Download or read book Sandhyavandhanam Mantras Meaning For Followers of Yajurveda written by M. Venkataraman and published by M. Venkataraman. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandhya Vandanam is one of the efficient spiritual rituals of the Hindus. It helps in the realisation of the Divinity of the Self called as Atman in Hindu philosophy. It is an obligatory daily ritual called as Nithya Karma. It is an all-round complete ritual which incorporates the principles of the Supreme Divinity referred to as Brahman. Each part of the ritual gives an external expression for the development of an internal mental attitude and spiritual feeling. In this process, there is an effort to bring about self-purification and attunement to the Cosmic Reality. The rituals are to be done thrice daily-early morning, at noon and at sunset. In the Hindu way of life, each person is primarily affiliated to a particular Vedic study, namely the Rig Veda, the Yajur Veda and the Sama Veda. Though the objectives are generally the same, there are variations in the mantras of these three vedas. This book is an attempt to give the meanings of some of the important Mantras of the Yajur Veda sect basically followed in the southern part of India. Based on the different stages of the ritual, it has been divided into eighteen chapters for the purpose of easy grasp and understanding by those who are not well-versed in the knowledge of these mantras. An audio book has also been published and is available with audio booksellers.

Download or read book Mahabharata Unravelled written by Ami Ganatra and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-18 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millennia have passed since the dharma yudhha of the cousins shook the land of Bharata. But this history of our ancestors continues to fascinate us. Even today, we have passionate discussions about the people and their actions in the epic, fervidly defending our favourites and denouncing others. The number of works on the Mahabharata-adaptations, retellings and fiction-that still get written is a testimony to its enduring relevance. While the general storyline is largely known, a lot of questions and myths prevail, such as-What was the geographical extent of the war? Did Drona actually refuse to take on Karna as his disciple? What were Draupadi's responsibilities as the queen of Indraprastha? Did she ever mock Duryodhana? Were the women in the time of the Mahabharata meek and submissive? What were the names of the war formations during the time? What role did the sons of the Pandavas play? Does the south of India feature at all in the Mahabharata? What happened after the war? These and many other intriguing questions continue to mystify the contemporary reader. Author Ami Ganatra debunks myths, quashes popular notions and offers insights into such aspects not commonly known or erroneously known, based solely on facts as narrated in Vyasa's Mahabharata from generally accepted authentic sources. For a history of such prominence and influence as the Mahabharata, it is important to get the story right. So pick this book up, sit back and unveil the lesser-known facts and truths about the great epic.

Download or read book Om Gayatri And Sandhya written by Swami Mukhyananda and published by Sri Ramakrishna Math. This book was released on 2022-06-10 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this book is to bring to the earnest readers the unique significance and the deep philosophy behind the Gayathri Mantra and the Sandhya Upasana. The author of this book, Swami Mukhyananda, has dealt with these in depth, giving the philosophic significance of their practices and their pragmatic value. And for the benefit of those who want to perform Sandhya systematically, the complete details regarding the mantras to be chanted and procedures to be adopted are given in this book. The mantras are given in Devanagari script with transliteration and English translation.

Download or read book The Upanayana written by Ram Chandra Prasad and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upanayana is one of the sixteen samskaras or purificatory rites in which a boy is invested with the sacred thread and thus endowedwith second or spiritual birth and qualified to learn the Veda by heart. In this ceremony the boy goes to an Acarya well-versed in the Vedas with a view to be initiated into Vedic studies or a Guru draws a boy towards himself and initiates him into one of the three twice-born classes. From the day the initiation ceremony takes place the young celibate commits himself to a life of austerity and abstinence; he chooses to lead a life rigorously disciplined by vows and disciplinary rules.

