Sri Shankaracharya: Writings

Devanagari text, word-for-word meanings, English translation, and notes.

Composed by Shankaracharya, these verses express the highest truths of Vedanta, so essential for man's mental and spiritual health, in simple language.  This booklet provides the Devanagari text, followed by transliteration and English translation of each verse.  Translation by Swami Nikhilananda.

To propound the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta or Non-dualism, Shankaracharya had written commentaries on 'Prasthanatraya' - the Bhagavad Gita, the twelve major Upanishads and the Brahmasutras. In this volume, the author has presented about two thousand five hundred important and memorable sentences collected from all these commentaries. The text presents each sentence in Devanagari script, followed by transliteration, and English rendering of the text by either Swami Madhavananda or Swami Gambhirananda.

Vol. 1 Stotras, Vol.2 Miscellaneous Prakaranas, Vol.3 Upasesha Rachanavali, Vol.4 Prapanchasara, Vol.5 Laghu Bhasyas, Vol.6 Bhagavad Gita Bhasya, Vol.7 Brahmasutra Bhasya, Vol.8 Commentaries on the Upanishads, Vol.9 Chandogya Upanishad Bhasya, Vol. 10 Brhadaranyaka Upanishad Bhasya. Sold only by set. Devanagari text only. Samata Books, Chennai.

Includes Sureshwaracharyas commentary, Manasollasa, and Pranava Vartika, and also Dakshinamurti Upanishad. Devanagari text, English translation, and extensive introduction and notes by the translator.

Devanagari text, English translation, and Sureswarachara's gloss.

Eight verses describing the qualities of blessedness. Devanagari text, transliteration, word-for-word meanings, English translation, and commentary.

Verses from Aparokshanubhuti of Sri Shankaracharya with a commentary by Hari Prasad Shastri. English only.

'Who are you?' 'Where do you come from?' These questions begin the dialogue between Sri Sankaracharya and a remarkable small boy, Hastamalaka, who reveals here his Self-knowledge - as clear to him as a fruit on the palm of his hand.

A short exposition on the meanings and implications of the mahavakyas (great sayings expressing the oneness of the individual soul with Brahman) with the commentary entitled Puspanjali. Devanagari texts of both original and commentary, word-for-word meanings, English translation, notes.