| Abbreviation |
Full Title of Scriptural Text |
Comment |
| AB |
Atma bodha |
attributed to shaMkara |
| AS |
advaita siddhi |
written by madhusUdana saraswatI |
| A.S.G. |
Agama shAstra of gauDapAda |
i.e. kArikA on Mand. Up. |
| A.U. or Ai. Up. or Ait. |
aitareya upaniShad |
|
| A.V. |
atharva veda |
|
| B.G. |
bhagavad gItA |
|
| B.G.B. |
bhagavad gItA bhAShya |
written by shaMkara |
| B.U. or Br. Up. |
bRRihadAraNyaka upaniShad |
|
| B.S. |
brahma sUtra |
written by bAdarAyaNa |
| B.S.B |
brahma sUtra bhAShya |
There are several of these but, in the
context of advaita, we intend that by shaMkara |
| B.Sid. |
brahma siddhi |
written by maNDana mishra |
| C.U. or Ch. Up. |
ChAndogya upaniShad |
|
| G.K. or G.P.K. or Gaud. |
gauDapAda kArikA (on mANDUkya upaniShad) |
|
| G.K.B. |
gauDapAda kArikA bhAShya |
written by shaMkara |
| Is.U. or Ish. Up (or EEsh. Up.) |
Isha (or Ishavasya) upaniShad |
|
| JV or J.M.V. |
jIvanmuktiviveka |
written by vidyAraNya |
| Ka. or Kath.U. |
katha upaniShad |
|
| Kau. or Kaus. U. |
kauShitaki upaniShad |
|
| Ke. or Ken. U. |
kena upaniShad |
|
| M.B. or Mbh. |
mahAbhArata |
|
| Ma.U. or Mand. Up. |
mANDUkya upaniShad |
|
| M.K. |
gauDapAda kArikA (on mANDUkya upaniShad) |
|
| Mu.U. or Mund. Up. |
muNDaka upaniShad |
|
| N.S. |
naiShkarmya siddhi |
written by sureshvara |
| Panch. or P.D. |
pa~nchadashI |
written by vidyAraNya |
| P.P. |
pa~nchapAdikA |
written by padmapAda (it is a commentary
on shaMkara's BSB); vivaraNa school derives
its name from this |
| PPV |
pa~nchapAdikA vivaraNa |
written by prakAshAtman (vivaraNa means
'gloss' or interpretation) |
| Pr. or Pra.U. |
prashna upaniShad |
|
| R.V. |
RRig veda |
|
| Sv. or Svet.U. |
shvetAshvatara upaniShad |
|
| S.V. |
sambandha vArtika |
written by sureshvara |
| Tait.U. |
taittirIya upaniShad |
|
| U.S. or Up. Sah. |
upadesha sAhasrI |
written by shaMkara |
| VC |
vivekachUDAmaNi |
attributed to shaMkara |
| Vak. or V.P.D. |
vAkyapadIya |
written by bhArtRRihAri |
| V.P. or V.P.B. |
vedAnta paribhAShA |
written by dharmarAja adhvarIndra |
| VS |
vedAntasAra |
written by sadAnanda yogindra |
| VV |
vakyavRRitti |
attributed to shaMkara |
| Y.S. or Yog. Sut. |
yoga sUtra-s |
written by pata~njali |
| Y.V. or Yog. Vas. |
yoga vAsiShTha |
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