What is Panchatantra ?
Panchatantra
Panchatantra (पञ्चतन्त्र ) is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text of interrelated animal fables. It was written by...
What are Upanishads ?
Upanishads
Upanishad - means to sit near; to approach, when seen in larger context it means "knowledge which is...
What is Skanda Purana ?
Skanda Purana (स्कन्दपुराण)
Skanda Purana is the largest Mahapurana, among eighteen Hindu religious texts. The text contains over 81,000...
What is Satyanarayana Katha and where from it is taken ?
Satyanarayan Puja
Satyanarayan Puja is a religious worship of the Hindu god Vishnu. Satya means “truth” and narayana means, “The...
What is Vairagya Shatakam ?
Vairagya Shatakam
Vairagya Shatakam (वैराग्यशतकम्) is collection of teachings on renunciation, composed by Bharathari...
What is Narayaneeyam ?
Narayaneeyam
Narayaneeyam (नारायणीयम्) is a Sanskrit text, comprising of summarized poetic form of the Bhagavata Purana. It was composed...
What is Vivekachudamani ?
Vivekachudamani
Vivekachudamani (विवेकचूडामणि) is a book on Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism, written by Adi...
What is Venkatesa Suprabhatam & Who has written it ?
Venkatesa Suprabhatam (श्रीवेङ्कटेशसुप्रभातम्)
Venkatesa Suprabhatam is a collection of Sanskrit hymns or verses recited early morning to awaken the...
What is Vishnu Sahasranama ?
Vishnu Sahasranama ( विष्णुसहस्रनाम )
Vishnu Sahasranama is a Sanskrit hymn which contains a list of 1,000 names...
What is Aparokshanubhuti ?
Aparokshanubhuti (अपरोक्षानुभूतिः) is a famous work attributed to Adi Shankara. It is a popular introductory work that expounds Advaita Vedanta philosophy.