Granth Vani
The great scriptures of Sanatan Dharma, each verse with its original text, transliteration and a plain-English meaning, and its source named.
129 granths · 8,513 verses
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Shastra
Teachings on truth, the Self and right living
Gitas 3 granths · 1,269 verses
- Bhagavad GitaSong of the Lord700 verses GnaniYogiBhaktiKrishna's teaching to Arjuna on duty, knowledge, devotion and the deathless Self.
- Ashtavakra GitaSong of Ashtavakra298 verses GnaniThe sage Ashtavakra teaches King Janaka that he is already free: pure awareness, untouched by the world.
- Avadhuta GitaSong of the free one271 verses GnaniDattatreya's song of the free one, complete in all eight chapters: among the boldest teachings of non-duality.
Vedic Suktas 23 granths · 230 verses
- Nasadiya Sukta (Hymn of Creation)Rig Veda 10.1297 verses GnaniRig Veda 10.129, the Hymn of Creation: what was there before being and non-being?
- Hiranyagarbha SuktaRig Veda 10.12110 verses GnaniRig Veda 10.121: the Golden Germ, the one Lord of all that breathes.
- Devi Sukta (Vak Ambhrini)Rig Veda 10.1258 verses GnaniRig Veda 10.125: the Goddess as Speech, who upholds all the gods.
- Shraddha Sukta (Hymn to Faith)Rig Veda 10.1515 verses BhaktiRig Veda 10.151: Faith invoked at dawn, noon and sunset.
- Ratri Sukta (Hymn to Night)Rig Veda 10.1278 verses BhaktiRig Veda 10.127: the Goddess Night, who shelters all beings till dawn.
- Vishvakarma Sukta IRig Veda 10.817 verses GnaniRig Veda 10.81: the One All-Maker, eyes, faces, arms and feet on every side, forging heaven and earth.
- Vishvakarma Sukta IIRig Veda 10.827 verses GnaniRig Veda 10.82: the One beyond heaven and earth, set in the navel of the Unborn, in whom all worlds rest.
- Surya Sukta (Hymn to the Sun)Rig Veda 1.1156 verses GnaniRig Veda 1.115: Surya, the Self of all that moves and all that stands.
- Agni Sukta (First Hymn of the Rig Veda)Rig Veda 1.19 verses BhaktiRig Veda 1.1: the opening hymn, to Agni, the sacred fire, priest of the sacrifice.
- Bhagya Sukta (Morning Hymn)Rig Veda 7.417 verses BhaktiRig Veda 7.41: the dawn invocation, asking for the blessing of Bhaga and the favour of the Gods.
- Varuna Sukta (Vasishtha's Prayer)Rig Veda 7.868 verses BhaktiRig Veda 7.86: Vasishtha asks Varuna what fault estranged him, and prays to be loosed from sin.
- Varuna Sukta (Shunahshepa's Hymn)Rig Veda 1.2521 verses BhaktiRig Veda 1.25: Varuna who knows the path of birds, ships and winds, and sees all that has been and will be done.
- Pitri SuktaRig Veda 10.1514 verses BhaktiRig Veda 10.15: Invocation of the Fathers, the departed ancestors, to come gladly to the offering and bless their descendants.
- Oshadhi SuktaRig Veda 10.9723 verses BhaktiRig Veda 10.97: Praise of the healing plants, born of old, that drive away disease and restore strength.
- Kumara Sukta IRig Veda 4.1510 verses BhaktiRig Veda 4.15: Agni, the radiant one, kindled and led round the sacrifice, and the blessing of the prince who honours him.
- Kumara Sukta IIRig Veda 5.212 verses BhaktiRig Veda 5.2: The young child of fire, long hidden and then revealed, and the prayer to be freed from bonds.
- Rudra Sukta IRig Veda 1.439 verses BhaktiRig Veda 1.43: Song to Rudra, most wise and bounteous, for health and welfare of all beings.
- Rudra Sukta IIRig Veda 1.11411 verses BhaktiRig Veda 1.114: Prayer to Rudra, the healer, for grace, protection and wholeness of home and kin.
- Rudra Sukta IIIRig Veda 2.3315 verses BhaktiRig Veda 2.33: Rudra, father of the Maruts and best of physicians, asked for healing and mercy.
- Brahmanaspati Sukta IRig Veda 1.408 verses BhaktiRig Veda 1.40: Brahmanaspati, Lord of sacred speech, called to rise and bless the worshipper with the holy word.
