Book on Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi's teachings: Be As You Are. Vivekachudamani. The Vivekachudamani (Sanskrit: विवेकचूडामणि) is a famous Sanskrit poem ascribed to Adi Shankara in the eighth century.
It expounds the Advaita Vedanta philosophy[2] and is in the form of 580 verses in the Shardula Vikridita metre. The Vivekachudamani describes developing Viveka—the human faculty of discrimination—as the central task in the spiritual life and calls it the crown jewel among the essentials for Moksha.[3] The title Vivekachudamani translates to Crest Jewel of Discrimination.[4] Through the centuries, the Vivekachudamani has been translated into several languages and has been the topic of many commentaries and expositions. Authorship[edit] Reza Shah-Kazemi claims Shankara may not have been the author of the Vivekachudamani, though it is "so closely interwoven into the spiritual heritage of Shankara that any analysis of his perspective which fails to consider [this work] would be incomplete".
Contents[edit] Shivarahasya Purana. Shivarahasya Purana (Sanskrit: शिव रहस्य पुराण; IAST: śiva rahasya purāṇa) is one of the 'Shaiva Upapuranas' or ancillary Purana regarding Shiva and Shaivite worship and is also considered 'Indian epic poetry' (Sanskrit: Itihāsa).
Its origins are acclaimed to be over 7000 years old[citation needed]. The book is dedicated to detailed explanation of Shaivite thoughts, rituals and religious myths. The manuscripts are found in various ancient literature. But, there is been no critical study of the same.[1] It is one of the first few works of the acclaimed Saint Ribhu, who was taught by Shiva himself. Life of 63 Nayanmar - Periyapuranam. Ashtavakra Gita / अष्टावक्र गीता - VedicScripturesInc. First Chapter / प्रथम अध्याय - VedicScripturesInc.