Monday, August 2, 2010

Complete Works of Sri Sankaracharya (Sanskrit) - 20 Volumes


Adi Sankaracharya (788-821 CE) was a great saint & philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta. His teachings are based on the unity of the soul and Brahman, in which Brahman is viewed as without attributes. He hailed from Kalady of present day Kerala. Sankara travelled across India and other parts of South Asia to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He founded four mathas (monasteries), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta. Adi Sankara is believed to be the organizer of the Dasanami monastic order and the founder of the Shanmata tradition of worship.

His works in Sanskrit concern themselves with establishing the doctrine of Advaita (Non-dualism). He also established the importance of monastic life as sanctioned in the Upanishads and Brahma Sutra, in a time when the Mimamsa school established strict ritualism and ridiculed monasticism. Sankara represented his works as elaborating on ideas found in the Upanishads, and he wrote copious commentaries on the Vedic Canon (Brahma Sutra, Principal Upanishads and Bhagavadgita) in support of his thesis. The main opponent in his work is the Mimamsa school of thought, though he also offers some arguments against the views of some other schools like Samkhya and certain schools of Buddhism that he was partly familiar with.

The Works of Sri Sankaracharya [Memorial Edition], 20 volumes published in 1910 by Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, remains to this day the standard collection of the complete works of Sri Sankaracharya. It includes Sri Sankaracharya's major commentaries as well as his other works, as given in the list below.

1. Brahmasutra-bhashya
2. Brahmasutra-bhashya
3. Brahmasutra-bhashya
4. Upanishad-bhashya, vol. 1: Isa, Kena [2], Katha, Prasna
5. Upanishad-bhashya, vol. 2: Mundaka, Mandukya, Aitareya
6. Upanishad-bhashya, vol. 3: Taittiriya, Chhandogya 1-3
7. Upanishad-bhashya, vol. 4: Chhandogya 4-8
8. Upanishad-bhashya, vol. 5: Brihadaranyaka 1-2
9. Upanishad-bhashya, vol. 6: Brihadaranyaka 3-4
10. Upanishad-bhashya, vol. 7: Brihadaranyaka 5-6, Nrisimhapurvatapani
11. Bhagavad-Gita-bhashya, vol. 1: chaps. 1-9
12. Bhagavad-Gita-bhashya, vol. 2: chaps. 10-18
13. Vishnusahasranama and Sanatsujatiya Bhashyas
14. Vivekachudamani, Upadeshasahasri
15. Miscellaneous Prakaranas vol. 1: Aparokshanubhuti, etc. [7 works]
16. Miscellaneous Prakaranas vol. 2: Prabodhasudhakara, etc. [25 works]
17. Stotras, vol. 1 [30 works]
18. Stotras, vol. 2 [35 works, plus Lalita Trisatistotra Bhashya]
19. Prapanchasara, vol. 1
20. Prapanchasara, vol. 2

There are thus a total of 118 works, counting the two Kena Upanishad bhashyas separately, in this collection. Both Indian and Western scholars agree that many of these works must have been written by later Sankaracharyas rather than the original or
Adi Sankaracharya. But there is no agreement on which ones are genuinely his. Moreover, there are many other texts attributed to Sankaracharya that are not found in this collection, some of which may have been written by Adi Sankaracharya. So it is not a definitive collection of his writings. Nor does it lay any claim to being a critical edition. Its readings can often be improved by comparison with other printed editions and manuscripts. It is
simply the standard collection we have at present.

A detailed article on the bibliography of "Collected Works of Sri Sankaracharya" is available at this web-page.

DOWNLOAD LINKS - Works of Sri Sankaracharya - 20 Volumes (1910 Edition)

Complete 20 Volume Set in a Single PDF


Or In Separate Volumes

Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 01
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 02
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 03
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 04
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 05
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 06
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 07
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 08
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 09
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 10
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 11
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 12
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 13
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 14
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 15
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 16
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 17
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 18
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 19
Works of Sri Sankaracharya Volume 20