- Brahmanaspati Sukta IIRig Veda 2.2416 verses BhaktiRig Veda 2.24: Praise of Brahmanaspati, who opens what was closed and gives light, wisdom and wealth.
- Brahmanaspati Sukta IIIRig Veda 2.255 verses BhaktiRig Veda 2.25: The one who kindles the fire and offers prayer prospers under the friendship of Brahmanaspati.
- Brahmanaspati Sukta IVRig Veda 2.264 verses BhaktiRig Veda 2.26: The upright devotee who serves the Gods with faith is guarded and blessed by Brahmanaspati.
Principal Upanishads 13 granths · 1,264 verses
- Isha Upanishad18 verses GnaniAll 18 verses — the Self seen in all beings, and all beings in the Self.
- Kena Upanishad35 verses GnaniAll 35 verses in four khandas (sections), asking by whom (kena) the mind thinks, the eye sees and the breath breathes.
- Katha Upanishad119 verses GnaniAll 119 verses: the boy Nachiketa questions Yama, Death himself, on what survives death.
- Mundaka Upanishad64 verses GnaniAll 64 verses in three mundakas (books) — the higher knowledge that knows the Imperishable, beyond all ritual learning.
- Mandukya Upanishad12 verses GnaniAll 12 verses on Om and the four states of consciousness — waking, dream, deep sleep, and turiya, the fourth.
- Prashna Upanishad67 verses GnaniSix seekers — Sukesha, Satyakama, Gargya, Kausalya, Bhargava and Kabandhi — devoted to Brahman, spend a year in discipline with the sage Pippalada...
- Taittiriya Upanishad51 verses GnaniFrom right living to the bliss of Brahman: food, breath, mind, knowledge and joy as layers of the Self.
- Aitareya Upanishad5 verses GnaniHow the One created the worlds and entered the body, and the great saying: Consciousness is Brahman.
- Shvetashvatara Upanishad113 verses GnaniAll 113 verses in six chapters — devotion to God woven into the Upanishadic teaching of the one Self.
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad47 verses GnaniThe Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the great forest teaching of the Shukla Yajurveda, is the oldest and largest of the Upanishads. In its six chapters the...
- Chandogya Upanishad617 verses GnaniOm, the essence of all things, and the great teaching "You are That": the Self in you is the Self of all.
- Kaushitaki UpanishadKaushitaki-Brahmana Upanishad45 verses GnaniThe journey of the soul after death, and breath and awareness revealed as the Self in all.
- Maitrayana UpanishadMaitri Upanishad71 verses GnaniA king who renounced his throne learns that the Self is pure, untouched by the body and its passing joys.
Minor Upanishads · Vedanta 14 granths · 1,017 verses
- Maha Upanishad537 verses GnaniAll began in Narayana alone; the sage Ribhu shows the stages of knowledge and the freedom of one liberated while living.
- Muktika Upanishad60 passages GnaniRama teaches Hanuman the path to freedom: let old habits of mind fall away and rest in the Self.
- Sarvasara Upanishad47 passages GnaniPlain answers to the great questions: what is bondage, what is freedom, and who is the silent Witness.
- Niralamba Upanishad65 passages GnaniForty questions answered: what Brahman is, who God is, who the soul is, and what freedom truly means.
- Maitreya Upanishad32 passages Gnani"I am That": the Self is eternal, pure and free, and true purity is the mind made clear.
- Kaivalya Upanishad13 passages GnaniFreedom comes through faith, devotion and meditation, not action: all rises from the Self and returns to it.
- Atmabodha Upanishad18 passages GnaniSalutation to Narayana, then the joyful voice of realisation: "I am the ocean of bliss, beyond change."
- Skanda Upanishad8 passages GnaniThe Self as pure awareness, beyond body and mind: Shiva and the soul are one.
- Paingala Upanishad56 passages GnaniThe sage Yajnavalkya explains how the world appears, how the soul is bound, and how knowledge sets it free.
- Adhyatma Upanishad30 passages GnaniThe one unborn Self dwells in the heart of all; drop what is not the Self and be whole.
- Subala Upanishad88 passages GnaniFrom the origin of the worlds to the Self within the heart: whatever the mind dissolves into, that it becomes.
- Vajrasuchi Upanishad13 passages GnaniWho is truly noble? Not birth, body or learning, but the one who has realised the Self.
