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Swami Lakshman Joo |
Vijnana Bhairava : The Practice of Centring Awareness |
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| The Vijnana Bhairava is one of the most important Tantras of Kashmir Saivism, at least as far as the practical aspect of the yoga of this school is concerned. It teaches 112 dharanas, or ways of centring awareness and entering divine consciousness (which includes ordinary and extraordinary experience), as well as tantric methods of spiritual practice such as kundalini, mantra and mudra. The modern need to integrate all aspects of life makes this ancient text of great relevance to our times.
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Swami Lakshman Joo |
Kashmir Shaivism : The Secret Supreme |
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| Swami Lakshman Jee is the last living Master of the oral tradition in Kashmir Shaivism. This exposition of the non-dual philosophy with practical applications is his first book in English. The tantric teachings are hidden in a language of allusion and symbols. Swamiji offers the skeleton key of the oral tradition that allows access to secrets. The intent is to preserve the tradition and to make it available. The emphasis is on practical realization of Truth through the experience of... |
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Rai Bahadur Shrisha Chandra Vasu (Tr.) |
Shiva Samhita |
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| In Hindu mythology, Shiva is also known as the god of asceticism, and as such is called Mahayogi, or "great yogi". This book consists of an ancient collection of texts or verses, which elaborate the essentials necessary for the practice of yoga.Reading this book you will discover the discover the secrets of Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga. Transcend to the spiritual heights of the ancient rishis and yogis through their secrets. Learn about the steps which must be traversed before one may... |
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Jaideva Singh (Tr.) |
Paratrisika Vivarana by Abhinavagupta |
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| This book is one of the most fascinating but also most difficult texts of the Kashmir Saiva School, and of theystical philosophical literature of India as a whole. The Paratrisika is a short Tantra which has been held in the highest esteem by Kashmir Saivism or Trika. This translantion of Abhinavagupta`s masterpiece will not only be a milestone in the study of Kashmir Saivism, but it also make available one of the major mystical texts of the Indian tradition to readers interested in philosophy... |
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Jaideva Singh |
Pratyabhijnahrdayam |
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| The Saiva religion is perhaps the most ancient faith of the world. Saivaism has a history going back to the Chalcolithic Age or even further, and it thus takes its place as the most ancient living faith in the world. It had many off-shoots and appeared in differenet forms in many parts of the world.
In India, there are three main forms of this religio-philosophy, viz., the Vira-Saiva form in Deccan-Karnataka, the Saivasiddhanta in Tamil Nadu, and the Advaits Saiva form in Kashmir. There are... |
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Shanti Lal Nagar |
Siva Mahapurana: An Exhaustive Introduction (In 3 Volumes) |
$207.00 $144.90 |
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| Sanskrit Text, English Translation with Photographs of Archaeological Evidence.
The Puranas are considered to be the pillars of the Vedic dharma comprising of Sruti, Smrti and Puranas. The Siva-Mahapurana is a famous one amongst the eighteen Mahapuranas. Relatively bigger in size, this Purana is primarily of a religious tone, dedicated mainly to the glory, various forms, their importance and valour of lord Siva.
There had been certain deities, who after once appearing over the Indian... |
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Mark S.G. Dyczkowski |
The Stanzas on Vibration: The Spandakarika with Four Commentaries |
$28.99 $20.29 |
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| Spanda is the vibratory dynamism of the absolute consciousness. In this book, the author focuses on the school of Kashmir Shaivism that presents this doctrine as its cardinal principle and whose literature consists in a large part of the works translated here. In his introduction and in his exposition of the four commentaries, the author shows both how the Spanda tradition contributes to the other schools of Kashmir Shaivism and how it is different from them. He presents for the first time a... |
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Vanamali |
The Lilas of the Sons of Shiva |
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| In this book, Vanamali has given us a fascinating glimpse into the lilas of the three sons of Shiva. This is a captivating book for all those who are interested in knowing the esoteric secrets of Hindu gods.
