Image: made with AIThe scriptures of Sanatan Dharma
Scriptures
The word granth (scripture) comes from the Sanskrit root granth, "to bind". The first books were palm leaves bound together with thread. SanatanBodh, too, strings scattered knowledge on one thread.
- Bhagavad Gita: 18 chapters, 700 verses
- 6 directory lists
- 10 scriptures in the knowledge graph
The full text
Bhagavad Gita
- 18chapters
- 700verses
- 72verse pages (chapter 2)
Original Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and explanation.
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।Bhagavad Gita 2.47: read the meaningScripture lists in the directory
Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata and the six darshanas: names, order and subjects, with sources.
4 VedasVedasRig, Yajur, Sama, Atharva: what each holds, its Upaveda, Brahmanas and Upanishads
UpanishadsThe 108 Upanishads, the 10 principal ones and the Veda of each
18 MahapuranasPuranasThe 18 Mahapuranas in order, with verse counts and subjects
7 kandasRamayanaThe seven kandas of Valmiki’s Ramayana, with sargas and story
18 parvasMahabharataThe 18 parvas in order, with chapters and the story of each
6 darshanasThe six darshanasThe six orthodox schools, their founders, sutras and subjects
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Scriptures in the knowledge graph
See which deities, rishis and tirthas these scriptures connect to, in the knowledge graph.
- MahabharataAn itihasa composed by Vyasa, in 18 parvas. The Bhagavad Gita is a part of its Bhishma Parva.
- Valmiki RamayanaAn itihasa composed by the Adikavi Valmiki, in seven kandas.
- RamcharitmanasAn epic poem in Awadhi by Tulsidas, in seven kandas.
- Sundara KandaThe fifth kanda of the Ramayana: Hanuman’s journey to Lanka and the search for Sita.
- Shiva PuranaThe principal Purana of the stories, nature and worship of Shiva.
- Shvetashvatara UpanishadAn Upanishad connected with the Krishna Yajurveda, in which Rudra is described as the supreme reality.
- Durga SaptashatiThe 700 verses of chapters 81–93 of the Markandeya Purana, whose three charitras (episodes) tell the glory of the Devi. It is specially recited during Navratri.
- Bhagavata PuranaOne of the eighteen Mahapuranas, in 12 skandhas. A detailed account of the avatars of Vishnu and the lilas of Krishna.
- Ganesha PuranaAn Upapurana describing the avatars, stories and worship of Ganesha.