- Shariraka Upanishad10 passages GnaniThe body examined part by part, elements and qualities, to show the Self that stands apart from it.
- Garbha Upanishad40 passages GnaniThe making of the body from conception to birth, and the soul's vow in the womb to seek the Lord.
Minor Upanishads · Yoga 11 granths · 644 verses
- Amritabindu Upanishad10 passages GnaniThe mind alone binds or frees: a mind free of desire knows itself as the partless, peaceful Brahman.
- Tejobindu Upanishad124 passages GnaniMeditation on the radiant point of the Self in the heart: there is nothing but Brahman, and that is I.
- Shandilya Upanishad98 passages GnaniThe eight limbs of yoga, taught step by step, as a path to knowing the Self.
- Yogatattva Upanishad48 passages GnaniVishnu teaches the truth of yoga: breath, stillness, and powers that must not distract from the goal.
- Dhyanabindu Upanishad46 passages GnaniThe power of meditation on Om, and the breath's silent prayer "Hamsa": I am He.
- Hamsa Upanishad16 passages GnaniThe swan of the Self, and the inner sound that leads the meditating mind to stillness.
- Amritanada Upanishad14 passages GnaniLearn the scriptures, then set them aside: meditate on Om until only the silent Self remains.
- Varaha Upanishad119 passages GnaniThe Lord as the Boar teaches Ribhu: Brahman alone is real, and the free one sees no separation.
- Mandalabrahmana Upanishad53 passages GnaniTeaching from the Person in the sun: yoga and knowledge leading to the light within the heart.
- Nadabindu Upanishad54 passages GnaniOm as a great bird, and meditation on the inner sound until the mind dissolves in the Self.
- Yogakundali Upanishad62 passages GnaniMastering breath and mind together, awakening inner energy, and rising to stillness.
Minor Upanishads · Sannyasa & Devotion 6 granths · 261 verses
- Brahma Upanishad20 passages GnaniThe Self in the city of the body, and what makes one truly wise: knowledge as the inner flame.
- Bhikshuka Upanishad6 passages GnaniFour kinds of renunciates, and the highest who see gold and stone alike and rest in the Self.
- Naradaparivrajaka Upanishad205 passages GnaniNarada learns the life of the wandering renunciate: simple, desireless and absorbed in the Self.
- Tarasara Upanishad19 passages GnaniOm and the name of Rama as the saving word that carries the soul across.
- Narayana Upanishad6 passages GnaniAll comes from Narayana and all is Narayana; the eight-syllable mantra that leads to him.
- Kalisantarana Upanishad5 passages GnaniIn a dark age, the Lord's Name alone carries us across: the sixteen-name chant, open to all.
Acharya Granths 2 granths · 1,775 verses
- PanchadashiFifteen chapters · Swami Vidyaranya1571 verses GnaniAll fifteen chapters, 1,571 verses: discrimination of the real, the five elements, the five sheaths, the great sayings, and the bliss of Brahman.
- Vaishnava Matabja BhaskaraThe sun that opens the lotus of Vaishnava teaching · Swami Ramananda204 verses GnaniRamananda's Sanskrit answers to ten questions from his disciple Surasurananda: on reality, the Name, meditation, devotion and the devotee's life.
Vallabhacharya · Shodasha Granth 15 granths · 212 verses
- BalabodhaInstruction for the young seeker · Vallabhacharya20 verses BhaktiFirst instruction for the young seeker: the four aims of life, each weighed in its right place.
- Siddhanta MuktavaliA necklace of pearls of the doctrine · Vallabhacharya21 verses BhaktiA necklace of pearls of the doctrine — seva, loving service, as the heart of the path of grace.
- Pushti Pravaha Maryada BhedaThe three kinds of souls · Vallabhacharya25 verses BhaktiThe three kinds of souls — pushti (carried by grace), pravaha (swept along by the world) and maryada (walking the scriptural path) — and how differently each one flows.
- Siddhanta RahasyaThe secret of the doctrine · Vallabhacharya8 verses BhaktiThe secret of the doctrine: the brahma-sambandha (joining oneself to God) dedication, where everything is offered to Krishna first.
- NavaratnamNine jewels · Vallabhacharya9 verses BhaktiNine jewel verses on laying every worry down in Krishna.
