Tuesday 12 October, 2010

Vedas, Puranas, Holy Scriptures of India for those who love to read

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This section will contain the listing and *actual files* of all major, authoritative Dharmic (“Hindu”) Scriptures in Sanskrit with English translation in 3 formats: 
1) Online (in HTML) 
2) Downloadable (as PDF files) 
3) Purchasable in hardcopy (from this and/or other websites) The goal is to gather up and organize all Dharmic Scriptures and Literature in order to create a ‘certified’ Dharmic Encyclopedia that should then be available in hard copy at every major Hindu Temple around the world. 
Dharmic Scriptures List: 


1) Vedas (Complete 20,500 Mantras and Excerpts) 

'The Vedas' (All 4 in one doc):
Click on the icon to download (1.55MB):   All 4 Vedas in ONE document
When unzipped, this is 6.4MB and roughly 950 pages. This is an indexed MS Word document containing the English text of all 4 Vedas. It is based on the old British translations done over 100 years ago and is thus inaccurate and incomplete. The Dharmic Scriptures team (with the help of many others) will be adding to this document over the coming months and years to build it up to the point where it is the most complete book of the Vedas in the world. In this process, where possible, we will also obtain the help of qualified Sanskritists to retranslate verses in a more technically correct manner (i.e., within the Indic/Dharmic traditions).
Vedas Exerpts:
Click on the icon to download (55 KB):   Selections from the Vedas
Vedic Samhitas & Brahmanas Introduction:
Click on the icon to download (145 KB):   Vedic Samhitas and Brahmanas

