The Law Of Karma Part 1
What Is Karma?
Karma means not only action, but also the result of an action. The consequence of an action is really not a separate thing. It is a part of the action, and...
Synopsis of the Seven Kandas the Ramayana by Sri Swami Sivananda
In Bala-Kanda the Incarnation of Sri Rama and his childhood life are described. Rama helps Visvamitra by guarding his sacrifice. He slays ogress Tataka and Subahu. He frees...
Origin of Valmiki Ramayana by Sri Swami Sivananda
The Ramayana of Valmiki is perhaps the most ancient and glorious epic in the world. It is known as the Adikavyam—the first poem. Ramayana exercises a great moulding power on the...
Mahabharata Series by Swami Vivekananda Part 1
The other epic about which I am going to speak to you this evening, is called the Mahâbhârata. It contains the story of a race descended from King Bharata, who was the...
Hindu Scriptures Part 6/6: Mahabharata & Bhagavad Geeta
Amonsgt the four main Itihasas, is the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is the history of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. It gives a description of the great war, the Battle of Kurukshetra,...
Hindu Scriptures Part 5: The Itihasas
In Part Five we will focus on the Itihasa category of Hindu Scriptures.
There are four books under this heading: The Valmiki-Ramayana (and now Tulsidasa Ramayana or Sri Ramacharitamanas), the Yogavasishtha, The Mahabharata and the...
Hindu Scriptures Part 4
The Puranas
In part four we will examine the Puraanas.
Puranas have five characteristics (Pancha-Lakshana) viz., history, cosmology (with various symbolical illustrations of philosophical principles), secondary creation, genealogy of kings and of Manvantaras. All the Puranas belong...
Hindu Scriptures Part 3
By Pt. Nandalall
Smritis
Parts one and two of the series ‘Hindu Scriptures’, we looked at the Sruti—the primary scriptures of Hinduism. In part three we will begin examining the Smriti—secondary scriptures.
Following Srutis are Smritis—secondary scriptures. Sruti (Vedas)...
Hindu Scriptures Part 2
By Pt. Charranlall Avishkar Nandalall
Vedas are Self-authorities
Unlike modern faiths, the scriptures of Hinduism that is Sanaatana Dharma does not have any special person as the authority of over the scriptures. The Vedas are themselves...
Hindu Scriptures Part 1
By Pt. Charranlall Avishkar Nandalall
Scriptures are essential to religion. Religions are often preserved by their scriptures. Bhagavad Geeta says, “One, who acts under the influence of his or her desires, disobeying scriptural injunctions, neither...