- Viveka DhairyashrayaDiscernment, patience and refuge · Vallabhacharya17 verses BhaktiDiscernment, patience and refuge — the three strengths of the seeker on the path of grace.
- Antahkarana PrabodhaAn appeal to my own heart · Vallabhacharya11 verses BhaktiThe acharya speaks to his own heart — an appeal for humility from a master of the path.
- KrishnashrayaRefuge in Krishna alone · Vallabhacharya11 verses BhaktiRefuge in Krishna alone, in an age when every other refuge fails.
- ChatuhshlokiFour verses · Vallabhacharya4 verses BhaktiFour verses carrying the whole doctrine in seed.
- PanchapadyaniThe kinds of listeners · Vallabhacharya5 verses BhaktiFive verses on the kinds of listeners who hear the divine lila (divine play), and what each one takes away.
- JalabhedaThe kinds of speakers · Vallabhacharya21 verses BhaktiThe kinds of speakers of the divine word, told through the kinds of water.
- Nirodha LakshanaThe marks of absorption · Vallabhacharya20 verses BhaktiThe marks of nirodha — the heart's whole absorption in Krishna, forgetting the world in him.
- Sannyasa NirnayaThe decision on renunciation · Vallabhacharya22 verses BhaktiThe decision on renunciation: when leaving the world serves love, and when it does not.
- Seva PhalamThe fruit of seva · Vallabhacharya7 verses BhaktiThe fruit of seva: the three rewards of loving service, and the three obstacles that can block them.
- Bhakti VardhiniHow devotion grows · Vallabhacharya11 verses BhaktiHow devotion grows — from the first seed of love to its fruit, stage by stage.
Stotra
Hymns of praise and devotion, made to be sung
Krishna & Vishnu 6 granths · 393 verses
- Gopi GitaSong of the Gopis19 verses BhaktiBhagavata Purana 10.31 — all 19 verses, the gopis' song of love in separation.
- Dvadasha StotraTwelve hymns · Madhvacharya130 verses BhaktiMadhvacharya's twelve hymns to Krishna — all 130 verses across the twelve stotras.
- ShikshashtakamEight instructions · Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu8 verses BhaktiThe only eight verses written by Sri Chaitanya, on the Holy Name.
- MadhurashtakamEight verses of sweetness · Vallabhacharya8 verses BhaktiEight verses tasting the sweetness of Krishna — his lips, his words, his flute: all of him, sweet.
- Badrinath StutiHymn to Badrinath · Mahatma Shri Yogeshwarji30 verses BhaktiHymn to Nara-Narayana, sung by the poet at Badrinath.
- Gita GovindaSong of Govinda · Jayadeva198 verses BhaktiSanskrit lyric poem of love and longing for Krishna.
Rama & Hanuman 2 granths · 87 verses
- Hanuman ChalisaForty verses to Hanuman · Tulsidas43 verses BhaktiForty chaupais (four-line verses) framed by dohas (couplets) in praise of Hanuman.
- Hanuman BahukPlea to Hanuman for the arm · Tulsidas44 verses BhaktiTulsidas's 44 stanzas to Hanuman, praising his deeds and pleading for relief from pain in the arm.
Shiva 3 granths · 49 verses
- Shiva Mahimna StotramHymn on the greatness of Shiva · Pushpadanta35 verses BhaktiThe greatness of Shiva, beyond mind and speech: every path leads to him as rivers to the sea.
- Shiva StotramHymn to Shiva · Swami Vivekananda6 verses BhaktiSwami Vivekananda's hymn to Shiva — all six verses.
- Kalabhairava AshtakamEight verses to the Lord of Kashi · Adi Shankaracharya8 verses BhaktiEight verses to Kalabhairava, fierce guardian of Kashi, who frees from fear and time.
Sacred Rivers 7 granths · 64 verses
- Ganga AshtakamShankaracharya8 verses BhaktiGanga flowing from Shiva's hair: who has seen her waves cannot stay bound.
- Yamuna AshtakamShankaracharya8 verses BhaktiMay the dark river Yamuna, beloved of Krishna, wash the mind clean.
- Manikarnika StotraShankaracharya8 verses BhaktiKashi and its sacred ghat, where Shiva and Vishnu grant release from the round of birth.
- Ganga StotraShankaracharya13 verses BhaktiA prayer to Mother Ganga to take away sorrow, sin and fear.
