Pothi

The English library, laid out as one manuscript

350 pages

English Library

Vipashchit: Four Directions 5398 words
Dasura: The Ascetic in the Tree 1936 words
Indra and Ahalya 3901 words
Suraghu: The Kirata King 3581 words
Kaca and Sanjivani 626 words
The Hunter and the Deer 761 words
Hemachuda and Hemalekha: The Love That Became a Guru 6331 words
Dama, Vyala, Kata 4831 words
The Stone World: A Universe Within the Rock 2941 words
The Mandukya Upanishad 5528 words
The Isha Upanishad 4822 words
Chintamani 793 words
The Aitareya Upanishad 3789 words
The Three Unreal Princes 703 words
The Prashna Upanishad 4816 words
The Foolish Elephant 680 words
The Mundaka Upanishad 5671 words
Manki’s Despair 2907 words
The Taittiriya Upanishad 3774 words
Shuka’s Liberation: Vyasa’s Son, Janaka’s Test 3408 words
Viduratha’s Dream 4137 words
Stories of the Bhagavatam 2688 words
The Hundred Rudras 4437 words
The Cosmos in a Bilva Fruit 623 words
Bhagavatam · The Liberation of Gajendra 1812 words
Hetuka’s City of Magic 3824 words
Bhagavatam · Sudama’s Journey 2167 words
Kundadanta’s Hundred Questions 2471 words
Bhagavatam · The Tapas of Dhruva 2316 words
Sikhidhvaja’s Solitary Journey 2870 words
Bhagavatam · Damodara, the Lord Who Let Himself Be Bound 1471 words
King Vasudeva: Beholding the Void 4170 words
Bhagavatam · Kunti’s Prayer 1448 words
Punyamita: The Loss That Was His Teacher 3490 words
Bhagavatam · The Lifting of Govardhana 2713 words
A Single Half-Verse 608 words
Bhagavatam · Prahlada’s Rebellion 3400 words
The Seven Aerial Sages 3065 words
Bhagavatam · The Narasimha Avatar 1954 words
Bhagavatam · The Birth of Krishna 1904 words
Bhagavatam · Putana 1640 words
The Avadhuta Gita 931 words
Bhagavatam · Bhishma’s Final Teaching 1732 words
Bhagavatam · The Rama Katha of the Bhagavatam 1544 words
Bhagavatam · Vamana and Bali 2040 words
Bhagavatam · Kaliya 2452 words
Bhagavatam · The Rasa Lila 1347 words
Bhagavatam · The Gopi Geet 1904 words
Bhagavatam · The Churning of the Ocean 1749 words
Bhagavatam · The Deliverance of Ajamila 1680 words
Bhagavatam · Kardama and Devahuti 2605 words
Bhagavatam · Kapila’s Samkhya 1398 words
Bhagavatam · The Previous Birth of Narada 1601 words
The Brahma Sutra 1031 words
Bhagavatam · The Discontent of Vyasa 2545 words
The Mahabharata 911 words
Bhagavatam · Parikshit and Kali 1856 words
Bhagavatam · Ashvatthama 1985 words
Bhagavatam · The Deliverance of Yamalarjuna 1483 words
The Brahma Sutra · Book 1: Convergence 5514 words
Bhagavatam · The Bewilderment of Brahma 2183 words
Bhagavatam · Akrura’s Darshan 1905 words
Bhagavatam · The Slaying of Kamsa 2140 words
Bhagavatam · The Abduction of Rukmini 2515 words
The Brahma Sutra · Book 2: Non-Contradiction 5469 words
Bhagavatam · The Varaha Avatar 1440 words
Bhagavatam · The Battle of Hiranyaksha 1665 words
Bhagavatam · The Matsya Avatar 1653 words
Bhagavatam · The Mohini Avatar 1597 words
The Kena Upanishad 3914 words
Bhagavatam · Shiva and Mohini 1627 words
The Katha Upanishad 6165 words
Bhagavatam · Daksha and Sati 3196 words
The Brahma Sutra · Book 3: Sadhana 4049 words
Bhagavatam · King Vena and Prithu 1950 words
Bhagavatam · The Curse of Jaya and Vijaya 1718 words
Bhagavatam · The Allegory of Puranjana 2013 words
The Brahma Sutra · Book 4: The Fruit 3283 words
Bhagavatam · The Prachetas 1607 words
Bhagavatam · The Renunciation of Rishabhadeva 2147 words
Bhagavatam · Bharata and the Deer 1852 words
Bhagavatam · Rahugana and Jadabharata 1736 words
Bhagavatam · Vritrasura, the Demon Devotee 1269 words
Bhagavatam · Prahlada’s Lessons in the Womb 1768 words
Bhagavatam · Prahlada’s Prayer 1958 words
Bhagavatam · Ambarisha and Durvasa 2122 words
Bhagavatam · Parashurama 1826 words
Bhagavatam · Yayati’s Old Age 2141 words
Bhagavatam · Rantideva’s Compassion 1532 words