Download or read book Sandyavandanam B V Kamesvara Aiyar written by Anonymous and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-23 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hindu Sandhya Vandanam written by Badri Krishnan and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-13 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (An ideal gift to every Hindu) Goddess Sita Devi performing Sandhya Vandanam after her bath in the Kaveri river Inspired my Guruji. He guided me to revive & write this text. Welcome to Vedic Hindu joyful worship in English (steps 1 & 2) & Sanskrit (steps 3 & 4). Use this book to start your practice. You will discover & enjoy the universal, practical, divine joy of Hinduism. Sri Rama, Sita Devi, Vali, Bhagwan Sri Krishna, Arjuna, Karna, Chanakya - all have performed Sandhya Vandana as per the puranas. In the true spirit of VedicHindu Dharma, this is a daily prayer for "Loka Kalyana": universal well being. Come, empower yourself and enhance the "Daivatvam": positivity in the universe. With bountiful blessings from my Guru and Acharyas.

Download or read book The Cambridge Introduction to Sanskrit written by Antonia Ruppel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses modern pedagogical methods and tools that allow students to grasp straightforward original Sanskrit texts within weeks.

Download or read book Gayatri Mantra written by S. Viraswami Pathar and published by Sura Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Sacred Complex in Hindu Gaya written by Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1978 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of Gaya (Hindu pilgrimage center) in its religious and sociological aspects.

Download or read book G yatr written by I. K. Taimni and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 1989-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gayatri is the most renowned of the Vedic mantras. Addresses to Savitr, symbolizing the Supreme Light of allLights, it forms part of a traditional Hindu sacraments. But in reality there is nothing Hindu about it. A lofty prayer unmatched in its sublimity, it is as well a prayer for the whole of humanity.

Download or read book Purna Vidya written by Swamini Pramananda and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purna Vidya is a twelve year program designed to provide a structured and developmentally based teaching of Vedic tradition and culture to children. It consists of teaching materials, assignments, lesson plans, and fun filled exercises. It is very comprehensive and includes a wide range of subject matter. The subject matter selected is based on the developmental and chronological age of a child such that the concepts are well within their grasp. Purna Vidya curriculum is used in several schools and communities in many countries. Isvara and Religious Discipline Text Book, the seventh of twelve parts has as its subject matter Isvara-the Intelligent and Material Cause of the entire creation as envisioned in Hindu scripture. In this connection it covers many important topics such as the Trinity, various Deities such as Planetary Deities (Navagrahas), symbol worship in Hindu tradition and Divinity as expressed in elements and various aspects of creation. Also included are topics such as devotion, surrender, prayer, and forms of worship(Upasanas). Various forms of religious discipline such as fasting, pilgrimage, religious vows, charity, japa and so on are also explored and studied. Traditional forms of worship such as Sandhyavandanam, Panchayatana Puja and Religious Purity (Madi/Achara) are explained.The book has age related fun filled exercises such as, multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, true or false, puzzles and points to ponder and discuss that encourage free thinking, foster understanding and memory. The text book is accompanied by a separate book, 'Guidelines for Teaching Values' meant for adults to teach this text with a well defined syllabus which can be utilized in classroom, group or individual basis.

Download or read book Thus Spake The Divine Vol 2 written by Ms.Padmaa Thyagarajan and published by Giri Trading Agency Private Limited. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first Volume in English.This is an adaptation of the renowned Deivattin Kural, which is a compilation of discourses of Kanchi Kamakoti Pithadhipati Sri Chandrashekhrendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal also known as Mahaperiyavaa. The original work was compiled by Ra Ganapathy and for the benifit of English speaking public, an adaptation in English is presented.