The whole set is also available at www.archive.org

Works of Sankaracharya with Hindi Translation

Aitareya Upanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation - Gita Press 1938
Bhagavad Gita Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation - Harikrishnadas Goyandaka 1953
Brahmasutra Sankarabhashya Ratnaprabha with Hindi Translation Part 1- CP Sukla 1934
Brahmasutra Sankarabhashya Ratnaprabha with Hindi Translation Part 2- CP Sukla 1934 
Brahmasutra Sankarabhashya Ratnaprabha with Hindi Translation Part 3- CP Sukla 1936
Brihadaranyakopanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation GIta Press 1955
Chandogyopanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation GIta Press 1956
Isavasyopanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation - Gita Press 1940
Kathopanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation - Gita Press 1951
Kenopanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation - Gita Press 1935
Mandukyopanishad & Karika with Sankara Bhashya Hindi Translation - Gita Press 1936
Mundaka Upanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation - Gita Press 1935
Prasna Upanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation - Gita Press 1935
Svetasvataropanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation - Gita Press 1938
Taittiriyopanishad Sankara Bhashya with Hindi Translation - Gita Press 1936
Viveka Chudamani with Hindi Translation - Munilal Gupta (Gita Press)
Aparokshanubhuti with Dipika & Hindi Tika - Ramswarup Dvivedi 1908
Panchikaranam with Hindi Tika - Mahadeva Sarma Pandey 1941
Prabodhasudhakara with Hindi Translation - Munilal Gupta 1936
Sanatasujatiyam Sankarabhashya with Hindi Translation - GS Haldar 1932
Saundaryalahari with Hindi Tika - Vishnutirth Maharaj 1949
Vishnu Sahasranama Sankarabhashya with Hindi Translation 1934

175 comments:

  1. I hope that all of you will like this post. I believe that this is a rare and valuable collection for all those who are interested in Vedanta and Hinduism. It took me months of tedious search to collect these volumes from Digital Library of India since they were posted there with wrong titles.

    I am still not able to locate "Volume 14" of this set. If anyone happens to have a pdf or hard copy of "Volume 14 of Works of Sri Sankaracharya" 1910 edition published by Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, I request him/her to share it with me. I will be really grateful to anyone who could help me in this matter.

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    1. Shankara,

      May God bless for the good work you are doing for enlightening one and all in Dharma!

      Where can I find works by Madhavacharya?

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    2. Bharatwaj Iyer,

      I assume you mean 'Madhvacharya' who was propounder of Dwaita Vedanta. Complete works of Madhvacharya in Sanskrit are available at https://archive.org/details/SarvamoolaGranthas

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    3. Namaskara swamy ! You did a splendid job. Because of you I am able to read these books. Truly a godly work.

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    4. Pranams.You have done a fantastic job. I was searching for Sanatsujaatiyam for long. Today I got it. Thank you and may god bless you for the wonderful , laborious and invaluable work .
      Srirama Murthy

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    5. Dear,

      You have done awesome job...Thanks for sharing these...Lord bless you with joy, happiness,prosperity and love...Jay shree Krishna.

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    6. Good Morning Shakara. This effort of yours is wonderful and deeply appreciated. Do you happen to know where I might find an English translation of a work by Shankaracharya called Nitya-anitya Viveka? Thank you, Warmly, R

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    7. Rob Ryan,

      I have not heard of a work 'Nityanityaviveka' by Sankaracharya. You may first verify that such a text exists.

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    8. i m so thankful to u. very great attempt. no words to say abt ur efforts. two doubts.. is there tamil explanation or ths book in tamil. is still ths book available.. is tat vani vilas running..

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    9. http://www.sringeri.net/label/srimati-lingammal-ramaraju-shastra-pratishtha-trust
      See above Link for above Shankara's works with Tamil Translations. The above Trust run by the Ramco cements family, is located at Rajapalayam ( & perhaps Chennai). Cell Phone is +91-92449 20165; e-mail: shastraprathishta@yahoo.com

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    10. plzz sir i want shankar bhashya works in english plzz help

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    11. Santosh, Link Volume 14 is already provided above. I think you are responding to a very old comment. Anyway, thanks for the kind gesture.

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    12. Thank you so much dear Shankara for the archive. It is a magnificent gift.

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  2. Invaluable work, Shankara!

    kamesh

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  3. As you yourself say, these are very rare and valuable collection. You really dig out Kohinoors of Hindu Literatures for everyone to enjoy.

    May you be ever blessed by all the deities of the Hindu pantheons.

    Ramu

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  4. Hari Om,

    Thanks a lot for your efforts. I just checked the DLI site and none of their books seem to be linked to a proper book. I can only imagine the pains you underwent for this collection.

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  5. Shankara,

    This has been in my search for more than 1 year and you have gifted.. grateful to you.

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  6. its a wonderful work,done! very very grateful to you. its a big service that you are doing, by making it available for people.

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  7. i am very happy to read and go through almost all the work of adi shankaracharya. i am very grateful and you are dong wonderful service by maiking it available for people to read. Bless you!

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  8. Thanks for the upload. This is awesome.

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  9. Volume 14 of this 20 volume set was added to the post. Thank God! I could find it at DLI, Bangalore site.