Bhagavatam · Saubhari the Sage 1494 words
Bhagavatam · Ila and Sudyumna 1546 words
Bhagavatam · The Syamantaka Jewel 1922 words
Bhagavatam · The Long Sleep of Muchukunda 2687 words
Bhagavatam · The Slaying of Narakasura 1922 words
Bhagavatam · Banasura and Aniruddha 2946 words
Bhagavatam · Bhrigu’s Test and the Return of the Brahmin’s Sons 2395 words
Bhagavatam · The Avadhuta’s Twenty-Four Gurus 2412 words
Bhagavatam · The Uddhava Gita 2336 words
Bhagavatam · The End of the Yadava Line 1863 words
Bhagavatam · Markandeya’s Vision of the Deluge 2152 words
The Lalita Sahasranama 1041 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 1: The Divine Mission and the Divine Form 1822 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 2: The Mantra-Body and the Ascent of Kundalini 1098 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 3: Majesty and the Three States 1135 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 4: The Slaying of Bhandasura 2018 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 5: Shri Vidya and the Names of the Tattvas 1365 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 6: The Form That Pervades the Cosmos 1519 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 7: The Bond with the Seeker 1520 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 8: Consonance with the Vedanta Vision 1431 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 9: Beyond the Gunas, the Formless Nature 1196 words
The Lalita Sahasranama · Part 10: The Final Hundred Names 1239 words
The Ganesha Atharvashirsha 2415 words
Bhaja Govindam 2348 words
The Chandogya Upanishad 8033 words
The Valmiki Ramayana 768 words
The Saundarya Lahari 747 words
The Saundarya Lahari · The Ananda Lahari 4043 words
The Shiva Mahimna Stotra 4551 words
The Saundarya Lahari · The Description of Her Beauty 4572 words
The Mahavakyas 2052 words
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 10181 words
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 800 words
The Ashtavakra Gita 1822 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 1: The Witness 1810 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 2: Wonder 1783 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 3: The Non-dual Self 1084 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 4: Everywhere 669 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 5: Dissolution 711 words
The Yoga Sutras · Pada 1: Samadhi 3907 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 6: Consciousness 675 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 7: Peace 757 words
The Yoga Sutras · Pada 2: Sadhana 4354 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 8: Liberation 686 words
The Yoga Sutras · Pada 3: Vibhuti 2344 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 9: Detachment 1058 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 10: Dispassion 719 words
The Yoga Sutras · Pada 4: Kaivalya 3194 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 11: Form of Consciousness 708 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 12: Innate Nature 658 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 13: At Ease 939 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 14: Peaceful 574 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 15: Knowledge of Truth 1137 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 16: Resting in the Self 1491 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 17: The Nature of Truth 1215 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 18: Liberation in Life 3803 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 19: Rest in the Self 759 words
The Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 20: Beyond Aloneness 950 words
The Rama Gita 924 words