Shiva and his sons are all aspects of the great electromagnetic forces that control life. Shiva is the source of all energies. He is the nuclear energy underlying the subatomic particles. At the very core of matter Shiva whirls in his cosmic dance as Nataraja. Ganesha is the god of... |
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Jankinath Kaul |
Awakening of Supreme Consciousness Lectures of Swami Lakshman Joo |
$13.53 $9.47 |
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| Swami Lakshman Joo (1907-1991), also called Swami
Lakshmanji Raina or Ishvara Svarupa, was a great yogi from an early age. He
embodied a rare unity of a mystic and a pandit, being well-versed in Sanskrit
and in the texts of the non-dualistic tradition of Kashmir Saivism. He was also
called the Abhinavagupta of the 20th century, being the last authority of
Kashmir Saivism, who was teaching scholars and guiding seekers on the spiritual
path.
He edited several Sanskrit texts and... |
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Mark S.G. Dyczkowski (Tr.) |
The Aphorisms of Siva |
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| The Siva Sutra was revealed to Vasugupta by Siva in order to counter the effects of dualism. This revelation initiated the hermeneutics of syntheses and exegesis climaxed by the great Abhinavagupta. The Siva Sutra is the most important scripture in the Trika system of Kashmir Shaivism. As a book on yoga, it explains the nature and cause of bondage and the means to liberation from bondage.Bhaskara is in the direct lineage of Vasugupta.
To Bhaskara's commentary, Mark Dyczkowski has added his... |
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Abhinavagupta |
Sri Tantralokah: Text with English Translation Chapter Two, Three, Four |
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| Tantraloka is a magnum opus of the Indian Tantric-world, written in the Tenth Century, in the light of Kashmir Saivism by the great polymath Sri Abhinavagupta. This great work does not only include all the philosophical and Tantric essence of monistic Kashmir Saivism but is also often considered the apex of Indian Tantric Philosophy. |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Rudra Mantras: From Taittiriya Samhita |
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| Rudra mantras from Taittiriya Samhita are given to the mankind by the great rishis for manifesting the power of healing and the upward evolution of the consciousness. There are many books giving the text and meaning of Namaka hymn. Our book is different from them in several significant ways. The focus here is not on the mere chanting of the mantra, but on the practice of inner yajna, the yajna which is occuring in our subtle bodies. The recitation of the Namaka and the Chamaka hymns is a part... |
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Swami Shankarananda |
The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism |
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| Consciousness is the most intimate experience of life the essence of life itself. among the many spiritual traditions born and developed in India one ancient philosophy--------Kashmir Shaivism----has explored it completely.The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism is a book that will transform you. It is a resource and guide towards investigating and deepening your own consciousness.
Swami Shankaranands grew up in Brooklyn New York, and as a greduate of both Columbia and New York Universities began a... |
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N.R. Bhatt, |
The Great Tantra of Ajita (5 Vols. Set) Part of Kalamul Sastra S |
$249.95 $174.97 |
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| The Hindu temple is the seat of a full culture including material commodities and services, arts ranging from cooking and flower decoration, to music and philosophy. To conceive, build, organize, manage, maintain such a privileged site of culture an authentic and well thought out theory and guidance is required. Sanskrit Agamic literature plays this role. The Saiva religion is based on a set of twenty-eight Tantra's.
The Ajitamahatantra is the fifth in a international list, a lengthy text,... |
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Subodh Kapoor |
The Philosophy of Saivism |
$46.00 $32.20 |
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| Saivism, may be defined as the setting aside of the triune equality of Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, and the merging of the former two Gods in the God - Siva. But it is also more than this. It is supreme being, infinite, eternal, an exempt from subjection to the law of ultimate absorption into the universal spirit. Rudra appears quite early in the Veda with a
well-recognized and well-marked personality of his own. He is an important
deity, whose anger is to be dreaded and whose favour is to be... |
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Roger Worthington |
Finding the Hidden Self: A Study of the Siva Sutras |
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| Western philosophers have searched hard for the elusive entity called consciousness, but nowhere has it been captured better than in the Siva Sutras. These Sutras describe the creative principle behind the universe and how it manifests in human consciousness.
The Origin of the Sutras is mysterious; legend has it that the sage Vasugupta discovered them engraved on a large stone tablet on Mount Kailas in Kasmir. Lrd Siva, the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the universe,... |
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Stella Kramrisch |
The Presence of Siva |
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| One of the three Great Gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, the Rg Veda, evokes his prsence in tis hymsn.
