The Rudra Samhita (रुद्र संहिता) is one of the most significant sections of the Shiva Purana, which is the most widely read…
Upadesa Sahasri (उपदेश साहस्री) is an 8th-century CE Sanskrit text of Adi Shankara. Considered a Prakaraṇa grantha, the Upadesa Sāhasri is considered among Shankara’s most important non-commentarial works.…
The Saundarya Lahari (सौन्दर्य लहरी) is a famous literary work in Sanskrit attributed to Pushpadanta as well as Adi Shankara. Some believe the first part, “Ananda…
The Shivananda Lahari (शिवानन्द लहरी) is a devotional hymn composed by Adi Shankara, an Advaita philosopher, on Shiva. It literally means “wave of auspicious bliss.” It consists of…