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Ṣoḍaśa Grantha, also spelled Shodasha Grantha (Sanskrit: षोडशग्रंथ, romanized: ṣoḍaśa-grantha, lit. 'Sixteen books'), is a collection of sixteen books (or doctrines) written by the Hindu philosopher Vallabha. They are the main doctrine of Pushtimarg, a sect of Vaishnavism in Hinduism. The works discuss the worship of the Hindu deity Krishna through service (seva) and contemplation (smāraṇa).
Books
The sixteen books are:
- Śrī-yamunāṣṭaka: "Eight stanzas to goddess Yamuna"
- Bāla-bodha: A guide for beginners on the path of devotion
- Siddhānta-muktāvalī: "Necklace of the Doctrine"
- Puṣṭi-pravāha-maryada-bheda: The different characteristics of the different types of souls
- Siddhānta-rahasya: "The secret of the Doctrine"
- Navaratna: "Nine jewels of instructions"
- Antaḥkaraṇa-prabodha: "Awakening of the heart"
- Viveka-dhairyāśraya: "On discernment, steadfastness, and surrender to God"
- Śrī-kṛṣṇāśraya: "Surrendering to Krishna"
- Chatuḥślokī: "Four Verses"
- Bhakti-vardhinī: "Growing devotion"
- Jalabheda: Nineteen types of orators
- Pañca-padyāni: Three types of listeners
- Sannyāsa-nirṇāya: "Deciding on renunciation"
- Nirodha-lakṣaṇā: Identifying characteristics of detachment
- Seva-phala: "Reward of serving God"