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…

Gheranda Samhita is Attributed to the Sage Gheranda

Gheranda Samhita (घेरंड संहिता) is a Sanskrit text of Yoga in Hinduism. It is one of the three classic texts of hatha yoga (the…

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…

Brahma Sutras is Attributed to the Sage Badarayana

The Brahma Sutras (ब्रह्म सूत्र), also known as the Vedanta Sutra (वेदान्त सूत्र) Shariraka Sutra (शारिरक सूत्र), and Bhikshu Sutra (भिक्षु सूत्र), are a Sanskrit…

Atma-Bodha Means Self-Awareness of the Supreme Spirit

Atma-bodha (आत्मबोध) is a short Sanskrit text attributed to Adi Shankara of Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. The text in sixty-eight verses describes the path…

Vasishtha Smriti is Attributed to the Ancient Sage Vasishtha

Vasishtha Smriti (वसिष्ठ स्मृति) is one of the oldest and most revered Vedic texts and Vasishtha is one of the Saptarishis (seven…

Inchagiri Sampradaya Emphasizes on Practical Spirituality

The Inchagiri Sampradaya (इंचागिरि सम्प्रदाय), also known as Nimbargi Sampradaya (निम्बार्गी सम्प्रदाय), is a lineage of Hindu Navnath and Lingayat teachers from Maharashtra and Karnataka, which was started by Bhausaheb Maharaj. It…

Vyasa Smriti is Traditionally Attributed to the Sage Vyasa

Vyasa Smriti (व्यास स्मृति) or Vedavyasa Smriti (वेदव्यास स्मृति), is a revered Rishi portrayed in most Hindu traditions. Vyasa is traditionally regarded…

Dharmashastra Smriti Refer to the Treatises on Dharma

Dharmashastra Smriti (धर्मशास्त्र स्मृति) are Sanskrit texts on law and conduct and refer to the treatises (śāstras) on Dharma. Unlike Dharmasutra which…

Narada Smriti Holds Significance in the Lives of Humans

Narada Smriti (नारद स्मृति) is a part of the Dharmashastras, written about 2400 years ago in Nepal, in the Newari…