The Kena Upanishad consists of four sections, the first two in verse and the other two in prose.
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The Katha or Kaathaka Upanishad of the Yajurved contains the philosophy of life in a dialogical form.
An ancient Indian Sanskrit scholar namely Yadnyavalkya is the author of Yadnyavalkya Smruti.
The Smruti, is not an independent concept, it has its origin in the Dharmashastra. Interestingly,
Manusmriti or Laws of Manu is also known as Manava-Dharmshastra. Dharmshastra actually means
The Vishnu Purana is eminently a Vaishnava treatise and considers Vishnu as the Supreme Being,
Varaha Purana belongs to Vaishnava lore and is narrated by Vishnu in the form of Varaha to Mother Earth.
Vamana Purana is the only Purana which gives a detailed and comprehensive account of the Avatars (incarnations) along
Name of the Purana itself suggests that it is closely related to Shiva.
Padma Purana is considered as the heart of Shree Vishnu. Always securing the second place in
Narada Purana is one of the Upapuranas but is nevertheless regarded as a Mahapurana
The Purana, in which Janardana in the form of tortoise, in the regions under the Earth
The Garuda Purana is mentioned in all the Puranas on account of its importance and popularity.
Both Vishnudharma and Vishnudharmottara are Upa Puranas but they are very significant and famous
Yoga Vasishta Sara is the essence of Brihat (the great) Yoga Vasishta attributed to Sage Valmiki, the author of the
CharakaSamhita dates back to 3000 years and is famously regarded as the 5thVeda of the sacred Hindu scriptures
One of the salient features of Sanskrit literature is the long tradition of lexicons.
The final goal of life that is moksha that is liberation, was made the subject of efforts to develop
Bhavabhuti’s play is a semi-imaginary description of the happenings in the life of King Ram.
Urubhangam is one of the oldest surviving play written by Bhasa in the 2nd or 3rd century, based on