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Jaideva Singh |
Vijnana Bhairava or Divine Consciousness |
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| The Vijnana Bhairava, though a short text, belongs to the most important Hindu tantras. Originated between 400 and 800 C.E., at the time of the first textual fixation of this movement, this text is unique among the tantric literature because of its concentration on meditative practice and spiritual experience. It looks like a manual of practitioners who collected the most important spiritual exercises and experiences, notwithstanding its possibly sectarian background. In fact, the tantra is... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Shanti Mantras: from The Upanishads & Veda Samhita |
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| To have a happy and blissful life, we need many facilities or powers such as the power of will, fortitude, quietude etc. Like everything else, these powers have to be nourished. In some periods of our life we feel peaceful. Later we fell that the peace has left us. The problem is that we are systematically squandering the power of peace without replenishing it. Mantras in this book help us in establishing the plenitude in us. This collection contains a variety of mantras. We give the Sanskrit... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Agni In Rig Veda |
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| Agni is the most important God in the Vedic hymns. Agni is not a mere physical fire. He is the lord of Divine Will. Agni is a cosmic force with the qualities of light (or knowledge) and power in perfect harmony. He is the Divine Will who impels human beings to begin all the necessary activities. The first hymn of Rig Veda is addressed to Agni. This book contains the text, transliteration, translation and commentary of all the 315 mantras in the first 34 Suktas dedicated to Agni in the first... |
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Swami Sivananda |
How to Live Hundred Years |
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| Gerontology is an ancient science! Since time immemorial Man has sought ways and means to conquer death; because, he is immortal. There is an innate urge in him to express that immortality, and to experience that immortality here and now. The Isavasya Upanishad enjoins upon man the duty to try to live for a hundred years, performing right actions. The Rishis had in their forest-research-laboratories discovered various methods of prolonging life-Pranayama, Asanas like Sirshasana and... |
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Bangali Baba(Tr.) |
Yogasutra of Patanjali- Vyasa Bhashya |
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| The Yogasutra of Patanjali constitutes one of the six Darsanas of Ancient Indian Philosophy, the sole aim of which is to unravel the mysteries of yoga, give insights into its practices and lead the aspirant from the realization of the Individual Self to that of the Supreme Self. The book is divided into four Chapters. Chapter I expounds the grades of action necessary for restraining the exhibitive operations of the mind. Chapter II deals with the gross impurities that have entered into our... |
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Thomas Egenes |
Eternal Stories from the Upanishads |
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| The Upanishads include some of the most beloved and illuminating stories
from the vast literature of India's Vedic tradition. Adapted from the original
text, these tales tell the story of enlightenment in simple, poetic language
that will appeal to all. the power and beauty of Vedic life unfolds in a variety
of settings: a teacher and his student in a secluded forest ashram, a great seer
meditating in a Himalayan retreat, and a proud king bowing to the wisdom of the
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Veda Mantras and Suktas: Widely used in Worship |
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| This is a collection of mantras from Rig Veda and Yajur Veda. Some of these are chanted everyday during worship in certain houses and temples. Some others are used on special occasions like the consecration of a house, birthdays, the beginning of school etc. This collection of mantras compliments our two other books of collection of mantras namely, (i) Shanti Mantras and (ii) Rudra Mantras. Some widely used mantras like the mantra to Ganapati are in those books; hence they are not repeated in... |
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R.C. Prasad |
The Sraddha - The Hindu Book of the Dead |
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| Of the sixteen samskaras which encompass a Hindu life the last one is performed for the dead by their sons or grandsons or relatives. Many passages in the Puranas and Dharmasastras extol the role of the son in the life of a devout Hindu. The present book deals with the rite of Sraddha and vindicates the popular belief that Sraddha, being an important topic, forms an integral part of Hindu Dharmasastra. the belief in the after-death survival of deceased ancestors and their separate world belongs... |
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Swami Sivananda |
Meditation on Om and Mandukya Upanishad |
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| This book deals with the profound philosophy of the all-inclusive Om with the metaphysical discussion of the ultimate Reality and the method of approach to it. Table of Contents: Prayer to Om Guru Vandana Omkara Smarana Stotra Nirguna Song Introduction Chapter - I: Philosophy of Om Symbol of Brahman Importance of Om Benefits of Om What is Om Composition of Om Sixteen States of... |
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Dr Sampadananda Mishra |
Sanskrit and the Evolution of Human Speech |
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| This book presents Sri Aurobindo's views on linguistics in general and on Sanskrit in particular. It compares Sri Aurobindo's approach to the problem of the origin of human speech with those of other philologists.