- Narmada AshtakamShankaracharya9 verses BhaktiSalutations to the holy Narmada, who frees all beings from the burden of rebirth.
- Ganga Stotra by ValmikiValmiki9 verses BhaktiMother Ganga, whose touch lifts even the smallest creature to grace.
- YamunashtakamNine verses to Yamuna · Vallabhacharya9 verses BhaktiNine verses in praise of the river Yamuna, beloved of Krishna and bearer of his lila (divine play).
Acharyas & Saints 5 granths · 89 verses
- Bhaja GovindamWorship Govinda · Adi Shankaracharya34 verses GnaniBhaktiShankara's hymn urging the mind to turn from worldly pursuit to Govinda.
- Atma ShatakamSix verses on the Self · Adi Shankaracharya6 verses GnaniSix verses in bhujangi metre (a flowing 'serpent' metre) declaring the Self to be pure awareness and bliss, distinct from body, mind and all roles.
- DashashlokiTen verses · Nimbarkacharya10 verses GnaniBhaktiTen verses that sum up Nimbarka's Vedanta: the soul, the world, the Lord, grace and devotion.
- Sainath StutiHymn to Sainath · Mahatma Shri Yogeshwarji21 verses BhaktiThe hymn that opens Sai Sangeet, his book of songs to Sai Baba of Shirdi.
- Sharanagati GadyaProse of surrender · Ramanujacharya18 verses BhaktiRamanujacharya's prose hymn of surrender (sharanagati) at the feet of the Divine Mother and Narayana — all 18 passages.
Devi · Chandi, Purana & Epic 6 granths · 108 verses
- Chandika Stuti (Chandi, 4th Mahatmya)Devi Mahatmya24 verses BhaktiThe Goddess whose power spreads the world, the boat that carries us across fear.
- Mahadevi Stuti (Chandi, 5th Mahatmya)Devi Mahatmya30 verses BhaktiReverence to the Goddess who dwells in all beings as awareness, peace, faith and compassion.
- Ambika Stuti (Chandi, 11th Mahatmya)Devi Mahatmya33 verses BhaktiThe gods praise the Mother of the world: be gracious, protect the universe.
- Mahalakshmi Stotra by IndraPadma Purana tradition11 verses BhaktiSalutations to Mahalakshmi, giver of wisdom, success, joy and freedom.
- Durga Stotra (Mahabharata)Mahabharata5 verses BhaktiTo Durga, one with Brahman: knowledge of the Absolute and freedom for embodied souls.
- Mother of the Whole UniverseDevi Bhagavata5 verses BhaktiRefuge in the Mother of all, who creates, protects and dwells in everything.
Devi · Tantric Hymns 6 granths · 91 verses
- Bhairavi StotraTantrasara16 verses BhaktiTo the Goddess Tripura, origin of the world, whom even the great gods cannot fully know.
- Bhuvaneshvari StotraTantrasara26 verses BhaktiTo Bhuvaneshvari, Mother of the worlds, who creates, sustains and dissolves all.
- Tara AshtakamNila Tantra8 verses BhaktiRefuge in Mother Tara, goddess of speech, giver of wisdom and freedom from fear.
- Annapurna Stotra (Tantrasara)Tantrasara12 verses BhaktiSalutations to Annapurna, beloved of Shiva, who feeds every being.
- Sarasvati StotraTantrasara8 verses BhaktiA prayer to Sarasvati, goddess of learning: dwell on my tongue and keep my mind clear.
- Triputa StotramTantrasara21 verses BhaktiThe Goddess as earth, water and fire: creator, sustainer and dissolver of the three worlds.
Devi · Mother Hymns 3 granths · 31 verses
- Amba StotramHymn to the Divine Mother · Swami Vivekananda7 verses BhaktiSwami Vivekananda's hymn to Amba, the Divine Mother — all seven verses.
- Devi Aparadha Kshamapana StotramAsking the Mother’s pardon · Adi Shankaracharya12 verses BhaktiA child's plea to the Divine Mother: I have failed in every rite, yet a mother never abandons her child.
- Annapurna StotramHymn to Mother Annapurna · Adi Shankaracharya12 verses BhaktiTo Mother Annapurna, giver of food and grace: grant me the alms of knowledge and detachment.
Sutra
Short threads of teaching, meant to be pondered
Vedanta 1 granths · 555 verses
Yoga 1 granths · 195 verses
Bhakti 2 granths · 184 verses
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