Vision
Most scripture reader sites are cluttered, unintuitive, or unclear about content rights. Shastram aims to change that with a modern, ad-free platform focused on legal, accessible scripture and study tools. All material currently hosted on the site is public domain.
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Media Library
A growing library of audio, video, and study materials designed to support scripture in more than one format.
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Similar Texts
Semantically related verses help readers move naturally across texts and discover meaningful parallels.
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Public Domain
The library is built around public-domain material so these texts remain open, accessible, and easy to share.
Similar texts appear right beside the verse you are studying.
Readers can move from one passage to semantically related material without leaving the flow of study, making connections across works feel immediate and natural.
An exhaustive lecture library sits directly alongside the text.
The media view gathers lectures, teachers, and source material into one place so reading can expand into deeper listening and long-form study whenever needed.
Our Progress
A few stats on our progress toward digitizing Advaita Vedantic scripture. We expect these numbers to grow as more people contribute.
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170,617
Words
The total number of words on Shastram.
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22,592
Connections
The number of distinct overlaps in message and theme.
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4,444
Verses
Total verses hosted on Shastram.
Contribute.
We welcome all the help we can get. This mainly involves improving our codebase or text database. At the moment, Shastram does not need funding to operate, so the most useful help is expanding the site’s coverage. If you are connected with a teacher, scholar, institution, or organization that would like us to host their translations, media, or other study materials, please contact us by email.