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 Vivekachudamani ?
Vivekachudamani
Vivekachudamani (विवेकचूडामणि) is a book on Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism, written by Adi...
What is Panchadasi ?
Panchadasi ( पंचदशी ) is a Sanskrit text on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya (विद्यारण्य), previously known as Madhavacharya (माधवाचार्य)
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...
Parashara Gita
Parashara Gita
Parashara Gita (पराशर गीता) is the collection of the dialogues between the sage Parashara and King Janaka...
What are the main purana of Hinduism?
Purana
Purana (पुराण) refers to text of the past or ancient history. Purana are part of Smriti texts, there...
Shiva Mahapurana
Shiva Mahapurana
Shiva Mahapurana, is a Saiva Purana which describes legends and ritual of Lord Shiva. ...
What is Hitopadesha ?
Hitopadesha
Hitopadesha (हितोपदेशः) is a collection of Sanskrit fables in prose and verse written in the 12 century
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...