Source Transparency · स्रोत एवं पाठ-शुद्धि

Source Library & Text Transparency

प्रमाणिक स्रोत, संस्करण, टीकाकार एवं पाठभेद विवरण

Dharma Granth adheres to strict textual transparency. Every Sanskrit verse, transliteration, commentary, and translation is cited with its canonical edition, traditional lineage, and editorial provenance. No synthetic audio or unattributed translations are used.

Tier 1 · Canonical Sanskrit

Critical editions from Gita Press, Anandashram, Adyar Library, and BORI. Unaltered original verses with IAST transliteration.

Tier 2 · Classical Bhashyas

Multi-tradition commentaries (Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita) presented side-by-side without declaring any single school as exclusive.

Tier 3 · Modern Exegesis

Explicitly labeled pedagogical aids and real-world reflections. Clearly demarcated so readers never mistake editorial commentary for scripture.

Textual Editions Registry (6)

Bhagavad Gita · श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता

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Sanskrit Critical Edition
Gita Press Edition (गोरखपुर संवत् 2080)
Gorakhpur Recension with Sridhara Swami Subodhini & Shankaracharya Advaita Bhashya collations.
Digital Archive & Publisher
Gita Press, Gorakhpur / Muktabodha Digital ArchiveArchive Link
Primary Translators
Jayadayal Goyandka (Hindi), Swami Gambhirananda & Swami Sivananda (English)
Traditional Commentators
Adi Shankaracharya (शंकर भाष्य), Ramanujacharya (गीताभाष्य), Sridhara Swami (सुबोधिनी)
Numbering System & Recension Notes
Standard 700-verse canonical recension across 18 chapters. Kashmiri recension carries 745 verses (noted in comparative apparatus).
Variant Readings (पाठभेद)
Variant readings collated from Anandashram (Pune) and Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) critically edited texts.

Isha Upanishad (Ishavasya) · ईशावास्योपनिषद्

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Sanskrit Critical Edition
Kanva Recension, Shukla Yajurveda Samhita Ch. 40
Shankaracharya Dashopanishad Bhashya Edition, Motilal Banarsidass.
Digital Archive & Publisher
Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages (GRETIL)Archive Link
Primary Translators
Gita Press Gorakhpur & Swami Nikhilananda
Traditional Commentators
Adi Shankaracharya (ईशावास्य भाष्य), Madhvacharya, Uvata, Mahidhara
Numbering System & Recension Notes
18 canonical mantras concluding the Shukla Yajurveda Samhita (Madhyandina recension counts 17 verses).
Variant Readings (पाठभेद)
Madhyandina recension transposes mantras 5 and 6 and alters initial phrasing in mantra 16.

Katha Upanishad · कठोपनिषद्

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Sanskrit Critical Edition
Krishna Yajurveda Kathaka Shakha Recension
Ten Principal Upanishads, Adyar Library and Research Centre, Chennai.
Digital Archive & Publisher
Adyar Library / SanskritDocumentsArchive Link
Primary Translators
Swami Gambhirananda, Prof. S. Radhakrishnan
Traditional Commentators
Adi Shankaracharya (कठोपनिषद् भाष्य), Madhvacharya
Numbering System & Recension Notes
Two Adhyayas, each divided into three Vallis (total 6 sections, 119 verses).
Variant Readings (पाठभेद)
Slight verbal variations noted between Anandashram Sanskrit Series no. 7 and BORI manuscripts.

Kena Upanishad (Talavakara) · केनोपनिषद्

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Sanskrit Critical Edition
Samaveda Talavakara Brahmana Section
Pada Bhashya and Vakya Bhashya editions, Gita Press.
Digital Archive & Publisher
SanskritDocuments / MuktabodhaArchive Link
Primary Translators
Swami Gambhirananda & Gita Press
Traditional Commentators
Adi Shankaracharya (पदभाष्य एवं वाक्यभाष्य)
Numbering System & Recension Notes
4 Khandas (35 verses). Khandas 1–2 in verse; Khandas 3–4 in prose allegory (Yakshakhyana).
Variant Readings (पाठभेद)
Manuscript traditions uniformly preserve the 35-verse partition with zero disputed interpolations.

Mundaka Upanishad · मुण्डकोपनिषद्

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Sanskrit Critical Edition
Atharvaveda Shaunaka Shakha Recension
Nirnaya Sagar Press Edition with Shankaracharya Commentary.
Digital Archive & Publisher
GRETIL / Digital Library of IndiaArchive Link
Primary Translators
Swami Gambhirananda, Prof. Max Müller
Traditional Commentators
Adi Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya (Sub-commentaries)
Numbering System & Recension Notes
3 Mundakas, each divided into 2 Khandas (total 6 sections, 64 verses).
Variant Readings (पाठभेद)
Mantra 3.1.6 (Satyameva Jayate) cross-referenced with national motto epigraphic sources.

Mandukya Upanishad · माण्डूक्योपनिषद्

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Sanskrit Critical Edition
Atharvaveda Shaunaka Shakha with Gaudapada Karika
Ramakrishna Math Advaita Ashrama Edition with Shankaracharya Bhashya.
Digital Archive & Publisher
Advaita Ashrama / SanskritDocumentsArchive Link
Primary Translators
Swami Nikhilananda, Swami Chinmayananda
Traditional Commentators
Gaudapada (माण्डूक्य कारिका) & Adi Shankaracharya
Numbering System & Recension Notes
12 prose mantras representing the four states of consciousness (Avasthatraya & Turiya).
Variant Readings (पाठभेद)
Text is distinct from the 215 verses of Gaudapada’s Karika, which are cataloged as classical commentary.