Sage Ashtavakra (ऋषि अष्टावक्र) or Ushtaavukruhu is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His name literally means “eight deformities”, reflecting…
Vishnu (विष्णु), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major…
Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu God, referred to as “the Creator” within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva. In some Puranas, he created himself…
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्) in Hinduism connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe. In major schools of Hindu philosophy, it is…
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 (सन्यास उपनिषद) are a group of minor Upanishads of Hinduism related to renunciation, monastic practice, and asceticism. There are…
The Shvetashvatara Upanishad (श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषद्) is an ancient Sanskrit text embedded in the Yajurveda. It is listed as number 14 in the Muktika canon of…
The Kena Upanishad (केन उपनिषद) is a Vedic Sanskrit text classified as one of the primary or Mukhya Upanishads that…
The Isha Upanishad (ईशोपनिषद्) is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter (adhyāya) of the Shukla Yajurveda. The Upanishad…
Brahma Upanishad (ब्रह्म उपनिषद) is an ancient Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is among the 32 Upanishads…