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Copyright, Attribution & Licensing

Understand the separate rights in traditional texts, editions, translations, modern compositions and artwork.

Updated: 26 October 2026

Reading is not blanket permission to republish

The library contains material with different rights and reuse conditions. There is no single open licence covering every page, image, translation or devotional edition. A traditional composition may be reusable while a modern translation, transcription, musical arrangement, scan or illustration has separate conditions. Age, online availability or the word “traditional” alone does not settle every right.

Source-specific notices

Consult Sources & References or Sources, Credits & Licensing with the work. Where material uses MIT, Creative Commons or another licence, the applicable attribution and complete required notices remain available there. Adaptation, noncommercial and ShareAlike conditions must be followed where applicable. Sri Suktam retains its stated noncommercial/ShareAlike conditions; another work's MIT notice does not override them. The precise licence version and source attached to the passage govern that reuse.

ShivGoraksh writing and new editions

Original explanations, translations and new devotional compositions are distinct from historical source words. Unless an explicit licence grants broader use, do not assume that our making them freely readable authorizes republication, commercial use or training a model. New or replacement Chalisas retain their declared authorship and edition identity. Artwork is not automatically licensed under the terms of the text beside it.

Attribution and permission requests

When reuse is allowed, retain the author, source, licence and change notices required by that basis. Link to the specific work rather than presenting an entire mixed collection as one licence. For permission questions, email akhileshsaini.com@gmail.com with the work, passage, intended medium, audience and commercial or noncommercial context. We can address rights we hold, not grant rights belonging to another person.

Reporting a rights concern

Identify the affected URL, the material, the right you claim and your authority to act. Include supporting information and a contact address, without unnecessary private documents. A credible concern may lead to clarification, restriction or removal of the affected material while it is investigated. Read Corrections and Privacy. This explanation is not a legal determination about every jurisdiction or intended use.