Vedic myths, ritual, and even astronomy testify to his existence from the dawn of time. In a lively meditation of Siva - based on original Sanskrit texts, many heretofore not translated - Stella Kramrisch ponders the metaphysics, ontology, and myths of Siva from the Vedas to the Puranas.
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Dr. Sushrut Almast |
Ganesha :Excellence in Leadership: Secrets of Success Unfolded |
$15.99 $11.19 |
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| Ganesha the elder son of Shiva and Parwati is undoubtedly the most worshiped and probably the least understood Hindu God.
Who is Ganesha? Where is Ganesha? How Ganesha inspires us to lead a happy and successful life? Ganesha-Excellence in Leadership tries to unfolds the science and philosophy behind Ganesha's creation and provides you the Ganesha nectar-the essence of Ganesha.
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T.N. Ganapathy |
The Yoga of Siddha Tirumular |
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| This book fulfills a longtime need for a comprehensive introduction and commentary in the English language for one of Yoga's greatest source works: the Tirumandiram or "Holy Garland of Mantras," described by Dr. Georg Feuerstein Ph.D "as important as the Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali, the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga-Vashistha combined."
Tirumandiram is considered to be the greatest and earliest seminal work of the Siddhas, the greatest adepts of Yoga, and an encyclopedia of philosophical and... |
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Mandira Ghosh |
Shiva-Shakti in Indian Mythology |
$95.99 $67.19 |
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| From times immemorial Shiva and Shakti demand reverence of Indians. The author has widely covered all temples of Shiva and Shakti traveling from the Himalayas, the abode of Shiva, in the north, to Kanyakumari in the South. Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh constitute the great triad of Hindu pantheon. Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva (Mahesh) the destroyer of the Universe. Shiva holds the trident, the emblem of his supreme power, representing the three... |
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T. Ganesan |
Two Saiva Teachers of the Sixteenth Century |
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| This book is a complete analytical study of all the śuvres of Nigamajńana I and his nephew-cum-disciple Nigamajńana II. This study aims at bringing to limelight the great contributions made by these two teachers in the sixteenth century for the consolidation, elaboration and propagation of the Saivasiddhanta religious system and philosophical doctrines.
For the first time the contents of all the available texts of these two Saiva teachers in Sanskrit and Tamil, of which many are unpublished,... |
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Mohan Makkar Geeta |
Rudraksha Magic |
$14.49 $10.14 |
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| Rudraksha Beads have unexplained and amazing powers. Everyone who wears the Rudraksha Beads finds that it enhances peace of mind, tranquility, better health, success, prosperity and good luck. Depression and melancholia is something the Rudraksha Beads can tackle outright. They are also known as worry beads. Merely on holding the Rudraksha beads in hand or wearing them even for few hours one can very clearly feel the heightened energy levels, deep state of relaxation and tranquil feeling. We do... |
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George Joseph |
Centrality of Self in Saiva Siddhanta |
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| Well-documented, detailed and thoughtful, V.S. George Joseph’s book manifests a refined understanding of Tamil, philosophical, commentarial dimensions of the Saiva Siddhanta. It highlights both the philosophical content and the sophisticated methodology of the Siddhanta. |
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Ashim Ghosh |
Kumbh Mela |
$6.49 $4.54 |
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| The Kumbh Mela goes back several millenia in history and is of great significance to the Hindus. It is held every three years, and every twelfth year it moves to Allahabad, to the triveni sangam or confluence of the three rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. This is the Mahakumbh, probably the biggest religious spectacle in the world. |
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K.L Joshi (Ed.) |
Agnimahapuranam: Sanskrit Text with English Translation |
$96.49 $67.54 |
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| Agni Purana occupies an important place among the most popular works in the Mahapuranas exceptionally for its scientific tracts. It is also called Agneya-Purana and is narrated by Suta (Lomaharsana), a disciple of Vyasa, who received it from Vasistha to whom it was communicated by Agni. It consists of sixteen thousand stanzas distributed in three hundred and eighty-three chapters.
