Vedangas – An Introduction
Vedangas are considered as limbs of the Vedas. A student who wants to understand and realize the inner meaningRead More →
Vedangas are considered as limbs of the Vedas. A student who wants to understand and realize the inner meaningRead More →
Yajurveda is the second among the four Vedas. The word Yajus (‘यजुस्’)means mantras in the formRead More →
Samaveda is the third Veda and is said to be originated from the Sun. According to Taittiriya Samhita (तैत्तिरिय)Read More →
The Rigveda is the first of the four Vedas. Shakal divided Rigveda into Suktas and Mandalas.Read More →
The Upanishads come towards the end of the Vedas. Therefore, they are called as ‘Vedanta’.Read More →
Taittiriya Upanishad belongs to the Krishna Yajurved. It is the most widely Read More →
The Prashna Upanishad, along with Mundaka and Maaandukya Upanishad, belongs to the Atharvaved.Read More →
The Upanishads are the philosophical and spiritual sermons, forming a part of the Vedas. Isha, Kena, Katha, Prashna, Munda, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Aitareya, Chhandogya and Brihadaranyaka are the ten most famous Upanishads. The Mundaka or Munda Upanishad, along with Prashna and Maandukya, belongs to the Atharvaved. The word “Mundaka” means aRead More →
The Maandukya Upanishad, along with Prashna and Mundaka belongs to the Atharvaved. It is an exposition of the principleRead More →
The Kena Upanishad consists of four sections, the first two in verse and the other two in prose. Read More →
The Katha or Kaathaka Upanishad of the Yajurved contains the philosophy of life in a dialogical form.Read More →
An ancient Indian Sanskrit scholar namely Yadnyavalkya is the author of Yadnyavalkya Smruti.Read More →
The Smruti, is not an independent concept, it has its origin in the Dharmashastra. Interestingly, Read More →
Manusmriti or Laws of Manu is also known as Manava-Dharmshastra. Dharmshastra actually meansRead More →
The Vishnu Purana is eminently a Vaishnava treatise and considers Vishnu as the Supreme Being,Read More →
Varaha Purana belongs to Vaishnava lore and is narrated by Vishnu in the form of Varaha to Mother Earth.Read More →
Vamana Purana is the only Purana which gives a detailed and comprehensive account of the Avatars (incarnations) along Read More →
Name of the Purana itself suggests that it is closely related to Shiva. Read More →
Padma Purana is considered as the heart of Shree Vishnu. Always securing the second place in Read More →
Narada Purana is one of the Upapuranas but is nevertheless regarded as a MahapuranaRead More →