Sri Aurobindo has extensively studied some of the word-families of Sanskrit to find out the original mind-impressions that the root-sounds have within them. Discovering these, he shows how Sanskrit has preserved the original primitive structure of language and the system of simple... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Secrets of Effective Work: Agnis Guidance |
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| This book gives the psychological powers associated with the cosmic power Agni which are useful for everyone in everyday life, especially in all sorts of works done in waking hours. This book focuses on how to develop the psychological powers within us such as the will-power. This book quotes more than one hundred mantras from Rig Veda Samhita and Yajur Veda Samhita in support of the ideas delineated here. A simple perusal of the titles of the 17 chapters in the table of contents gives a... |
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Rohit Mehta |
The Call of the Upanishads |
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| The Upanishads contain a large number of inspiring and instructive passages and verses--it has not been possible to include all of them in this book. For the purposes of this book the author has taken those verses and passages that have a bearing on the mystical teaching of the Upanishads. It is mysticism which is the very core of the Upanishads--and so in understanding this mysticism one comes to the heart of the sublime and magnificent teaching of the Upanishads.
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Essentials of Rig Veda |
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| After the publication of book, Why Read Rig Veda, in 1998 there have been persistent requests for a book on Rig Veda summarizing the key ideas in its ten Mandalas. This book is response to such requests. Summarizing the knowledge in 10,552 mantras in 80 pages is not possible. Simply giving the titles and their brief descriptions serves no one. The readers want to see the texts of mantras and their translations. The translations of the mantras are given in bold and most of them have been... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Rig Veda Mantra Samhita |
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| An user-friendly and aesthetically produced edition.
Text of the entire Rig Veda Samhita
Text of the Rig Veda Khila Suktas
List of popular Suktas and Mantras
Essays to understand Vedic lore
Topical index of contents of Mantras
Astaka, adhyaya and mandala concordance
Concordance with Yajur Veda Samhita
Table of Contents:
Some Popular Suktas and Mantras
Introductory Essays on Rig Veda
Names of Rishis
Text of Rig Veda Mantra Samhita
A Hundred... |
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TKV Desikarchar |
Vedic Chant Companion |
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| The Veda-s are the oldest and most authoritative of Indian scriptures. Proclaimed to be the voice of the Lord that was heard by the Rsi-s of yore, they are very sacred for millions around the world who chant them with great reverence and attention to detail.The dates of the Veda-s have been widely contested, and there are countless versions from different historians. But one aspect that has never been contested is how they are recited. Bound by a set of strict rules, Veda-s are chanted the same... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Essentials of Sama Veda and its Music |
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| This book on Sama Veda complements our three other books namely, Essentials of Rig Veda, Essentials of Atharva Veda and the Essentials of The Shukla and Krishna Yajur Veda.
This book has 32 chapters divided into 3 parts. The Part 1 having 10 chapters deals with the general information regarding texts, rishis, translators, connection to Upanishads and Rig Veda etc.
