Agni Purana Serves as Source of Wisdom

The Agni Purana, (अग्नि पुराण) is one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism. The text is variously classified as a Purana…

Markandeya Purana Serves Repository of Myths and Legends

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…

Vishnu Purana is Most Important and Authoritative Text

The Vishnu Purana (विष्णुपुराण) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, a genre of ancient and medieval texts of Hinduism. It is an important Pancharatra text…

Sannyasa Upanishads are Truth and Perfection

Sannyasa Upanishads (सन्यास उपनिषद) are a group of minor Upanishads of Hinduism related to renunciation, monastic practice, and asceticism. There are…

Taittiriya Upanishad Relates to Education of Students

The Taittirīya Upanishad (तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद्) is a Vedic era Sanskrit text, embedded as three chapters (adhyāya) of the Yajurveda. It is a mukhya (primary, principal) Upanishad, and likely composed…

Shvetashvatara Upanishad is Philosophy of Shaivism

The Shvetashvatara Upanishad (श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषद्) is an ancient Sanskrit text embedded in the Yajurveda. It is listed as number 14 in the Muktika canon of…

Kena Upanishad Asserts the Idea of Spiritual Man

The Kena Upanishad (केन उपनिषद) is a Vedic Sanskrit text classified as one of the primary or Mukhya Upanishads that…

Isha Upanishad is the Ruler of the Self

The Isha Upanishad (ईशोपनिषद्) is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter (adhyāya) of the Shukla Yajurveda. The Upanishad…

Brahma Upanishad Teaches to Become Highest Brahman

Brahma Upanishad (ब्रह्म उपनिषद) is an ancient Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is among the 32 Upanishads…

Jabala Upanishad Teaches Renouncing Worldly Life

The Jabala Upanishad (जाबाल उपनिषत्), also called Jabalopanisad, is a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. The Sanskrit text is one of the 20 Sannyasa Upanishads and is attached…