Hindu scriptures
Ramayana, Mahabharata, the Gita, the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and sutras — named, briefly introduced, and joined to a public reader so you do not have to hunt for a trustworthy link. Divine Dhun does not host the texts; editions differ, and this is a doorway, not religious authority.
Itihasa & Gita
वाल्मीकि रामायणम्
Valmiki Ramayana
The Sanskrit epic of Rama, Sita and the search that follows her abduction.
Open the textItihasa & Gitaरामचरितमानस
Ramcharitmanas
Tulsidas’s Awadhi telling of Rama’s story, widely read and sung in North India.
Open the textItihasa & Gitaमहाभारतम्
Mahabharata
The Sanskrit epic of the Kuru war, the Pandavas and the questions that surround dharma.
Open the textItihasa & Gitaभगवद्गीता
Bhagavad Gita
Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna on the battlefield, read as a complete teaching in its own right.
Open the textItihasa & Gitaयोगवासिष्ठः
Yoga Vasistha
A long teaching from sage Vasistha to Rama on mind, illusion and liberation.
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ऋग्वेदः
Rigveda
The oldest of the four Vedas: hymns to Agni, Indra, Soma and many other deities.
Open the textVedasयजुर्वेदः
Yajurveda
The Veda of sacrificial formulas, in Shukla and Krishna recensions.
Open the textVedasसामवेदः
Samaveda
The Veda of chant: Rigvedic verses set for melodic recitation.
Open the textVedasअथर्ववेदः
Atharvaveda
Hymns of healing, household rite and protection, beside the other three Vedas.
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मुख्य उपनिषदः
Principal Upanishads
The early Upanishads that later Vedānta schools keep returning to.
Open the textUpanishadsईशावास्योपनिषद्
Isha Upanishad
A short Upanishad on living in a world already filled by the Lord.
Open the textUpanishadsकठोपनिषद्
Katha Upanishad
Nachiketa’s questions to Yama on death, the self and what does not die.
Open the textUpanishadsमाण्डूक्योपनिषद्
Mandukya Upanishad
Twelve mantras on Om and the four states of the self.
Open the textUpanishadsछान्दोग्योपनिषद्
Chandogya Upanishad
A long Upanishad of the Samaveda, including the teaching “tat tvam asi”.
Open the textUpanishadsबृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
A large Upanishad of the Yajurveda, with Yajnavalkya’s debates on the self.
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श्रीमद्भागवतम्
Bhagavata Purana
The Purana of Vishnu-Krishna’s descents, including the childhood of Krishna.
Open the textPuranasविष्णुपुराणम्
Vishnu Purana
A Purana of Vishnu’s cosmology, genealogies and avatars.
Open the textPuranasशिवपुराणम्
Shiva Purana
A Purana of Shiva, Parvati, their family and Shaiva observance.
Open the textPuranasमार्कण्डेयपुराणम्
Markandeya Purana
The Purana that contains the Devī Māhātmya, the core text of Durga’s story.
Open the textPuranasदेवीभागवतपुराणम्
Devi Bhagavata Purana
A Purana that places the Goddess at the centre of the cosmic story.
Open the textPuranasस्कन्दपुराणम्
Skanda Purana
The largest Purana, named for Skanda (Kartikeya), rich in place-lore and pilgrimage.
Open the textPuranasपद्मपुराणम्
Padma Purana
A large Vaishnava Purana named for the lotus, with geography, vows and Vishnu lore.
Open the textPuranasअग्निपुराणम्
Agni Purana
A Purana framed as Agni’s teaching: cosmos, kingship, iconography and more.
Open the textPuranasलिङ्गपुराणम्
Linga Purana
A Shaiva Purana on the liṅga, creation and the worship of Shiva.
Open the textPuranasब्रह्मपुराणम्
Brahma Purana
A Purana of origins, holy places and mixed Vaishnava–Shaiva lore.
Open the textPuranasनारदपुराणम्
Narada Purana
A Purana associated with the sage Narada, mixing cosmology, vows and bhakti.
Open the textPuranasब्रह्माण्डपुराणम्
Brahmanda Purana
The Purana of the cosmic egg, including the Lalitopakhyana in some recensions.
Open the textPuranasगरुडपुराणम्
Garuda Purana
A Purana spoken to Garuda, known in popular memory for its chapters on death and the afterlife.
Open the textSutras
पातञ्जलयोगसूत्राणि
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Patanjali’s compact aphorisms on stilling the movements of the mind.
Open the textSutrasब्रह्मसूत्राणि
Brahma Sutras
Bādarāyaṇa’s aphorisms that organise Upanishadic teaching for Vedānta.
Open the textSutrasनारदभक्तिसूत्राणि
Narada Bhakti Sutra
Short aphorisms on devotion, traditionally voiced by Narada.
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