2) Brahmanas (23+)
1. Aitareya Brahmana.pdf
2. Chhandogya Mantra Brahmana.pdf
3. Devatadhyaya_brahmana.pdf
4. Gopatha Brahmana.pdf (Incomplete)
5. Jaiminiya Arsheya Brahmana.pdf
6. Jaiminiya Brahmana.pdf
7. Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana.pdf
8. Kanviyam Shatapatha Brahmana.pdf
9. Kathaka Brahmana.pdf
10. Kausitaki-Brahmana.htm
11. Kauthuma Arsheya Brahmana.pdf
12. samavidhana Brahmana.pdf
13. Samhitopanishad Brahmana.pdf
14. Satapatha Brahmana - Madhyandina.doc (Romanized)
15. Satapatha Brahmana – Madhyandina (Devanagari and accented)
16. Shadvimsha Brahmana.pdf
17. Shankhayana Brahmana.pdf
18. Taittiriya Brahmana.pdf
19. Taittiriya Chardi Brahmana
20. Tandya Brahmana.pdf
21. Vadhula Anvaakhyaana Brahmana
22. Vamsa brahmana.pdf
23. Fragments of Lost Brahmanas
3) Aranyakas (7)
1. Aitareya_aranyaka.pdf
2. KathakaAranyaka.pdf
3. Maitrayaniya Aranyaka.pdf
4. Sankhayana Aranyaka.pdf
5. Taittiriya Aranyaka.pdf in Andhra version
6. Taittiriya Aranyaka in Dravida Version
7. Talavakara Aranyaka aka JUB.pdf (with English translation)
4) Upanishads (210+)
1. Aachamana Upanishad
2. Aatmabodha Upanishad
3. Adhyatma Upanishad
4. Advaita Upanishad
5. Advayataaraka Upanishad
6. Aitareya Upanishad
7. Akshamalika Upanishad
8. Akshi Upanishad
9. Allopanishad
10. Amritanada Upanishad
11. Amrtabindu Upanishad
12. Annapurna Upanishad
13. Aranya Upanishad
14. Aruni Upanishad
15. Aruneya Upanishad
16. Arsheya Upanishad
17. Asrama Upanishad
18. Atharvana Mahanarayana Upanishad
19. Atharvashikha Upanishad
20. Atharvashira Upanishad
21. Atharvashirsha Upanishad
22. Atma Upanishad
23. Atmabodha Upanishad
24. Atmapuja Upanishad
25. Avadhuta Upanishad
26. Avyakta Upanishad
27. Baashkalamantra Upanishad
28. Bahvrcha Upanishad
29. Batuka Upanishad
30. Bhaavanaa Upanishad
31. Bhasmajaabaala Upanishad
32. Bhikshuka Upanishad
33. Bilva Upanishad
34. Brahmabindu Upanishad
35. Brahma Upanishad
36. Brahmajijnasa Upanishad
37. Brahmavidya Upanishad
38. Brhadaranyaka Upanishad - Both versions
39. Brhajjaabaala Upanishad
40. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Accented
41. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
42. Chakra Upanishad
43. Chakshu Upanishad
44. Chaturveda Upanishad
45. Chiti Upanishad
46. Chhagaleya Upanishad
47. Chhandogya Upanishad  Chhandogya Upanishad in English
48. Combined Editions of Upanishadic Texts
49. Dakshinaamurti Upanishad
50. Darsana Upanishad
51. Dasasloki Upanishad
52. Dattaatreya Upanishad - 2
53. Dattaatreya Upanishad
54. Dattatreya Uttaratapaniya Upanishad
55. Devi Upanishad
56. Dhyanabindu Upanishad
57. Dvaya Upanishad
58. Ekakshara Upanishad
59. Ganapati Upanishad
60. Ganapati Upanishad with translation
61. Garbha Upanishad  Garbha Upshd(English)  Garbha Upshd(Kak)
62. Garuda Upanishad
63. Gayatri Upanishad
64. Gayatri Rahashya Upanishad
65. Gopalatapini Upanishad
66. Gopichandana Upanishad
67. Goraksha Upanishad - Hindi
68. Guhyakali Upanishad
69. Guhyashodhaanyaasa Upanishad
70. Hamsa Upanishad
71. Hayagriva Upanishad
72. Heramba Upanishad
73. Isavasya Upanishad
74. Jaabaaladarshana Upanishad
75. Jaabaali Upanishad
76. Jabala Upanishad
77. Kaalaagni Upanishad
78. Kaalikaa Upanishad
79. Kaalimedhaadikshita Upanishad
80. Kaamakala Upanishad
81. Kaamaraajakiilitoddhaara Upanishad
82. Kaivalya Upanishad
83. Kalisantarana Upanishad
84. Katharudra Upanishad
85. Kathasruti Upanishad
86. Kanthasruti Upanishad
87. Katha Upanishad
88. Kathasikha Upanishad