The Rama Gita · Part 1: The Question and the Beginning 1107 words
Read in English 538 words
The Rama Gita · Part 2: Knowledge Versus Karma 861 words
The Hanuman Chalisa: A Deeper Dive 2795 words
The Rama Gita · Part 3: Discerning the Five Sheaths 1057 words
The Rama Gita · Part 4: The Nondual Nature 950 words
The Rama Gita · Part 5: The Play of Illusion 702 words
About this site 801 words
The Rama Gita · Part 6: The Path of Sadhana 945 words
Reading guides 734 words
The Rama Gita · Part 7: The State of the Liberated 824 words
If you have 30 minutes, start here 787 words
The Rama Gita · Part 8: The Close 684 words
Karma Yoga for decision-makers 746 words
The Narada Bhakti Sutra 843 words
Japji Sahib in 12 stanzas 1786 words
The Narada Bhakti Sutra · Part 1: The Nature of Bhakti 921 words
The Narada Bhakti Sutra · Part 2: The Glory of Devotion 1120 words
The Narada Bhakti Sutra · Part 3: The Means 906 words
Yaksha Prashna · Vana Parva 2376 words
The Narada Bhakti Sutra · Part 4: Forms of Love 1038 words
Vidura Niti · Udyoga Parva 1615 words
The Narada Bhakti Sutra · Part 5: The Company of Devotees, and the Close 1122 words
Anugita · Ashvamedha Parva 1020 words
The Vibhishana Gita 750 words
The Harivamsha 159 words
The Vibhishana Gita · Part 1: The Chariotless Raghuvira and Vibhishana’s Doubt 618 words
The Vibhishana Gita · Part 2: The Wheels of the Dharma-Chariot: Valor and Fortitude 398 words
The Vibhishana Gita · Part 3: The Four Horses and the Charioteer of Devotion 527 words
The Vibhishana Gita · Part 4: The Inner Weapons and the Impenetrable Armor 549 words
The Vibhishana Gita · Part 5: The Chariot of Dharma and Victory Over the World 463 words
The Vibhishana Gita · Part 6: Vibhishana’s Surrender, the Heart of the Teaching 632 words
The Upanishads 464 words
The Harivamsha · The First Silence, and the First Sound 691 words
The Harivamsha · The King the Earth Fled 642 words
The Harivamsha · The Woman Who Could Not Bear the Sun 583 words
The Vivekachudamani 1250 words
The Harivamsha · The Jewel That Led Krishna to a Bear’s Cave 785 words
Vivekachudamani · The Rare Human Birth 1972 words
The Harivamsha · The Earth’s Cry 610 words
Vivekachudamani · The Fourfold Preparation 2219 words
The Harivamsha · The Birth of Krishna 927 words
Vivekachudamani · Refuge in the Guru 4536 words
The Harivamsha · The Slaying of Putana 622 words
Vivekachudamani · The Refutation of the Not-Self 5771 words
The Harivamsha · Trinavarta and the Cart 561 words
Vivekachudamani · The Nature of the Self 2495 words
The Harivamsha · The Twin Arjuna Trees 598 words
The Stories of Vasistha 1179 words
Vivekachudamani · The Five Sheaths, Part 1 4177 words
The Harivamsha · The Taming of Kaliya 661 words
Vivekachudamani · The Five Sheaths, Part 2 3990 words
The Harivamsha · Dhenuka and Pralamba 634 words
Vivekachudamani · The Witness and Brahman 4301 words
The Harivamsha · Lifting Govardhana 681 words
Vivekachudamani · You Are That 3597 words
The Harivamsha · Akrura and the Road to Mathura 639 words
Vivekachudamani · The Wearing Away of Vasana 2805 words
The Harivamsha · The Slaying of Kansa 717 words
Vivekachudamani · The Ego and Heedlessness 2979 words
The Harivamsha · Jarasandha and the Founding of Dwarka 582 words
Vivekachudamani · Part 12: Samadhi, the Heart’s Knot Comes Undone 3043 words
The Harivamsha · The Carrying-Away of Rukmini 628 words
Vivekachudamani · Yoga, Dispassion, and Where Is Difference 3240 words
The Harivamsha · The Slaying of Narakasura 615 words
Anand Sahib 5990 words
Vivekachudamani · Recognizing the Jivanmukta 2538 words
The Harivamsha · The Parijata Tree 532 words
Vivekachudamani · The three karmas and the one without a second 2498 words
The Harivamsha · The War with Bana 669 words
Salok Mahalla 9 3225 words
