Upanishads – with Sankaracharya Commentary, translated into English by Swami Nikhilananda. Ananda Mimamsa 13 (Taittiriya Upanisad) with Pujya Swami Dayananda.
Bhagavad Gita – translated into English with commentary by either Swami Sivananda, or Swami Chinmayananda, or Swami Dayananda.The texts to be read to understand Vedanta are in this order: Anything that makes you weak physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject as poison. In addition, ebooks for Geeta, Sanskrit Vakya Prabodh of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, and SwayamevaSanskritShikshanam book of conversational Sanskrit are available. 16 TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD (3rd COURSE) 6 3.84 gb 17 TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD BHASYA (1st COURSE) 2 1.34 gb USA No PRAKARANA GRANTHAS Cds Mb Place-Year 1 ADVAITA MAKARANDAH 1 309 2 ADVAITA. Upanishads are 108 in number, but only 10 of them are considered Principal Upanishads because Sankaracharya wrote commentaries on them. Delhi Sanskrit Academy has all four Veda downlodable e-books texts in well-formatted manner. Jnana Kanda – later portion dealing with knowledge, that is, the Upanishads.Karma Kanda – this earlier portion of Vedas deals with works like Yajnas etc., which we no longer follow because we have replaced those practices in modern times by pooja etc.Vedas are 4 in number – Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharva Veda. In that case, too, it would refer to the Upanishads. Vedanta could also mean the aim (end) of Vedas, that is, what they are trying to actually teach. Because Upanishads occur at the end (antha) of Vedas, they are what is meant by veda-antha or Vedanta. There no other way of gaining this knowldge.
When the Upanisads say that you are the whole, you have to see that vision. In the vision of Vedanta, you are the whole. Vedanta is based primarily on Upanishads. Kena Upanisad A brilliant unfoldment of the Kena Upanisad by Swami Dayananda, with Sanskrit and English text, word-for-word translation, and extensive commentary. Then there are other minor texts written by Jnanis like Sankaracharya and his disciples, called Prakarana Granthas or Auxiliary Texts, which do a good job of introducing and summarizing the teachings and knowledge contained in the Upanishads and are best read in the beginning before tackling the Upanishads. Brahma Sutras – This text is a systematization and explanation of the teachings of the Upanishads, which is usually read by more advanced students of Vedanta but is not crucial that it be read.Gita – This is principally a distillation of the core wisdom and teachings of the Upanishads.Vedanta, which is the core philosophy of Hinduism, is based on three principal texts or Prasthanatraya (triple canon):