Part II delineates some aspects of Sama Veda related to music. The chapter 19 is particularly interesting because of the use of... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Purusha Sukta |
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| We are happy to present to the readers the second edition of the book, 'Purusha Sukta' by the eminent scholar Veda Kamala Professor S.K. Ramachandra Rao. Clearly the Purusha Sukta is the most well-known hymn in all the Vedas. But its deep meaning has not been explained in some detail anywhere using the traditional sources. In his preface to the first edition, he states that 'the idea of the Purusha has been explained in some detail and the enigmatic concept of Purusha-medha has also been... |
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Swami Krishnananda |
The Philosophy of the Panchadasi |
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| The Panchadasi is a standard text on the philosophy of the Vedanta, consisting of fifteen chapters, written by Sage Vidyaranya. This treatise stands as an unparalleled compendium expounding the fundamental principles of the Vedanta propounding the non-dual existence of Brahman, the supremacy of the Absolute. In accordance with the accepted definition of the Ultimate Reality as Sat-Chit-Ananda (Existence-Knowledge-Bliss), the fifteen chapters of the Panchadasi are grouped into three sections of... |
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Dr. Raj Kumar |
Know the Vedas |
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| All of us have heard about the Vedas, but how many of us know what is there in them? In fact, scriptures and classics of any nation are its true heritage, laying a firm foundation for its people to follow. The Vedas are India’s and the world’s oldest scriptures, believed to have been directly revealed by God.
This book gives a clear and concise account on select aspects of the Vedas, which help dispel ignorance, superstition and false beliefs. The Vedas are replete with guidelines to solve... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Krishna Yajur Veda Taittiriya Samhita - Volume 1 - Kanda 1 & 2 |
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| This translation is unique in several ways. This is the first time that the Devanagari text, transliteration and the English translation are printed side by side. The format is so arranged that the meaning of each word can be figured out with relative ease. This book contains the first two Kandas namely Kanda 1 and Kanda 2 of TS. The two Kandas in this book have a total of 1580 mantras of which 575 are metrical verses (Riks), the remaining 1005 being in rhythmic prose (Yajus). This book... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Sarasvati: Veda mantras for manifesting inspiration |
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| This power is useful in all professions and it can be developed by following the hints given in the Rig Veda mantras.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Nature of Inspiration and Developing it
Understanding Veda: Sri Aurobindo's Approach
Sarasvati is Not a Mere River: Epithets of Sarasvati Dealing with Consciousness
Mantra : Its Source and Power
Sarasvati in the Tantra Books and Puranas
40 Riks Dedicated only to Sarasvati
The Goddesses Sarasvati, Ila and Bharati... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
The Wisdom of Atharva Veda |
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| Hymns to Earth, Education, Skambha, wedding, family concord, body Structure, Healthy Longevity and Epigrams.
Atharva Veda (AV) Samhita is a collection of 5,989 mantras or verses. Most of them are in metres such as Gayatri, Anushtubh etc. AV is divided into 20 Kandas (or books). Each Kanda contains several suktas or hymns, each sukta contains several mantras or verses. There are in total 730 suktas or hymns.
Several introductory books purportedly dealing with Vedic age make several derogatory... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Soma: The Delight of Existence |
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| Soma is the delight of existence, delight encompasses everything. He is the master of existence. If we call him earnestly he will rush to us. The mantras in this book will help us to know the Soma deva and interact with him.
The book dealing with Soma, the Power of Delight in work is a new addition in this series. This book describes the powers of Soma accompanied by a hundred mantras of Rig Veda for each mantras. We give the text in both the Devanagari and Roman script along with the English... |
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Vettam Mani |
Puranic Encyclopaedia |
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| This voluminous work, a store-house of information about the Epics, Puranas and allied literature, was originally composed and published in Malayalam. It constituted the results of the author's devoted study and research extending over fourteen years. This English version of the same is to meet the growing demand of scholars interested in the study of Puranas. The material compiled is arranged systematically. Citations have been inserted in support of stated facts; at places they have been... |
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Arthur A. MacDonell |
A Vedic Reader for Students |
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| This Reader by A.A. MacDonell is meant to be a companion volume to his
Vedic Grammar for Students: It contains thirty hymns selected from the Rigveda
primarily for students who, while acquainted with classical Sanskrit, are
beginners of Vedic looking the aid of a teacher with adequate knowledge of the
earliest period of the language and literature of India. |
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