SanskritGraph - Hindu Sacred Texts
SanskritGraph is a comprehensive corpus of Hindu sacred texts organized around a three-tier editorial structure, with the avatara/Kalki messianic thread as the editorial spine.
Three-Tier Structure
| Tier | Texts | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Vedic Foundation | Rig Veda, Atharva Veda, Upanishads | Cosmic order, Vishnu hymns, Brahman |
| Epic Narratives | Ramayana, Mahabharata, Harivamsha | Dharmic kings, Krishna biography, avatara doctrine |
| Puranic Eschatology | Bhagavad Gita, Vishnu Purana, Bhagavata Purana, Kalki Purana, Matsya Purana | Yuga cycle, Kalki prophecy, cosmic renewal |
Vedic Foundation
- Rig Veda (Griffith) - Select hymns: Vishnu’s three strides (RV 1.154), Purusha Sukta (RV 10.90), creation hymns. Ralph Griffith 1896, public domain.
- Atharva Veda (Griffith) - Select hymns: eschatological/pralaya imagery, Brahma hymns. Ralph Griffith 1895, public domain.
- Upanishads (Muller) - Shvetashvatara, Katha, Mundaka. F. Max Muller SBE translations, public domain.
Epic Narratives
- Ramayana (Griffith) - Key kandas: Bala (dharmic king), Aranya (exile), Yuddha (battle/return). Ralph Griffith 1870, public domain.
- Mahabharata - Vana Parva (Ganguli) - Eschatological sections on dharma’s decline and Kalki. K.M. Ganguli 1883-1896, public domain.
- Harivamsha (Wilson) - Krishna’s full biography; bridge between epic and Puranic avatara lists. Adapted from H.H. Wilson, public domain.
Puranic Eschatology
- Bhagavad Gita (Arnold) - Edwin Arnold verse translation (1885, public domain). 18 adhyayas on dharma, karma yoga, jnana yoga, bhakti, and moksha.
- Vishnu Purana (Wilson) - H.H. Wilson 1840, Book 4 Ch 24: earliest systematic Kalki prophecy in Sanskrit literature.
- Bhagavata Purana Canto 12 (Sanyal) - J.M. Sanyal 1901-1910: most vivid Kalki avatar prophecy; Shambhala, white horse Devadatta, blazing sword.
- Kalki Purana - Full text: white horse, Shambhala, end of Kali Yuga. Curated public domain translation.
- Matsya Purana - Flood narrative + Vishnu fish-savior + cyclical renewal. Curated public domain translation.
Editorial Spine: The Avatara/Kalki Thread
The avatara doctrine (BG 4.7-8) - “Whenever dharma declines, I descend” - is the theological spine linking all three tiers:
- Vedic roots: Vishnu’s three cosmic strides (RV 1.154); Purusha as primordial cosmic person
- Epic articulation: Rama and Krishna as avatars who restore righteousness
- Puranic culmination: Kalki, the tenth avatar, rides a white horse at the end of Kali Yuga to destroy corruption and restore the Satya Yuga