The contents of this Purana clearly show that it has no sectarian leaning. It impartially treats of Vaisnava,... |
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Swami Sivananda |
Lord Siva and His Worship |
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| This is a most valuable and instructive book for the aspirants, particularly for the devotees of Lord Siva. It is full of instructions on practical Sadhana for attaining Siva-Tattva or God-realisation. The secrets of Siva Tandava, Sakti -Yoga, etc. are very nicely presented. The translation of the Saiva Upanishads is a beautiful addition. The lives of Siva Acharyas, the Bhaktas and the Nayanars are inspiring and soul-stirring. A study of their lives will make one's life sublime and holy.
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Motil Lal Pandit |
Trika Saivism of Kashmir |
$30.99 $21.69 |
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| The importance of Kashmir Saivism lies in the fact that an independent school of Saivism, with its own specific ethos and orientation, emerged from the soil of Kashmir during the eighth century of our era, which till the end of the twelfth century made great strides both philosophically and theologically. The type of Saivism that emerged during the eighth century is deeply rooted in the religious outlook which has served as the substratum for the flowering of various schools of Saivism, and... |
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Bettina Baumer |
Mysticism in Shaivism and Christianity |
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| If mysticism is hard to define, what is it then? Or, why have mystics often spoken about what they have realized — notwithstanding the ‘unspeakability’ of a spiritual experience? And, yet more significantly, how can a meeting point of different religious traditions be discovered at the mystical level?
Focussing on these and other related questions, eminent scholars from varying religious traditions here explore the nature of mystical experience in two of the world’s major traditions: Hinduism... |
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Ralph Nataraj |
Himalayan Mysticism: Shiva's disc to cut asunder and open the mystic Heart |
$14.49 $10.14 |
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| This book is based on the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism. the style of writing is cryptic and as such the author expects the readers to be quite alert and receptive. In a number of case, more than one reading may be necessary to understand the true import of some of the statments. Some changes may appear to be abrupt and unrelated to the context. However, at the end, a clear and deep pattern emerges and it transforms the reader
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Rajeshwari Ghose |
The Lord of Arur, The Tyagaraja Cult in Tamil Nadu |
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| Tiruvarur in the Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu was the centre of Saiva and Sakta worship from very ancient times.
The Saiva cult revolved around the Tyagaraja icon enshrined in a temple bearing the name of the image. Interestingly, Tyagaraja is not the principle deity but a processional icon and is in fact an amalgam of three deities - Siva his consort Uma and their child Skanda.
Tyagaraja is a Somaskanda and the first visual representation of this composite deity can be traced to the... |
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Hymn to Shiva and Other Poems |
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| Hymn to Shiva and Other Poems is a collection of poems written more than three decades ago when Dr. Karan Singh was Sadar-i-Riyasat of Jammu & Kashmir. The themes range from abstract ideas to devotional images, from romantic ideals to satirical reflections.
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A board of Scholars |
The Siva Purana - Part II |
$32.49 $22.74 |
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B. K. Chaturvedi |
The Hymns & Orisons of Lord Shiva (Roman) |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| This book contains all the renowned hymns, orisons, Stutis, Aartis plus
the prominent scriptural details of Lord Shiva - the Grand God. Besides
translations in English and Hindi, it also carries original text in the Roman
script with appropriate diacritical notations. |
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Shri Shiv Chalisa |
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Shanti Lal Nagar |
Siva Mahapurana: An Exhaustive Introduction, Sanskrit Text, English Translation with Photographs of Archaeological Evidence |
$179.49 $125.64 |
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| The Puranas are considered to be the pillars of the Vedic dharma comprising of Sruti, Smrti and Puranas. The Siva-Mahapurana is a famous one amongst the eighteen Mahapuranas. Relatively bigger in size, this Purana is primarily of a religious tone, dedicated mainly to the glory, various forms, their importance and valour of Lord Siva.
There had been certain deities, who after once appearing over the Indian Religious Horizon, never lost their importance and continue here even to the present... |
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B K Chaturvedi |
Linga Purana |
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| In the list of the eighteen Mahapuranas, the Linga Purana is invariably listed as number eleven. But it does not mean that the Linga Purana was eleventh in the order of composition. There are many rituals in the text and these tend to indicate that the Linga Purana was composed much earlier because it contains many legends and stories that date back to much hoary a period.
