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Mandukya Upanishad
From: Atharva Veda
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Mandukya Upanishad is a major Upanishad from Atharva Veda. This Upanishad “contains the epitome of the substance of the import of Vedanta.” It sets forth the Vedantin theory of consciousness: waking, dreaming, deep sleep, and the fourth state (turiya), the Self.
Prashna Upanishad
From: Atharva Veda
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Prashna Upanishad is a discourse between the teacher and his students who seek knowledge about Brahman (Ultimate Reality, Universal Soul).
Hanuman Stuti In English Rhyme
हनुमान स्तुति
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Hanuman Stuti (हनुमान स्तुति) in English Rhyme along with original text
Sri Chalisa Collection In English Rhyme
श्री चालीसा संग्रह
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
The Hindu Chalisas for the first time are presented in English rhyme covering the most popular Hindu gods and goddesses including Lord Ganesh, Lord Shiv, Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna, Lord Ram, Lord Hanuman, Lord Shani, Ma Gayatri, Ma Durga, Ma Laxmi, Ma Mahakali, Ma Saraswati, Ma Ganga and Ma Santoshi.
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Wisdom of Mahatma Vidur & Chanakya
In English Rhyme
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Mahatma Vidur a Dharmaraj, was respected by Lord Krishna for his devotion to people's welfare and proficiency in every sphere of knowledge.He is the paragon of truth, dutifulness, impartial judgement, steadfast dharma and embodiment of inner consciousness of the Mahabharata. Chanakya an Indian teacher,...
Lalita Sahasranama
In English Rhyme with original text
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2018
Lalita Sahasranama Stotra in Brahmanda Puran be,
Given to Rishi Agastya by Lord Hayagriva certainly,
Hayagriva an incarnation of Lord Vishnu does be,
He who the storehouse of complete knowledge be.
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Agastya, sad with ignorant, pleasure seekers be,
Worshipped...
Self-Surrender (prapatti) to God in Shrivaishnavism
Tamil Cats or Sanskrit Monkeys?
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Filling the most glaring gap in Shrivaishnava scholarship, this book deals with the history of interpretation of a theological concept of self-surrender-prapatti in late twelfth and thirteenth century religious texts of the Shrivaishnava community of South India. This original study shows that medieval...
Absent Mother God of the West
A Kali Lover's Journey into Christianity and Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
This book about the missing Divine Feminine in Christianity and Judaism chronicles a personal as well as an academic quest of an Indian woman who grew up with Kali and myriad other goddesses. It is born out of a women's studies course created and taught by the author called The Goddess in World Religions....
Nonviolence in the Mahabharata
Siva’s Summa on Rishidharma and the Gleaners of Kurukshetra
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
In Indian mythological texts like the Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa, there are recurrent tales about gleaners. The practice of "gleaning" in India had more to do with the house-less forest life than with residential village or urban life or with gathering residual post-harvest grains from...
Hagiography and Religious Truth
Case Studies in the Abrahamic and Dharmic Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
The hagiographic materials from the world's religions can tell us much about the beliefs and practices of the people, yet the limited degree to which hagiography has been used as an instrument for understanding diverse religious traditions is surprising. Hagiography and Religious Truth provides a...
Sakuntala
Texts, Readings, Histories
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
The figure of Sakuntala appears in many forms throughout South Asian literature, most famously in the Mahabharata and in Kalidisa's fourth-century Sanskrit play, Sakuntala and the Ring of Recollection. In these two texts, Sakuntala undergoes a critical transformation, relinquishing her assertiveness...
Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre
Thumri Lyrics
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. This fascination with the musical genre still prevails in the twenty-first century.
Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre examines Thumri Lyrics, a...
by Julius Eggeling
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
The Satapatha Brahmana, Part I
by Julius Eggeling
THE translator of the Satapatha-brâhmana can be under no illusion as to the reception his production is likely to meet with at the hand of the general reader. In the whole range of literature few works are probably less calculated to excite...
by Brenda Beck, Cassandra Cornall
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
"The Legend of Ponnivala" is a vast, ancient epic from the Kongu region of South India, where it is known as the "Annanmar Kathai" or "Elder Brothers' Story." It is the story of three generations of a farming family who through their exploits and the intercession of...