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  10. Mediafire link for 15th volume was not in good condition. It said "no sever available.....".

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  11. Lalitalaitah,

    You could download them from archive.org links given in the post.
    Pl download volume 15 from http://ia360708.us.archive.org/22/items/CompleteWorksOfSriSankaracharyaIn20Volumes1910Edition/WorksOfSriSankaracharya15-Prakaranas1.pdf

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  12. GOD bless!

    Seriously...

    Dharmo Rakhsati Rakshita:

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  13. It is a great help to the researcher. when i started research work on sankara i have some books of sankara but now i have "complet work of sankarachrya".

    thank to this help

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  14. hey can you post "rukmini kalyanam" in english / sanskrit.

    Actually i could find the book.


    Thanks & Regards
    Aarti

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  15. Aarti,

    I have uploaded Adyar Library's 1929 edition of Rukmini Vivaha Mahakavya of Rajachudamani Dikshita to my mediafire folder.

    You may download it from http://www.mediafire.com/?l9wkq3wa8fiqqj2

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  16. can you provide them these in Hindi Bhasya?? I'll be greatefull you..
    thanx

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  17. Monster,

    All the Hindi translations of Sankara's works that are available as ebooks are copyrighted. And the complete set is not there. Only a few are available in Hindi at DLI and other digital collections. So, it is not possible at present to post Hindi translations of Sri Sankara's works.

    Anyway, I will keep this in mind. As and when I get Hindi versions I will post them here.

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  18. Hello shankara,

    Many thanks for you upload. I appreciate you effort in publishing ancient scriptures. This I wanted to for a long time.

    Please check: http://www.esnips.com/web/AdiShankaracharya
    http://www.esnips.com/web/BhagavadGeeta

    I've collected and uploaded Shankara Bhashya on few Upanishads & Gita commentaries & other works. Please add them in your blog and upload them in your mediafire folder.

    Thanks & regards,
    Sabyasachi Mishra

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  19. Savyasachi Mishraji,

    Namaste,

    I have almost stopped using esnips because of the compulsion to use esips downloader. Anyway, I visited your folder. I feel that you should not waste your time at esnips. It is better to post your files somewhere else, in a blog or mediafire.

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  20. Sankaracharya is the incarnation of Lord Shiva himself in order to save Hinduism from other religions

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  21. Thanks Shankara,
    The job you are doing is commendable and highly praiseworthy. These small contributions will help in reviving and rediscovering our invaluable culture.
    Viswanath Acharya

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  22. So invaluable and rare work. Thanks you very much from bottom of my heart and from all of us. Peace !

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  23. hi,
    thanks for the very valuable book
    i hope people will like this book

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  24. hi,
    i need astavakra geeta in hindi please help me to find the e book

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  25. Mohiteji,

    A Hindi commentary of Ashtavakra Gita by Jalim Singh is available at DLI. You could download it using a free software named DLI Downloader.

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    1. all 20 volumes i need in hindi can help me

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    2. Jitendra Kumar Sukla, Hindi translation of the complete is set is not available. Please read my earlier comment on this subject for details - http://hinduebooks.blogspot.in/2010/08/works-of-sri-sankaracharya-sanskrit-20.html?showComment=1297961776894#c3898064910603796669

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  26. Thanks a lot to Mishar ji for sharing such valuable material by shankara !!!

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  27. Many thanks are reserved for Mishraji
    who has uploaded a lot of invaluable content belonging to adiShankaracharya

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  28. Invaluable contribution. I admire this.

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  29. dear shankra
    plz post adi shankra's prapanchsar tantra in hindi

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  30. A great work. Aadi Shankaracharya was the incarnation of Bhagwan Shiva. He saved Sanatan dharma. All Hindus owe to him. By collecting his works you have done an invaluable service to the religion.
    No praise is enough for you.

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  31. God Bless you Shankaraji,
    Please do keep posting invaluable time independent works of Such great Holy People,

    Dharmo Raskshati Rakshitaha
    Om Santihi

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  32. namaskaram

    very valuable works to initiate and encourage interests in our traditional culture, religion and faith

    Sankaran. Ramanathan. Conjeevaram
    ACROPOLIS,OOTACAMUND,NILGIRIS,INDIA
    BLESSED ACCIDENTALLY ON 4TH JULY,2012

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  33. namaskarsir it is in sanskrit please post hindi or english translation

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  34. great effort....may bhagwan shri Ram bless you. jai shree sitaram

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  35. Ramji,

    I have already posted English translation of Sankarabhashya of Upanishads and Gita. I will surely post the other works as and when I get their soft copies.

