A PATH THROUGH THE HERITAGE

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PATH 01

Start here

A gentle introduction to the ideas, divine forms and stories of Sanatan Dharma.

  1. Understand the foundationsBegin with dharma, karma and the paths of spiritual life.
  2. Meet the DivineExplore the gods and goddesses across traditions.
  3. Hanuman’s leap to LankaFull story · courage and thoughtful service.
  4. Lalita and BhandasuraRead a complete illustrated narrative.
  5. Shiva and ParvatiFull story · devotion, tapas and the divine wedding.
  6. Krishna and GovardhanaFull story · shelter, devotion and humility.
  7. Rama’s exileFull story · commitment, companionship and a changed future.

PATH 02

Stories of courage

Three encounters with resolve, protection and divine strength.

  1. Hanuman’s leap to LankaFull story · courage and judgment.
  2. Devi and MahishasuraFull story · the Goddess confronts oppression.
  3. Lalita and BhandasuraFull story · protection and renewal.

PATH 03

Enter the Ramayana

Follow three episodes in narrative order, from an ancestral tale to the search for Sita.

  1. Bhagiratha brings the GangaFull story · Bala Kanda · an ancestral quest and the Ganga’s descent.
  2. Rama leaves AyodhyaFull story · Ayodhya Kanda · duty and the forest journey.
  3. Hanuman’s leap to LankaFull story · Sundara Kanda · the search for Sita.

PATH 04

Stories of Shiva

Meet the great yogin through devotion, divine companionship and compassion.

  1. Meet ShivaBegin with his forms and attributes.
  2. Shiva and ParvatiFull story · Parvati’s tapas and the divine wedding.
  3. Shiva drinks HalahalaFull story · compassion in the ocean-churning narrative.

PATH 05

Four Upanishadic conversations

Follow questions about the Self and the imperishable through four distinct Vedic dialogues.

  1. Understand the UpanishadsExplore the named text and its source context.
  2. Nachiketa and YamaExplore the named text and its source context.
  3. The Mysterious YakshaExplore the named text and its source context.
  4. Gargi and YajnavalkyaExplore the named text and its source context.
  5. Shvetaketu and UddalakaExplore the named text and its source context.

PATH 06

Worlds and cycles of time

Move from creation to realms and cosmic periods without confusing their different units.

  1. Creation and manifestationExplore the named text and its source context.
  2. The Fourteen LokasExplore the named text and its source context.
  3. The Manus and ManvantarasExplore the named text and its source context.
  4. The eighteen MahapuranasExplore the named text and its source context.

PATH 07

Vishnu's manifestations

Enter independently sourced narratives of protection, devotion and teaching.

  1. Understanding avatarsExplore the named text and its source context.
  2. Matsya and the floodExplore the named text and its source context.
  3. Varaha and EarthExplore the named text and its source context.
  4. Prahlada and NarasimhaExplore the named text and its source context.
  5. Vamana and BaliExplore the named text and its source context.
  6. Kapila and DevahutiExplore the named text and its source context.

PATH 08

The Goddess in named texts

Compare Devi Mahatmya and Lalita Mahatmya without merging their textual settings.

  1. Meet the Divine MotherExplore the named text and its source context.
  2. Mahamaya, Madhu and KaitabhaExplore the named text and its source context.
  3. Devi and MahishasuraExplore the named text and its source context.
  4. Meet Lalita TripurasundariExplore the named text and its source context.
  5. Lalita and BhandasuraExplore the named text and its source context.