Vedantic Scriptures

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

Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms in modern translation with the commentary of Swami Prabhavananda. English only. see: Patanjali Yoga Sutras.

A highly revered Sanskrit treatise written sometime in the 13th century dealing with understanding and explaining the state of being 'spiritually free while living.'

A highly revered Sanskrit treatise written sometime in the 13th century dealing with understanding and explaining the state of being 'spiritually free while living.' The book is translated into English from the Kannada original work by Swami Harshananda, a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order and notably erudite scholar.

A systematic exposition of Advaita metaphysics. English translation.

A small, popular treatise of the Purva Mimamsa school of philosophy. Devanagari text, English translation, and notes.

A classic Hindu text on the path of love based on lectures given by Swami Prabhavananda in 1961. English only.

The classic manual on divine love as a means to God-realization. Devanagari text, English translation and commentary by the translator drawn from classes given in Japan.

Devanagari text, word-for-word meanings, English translation, and extensive commentary by the translator.

The Yoga Vasistha is a popular Advaitic text, which explains the precepts of Advaita philosophy in the form of a dialogue between Sri Rama and his preceptor Sage Vasistha. Years later, an anonymous learned scholar wrote a smaller treatise named Yoga Vasistha Sarah with 223 verses that contains only the essential philosophical conclusions of the original text.