Vivekachudamani · The Guru’s Final Words, the Disciple’s Awakening 1434 words
The Harivamsha · The Ages to Come 486 words
Lila and Padma: A King’s Death, a Queen’s Journey 11778 words
Vivekachudamani · The Disciple’s Hymn 3056 words
Karkati 6027 words
Vivekachudamani · The Guru Speaks Again 1977 words
Foundations 372 words
Punya and Pavan: Two Brothers, Two Ways of Seeing 3097 words
Vivekachudamani · Videha-Kaivalya and the Conclusion 2855 words
What is Sanatana Dharma 721 words
King Lavana’s One Night 8089 words
What is Hinduism 987 words
Gadhi’s Chandala Dream 6619 words
Devi Mahatmya 1296 words
A Map of the Canon 733 words
Chudala: The Queen Who Became a Guru 9617 words
The Canon in Time 1399 words
Bhushunda the Crow 5544 words
Glossary 1085 words
The Sri Rudram 754 words
Bhasa and Vilasa 2933 words
The Purusha Sukta 675 words
Akashaja: The Son of the Sky 907 words
Prahlada’s Inward Turn 3487 words
King Janaka’s Awakening 1196 words
Shukra’s Journey Through Bodies 6181 words
The Ten Sons of Indu 780 words
King Bali’s Awakening 2948 words
Vitahavya’s Entrance 961 words
Uddalaka’s Meditation on OM 1167 words
The Avadhuta Gita · Chapter 1 · The Nature of the Self 4233 words
Ramayana · The Sacrifice for Sons, and the Birth of Rama 8322 words
Mahabharata · The Snake Sacrifice, and the Frame of the Tale 6416 words
Chapter 1 · The Slaying of Madhu and Kaitabha 3676 words
The Avadhuta Gita · Chapter 2 2448 words
Ramayana · Vishvamitra, the Slaying of Tataka, and the Guarded Sacrifice 6828 words
Mahabharata · Shantanu, Ganga, and the Vow of Bhishma 5343 words
Chapter 2 · The Birth of the Goddess 2581 words
The Avadhuta Gita · Chapter 3 2849 words
Ramayana · The Redemption of Ahalya, and Tales Along the Road 9812 words
Mahabharata · Satyavati, the Levirate, and the Birth of Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura 6509 words
Chapter 3 · The Slaying of Mahishasura 2019 words
The Avadhuta Gita · Chapter 4 2081 words
Ramayana · Mithila, the Breaking of Shiva’s Bow, and the Wedding of Sita 8873 words
Mahabharata · The Birth of the Princes, Drona and Kripa, the Training in Arms, and Ekalavya 6142 words
Chapter 4 · The Shakradi Stuti 2297 words
The Avadhuta Gita · Chapter 5 1918 words
Ramayana · Parashurama, and the Return to Ayodhya 3866 words
Mahabharata · The Tournament, and the Coming of Karna 4207 words
Chapter 5 · The Ya Devi Hymn 3340 words
The Avadhuta Gita · Chapter 6 1808 words
Ramayana · The Preparations for the Coronation 7068 words
Mahabharata · The House of Lac, Hidimba, and Baka 6834 words
Chapter 6 · The Slaying of Dhumralochana 1144 words
The Avadhuta Gita · Chapter 7 1151 words
Ramayana · Manthara, Kaikeyi, and the Two Boons 6144 words
Mahabharata · The Winning of Draupadi 10046 words
Chapter 7 · The Birth of Chamunda 1172 words
The Avadhuta Gita · Chapter 8 1016 words
Ramayana · The Exile of Rama, the City’s Lament, Guha, and Chitrakuta 29584 words
Mahabharata · The Division of the Realm, Indraprastha, and the Burning of Khandava 19820 words
Chapter 8 · The Slaying of Raktabija 2427 words
Ramayana · The Death of Dasharatha 6546 words
Mahabharata · The Hall of Maya, the Rajasuya, and the Deaths of Jarasandha and Shishupala 6768 words
Chapter 9 · The Slaying of Nishumbha 1606 words
Ramayana · The Coming of Bharata, and the Sandals 29132 words
Mahabharata · The Game of Dice, and the Outrage of Draupadi 8180 words
Chapter 10 · The Slaying of Shumbha 1362 words
Ramayana · Dandaka, Viradha, and Agastya 11231 words
Mahabharata · The Second Game, and the Years of Exile 14598 words
Chapter 11 · The Narayani Stuti 2489 words
Chapter 12 · The Phala-shruti 1780 words
Ramayana · Panchavati, Shurpanakha, and the Slaying of Khara and Dushana 8596 words
Mahabharata · The Pilgrimage, Arjuna’s Penance, the Kirata, and the Halls of Indra 43145 words