89. Kathaka Siksha Upanishad
90. Katyayana Upanishad
91. Kaula Upanishad - English translation
92. Kaula Upanishad
93. Kaushitaki Upanishad
94. Kausitaki Samhita Upanishad
95. Kena Upanishad
96. Krishna Upanishad
97. Krishna Uttaratapani Upanishad
98. Kshurika Upanishad
99. Kundika Upanishad
100. Laangula Upanishad
101. Laghujaabaala Upanishad
102. Linga Upanishad
103. List of Upanishads
104. Mandukya Upanishad
105. Maandukya Kaarikaa
106. Mahaa Upanishad
107. Mahaachakraavarana Upanishad
108. Mahanarayana Upanishad - Commentary
109. Mahanarayana Upanishad - Yajurvediya
110. Mahavakya Upanishad
111. Mahavakya Vivarana Upanishad
112. Maitrayaniya Upanishad
113. Maitreyi Upanishad
114. Major Upanishad Texts - Tokunaga's Version
115. Mandalabraahmana Upanishad
116. Mandukya Upanishad
117. Mantra Upanishad
118. Mantrika (Chulika) Upanishad
119. Mathaamnaaya Upanishad
120. Mrtyulaangala Upanishad
121. Mudgala Upanishad
122. Muktikaa Upanishad
123. Mundaka Upanishad
124. Naadabindu Upanishad
125. Naaradparivraajaka Upanishad
126. Naaraayana Upanishad
127. Nilarudra Upanishad
128. Niraalamba Upanishad
129. Nirukta Upanishad
130. Nirvana Upanishad
131. Nrsimhatapaniya Upanishad
132. Paaraayana Upanishad
133. Paingala Upanishad
134. Panchabrahma Upanishad
135. Parabrahma Upanishad
136. Parivrajaka Upanishad
137. Paramahamsa Parivraajaka Upanishad
138. Paramahamsa Upanishad
139. Parama Upanishad
140. Pasupata Upanishad
141. Pitambara Upanishad
142. Pinda Upanishad
143. Pranagnihotra Upanishad
144. Pranava Upanishad
145. Prashna Upanishad
146. Rama Upanishad
147. Raamakrishna Paramahamsa Upanishad
148. Ramarahasya Upanishad
149. Ramatapini Upanishad
150. Rudra Upanishad
151. Rudraaksha Upanishad of Katyayana Sakha
152. Rudraakshajabala Upanishad
153. Rudrahrdaya Upanishad
154. Sadaananda Upanishad
155. Samnyasa Upanishad
156. Sarasvatirahashya Upanishad
157. Sarvasaara Upanishad
158. Sarasvati Rahasya Upanishad
159. Saubhaagyalakshmi Upanishad
160. Saunaka Upanishad
161. Savitri Upanishad
162. Shaaktaayana Upanishad
163. Shaariiraka Upanishad
164. Shandilya Upanishad
165. Sharabha Upanishad
166. Shatachakra Upanishad
167. Shatyayani Upanishad
168. Shrikrishna Purushottama Siddhanta Upanishad
169. Shiva Upanishad
170. Shodha Upanishad
171. Shrividyaamnaaya Upanishad
172. Shrividyaataaraka Upanishad
173. Shukarahasya Upanishad
174. Shyama Upanishad
175. Siddhanta Upanishad
176. Siddhanta Saara Upanishad
177. Siddhanta Shikha Upanishad
178. Sita Upanishad
179. Skanda Upanishad
180. Subaala Upanishad
181. Sumukhi Upanishad
182. Surya Upanishad
183. Suvarnadharma Upanishad
184. Svasamvedya Upanishad
185. Svetaamrttika Upanishad
186. Svetasvatara Upanishad
187. Taaraasaara Upanishad
188. Taittiriya Upanishad - Accented
189. Taittiriya Upanishad
190. Tejabindu Upanishad
191. Tejobindu Upanishad
192. Tripadvibhuti Mayanarayana Upanishad
193. Trishikhibraahmana Upanishad
194. Tripuraasundari Upanishad
195. Tripuraataapini Upanishad
196. Tulasi Upanishad
197. Turiyaa Upanishad
198. Turiyaatiita Upanishad
199. Urdhvapundra Upanishad
200. Vajra-Suchika Upanishad Vajrasuchikaa Upanishad
201. Vanadurga Upanishad
202. Varaaha Upanishad
203. Vastusutra Upanishad
204. Vasudeva Upanishad
205. Vishraama Upanishad
206. Vrddhajaabaala Upanishad
207. Yaajnavalkya Upanishad
208. Yajnopavita Upanishad
209. Yogachudaamani Upanishad
210. Yogakundali Upanishad
211. Yogaraja Upanishad
212. Yogasikha Upanishad
213. Yogatattva Upanishad





