Prakarana Granthas of Adi Shankaracharya

Name: Prakarana Granthas of Adi Shankaracharya
Author: Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya

The celebrated introductory philosophical treatises composed by Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya to systematically impart the quintessential non-dual wisdom (Advaita Vedanta).

3 Treatises

663 Sacred Verses

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Part 11 Treatises

Vivekachudamani (Crest-Jewel of Discrimination)

The master dialogue between an enlightened Guru and an earnest seeker on the rare gift of human birth, the qualifications for liberation (Sadhana Chatushtaya), and the nature of the Atman.

~580 VersesRead Chapter

Part 21 Treatises

Atmabodha (Direct Knowledge of the Self)

A poetic 68-verse masterpiece using evocative metaphors (fire, gold, sun, foam on water) to explain how knowledge alone destroys ignorance.

~68 VersesRead Chapter

Part 31 Treatises

Tattva Bodha (The Knowledge of Ultimate Truth)

The fundamental primer of Advaita Vedanta defining key spiritual terminology: the 3 bodies (Sthula, Sukshma, Karana), the 5 Koshas, the 3 states of consciousness (Avasthas), and Tat Tvam Asi.

~15 VersesRead Chapter