Works of Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara, a Hindu philsospher of the Advaita Vedanta school, wrote many works [ cite web
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title = Works of Adi Shankara

accessmonthday =June 26
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Traditionally, his works are classified under IAST|Bhāṣya ("commentary"), IAST|Prakaraṇa gratha ("philosophical treatise") and Stotra ("devotional hymn"). The commentaries serve to provide a consistent interpretation of the scriptural texts from the perspective of Advaita Vedanta. The philosophical treatises provide various methodologies to the student to understand the doctrine. The devotional hymns are rich in poetry and piety, serving to highlight the helplessness of the devotee and the glory of the deity. A partial list of his works is given below.

IAST|Bhāṣya

Adi Shankara wrote IAST|Bhāṣya ("commentaries") on
*IAST|Brahmasūtra
*IAST|Aitareya Upaniṣad (Rigveda)
*IAST|Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (Śukla Yajurveda)
*IAST|Īśa Upaniṣad (Śukla Yajurveda)
*IAST|Taittirīya Upaniṣad (Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda)
*IAST|Kaṭha Upaniṣad (Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda)
*IAST|Chāndogya Upaniṣad (Atharvaveda)
*IAST|Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad (Atharvaveda) and Gauḍapāda Kārika
*IAST|Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (Atharvaveda)
*IAST|Praśna Upaniṣad (Atharvaveda)
*IAST|Bhagavadgīta (Mahabhārata)
*IAST|Vishnu Sahasranama (Mahabhārata)
*IAST|Gāyatri Maṃtra

IAST|Prakaraṇa grantha

Adi Shankara wrote the following treatises
*IAST|Vivekacūḍāmaṇi ("Crest-Jewel of Wisdom")
*IAST|Upadeśasāhasri ("A thousand teachings")
*IAST|Śataśloki
*IAST|Daśaśloki
*IAST|Ekaśloki
*IAST|Pañcīkaraṇa
*IAST|Ātma bodha
*IAST|Aparokṣānubhūti
*IAST|Sādhana Pañcakaṃ
*IAST|Nirvāṇa Śatakaṃ
*IAST|Manīśa Pañcakaṃ
*IAST|Yati Pañcakaṃ
*IAST|Vākyasudha
*IAST|Tattva bodha
*IAST|Vākya vṛtti
*IAST|Siddhānta Tattva Vindu
*IAST|Nirguṇa Mānasa Pūja

IAST|Stotra

Adi Shankara composed many hymns on Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, Ganesha and Subrahmanya [cite web
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*IAST|Bhaja Govindaṃ, also known as IAST|"Mohamuḍgara"
*IAST|Śivānandalahari
*IAST|Saundaryalahari
*IAST|Śrī Lakṣmīnṛsiṃha Karāvalamba Stotraṃ
*IAST|Śāradā Bhujangaṃ
*IAST|Kanakadhāra Stotraṃ
*IAST|Bhavāni Aṣṭakaṃ
*IAST|Śiva Mānasa Pūja
*IAST|PandurangashtakamSubramanya Bhujangam

Editions

A lot of editions of the works of Adi Shankara are available. A few of them are given below: [cite web
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Collections of Works

*Sri Sankara Granthavali - Complete Works of Sri Sankaracarya in the original Sanskrit, v. 1-10, revised ed., Samata Books, Madras, 1998. (Originally published from Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1910ff., under the direction of the Sringeri matha.)

*Sankaracaryera Granthamala, v. 1-4, Basumati Sahitya Mandira, Calcutta, 1995. (complete works with Bengali translation and commentary)

*Upanishad-bhashya-sangraha, Mahesanusandhana Samsthanam, Mt. Abu, 1979-1986. Sankara's bhashyas on the Katha, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Chandogya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, with Anandagiri's Tīkas and other sub-commentaries.

*Prakarana-dvadasi, Mahesanusandhana Samsthanam, Mt. Abu, 1981. A collection of twelve prakarana granthas, with commentaries.

Brahmasutra Bhashya

*Edited with Marathi translation, by Kasinath Sastri Lele, Srikrishna Mudranalaya, Wai, 1908.

*Edited with vaiyasika-nyayamala of Bharatitirtha, and Marathi commentary, by Vishnu Vaman Bapat Sastri, Pune, 1923.

*Selections translated into English, by S. K. Belvalkar, Poona Oriental Series no. 13, Bilvakunja, Pune, 1938.

*Edited with Adhikarana-ratnamala of Bharatitirtha, Sri Venkatesvara Mudranalaya, Bombay, 1944.

*Translated into English, by V. M. Apte, Popular Book Depot, Bombay, 1960.

*Translated into English, by George Thibaut, Dover, New York, 1962. (reprint of Clarendon Press editions of The Sacred books of the East v.34, 38)

*Sri Sankaracarya Granthavali, no. 3, 1964.

*Translated into German, by Paul Deussen, G. Olms, Hildesheim, 1966.

Bhagavadgita Bhashya

*Critically edited by Dinkar Vishnu Gokhale, Oriental Book Agency, Pune, 1931.

*Edited with Anandagiri's Tika, by Kasinath Sastri Agashe, Anandasrama, Pune, 1970.

*Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad Gita : with the commentary of Sri Sankaracharya, Samata Books, Madras, 1977.

*A. G. Krishna Warrier, Srimad Bhagavad Gita Bhashya of Sri Sankaracarya, Ramakrishna Math, Madras, 1983.

*Trevor Leggett, Realization of the Supreme Self : the Bhagavad Gita Yogas, (translation of Sankara's commentary), Kegan Paul International, London, 1995.

Upadeshasahasri

*Sitarama Mahadeva Phadke, Sankaracaryakrta Upadesashasri, Rasikaranjana Grantha Prasaraka Mandali, Pune, 1911. (with Marathi translation)

*Paul Hacker, Unterweisung in der All-Einheits-Lehre der Inder: Gadyaprabandha, (German translation of and notes on the Prose book of the upadeSasAhasrI) L. Röhrscheid, Bonn, 1949.

Vivekachudamani

*Edited with English translation, by Mohini Chatterjee, Theosophical Publishing House, Madras, 1947.

*Ernest Wood, The Pinnacle of Indian Thought, Theosophical Publishing House, Wheaton (Illinois), 1967. (English translation)

*Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood, Shankara's Crest-jewel of Discrimination, with A Garland of Questions and Answers, Vedanta Press, California, 1971.

*Sri Sankara's Vivekachudamani with an English translation of the Sanskrit Commentary of Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati of Sringeri. Translated by P. Sankaranarayanan. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1999

Panchikarana

*Edited with Sureshvara's varttika and varttikabharana of Abhinavanarayanendra Sarasvati (17th cent.), Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1970.

*Edited with Gujarati translation and notes, Sri Harihara Pustakalya, Surat, 1970.

ee also

*Adi Shankara
*Advaita Vedanta
*Smartism
*Hindu scriptures
*Atma Shatakam

Notes

External links

[http://www.sankaracharya.org Complete Works of Shankaracharya]