Srila Prabhupada's Books

A clean, portable archive of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's translations and commentaries on Vedic literature.

Contents

This repository contains the complete texts of:

• Bhagavad-gita As It Is (bg/) - 700 verses with purports
• Srimad-Bhagavatam (sb/) - 18,000+ verses with purports (Cantos 1-12)
• Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (cc/) - 11,000+ verses with purports
• Other Books including:
  • Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead (kb/)
  • Nectar of Devotion (nod/)
  • Nectar of Instruction (noi/)
  • Sri Isopanisad (iso/)
  • Teachings of Lord Caitanya (tlc/)
  • Light of the Bhagavata (lob/)
  • And 30+ more works

Languages

Each language has its own folder:

books-archive/
├── en/           # English (primary) ✅ Complete
├── de/           # German 🚧 In Progress
├── es/           # Spanish (planned)
├── fr/           # French (planned)
├── pt/           # Portuguese (planned)
├── ru/           # Russian (planned)
├── hi/           # Hindi (planned)
└── ...           # More languages as available

German (de/) - In Progress

Source: prabhupada-books.de

Available for import:

• Sri Isopanisad (TXT)
• Krishna-Buch, 3 volumes (TXT)
• Drei Interviews (TXT)
• Leben kommt von Leben (HTML)
• Nektar der Unterweisung (HTML)
• Bhagavad-gita 1974 (HTML)

Planned (PDF extraction needed):

• Srimad-Bhagavatam (10 cantos)
• Caitanya-Caritamrta (12 volumes)
• Nektar der Hingabe

File Structure

Files preserve their original folder hierarchy:

en/
├── bg/                    # Bhagavad-gita
│   ├── 1/
│   │   ├── 1.md          # Bg. 1.1
│   │   ├── 2.md          # Bg. 1.2
│   │   └── ...
│   └── 18/
├── sb/                    # Srimad-Bhagavatam
│   ├── 1/
│   │   ├── 1/
│   │   │   ├── 1.md      # SB 1.1.1
│   │   │   └── ...
│   │   └── ...
│   └── 12/
├── cc/                    # Caitanya-caritamrta
│   ├── adi/
│   │   ├── 1/
│   │   │   ├── 1.md      # Cc. Adi 1.1
│   │   │   └── ...
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── madhya/
│   └── antya/
└── books/                 # Other books
    ├── kb/               # Krsna Book
    ├── nod/              # Nectar of Devotion
    ├── noi/              # Nectar of Instruction
    └── ...

Content Format

Each file contains pure markdown with:

1. Heading - Verse/chapter reference
2. Devanagari - Original Sanskrit/Bengali script
3. Text - Romanized transliteration
4. Synonyms - Word-by-word meanings
5. Translation - English translation
6. Purport - Commentary by Srila Prabhupada

No metadata, no images, no audio links - just the pure text.

Source

These texts are derived from the Srila Prabhupada Archive, a comprehensive digital repository of Srila Prabhupada's works.

Usage

This archive is ideal for:

• Offline reading - Simple markdown works everywhere
• Translation projects - Clean source files for translators
• Research - Easy to search and analyze
• Archival - Long-term preservation in plain text
• Integration - Import into any system

Contributing Translations

If you have translations in other languages, contributions are welcome. Please ensure translations are:

1. Complete (not partial)
2. Authorized BBT translations
3. Properly formatted in markdown

License

The original works are copyright by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT). This archive is provided for personal study and non-commercial use.

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