Prakaraṇagranthāḥ
Advaita Vedānta prakaraṇa granthas of Śrī Śaṅkara Bhagavatpāda — Vivekacūḍāmaṇi (Vivekachudamani), Upadeśasāhasrī, Ātmabodha, Aparokṣānubhūti, and shorter works such as Nirvāṇaṣaṭkam and Manīṣāpañcakam.
Advaita Vedānta prakaraṇa texts handed down in the tradition under the name of Śrī Śaṅkara Bhagavatpāda. His stotras are listed by devatā in the stotra section. Śrī Śaṅkara Bhagavatpāda →
Prakaraṇa granthas
| Text | About | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Upadeśasāhasrī | prose and verse books — twenty-two prakaraṇas | 786 |
| Vivekacūḍāmaṇiḥ | the discrimination of Self and non-Self, as a dialogue of teacher and disciple | 581 |
| Aparokṣānubhūtiḥ | the fourfold discipline and the direct realisation of the Self | 144 |
| Ātmabodhaḥ | instruction in Self-knowledge for seekers of liberation | 68 |
| Tattvopadeśaḥ | the meaning of the mahāvākya tat tvam asi | 87 |
| Vākyavṛttiḥ | an exposition of the mahāvākyas | 53 |
| Laghuvākyavṛttiḥ | the shorter exposition of the mahāvākyas | 18 |
| Pañcīkaraṇam | the quintuplication of the elements and the meaning of Oṃ | 8 |
| Prabodhasudhākaraḥ | nineteen prakaraṇas on dispassion, devotion, and knowledge | 257 |
| Praśnottararatnamālikā | a garland of questions and answers on right living and dispassion | 67 |
| Advaitānubhūtiḥ | the experience of the non-dual Self | 84 |
| Prauḍhānubhūtiḥ | the mature experience of the Self, in śārdūlavikrīḍita | 17 |
| Brahmajñānāvalīmālā | a garland of Brahman-knowledge | 21 |
| Brahmānucintanam | contemplation of “I am Brahman” | 29 |
| Yogatārāvalī | nādānusandhāna and rājayoga culminating in samādhi | 29 |
| Nirguṇamānasapūjā | the inner worship of the attributeless, as teacher and disciple | 33 |
| Jīvanmuktānandalaharī | the bliss of the one liberated while living | 17 |
| Anātmaśrīvigarhaṇam | without Self-realisation, what use is anything — tataḥ kim | 18 |
Shorter prakaraṇas
| Text | About | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Nirvāṇaṣaṭkam | also Ātmaṣaṭkam — cidānandarūpaḥ śivo’ham | 6 |
| Daśaślokī | tad eko’vaśiṣṭaḥ śivaḥ kevalo’ham | 10 |
| Ekaślokī | the whole of Vedānta in one verse | 1 |
| Manīṣāpañcakam | the caṇḍāla’s question and the Ācārya’s five-verse reply | 10 |
| Yatipañcakam | also Kaupīnapañcakam — the fortunate ascetic | 5 |
| Māyāpañcakam | māyā, adept at making the impossible happen | 5 |
| Kāśīpañcakam | sā kāśikāhaṃ nijabodharūpā | 5 |
| Advaitapañcaratnam | also Ātmapañcakam — sākṣī nityaḥ pratyagātmā śivo’ham | 5 |
| Dhanyāṣṭakam | blessed are those settled in the highest truth | 10 |
| Nirvāṇamañjarī | prakṛṣṭaḥ prakāśasvarūpaḥ śivo’ham | 12 |