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Hanuman : The Only Devotee
Hanuman is the most important warrior of Ramayana. Though he had been a silent soldier with Sugriva, but his personality gained importance after his coming in contact with Rama. He played a leading role in the Kiskindha, Sundra and Yuddha-Kanda of Ramayana. Indeed it would be no exeggeration to say that he is the auspicious, brave and the illustrious hero of the Sundara-Kanda the selfless service rendered to Rama, Sugriva, Laksmana, Sita besides his own colleagues is beyond comparison.
Siva : The Gracious
Siva is the ancient most god of the Hindu trinity and his worship in India is of great antiquity, traces of which are found in the Harappan culture, in Vedic literature and the Puranas besides the Upanisads etc. His temples are found from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from bengal to the western regions of the country. He indeed had been the great god with enormous following throughout the country. The present account provides the glimpses of his life in brief.
The Original Bhagavad Gita
The Original Bhagavad Gita contains the rare verses and the total number of verses in it is 745, which is in conformity with the Gitamana verse of the Bhishma parva of the Mahabharata. A millennium ago Abhinavagupta included some rare verses in his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita. The Kashmiri version of the Bhagavad Gita brought out by Schraeder in the early last century contained rare verses.
The Advaita Vedanta of Siva Samhita
Siva Samhita has come to be known as one of the three source texts for the Hatha Yoga tradition. However, it is largely unknown to the world for its clear exposition of the subject of atmajnana or Self-Knowledge consistent with the tradition of the Upanisads and Advaita Vedanta as taught by Sankaracarya.
The Dictionary of Hindustani Classical Music
The growing interest of the Western, especially the English-speaking nations towards the North Indian Classical Music is more evident now than ever before. It is no doubt a sign for us to be happy about; at the same time it causes us deep concern whenever we try to appreciate the great responsibility that has devolved upon us in presenting the correct interpretation of musical terms of the ancient Sanskrit Sastras.
Encountering Kali
Encountering Kali explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen. The Hindu goddess Kali is simultaneously understood as a bllod-thirsty warrier, a deity of ritual possession, a Tantric sexual partner. and an all-loving, compassionate mother. popular and scholarly interst in her has been on the rise in the West in recent years. Responding to this phenomenon, Mc Dermott and Kripal's volume focuses on the complexities involved in interpreting kali in both her indigenous south Asian setting and her more recent Western incarnations.
Sacred Hindu Symbols
Saiva Philosophy of Kashmir
The goal and purpose in writing this book is to highlight,in the midst of diversity,the essential unity that seems to be constitutive of such religions that have an orientation that is deeply mystical. Basing himself on the absolutistic metaphysical thought of Kashmir Saivism,the author thereby has attempted to interpret spirituality in such universal terms as would enable one to discover the principle of unity of being among the spiritualities of all major religions.Thus the aim of the book is so noble as to allow the reader to have the vision of unity in the midst of diversity.
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 8
[In these volumes,] we have what is not only a gospel to the world at large, but also the its own children, the Charter of the Hindu Faith. What Hinduism needed, amidst the general disintegration of the modern era, was a rock where she could lie at anchor, an authoritative utterance in which she might recognise her self. And this was given to her, in these words and writings of the Swami Vivekananda. ---Sister Nivedita
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 7
[In these volumes,] we have what is not only a gospel to the world at large, but also the its own children, the Charter of the Hindu Faith. What Hinduism needed, amidst the general disintegration of the modern era, was a rock where she could lie at anchor, an authoritative utterance in which she might recognise her self. And this was given to her, in these words and writings of the Swami Vivekananda. ---Sister Nivedita
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 6
[In these volumes,] we have what is not only a gospel to the world at large, but also the its own children, the Charter of the Hindu Faith. What Hinduism needed, amidst the general disintegration of the modern era, was a rock where she could lie at anchor, an authoritative utterance in which she might recognise her self. And this was given to her, in these words and writings of the Swami Vivekananda. ---Sister Nivedita
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 5
[In these volumes,] we have what is not only a gospel to the world at large, but also the its own children, the Charter of the Hindu Faith. What Hinduism needed, amidst the general disintegration of the modern era, was a rock where she could lie at anchor, an authoritative utterance in which she might recognise her self. And this was given to her, in these words and writings of the Swami Vivekananda. ---Sister Nivedita