Shlokai
Sacred texts, chanted and explained.
Sit a while · listen ScrollFive classical works of Indian thought, verse by verse, in Sanskrit chant with English and Hindi narration.
Bhagavad Gītā
A dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and the warrior Arjuna on the eve of battle, set within the Mahābhārata and traditionally attributed to Vyāsa. Usually dated c. 2nd century BCE – 2nd century CE, it weaves the paths of action (karma), knowledge (jñāna) and devotion (bhakti) into one teaching: act without clinging to the fruits of action.
Śiva Sūtras
A foundational text of Kashmir Śaivism, traditionally said to have been revealed to the sage Vasugupta. Its first line, caitanyam ātmā (“the Self is consciousness”), sets the theme: in three sections it describes ways of recognising one’s identity with Śiva.
Spanda Kārikās
Attributed to Vasugupta or to his disciple Bhaṭṭa Kallaṭa, these verses gave the Spanda school of Kashmir Śaivism its name. They teach that consciousness is not static but a subtle creative pulsation (spanda), which a person can notice in ordinary experience.
Sāṃkhya Kārikā
The oldest surviving systematic text of Sāṃkhya, one of the oldest schools of Indian philosophy. It sets out two ultimate principles, consciousness (puruṣa) and matter (prakṛti), and the evolution of prakṛti into its constituent principles (tattvas). It teaches that discriminating knowledge between the two ends suffering.
Nyāya Sūtras
The root text of the Nyāya school of logic and epistemology, traditionally attributed to Akṣapāda Gautama. In five books it examines the valid means of knowledge (pramāṇas: perception, inference, comparison and testimony), the rules of debate, and the view that right knowledge leads to liberation.