4. Puranas: Vast genre of Hindu literature, mythical narratives explaining cosmology, legends, and traditions, fostering cultural and spiritual understanding.
Bṛhan Nāradiya Purāṇa — The Vast Song of Devotion and Liberation The Bṛhan Nāradiya Purāṇa is the great testament of Nārada, sage of the heavens and wanderer of all worlds.It transforms devotion (bhakti) into philosophy, music into scripture, and the act of remembrance into the supreme yoga.Its message is simple yet boundless: the Lord is … Read more
Śiva Rahasya Purāṇa — The Secret of the Infinite Stillness The Śiva Rahasya Purāṇa is not about worshipping an external deity; it is about realizing the inner Śiva — the consciousness that precedes thought, sustains life, and absorbs all experience.It is the revelation of silence as reality, of action as dance, and of the Self … Read more
Durvāsā Purāṇa — The Sacred Storm and the Discipline of Power The Durvāsā Purāṇa is not a text of calm — it is a scripture of controlled chaos.It teaches that divine energy, when misunderstood, appears as anger; when understood, it becomes compassion.Durvāsā is not merely a sage of wrath — he is the embodiment of … Read more
Kapila Purāṇa — The Vision of Discernment and the Stillness of Liberation The Kapila Purāṇa is the song of clarity.It reveals that liberation is not gained by struggle or ritual but by seeing clearly what is and what is not the Self.Kapila Muni, born of Brahmā’s thought and celebrated as the teacher of Sāṅkhya, speaks … Read more
Bhārgava Purāṇa — The Fire of Insight and the Lineage of Seers The Bhārgava Purāṇa is a scripture of transformation through fire.It chronicles the lives and teachings of the Bhārgava lineage — seers who made inner illumination practical.While the Haṁsa Purāṇa speaks of consciousness as swan-like freedom, the Bhārgava speaks of consciousness as flame — … Read more
Varuṇa Purāṇa — The Law of Flow and the Ocean of Truth The Varuṇa Purāṇa is a hymn to equilibrium — the scripture of flow, restraint, and integrity.It teaches that the universe is not governed by arbitrary power but by the principle of ṛta — the self-regulating harmony of existence.Wherever this harmony is honored, life … Read more
Kālika Purāṇa — The Alchemy of Power and Liberation The Kālika Purāṇa is a scripture of paradox — fierce yet compassionate, frightening yet freeing.It teaches that reality itself is Shakti in motion, and that spiritual maturity requires not the denial of power, but its sanctification.In the flames of Kālī’s dance, the seeker learns that to … Read more
Samba Purāṇa — The Alchemy of Suffering and the Healing Power of Light The Samba Purāṇa stands at the intersection of mythology, psychology, and solar spirituality.Where the Sūrya Purāṇa celebrates the cosmic Sun, the Samba Purāṇa makes that Sun personal — showing how divine light redeems pain when it is embraced consciously.It is the story … Read more
Nandī Purāṇa — The Discipline of Devotion and the Strength of Stillness The Nandī Purāṇa is a scripture of loyalty, clarity, and balance — a guide to aligning strength with sanctity.Through Nandī, the faithful guardian of Śiva, it teaches that devotion without pride is power, and power without devotion is blindness.It reveals that spiritual evolution … Read more
Sūrya Purāṇa — The Science of Light and the Heart of Consciousness Among the lesser-known but deeply profound Purāṇas, the Sūrya Purāṇa shines as a hymn to illumination — both physical and spiritual.Where the Yuga Purāṇa speaks of time’s cycles, the Sūrya Purāṇa speaks of the energy that sustains those cycles.It portrays the Sun not … Read more