Narada Smriti (नारद स्मृति) is a part of the Dharmashastras, written about 2400 years ago in Nepal, in the Newari…
The phenomenon of Natha Yogis (नाथ योगी) the Nātha tradition is much more complex than described in this article. From…
Prayaschitta (प्रायश्चित्त) is the Sanskrit word that means “atonement, penance, expiation”. In Hinduism, it is a dharma-related term. It refers to voluntarily accepting…
The Yajnavalkya Smriti (याज्ञवल्क्य स्मृति) is one of the many Dharma-related texts of Hinduism composed in Sanskrit. It is dated between the 3rd to 5th-century…
Vishnu Smriti (विष्णु स्मृति) is one of the latest books of the Dharmaśāstra tradition in Hinduism and the only one which does not deal…
Smriti (स्मृति), literally “that which is remembered” is a body of Hindu texts usually attributed to an author, traditionally written down,…
A manvantara (मन्वन्तर), in Hindu cosmology, is a cyclic period identifying the duration, reign, or age of a Manu, the progenitor of…
The Matsya Purana (मत्स्य पुराण) is one of the eighteen major Puranas (Mahapurana) and among the oldest and most preserved in…
The Brahmanda Purana (ब्रह्माण्डपुराण) is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas, a genre of Hindu texts. It is listed as the…
The Vamana Purana (वामन पुराण), is a medieval-era Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism. The text is named after one of…