts and Teachings of Hindu Dharma T he most important scriptures common to all Hindus are the Vedas , the Upanis…

AAGAMA : The Sacred Texts Of Saivism The word "aagama" means authoritative scripture. It was used by P…

A breathtaking new single printing of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is, dubbed “The Astounding Bhagavad…

1-22, The Deyî said:--"O Devas! You are not at all worthy to see this My Wonderful Cosmic Form. Where are Yet…

T he Srutis are called the Vedas, or the Amnaya. The Hindus have received their religion through revelation, the V…

S hrauta Shastra or śrauta sūtra (Sanskrit: "texts on the revelation") 1) Refers to scriptures or teaching…

An artist's impression of Kautilya, the 4th to 3rd century BCE Indian statesman and philosopher. From a cover of…

N irukta Vedanga (Sanskrit: "etymology Veda-limb.") — auxiliary Vedic texts which discuss the origin and …

Shulba Shastra: practical manuals giving the measurements and procedures for constructing the sites of Vedic yajna…

Mahapuranas are deemed to be the upper corpus of Puranas. Traditionally there are 18 Maha-puranas. Each Maha-puran…

B hāgavata Purana or also known as Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, or simply Bhāgavatam (Sanskrit: "Ancient Book of the L…

U panishads are the end part of the Vedas which briefly expound the philosophic principles of the Vedas and are cons…

Nada-Bindu Upanishad Translated by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar Om ! May my speech be based on (i.e. accord with) th…