Bhāgavata Purāṇa is one of Hinduism’s eighteen great Puranas (Mahapuranas, great histories). Composed in Sanskrit and available in almost all Indian languages, it promotes bhakti (devotion) to Krishna integrating themes from the Advaita (monism) philosophy of Adi Shankara. Download Bhagwat Puran pdf Here
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Yajurveda consists of prose mantras. It is a compilation of ritual offering formulas that were said by a priest while an individual performed ritual actions such as those before the yajna fire.The earliest and most ancient layer of Yajurveda samhita includes about 1,875 verses, that are distinct yet borrow and build ...
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SamaVeda Samhita consists of 1549 stanzas, taken almost entirely (except for 75 mantras) from the Rigveda.The Samaveda samhita has two major parts. The first part includes four melody collections (gāna, गान) and the second part three verse “books” (ārcika, आर्चिक).A melody in the song books corresponds to a verse in the ...
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The Rigveda is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is one of the four canonical sacred texts (śruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas. The text is a collection of 1,028 hymns and 10,600 verses, organized into ten books (Mandalas).A good deal of the language is still obscure ...
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Shri Krishna Chalisa is in Hindi. It is a praise of God ShriKrishna. It describes how god had helped his devotees. He killed Kansa who was very cruel demon. God is son of Vasudev-Devaki but he is known as Yasuda-Nand sut. He used to take cows for feeding in the ...
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Goddess Laxmi or Lakshmi means Good Luck to Hindus. She is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual. Laxmi Chalisa is a forty verse prayer dedicated to the Goddess MahaLaxmi. Verses are usually dedicated to praise the goddess. Sri Laxmi-Chalisa-pdf
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Shri Gajendra Moksha is a Puranic legend from the 8th Skandha of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, one of the most sacred books in Hinduism. It is one of the famous exploits of the god Vishnu. In this episode, Vishnu came down to earth to protect Gajendra, the elephant, from the clutches ...
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Shiv Chalisa is a devotional song dedicated to Hindu deity, Lord Shiva. Adapted from the Shiva Purana, it consists of 40 (Chalis) chaupais (verses) and recited daily or on special festivals like Maha Shivaratri by Shivaites ,and worshippers of Shiva.Shiva is a major Hindu deity and the Destroyer or transformer of the Trimurti. ...
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Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and learning. She is a part of the trinity (Tridevi) of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati. All the three forms help the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva to create, maintain and regenerate-recycle the Universe respectively.The earliest known mention of Saraswati ...
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Santoshi Mata is a relatively new goddess in the Hindu pantheon. She is venerated as “the Mother of Satisfaction”, the meaning of her name. Santoshi Mata is particularly worshipped by women of North India and Nepal. A vrata(ritual fast) called the Santoshi Maa vrata performed by women on 16 consecutive Fridays wins ...
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