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    1. Namaskar Sir,

      I saw your work. It's great, really great. But it's in Sanskrit. I feel sorry, I could not read.
      Can I get English translation of Sankarabhashya of Upanishads and Gita ? My email.id is sunitajoshi062@gmail.com.

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  36. Shankara,
    What you have done is unbelievable amazing!
    Thanks a tonne!

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  37. Hey, its amazing nd ancient collection...!!
    Greatfull to You Shankara..
    Can u please add d links for Volume 15 nd 20 again..! Munable to download it..!!
    Thank You :)

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  38. Unknown,

    I have updated download links of volumes 15 and 20. You can download them now.

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  39. Dear Friend,

    I really appreciate you for the service you are doing!

    I'm also looking for Jagat Guru Adi shankara's bio-graphy in detail. I need an authentic book. Can you please help me in getting a pdf file in Tamil or English version?

    Thank you,
    R.Radhakrishnan
    Chennai

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  40. Dear Friend,

    Thank you for Sharing the great work!

    Can I get Jagat Guru Adi Sankara's Biography in tamil or english (elaborated version)?

    thank you!

    regards,
    R.Radhakrishnan

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  41. Krish,

    There is one available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/78785389/Sankara-the-Missionary-Biography

    English translation of a traditional biography of Sankaracharya by Swami Tapasyananda can be purchased from Sri Ramakrishna Math - http://www.chennaimath.org/estore/sankara-digvijaya

    As far as I know, it is copyrighted and is not available on the internet for free download.

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  42. 2 different editions of Sri Sankaracharya's Tamil biography are available at Digital Library of India. You could download them using DLI Viewer (a free software available at www.aupasana.com/software/dli

    chang-kara vijayam., 2990100189247. thozhuvuur veilaayutamutaliyaar. 1908. tamil. History. 146 pgs.
    sriichang-kara vijayam., 2990100190612. mu.goovin-tachaami aiyar. 1909. tamil. Literature. 148 pgs.

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  43. According to Prof.S.K.Belvalkar, twenty four works are genuinely attributable to Adi Shankaracharya, it seems.
    we may be able to ascertain them, if we search a little more!

    anbazhagan

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  44. Anpazhagan,

    Scholars are of varying opinions when it comes to Sankaracharya. Even the Sankaravijaya texts contradict each other on many occasions. So, it is not easy to say anything conclusively about Sankaracharya's life or works.

    Still, I am interested in knowing the name of the book in which Belvalkar discusses this subject. Please provide the details.

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  45. All this vaolume are in hindi or wich?

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  46. Thanks shankara for the great work.

    I am looking for 3 texts:
    1.mathannay
    2.dharmasamhita
    3.shankar smruti

    the dharmasamhita is the wyavastha as told by shankara to king somshekhara of kerla which aparanetly led to shankar smruti-the social code of conduct(?).
    can any scholar help please?

    hemant

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  47. Shashwat Jeevan,

    "Mathamnaya Setu" is available in the following folder at scribd.com -
    http://www.scribd.com/Arunupadhyay

    I have not come across the other 2 works anywhere on the internet.

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  48. Thanks a Lot shankara!
    The other 2 are very rare and can be only found in some old libraries as i was told..request to other scholars who can contribute.Dhanyawaaad!

    hemant

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  49. Many thanks shankara for the "Rukmini kalyanam"

    kind regards
    Aarti

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  50. I would like to have a copy of sukthas published by sri vani vilas srirangam

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  51. Jai,

    Can you please give complete title of the book you are looking for?

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  52. Dear Shankara,

    The title of the book is SUKTHANI published by Sri vani vilas press srirangam

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    1. Jai,

      Could you send me a mail at "shankara_2000 (at) yahoo (dot) com" so that I could inform you when I find the book?

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  53. Jay,

    I could not locate the book in any of the digital libraries that I have access to. I will keep looking for it and let you know if I find it. It would be easier to communicate if you send a mail to me at shankara_2000 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  54. Namaste Shankara,

    Excellent work. Your blog is an asset.

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  55. thank you sankara for this incredible gift
    can you post complete work of swami vivekanand pdf

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    1. Vijay Vankhede,

      Complete works of Swami Vivekananda are available in many places on the internet. You may try the following link. http://www.tamilbrahmins.com/book-extracts-reviews/2081-complete-works-swami-vivekananda.html

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  56. First and foremost, I would like to compliment, and thank you for the wonderful work you have been doing towards upliftment and popularization, needless to say digitization of old and rare sanskrit works. And in this context i would like to make a request for this particular rare work by name of Vishwa Gunaadarsha Champu by the great author Venkatadwari in pdf format. If you have access to the same or have any link that would provide me with access to the same, I would be eternally grateful to you. Please feel free to email me at adayar(dot)kannan(at)g male (dot) calm.