Chapter 13 · The Boon to Surath and the Vaishya 1077 words
Ramayana · Maricha, the Golden Deer, and the Abduction of Sita 10827 words
Mahabharata · Nala and Damayanti 18945 words
Ramayana · Jatayu, Kabandha, and Shabari 17050 words
Mahabharata · The Seizing of Draupadi, and the Tales of Markandeya 42577 words
Ramayana · The Meeting of Hanuman and Rama, and the Pact with Sugriva 10627 words
Mahabharata · The Questions of the Yaksha 16979 words
Ramayana · The Slaying of Vali 8141 words
Mahabharata · The Year Unknown, and the Slaying of Kichaka 8876 words
Ramayana · The Rains, Sugriva’s Delay, and the Quarters of the Search 21076 words
Mahabharata · The Cattle-Raid, and the Unmasking at Virata 11547 words
Ramayana · Sampati, and the Shore of the Sea 4278 words
Mahabharata · The Embassies of Peace, Vidura’s Counsel, and Sanatsujata 17177 words
Ramayana · The Leap Across the Sea 7653 words
Mahabharata · Krishna’s Mission for Peace, and the Cosmic Form 16641 words
Ramayana · Entering Lanka, and the Sight of the City 8223 words
Mahabharata · The Meeting of Karna and Kunti 9163 words
Ramayana · The Ashoka Grove, the Sight of Sita, and the Ring 14489 words
Mahabharata · The Armies Drawn Up, and the Eve of War 14353 words
Ramayana · The Burning of Lanka, and the Return 18452 words
Mahabharata · The Moment of the Gita 4320 words
Ramayana · The Surrender of Vibhishana 9994 words
Mahabharata · The Fall of Bhishma 18089 words
Ramayana · The Building of the Bridge 4563 words
Mahabharata · Drona in Command, and the Samshaptakas 11122 words
Ramayana · The Siege of Lanka, and the Opening Battles 24064 words
Mahabharata · Abhimanyu and the Wheel-Array 14451 words
Ramayana · Kumbhakarna 7295 words
Mahabharata · The Slaying of Jayadratha 24281 words
Ramayana · Indrajit, the Swoon of Lakshmana, and the Sanjivani 26155 words
Mahabharata · The Fall of Drona 9639 words
Ramayana · The Slaying of Ravana 6757 words
Mahabharata · Karna in Command, and Shalya at the Reins 21019 words
Ramayana · The Ordeal of Fire, the Return to Ayodhya, and the Coronation 11347 words
Mahabharata · Karna and Arjuna, and the Death of Karna 16157 words
Ramayana · The Ancient History of Ravana’s Line 27809 words
Mahabharata · The Fall of Shalya 24432 words
Ramayana · Rama-Rajya, and the Banishment of Sita 10477 words
Mahabharata · The Mace-Duel, and the Fall of Duryodhana 17736 words
Ramayana · The Ashram of Valmiki, and the Birth of Lava and Kusha 7215 words
Mahabharata · Ashvatthama’s Night Massacre, the Brahmastra, and the Thread of Parikshit 10168 words
Ramayana · The Horse-Sacrifice, the Song of Lava and Kusha, and Sita’s Return to the Earth 10970 words
Mahabharata · The Lament of Gandhari, the Grief of the Women, and the Funerals 11193 words
Ramayana · The Departure of Rama to His Own Abode 6720 words
Mahabharata · Bhishma on the Bed of Arrows: the Law of Kings 78151 words
Mahabharata · Bhishma: the Law of Liberation and the Law of Distress 153589 words
Mahabharata · Bhishma: the Law of Giving, the Last Teaching, and the Ascent of Bhishma 104625 words
Mahabharata · The Horse-Sacrifice, the Anugita, the Reviving of Parikshit, and the Mongoose 29050 words
Mahabharata · The Forest-Retreat and Fiery Death of Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, and Kunti 18393 words
Mahabharata · The Destruction of the Yadavas, and Krishna’s Departure 8977 words
Mahabharata · The Great Journey, the Fall of Draupadi and the Brothers, and Yudhishthira and the Dog 3780 words
Mahabharata · The Test of Heaven and Hell, and the Last Reunion 5783 words
Bhagavatam · The Grief of Chitraketu 3363 words
Bhagavatam · The Descent of the Ganga 2175 words
Bhagavatam · Balarama and Pralamba 2292 words
Bhagavatam · The Bhramar Geet 2715 words
Bhagavatam · The Liberation of Parikshit 2133 words