Ramayana Narrates the Life of Rama

The Ramayana (रामायण) also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as an Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of…

Mahabharata Translates to the Great Story of the Bharatas

The Mahabharata (महाभारत) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Ramayaṇa. It narrates the events and…

Shiva Samhita is Attributed to the Hindu Deity Shiva

Shiva Samhita (शिव संहिता) is a Sanskrit text on yoga, written by an unknown author. The text consists of five…

Goraksha Shataka is Traditionally Attributed to the Sage Gorakshanath

The Goraksha Shataka (गोरक्ष शतक) is an early text on Haṭha yoga text from the 11th-12th century, attributed to the sage Gorakṣa.…

Hatha Yoga Pradipika is One of the Foundational Texts

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika (हठ योग प्रदीपिका) is a classic fifteenth-century Sanskrit manual on haṭha yoga, written by Swami Swatmarama, who connects the teaching’s lineage to…

Bhagavad Gita is Part of the Epic Mahabharata

The Bhagavad Gita (भगवद्गीता), often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture, which is part of the epic Mahabharata. It forms the chapters…

Yajnavalkya Smriti is Traditionally Attributed to the Sage Yajnavalkya

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 Aims to Contribute to the Overall Well-being

Vishnu Smriti (विष्णु स्मृति) is one of the latest books of the Dharmaśāstra tradition in Hinduism and the only one which does not deal…

Vamana Purana is Dedicated to the Worship of Lord Vamana

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…

Brahmavaivarta Purana had Existed in the 1st Millennium CE

The Brahmavaivarta Purana (ब्रह्मवैवर्त पुराण) is a voluminous Sanskrit text and a major Purana (Maha-purana) of Hinduism. It is an important Vaishnava text. This Purana majorly centers around the…