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    1. Kannan,

      Giving below links to 2 different editions of Visvagunadarsachampu.
      http://www.mediafire.com/view/?jx6e823qj33wc8w
      http://www.mediafire.com/view/?q1ly4yizgyj

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  57. Great work
    Thanks a lot
    Subramanya

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  58. Great work sir, My Guru ji tells, respect towards Aadi Guru increases multi-fold, once we read his commentary on various aspects of 'apparently conflicting' principles of Advaita vedanta., thanks for the great work

    regards
    CA V Madhusudhan Phani

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  59. Hi Shankara,

    A word thanks may not be sufficient for the work you are doing. May god bless all success in finding out your true essence of life.

    For devotees interested in learning Sanskrit very good information is available in the following link

    http://vedamu.org/LearnSanskrit.aspx

    Dear devotees,

    If someone finds the true essence of life by any spiritual master's teachings please do post that.

    Thanks & Regards
    Suresh Chattu

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  60. Who is a hindu?? I have never seen this term used in any grantha that I have read. What is the purpose of reading vedanta sutra and what is the aim of life?

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    1. Tushar,

      Once can realize at first glance itself that this blog is merely for sharing ebooks on Hinduism and that this is not a discussion forum. If you want to discuss philosophy, there are hundreds of such forums. Just search in Google/Yahoo groups.

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  61. thanks for very much valuable hardwork for our culture.

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  62. hey this is really gods blessed work thanks for ths ! i need "Srimad bhagavad gita bhasya" by adi shankaracharya from ramakrisha math" ebook can you pls send me that ebook to my mail id ?? or post it here plss

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  63. "Srimad bhagavad gita bhasya" by adi shankaracharya from ramakrisha math ,i need this book ebook !! searching all while can you pls send it !! how to download the books which u updated !! its really gods gifted work thank you so much !! kindly reply

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  64. hey great deed ! i want volume 11 n 12 in english plssssss

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    1. Gaya,

      Bhagavad Gita Sankarabhashya in English is available at http://hinduebooks.blogspot.in/2009/01/srimad-bhagavad-gita-with-commentary-of.html

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  65. you are creating asset for others its really appreciable job
    would you guide me that where can i get all work of Shri Adi Sankaracharya and Vivekanand in hindi

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    1. Viv,

      Please visit Digital Library of India and search. You will find several works of Sankara & Swami Vivekananda in Hindi there. You can download books from DLI in pdf format using DLI Downloader (http://dli-downloader.blogspot.in/2013/04/fast-dli-downloader-tool-to-download.html)

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  66. kindly suggest link to work of adi sankaracharya in hindi

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    1. Viv,

      There is no ready-made collection of Adi Sankara's works in Hind on the internet. At least, I have not across any till now. You will find some of them at Digital Library of India.

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  67. Is it possible to post Sankara Vijayam by Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetaathipathi Sri Sankaraacharya by Madras Law Journal Publication, Mylapore - Published in the year 1933 ?

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    1. Mani Sethuraman,

      I do not this edition of Sankara Vijayam with me.

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  68. Hi Shankara,

    Can you please post rukmini kalyanam PDF in English . The link here http://www.mediafire.com/?l9wkq3wa8fiqqj2 gives us the sanskrit version which is difficult for me to read and understand . I need to read this very desperate or a pooja . can you please help get me the link . Thanks very much in advance!!!

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  69. Hi Shankara,

    Please kindly provide me with a link to the Rukmini Kalyanam in English

    Thanks in advance..

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  70. Hi Sankara,

    Please help. Rukmini kalyanam book is required for my friend for her marriage .

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    1. Kumar,

      I tried to locate a copy of English translation of Rukmini Kalyanam written by Rajachudamani Dikshita. It seems there is no such edition of Rukmini Kalyanam with English translation. At least I could not find it at worldcat.org.

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  71. Hi Sankara/All,

    Please help. The book is desperately required for my friend for her marriage.

    Thanks a lot in advance.

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  72. Kumar,

    You will find English translation of the story of Rukmini Kalyana at the following links.
    http://vedabase.net/sb/10/52/en1
    http://vedabase.net/sb/10/53/en1

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    1. Hi Shankara,

      Thanks a lottt ..for the help. This truly helps. Hope the chapters 51,52,53,54 in srimad bahagavatham are the is the whole story of rukmini kalyanam. Please advice.

      Thanks,
      Aravind.

