Textual traditions
A library has to show where its words come from.
Choose eight source-linked reading guides, with named translations, focused passages and clear starting points; broader textual coverage remains in development.
Vedas
Begin a close reading of Ṛgveda 10.191 with a named translation, verse references, and questions about shared speech, purpose, and worship.
Upaniṣads
Read the Kaṭha Upaniṣad’s chariot passage with verse references, a named translation, and a careful distinction between text and interpretation.
Itihāsa
Explore the Mahābhārata’s eighteen books, characters and story arc, with on-page English readings on Draupadī, Karṇa, the Gītā, dharma, grief and the final journey.
Purāṇas
Understand Purāṇic topics through Bhāgavata Purāṇa 12.7, then choose a source-linked handbook guide on worship or festivals.
Gṛhya Sūtras
Read an Āśvalāyana wedding passage, distinguish textual sequence from local custom, and connect it to the handbook’s Vivāha guide.
Dharma literature
Texts dealing with conduct, social norms, law, duty and life-stage ideals.
Āgama & Tantra
Begin with the Mahānirvāṇa Tantra’s opening dialogue in an identified translation; broader Āgama coverage is pending.
Bhakti poetry & stotra
Devotional hymns, praise texts and vernacular poetry across many languages and communities.
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Bhagavad Gītā
Begin reading the Bhagavad Gītā through Arjuna’s request for instruction, then explore related passages with a named translation.
Explore →Rāmāyaṇa traditions
Explore the Rāmāyaṇa’s story, characters and seven-book map, with on-page readings on Sītā, Bharata, Hanumān, refuge and the differences between translation and retelling.
Explore →The Vedas
Begin a close reading of Ṛgveda 10.191 with a named translation, verse references, and questions about shared speech, purpose, and worship.
Explore →The Upaniṣads
Read the Kaṭha Upaniṣad’s chariot passage with verse references, a named translation, and a careful distinction between text and interpretation.
Explore →Mahābhārata
Explore the Mahābhārata’s eighteen books, characters and story arc, with on-page English readings on Draupadī, Karṇa, the Gītā, dharma, grief and the final journey.
Explore →Purāṇas
Understand Purāṇic topics through Bhāgavata Purāṇa 12.7, then choose a source-linked handbook guide on worship or festivals.
Explore →Gṛhya Sūtras
Read an Āśvalāyana wedding passage, distinguish textual sequence from local custom, and connect it to the handbook’s Vivāha guide.
Explore →Āgama & Tantra traditions
Begin a focused Tantra reading with the Mahānirvāṇa Tantra’s opening dialogue, a named translation, and questions that keep text, interpretation and practice distinct.
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