Dharma (धर्म) is a key concept with multiple meanings in the Indian religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, among others. Although no single-word translation exists for dharma in English (or…
The Agni Purana, (अग्नि पुराण) is one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism. The text is variously classified as a Purana…
The Naradiya Purana (नारदीय पुराण) or Narada Purana (नारद पुराण), are two Vaishnavism texts written in Sanskrit language. One of the texts is…
The Markandeya Purana (मार्कण्डेय पुराण) is a Sanskrit text of Hinduism and one of the eighteen major Puranas. The text’s title Markandeya refers to a sage in Hindu History, who…
The Bhagavata Purana (भागवत पुराण), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam, Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana or simply Bhagavata, is one of Hinduism’s eighteen great Puranas (Mahapuranas). Composed in Sanskrit and traditionally attributed…
Sannyasa Upanishads (सन्यास उपनिषद) are a group of minor Upanishads of Hinduism related to renunciation, monastic practice, and asceticism. There are…
The Samaveda (सामवेद from Saman means “song” and Veda means “knowledge”), is the Veda of melodies and chants. It is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text,…
The Yajurveda (यजुर्वेद Yajur meaning “worship”, and Veda meaning “knowledge”) is the Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship rituals. An ancient Vedic Sanskrit text,…
The Rigveda or Rig Veda (ऋग्वेद) is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts (śhruti) known as the Vedas. The Rigveda is the oldest…