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    2. Kumar,

      There is no doubt. Rukminiharanam story is there in those chapters.

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  73. Dear sir,
    Namaskaram,
    Long back you have shared Rukmini kalyanam by Rajacudamani diksita translated in English.Here is the link shared by you :http://www.mediafire.com/?l9wkq3wa8fiqqj2
    Thanks n regards

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    1. Aarti,

      As far as I know, that edition of Rukmini Kalyana is Sanskrit text of mahakavya with this name. It has a Sanskrit commentary and English introduction as well. But, there is no English translation.

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    2. Correct sir. The link only has Sanskrit version and introduction in English. Realized that when I tried to download the copy from that link .

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  74. Sorry sir ,i Misunderstood English introduction with translation. Yes it a Sanskrit text :-)

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  75. Hi, i am a student of philosophy currently planninf of doing a research topic about the commonalities between William James and the Vedantic Philosophy. Can anynow give any suggestions that might help?

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  76. dear sir
    i am a scholar in architecture and looking for the spiritual basis for design and iconography in hindu temples. Can you suggest some readings and help by uploading giving link for any relevant material.I will be obliged.
    kalpana

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    1. Kalpana Pandit,

      I have not studied this subject. There are some books on Hindu Iconography at Digital Library of India. You can take a look at them at dli.gov.in

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  77. Its available no more on the links
    I attempted first 2 media fire says its deleted

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    1. Akshay Bahiram, I have rectified the links. You can download all volumes separately or together.

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  78. where can I have "sankaracharya charitha " of Govindanaha of Thanjavur?

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  79. Namaste
    Thank you for a great service - sharing the great works of a true saint.
    There is nothing other than the One Self - yet we struggle to perceive this.
    What a blessing that one who had dispelled the misunderstanding could leave so many works, all dedicated to assisting us in removing the same ignorance.
    Thank you again

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  80. hello sir thank u so much for this greatt work....now you have read all works of shri shankara so plzz tell me what was adi shankar's views on education of shudras and women..??by saying this i mean that no one is born shudra or arya...but still if by deed also if someone is called of lower order can he attain highrer order by good deeds or education .?

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  81. Great service to sanatana dharma ! Thank you

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  82. is there hindi / english translation of this work ?

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  83. Dear Sir,
    Your service to humanity is commendable...

    I wanted to download the audio version of
    11. Bhagavad-Gita-bhashya, vol. 1: chaps. 1-9
    12. Bhagavad-Gita-bhashya, vol. 2: chaps. 10-18
    I attempted at media fire it says its deleted or invalid path,

    Please resend the file path

    Regards

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    1. Sir, It is available at https://archive.org/details/Gita_Shankara_Bhashya-Sanskrit

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  84. Dear Sir,

    Thanks for swift response... its get downloaded thank you..

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  85. Sir,

    Can I have download copy of Bhagavad gita explanation in English version

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  86. Namaste, Gita Bhashya English translation is available at https://archive.org/details/Bhagavad-Gita.with.the.Commentary.of.Sri.Shankaracharya

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  87. Dear Br
    Can you please guide me where I can get authentic literal translation of works of Adi Shankarachaya (from Samskrit to Hindi) without author's own view.Please help me.Hope you will reply soon.

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    1. I have not studied Hindi translations of Sankaracharya works thoroughly. So, I cannot give you first hand opinion about them. Gita Press has published Hindi translation of most of Sankaracharya's works. Their publications are considered authentic. You can buy any one text and see for yourself if it suits your purpose.

      I have not come across nay other Hindi translations of Sankaracharya's works.

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    2. Awesome compilation, lucky to have landed here when searching Vani Vilas press related work which I dint find though

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    3. Raji Ranganathan, let me know if you are looking for any particular publication of Vani Vilas. I will try to help you locate it.

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    4. I am searching for books compiled by my grandfather which was published by Vani Vilas press years ago, if you could help I will be grateful. I found few in circulation and hence came to know ; was not aware of the actual publications until now.

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    5. In the search, came across the open library from Vani Vilas press for download of choicest few books...just in case someone likes any.

      https://openlibrary.org/publishers/Sri_Vani_Vilas_Press#page=4

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    6. Raji Ranganathan, Do you know titles of any books edited by him? What is his name?

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    7. Sent details. If possible pls include "Vivekachoodamani" in your list. Thx.

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    1. Raghunathasthakam is available at http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_raama/raghunaatha8.html?lang=sa

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  89. Thank you Sir for the great work.Can I get these in telugu?

