Texts
Works of Shri Shankaracharya
Works of other Advaitin Authors
Philosophical Works
- Advaita Dipika
A work by the 20th Advaitin Mahamahopadhya N.S. Anantakrishna Shastri which defends Advaita Vedanta against Dvaita criticism.
PDF - Advaita Siddhi
An important work of Advaita polemics by Swami Madhusudana Saraswati. It seeks to defend Advaita Vedanta against the criticisms of the Dvaitins.
www.advaitasiddhi.org - Atmavidya Vilasa
A work by the 18th century composer, saint, and philosopher Swami Sadashiva Brahmendra Saraswati. In it he describes the conduct of a Jnani ever absorbed in Brahman.
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PDF of text with English translation by Amuthan - Naishkarmyasiddhi
This work by Sureshvaracharya, a direct pupil of Shankaracharya explains how and why action must be renounced.
PDF with commentary Chandrika by Shri Jnanottama - Panchadashi
One of the most popular and influential medieval works on Advaita Vedanta. By Swami Vidyaranya.
PDF with Text in Devanagari and Tamil translation and commentary by Swami Jnanananda Bharati - Vedanta Kalpalatika
This work by Swami Madhusudana Saraswati compares the views on Moksha of various philosophical schools and establishes the Advaita Vedantic theory as the correct one.
PDF with English translation by R. D. Karmarkar - Vedanta Paribhasha
This is one of the most popular introductory manuals of Advaita Vedanta. In it Dharmaraja Adhvarindra explains all the basic terms and concepts of Advaita Vedanta in a concise, logical manner.
PDF with commentary Paribhashaprakashika by Mahamahopadhyaya N.S. Anantakrishna Shastri
In Praise of Gurus
- Guru Parampara
These shlokas praise the lineage of Advaita gurus from the beginningless Lord Narayana through Shankaracharya and his pupils.
HTML - Shrimacchankaracharyashtottarashatanamavali
108 names praising Shankaracharya.
PDF with English translation From Sringeri Vidyabharati Foundation
"HTML with English translation by Ravi Mayavaram" - Totakashtakam
Eight verses by Shri Totakacharya, a direct disciple of Shankaracharya and first Jagadguru of the Badrinath matha, in praise of his master.
HTML with English translation by M.S. Ravishankar
PDF with English translation by M.S. Ravishankar - Shri Guru Paduka Stotram
By Swami Sacchidananda Sivabhinava Narasimha Bharati, the 33rd Jagadguru of the Shringeri Matha in praise of his master Swami "Ugra" Narasimha Bharati With English translation by Swami Yogananda Saraswati.
PDF with English translation From Sringeri Vidyabharati Foundation - Shri Bharatitirtha Gururajashtakam
By K.K. Shankaran in praise of Swami Bharati Tirth the current Jagadguru of Shringeri
PDF with English translation From Sringeri Vidyabharati Foundation
In Praise of Devatas
- Sri Venkatesha Karavalamba Stotram
A composition of Swami Sacchidananda Sivabhinava Narasimha Bharati, the 33rd Jagadguru of the Shringeri Matha
PDF with English translation From Sringeri Vidyabharati Foundation - Shiva Panchakshari Bhashyam
This short work by Padmapadacharya, the seniormost disciple of Shankaracharya
gives 7 different meanings to namaH shiVaya, the mahamantra of Shiva Bhagavan
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