Even though the Linga Purana doesn’t conform strictly to the conditions laid down for a Purana to be a Mahapurana. It... |
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Jeyapriya Rajarajan |
Terrific Manifestations of Siva: Virabhadra |
$125.49 $87.84 |
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| There are several books on such individual manifestations of Siva such as Nataraja, Ardhanarisvara, Sadasiva and so on. There is no exhaustive study of a fierce form of the Lord Virabhadra. This work fulfils the need. In seven chapters and three appendices the mythology, art and cult of Virabhadra is systematically sketched.
The first chapter deals Prolegomena, second chapter deals exhaustively with most of the Sanskrit Puranas and other liturgical works. The specialty is the summary of Tamil... |
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Robert E. Svaboda |
Kundalini Aghora II |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| Aghora, described in this volume as "super-tantra", is a Path of Devotion to the Great Mother Goddess Kundalini, here manifesting with the Name and Image of the Goddess Tara. This way is one of extraordinary extremes and intensities, even for tantra, and its aim is nothing less than to destroy the human limitations of the practioner, so that he or she becomes a super-human in fact, a kind of deity. |
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Gita Press |
Sri Shivsahasranama Stotra |
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| Recitation of this hymn (the thousand names of Lord Shiva) is capable in bestowing the blessings and devotion of Lord Shiva by destroying the sins accumulated in past lives. |
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Carmel Berkson |
Indian Sculpture: Towards the Rebirth of Aesthetics |
$48.49 $33.94 |
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| The author wonders why so many Indian studio sculptors today choose to follow their contemporaries in the west, since the vision of these peers is the exclusive product of the western historical past which bears little relevance to the complex world that is India. She expresses the hope that dormant cultural dynamics can be reawakened after depth encounters with the great sculpture of India. Hopefully this will result in revitalized native art forms.
Diagrams, photographs and texts clarify... |
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Swami Tejomyananda |
Satyam Shivam Sundaram |
$3.99 $2.79 |
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| Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram -Truth, Auspiciousness, Beauty - this is our own true nature. Knowing this and abiding in it alone makes us happy always.
In this book, Swami Tejomayananda, Head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide, unravels for us the true meaning and nuances of these three words and leads us to the Highest through them. The unique aspect of this book is that Pujya Swamiji elucidates these three terms in a most reader-friendly manner, with illustrations from everyday life, building up the... |
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Gurudev Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
Mother Ganga |
$1.67 $1.17 |
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| Table of Contents:
Publisher's Note
Sivanandashram Prayer
Prayer to the Seven Sacred Rivers
Ganga Mahatmya
Book one
Mother Ganga
Chapter 1: The Glory of Ganga
The Ganga Bath
Ganga - The Form of Vishnu
Mysterious Spiritual Vibrations
The Equal Vision of Mother Ganga
Chapter 2: Mysterious Powers of the Ganga Water
Chapter 3: Kirtan on the Ganga
Chapter 4: Ganga Dussera
The Curse of Kapila
The Bhagiratha's Penance
Lord Siva Receives... |
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Lalan Prasad Singh |
Tantra: Its Mystic and Scientific Basis |
$64.49 $45.14 |
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| In quest of identity and destiny man discovered philosophy and religion. In search of realization of philosophical truth and religious summum bunum of life Lord Siva expounded scientific and mystic tradition known as Tantra.
Tantra forms the esoteric basis of all religion and provides sound philosophical foundation of spirituality. This book presents an indepth analysis and reflection of the root concepts of Tantra such as Kundalini, Mantra and Yantra. Tantra provides an esoteric and... |
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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia |
Shri Hanuman Prarthana: The Complete Prayer (With 2 CD)  |
$31.99 $22.39 |
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| This album of Prarthana Shri Hanuman features all the most important and popular shlokas, chants and prayers on the Lord of bhakti and devotion. Shri Hanuman, also know as Pavan-putra [deity of the wind] is considered to be the 11th avatar of Shri Shiva. Know for His wisdom, devotion to Shri Rama and valour. He has always been associated with the act of surrendering oneself to the Almighty. The music in this album, composed by the legendary flute maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, brings out... |
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