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    1. Sai, I don't know Telugu. So, I can't help you much in this matter. Please see the following link for details regarding Shankara Grantha Ratnavali in 21 volumes.
      http://www.telugubhakti.com/telugupages/monthly/Bookreviews/contenttel9.htm

      Some of these volumes are available for download at Digital Library of India. Please see the details below.

      Sankara Grandha Ratnavali., 2020120035410. Sri.V.Subramanyam. 1974. telugu. RELIGOUS. 456 pgs.
      SHANKARA GHRAMDHA RATNAAVALI., 2020120029695. SREE TADEPALLI RAGHAVANARAYANAYANA SASTRI. 1988. telugu. TELUGU. 498 pgs.
      Shankara Ghramdha Ratnaavali Vol-Xii., 2020120001426. Sree Hari Sambhasiva Sastri. 1988. telugu. TELUGU. 486 pgs.
      Shankara Ghramdha Ratnaavali Vol-Xii., 2020120020992. Sree Hari Sambhasiva Sastri. 1988. telugu. TELUGU. 487 pgs.
      Shankara Ghramdha Ratnaavali Vol-Xii., 2020120035474. Sree Hari Sambhasiva Sastri. 1988. telugu. TELUGU. 487 pgs.
      SHANKARA GHRAMDHA RATNAAVALI(PART-1)., 2020120020994. SRI NIRVIKALPAANAMDHA SWAMI. 1954. telugu. TELUGU. 306 pgs.
      SHANKARA GHRAMDHA RATNAAVALI(PART-1)., 2020120029696. SRI NIRVIKALPAANAMDHA SWAMI. 1954. telugu. TELUGU. 306 pgs.
      SHANKARA GRANDA RATNAVALI., 2020120029697. DORBALA VISWANADA SARMA. 1996. telugu. . 153 pgs.
      SHANKARA GRANDHA RATNAVALI(PART-1)., 2020120029699. A.S..N.SANKARASASTRY ARADHYULU. 1954. telugu. SHANKARA GRANDHA RATNAVALI(PART-1). 318 pgs.
      SHANKARA GRANDHA RATNAVALI-PART-2., 2020120029701. SRI.V.SIVARAMA SASTRY. 1963. telugu. YOGHAMULAMU. 349 pgs.
      Shankara Grandha Ratnavali-Part-2., 2020120035475. Sri.V.Sivarama Sastry. 1963. telugu. YOGHAMULAMU. 354 pgs.
      Shankara Grandharatnavali-Part-1., 2020120001468. N.Kalpanandha Swami. 1954. telugu. TELUGU. 212 pgs.
      Shankara Grandharatnavali-Part-1., 2020120007547. N.Kalpanandha Swami. 1954. telugu. TELUGU. 212 pgs.
      SHANKARA GRANDHARATNAVALI-PART-1., 2020120029700. N.KALPANANDHA SWAMI. 1954. telugu. TELUGU. 316 pgs.
      SHANKARA GRANDHARATNAVALI-PART-1., 2020120029714. N.KALPANANDHA SWAMI. 1954. telugu. TELUGU. 212 pgs.
      Shankara Grandharatnavali-Part-1., 2020120032811. N.Kalpanandha Swami. 1954. telugu. TELUGU. 212 pgs.
      Shankara Grandharatnavali-Part-1., 2020120035476. N.Kalpanandha Swami. 1954. telugu. TELUGU. 316 pgs.
      Shankara_Grandha_Ratnavaali_Upadesha_Grandhamulu_Nalubadhi_Pradhama_Samputam., 2020010001771. nirvikalpananda swamy. 1954. TELUGU. literature. 318 pgs.
      Sjankara Granda Ratnavali., 2020120001427. S Siva Ramakrishna. 1967. telugu. RELIGIOUS. 331 pgs.
      Sjankara Granda Ratnavali., 2020120007532. S Siva Ramakrishna. 1967. telugu. RELIGIOUS. 332 pgs.
      SJANKARA GRANDA RATNAVALI., 2020120029698. S SIVA RAMAKRISHNA. 1967. telugu. RELIGIOUS. 332 pgs.
      Sjankara Granda Ratnavali., 2020120032794. S Siva Ramakrishna. 1967. telugu. RELIGIOUS. 332 pgs.

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  90. Harihi oom
    sri adi shankarar ...
    i would like to know every work - all the work mentioned above by sri shankarar are available in Tamil in PDF verson

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  91. It is a monumental effort. Thank you.

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  92. A very good effort. There was a great need for such a compilation. Thanks.

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  93. This is indeed a wonderful collection of knowledge and a great job. To pass on this knowledge to current generation and to those who don't understand sanskrit, is there a english or kannada translation available for these 21 volumes ? Please share.