5) PURANAS (Approx. 300 - in many categories): 

The Puranas in English

Maha-Puranas (18) [click links below to download]
Brahma Puranas:
1. Brahma Purana
2. Bhavishya
3. Agni Purana
4. Brahma Vaivarta
5. Brahmanda
6. Padma Purana

Vaishnava Puranas:
1. Vishnu Purana
2. Narada (Naradiya)
3. Vamana
4. Matsya
5. Garuda (Suparna)
6. Srimad Bhagavata

Shaiva Puranas:
1. Shiva
2. Linga
3. Kurma Purana
4. Markandeya Purana
5. Skanda Purana
6. Varaha


Upa-Puranas/Aupa-Puranas [sub-ordinate Puranas] (nearly 200 total; 18 main and 180 additional)
18 Main Upa-Puranas:
1. Adi (Aditya) Purana
2. Bhargava Purana
3. Brihannaradiya (Brihan-Narada) Purana
4. Devi (Devi Bhagavata) Purana
5. Durvasa (Daurvasasa) Purana
6. Kalika Purana
7. Kapila Purana
8. Maheshvara Purana
9. Nandikeshvara Purana
10. Narasimha (Nrisinha) Purana
11. Parashara Purana
12. Siva-Dharma Purana
13. Shvamba Purana
14. Surya Purana
15. Ushanah (Usanas) Purana
16. Varuna Purana
17. Vashishta Purana
18. Vayu Purana

180 Additional Upa-Puranas:
1. Asamavya Purana
2. Aunasa (Ausanas) Purana
3. Basava Purana
4. Bhanda Purana
5. Brihaddharma Purana
6. Ganesh Purana
7. Hamsa Purana
8. Harivamsha Purana
9. Kalki Purana
10. Magha Purana
11. Mahabhagavata Purana
12. Manava (Manu) Purana
13. Marica Purana
14. Medasani-vari Purana (??)
15. Mudgala Purana
16. Nandi Purana
17. Nilamata Purana
18. Peria (Periya) Purana
19. Samba Purana
20. Sanatkumara Purana
21. Saura Purana
22. Siva Purana
23. Siva Rahasya Purana
24. Sthala Puranas
25. Swayambhuv Purana
26. Tula Purana
27. Vaisakha Purana
28. Vashishtha Lainga’s Mahesvara
29. Vinayaka Purana
30. Vishnu-Dharma Purana
31. …..TBD….
180. Total list of these and availability??


OTHER PURANAS: 

(There are many other narratives that go by the name of Purana. Most are written in vernaculars and usually are concerned with mythical and historical narrations. These texts, such as the Padma Purana of Bengal and Assam (narrating the story of the goddess Manasa), are vast in number and scattered all over the Indian subcontinent.)
Kula Puranas (how many of these exist and are available?)

Jaina Puranas (how many of these exist and are available?)

Bauddha Puranas (how many of these exist and are available?)
Buddhist Mahayana Sutras seem to have some characteristics of Puranas.

Sthala Puranas (how many of these exist and are available?)
1. Kaumarika Khanda
2. Kausiki Mahatmaya (aka Visvamitramahatmaya)
3. Kuberaka Purana
4. Malla Purana
5. Narmada Mahatmaya
6. Prabhasa Khanda
7. Sabaramati Purana (Sabarmati Mahatmaya)
8. Sarasvati Purana

Jati Puranas (how many of these exist and are available?)
1. Kotyaka Purana (Kotyakamahatmaya)
2. Limbaja Purana
3. Malla Purana




6) Agamas 
     1.Pancharatra Agama
     2.Vaikhanasa Agama
     3.Shaakta Agama
     4.Shaiva Agama + Shaiva Siddhanta
     5.Pashupata Agama
     6.Saura Agama
     7.Gaanapatya Agama
     8.Lingayyat Agama


7) Vedangas 
8) Upavedas 
9) Epics (2 official – Ramayana, Mahabharat; 1 unofficial – Dasharajnya) 
10) Sermons (3 official – Bhagavad Gita, Sri Ram Gita, Astavakra Gita) (see http://www.hindubooks.org/scriptures/) 
11) Life Story (1 official – Srimad Bhagavatam) 
12) Yogas (5 official; 2 unofficial) 
13) Dharmashastra (1 official) 
14) Brahmasutra (1 official – TBD version; containing all 555 Sutras) 
15) Panchadasi (1 official – TBD version; contains all 15 Chapters about Vedanta) 
16) Manisha Panchakam (1 official – TBD version; about Advaita Vedanta) 
17) Grihyasutra (1 official [guide to Samskaras] – Angirasa Muni Version) 
18) Satyanarayana Vrata Katha (2 official – Angirasa Muni version and my Agrawal Recension version [TBD]) 
19) 21 Commandments of Sanatana Dharma (1 official version taken from Taittriyo-Upanishad and elaborated upon – my version [TBD]). 
20) Tiru Kural 
21) Pancharatra (Samhitas…) 
(see: http://www.indiadivine.com/vedic-hindu-scriptures.htm)




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