Hindu Scriptures Made Easy is aimed at readers approaching the texts for the first time, offering interpretations of the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedas and the Upanishads rather than the texts alone.
The case for it is straightforward. A Vedic hymn or an Upanishadic dialogue read cold, without context, is frequently opaque even in a good translation — the imagery, the assumed background and the form of argument all take some explaining. An app that supplies that explanation is a different tool from one that supplies the verse.
Explanations are available as audio as well as text, which suits listening through a passage before reading it, and detailed annotations sit alongside the material.
Interactive quizzes test what has been read, which is unusual in this category and useful for anyone studying rather than browsing.
Free on Android.
The app presents interpretations and annotations of the Bhagavad Gita, Vedas and Upanishads with audio explanations and quizzes.