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  94. Hari Om,
    Can I get English or Kannada translation without author's interpretation for these works of Sadguru

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  95. Where can I find the English translation of 8th to 19th cantos of Kumarasambhavam.Please suggest me a link on urgent basis for a project.
    Thank You

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    1. William Jones translation of Kumarasambhava is available at https://archive.org/details/Works_of_Kalidasa_English_Translation_William_Jones

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    2. Got it... Thank You so much..

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    3. Can you please tell me what is the exact date The Kumarasambhava was written.. ?

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    4. Sanskrit historians are of different opinion in this matter. Some date Kalidasa to 1st century BCE, while some others say he lived in 4th or 5th century CE. For a detailed study of this subject, you may read 'Kalidasa His Period, Personality and Poetry' by KS Ramaswami Sastri. http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/80705

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  96. Sir can you please guide me english book on Bharathari

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  97. Sir please tell which one is advait vedanta

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    1. Abhinav Singh, Sankaracharya's commentaries on Brahmasutra, Upanishads and Gita are considered the main pillars of Advaita Vedanta.

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  98. Hello Sir,

    Please help me find the Sandhis applied in the whole cantos of the Kumarasambhava,according to the characteristics of a Mahakavya.

    And also please suggest where can I find detailed explaination of the characters of Kumarasambhava.

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  99. You may post your query at BV Parishat Google group or Samskrita Google group. Scholars of these groups will be able to guide you in this matter.

    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bvparishat
    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samskrita


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    1. do they also coach Sanskrit grammar for exams like kovida of Bharathiya Vidya bhavan

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    2. BV Parishat and Samskrita Google groups are discussion forums. If you post a query at these forums, the members of the forum might provide information on courses on Sanskrit grammar available at Universities and other institutions.

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    3. It helped me, thanks much. Joined few courses as well.

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  100. Namaste Sir,
    I am looking for a prakarna by Adi Shankara titled "Bala bodha Sangraham" - a work in guru-sishya format compiled by His Holiness for explaining Advaitha Vedantha to children. I looked in the Miscellaneous Prakarna volumes but wasn't able to find it in them. Could you please help me find it? It is apparently a small work only. It is mentioned in "Deivathin Kural" of Kanchi Mahaswami.
    Thank you.

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    1. Sanskrit text of Balabodhasangraha is available at http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_z_misc_shankara/bAlabodhasangraha.html?lang=hi

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    2. Sanskrit text of Balabodhasangraha was edited for the first time by V. Venkataramana Reddy and TS Narayanan and published in Sri Venkatesvara University Oriental Journal no. 44 in 2001. It is available online at http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/382626

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    3. Thank you very much for finding it Sir! Much gratitude.
      Namo namah.

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  101. dear shankara
    please i want to read some books of lord sankaracharyaji. but all are in english so can you provide in hindi version??
    i am waiting for your answer!!!

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    1. Praveen Pareek,

      I have added links to Sankaracharya's commentaries on Bhagavad Gita, ten principal Upanishads and Brahmasutra in addition to Viveka Chaudamani. I will try to add Hindi translations of other works of Sankaracharya later depending on their availability in the open domain.

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  102. Very nice. Is there any recommended classes conducted for Vivekachoodamani or Vedantha by scholars which one can follow or attend to.

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    1. Viveka Chuddamani discourses by well known Vedanta teachers are available on the internet. See for example the following link.
      https://archive.org/search.php?query=Vivekachudamani%20by%20Parmarthananda

      If you wish to attend the classes physically, you may enquire at nearest centres of Chinmaya Mission or Sri Ramakrishna Math.

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    2. Thanks. yes I have explored online Chinmaya mission courses already, just that in person courses are more effective in such topics from scholars who have mastered. Was looking for possibility in Bangalore or online by any such exponents

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  103. Can I get Brahma Sutra Bhashyam in tamil transliteration as I find it hard to read Sanskrit
    Ramesh
    Bangalore

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    1. You can make use of the following link to get Tamil transliteration of Brahmastura Sankarabhahsya.
      https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/brahmasutra_content?language=ta&field_chapter_value=1&field_quarter_value=1&field_nsutra_value=0

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  104. A thousand thanks !

    Nothing happens without cause. But the cause is always hidden. Choose your path and set sail without fear.

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  105. Excellent and rare collection on divine archive. cs.kumaraswamy@gmail.com

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  106. Sir namaskaaram. Have u any idea of place of availability of Sankara Granthavali book in Sanskrit and ambaashtakam.lease revert

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  108. Brilliant piece of work. Humongous ! Thanks a bunch !!

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