Bhagavad Gita
Complete paired edition · 18 chapters · 701 numbered verses
Sanskrit text, English translation, and an explanation for each included passage.
OUR READING COLLECTION
Sanatan reading editions.
Explore our Sanskrit–English reading editions, with explanations alongside every included passage. Each edition clearly identifies its complete or selected coverage.
34 Sanatan reading editionsSanskrit · English · Explanation
Ramayana
Selected passages · 1.1.1–1.1.10
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Rigveda
Selected passages · 1.1.1–1.1.9
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Atharvaveda
Selected passages · 12.1.1–12.1.3
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Mahabharata
Selected opening passages · Adi Parva 1; not the complete epic
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Mandukya Upanishad
Complete text · 12 mantras
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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Complete paired edition · 4 padas · 195 numbered sutras
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Katha Upanishad
Complete text · 119 mantras and the closing peace invocation
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Isha Upanishad
Complete text · 18 mantras
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Kena Upanishad
Complete text · 35 mantras
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Brahmanda Purana
Selected passages · 1,1.1, 1,1.2
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Skanda Purana
Selected passages · Arunachala Mahatmya 1.1.2, Arunachala Mahatmya 1.1.3
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Agni Purana
Selected passages · 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
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Bhagavata Purana
Selected passages · 1.1.1
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Brahma Purana
Selected passages · 1.1, 1.2
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Brahma Vaivarta Purana
Selected passages · Brahma Khanda 1.1
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Bhavishya Purana
Selected passages · Brahma Parva 1.1, Brahma Parva 1.2
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Garuda Purana
Selected passages · Achara Kanda 1.1, Achara Kanda 1.2
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Markandeya Purana
Selected passages · 1.1
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Matsya Purana
Selected passages · 1.1, 1.4
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Padma Purana
Selected passages · Srishti Khanda 1.3
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Shiva Purana
Selected passages · Vidyeshvara Samhita 1.1–2
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Vamana Purana
Selected passages · 1.1, 1.2
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Varaha Purana
Selected passages · 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
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Vishnu Purana
Selected passages · 1.1.1, 1.1.2
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Selected lines from 1.3.28; not the complete Upanishad
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Taittiriya Upanishad
Selected mantra · Shiksha Valli 1.2.1; not the complete Upanishad
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Yajurveda
Selected mantras · White Yajurveda 40.1–40.3
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Samaveda
Selected passages · Purvarchika 1 · Dashati 1 · 1
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Mundaka Upanishad
Selected passages · 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3
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Prashna Upanishad
Selected passages · 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
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Aitareya Upanishad
Selected passages · 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3
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Chandogya Upanishad
Selected passages · 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3
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Shvetashvatara Upanishad
Selected passages · 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
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