Download or read book Rethinking a Millennium written by Rajat Datta and published by Aakar Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of essays by eminent historians exploring a millennium of India s history between the eighth and the eighteenth century, conventionally understood as early medieval and medieval India. Though these terms are subjected to critical

Download or read book Sri Kanchi Mahanin Padhugai Mahimaigal written by Dr. Shyama Swaminathan and published by Pustaka Digital Media. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book came into existence due to the graceful waves of the Kanchi Mahan. It is only my writings that are making me breathe. I write about lot of stuff. I have been writing for about 10-15 years. However, I never had any resolve to write about Mahaperiva. Didn’t have the courage either. Didn’t have the knowledge either. Didn’t have the bhakthi, like the one that melts like wax, either. Like this, so many things that I don’t have. Yet, in the last few years, it seems Mahaperiva has decided to use me as a tool for writing about Mahaperiva. How much confidence did Hosur Ganesan mama have on me! He kept driving me and made me write “Kanchi Mahanin Karunai Alaigal”( 100 years of his Life as Peetathipathi of Sri Kanchi Kamakodi Peedam). Ganesan mama, also connected me to Shri Mettur Swamigal, the direct devotee of Mahaperiva. (He was in Sri kanchi Thapovanam in Govindapuram, near Kumbakonam) This Periyava not only provided guidance and complete blessings for writing the book, he also ensured its success by developing it and providing the flow. After the completion of the book, Maha Periyava, happily went and sat down in the hearts of the devotees whom He chose to be the recipients of the book in this world. For whatever fundamental objective for which the book was written (through my simple tamil alphabets, to dispel the myth that he is ‘Mahaperiva’ for just one caste of people and that true to his title of being a Jagathguru, he is close to the common man), that objective was fully authenticated by Mahaperiva and as if to certify it, one commoner wrote a letter to me which is reproduced in this book. I told him that I was about to write about Periva’s Padhuka and also asked him to let me know if he knew people with Periyava’s Padhugai. He then dropped a bombshell and completely upset me. He said “if you want me to be truthful, Periva did not give Padhuka to anyone. Some people in kanchi madam, are calling it as Periva’s Padhuka and giving it to their near and dear. My family has been doing kainkaryam for three generations. As a child, I grew up playing in Periva’s lap. Periva did not give Padhuka for some of the prime devotees (and doled out a few names). Then your wish”. I was like “what is this test for Madurai?” (referring to test to Madurai in Thiruvilayadal Puranam) and was very confused. Then I firmed up my mind thinking that to confuse and then to clear up is all his blessing. What a surprise? Shri Kanchi Mahan’s Padhuka was there all over this world. A worldwide search was essential. America, Australia, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia - the epitome of grace made the world come to my palm! Some said they got it directly from Paramachcharyar Himself, some said they got it through Periva’s anukka thondars (lieutenants), some said they had it for generations and didn’t know the origins, some strangely said they got it through mail, some said they purchased it and submitted it to Periva and requested Him wear it and bless us. I pray to the Holy Feet of Periva Himself, that from the moment that you hold this book, which basically holds Periva’s Padhugai, that your life should be prosperous and you should live long. Periva Saranam! With love and respect Dr. Shyama Swaminathan

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Download or read book Social and Cultural History of Ancient India written by Manilal Bose and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Shows How The Culture Of India Emerged As A Result Religio-Spiritual Thinking Of The Indian Seers And Saints. Discussing The Ethnic Composition And Foreign Elements In Indian History, It Provides A Deep Insight In To The Four Asramas Brahmacharya, Grihasthya, Vanaprastha And Sanyasa. Also It Takes A Close Look At Marriage, Sex Relations, Status Of Women, Spirituality, Religion, Philosophy, Language, Literature, Art And Living Conditions Of The People.

Download or read book Everything You Want to know about Pitru Karma written by P R KANAN and published by Giri Trading Agency Private Limited. This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vedas and Smritis are the roots of Sanatana Dharma. Many are the Samskaras (purificatory rituals) prescribed in Smritis for the upliftment of human being to Godhood, which is the sole purpose of the rare and invaluable human birth. Of them, Antyeshti, the last Samskara performed for the person, who has departed from his body and subsequent Shraddhas performed for his comfortable journey to the afterworld and settling down in an agreeable environment, play a very important and decisive role. rituals connected with Apara Kriyas and Shraddhas in the authoritative perspective, a brief summary in English of the same is attempted in the following pages to serve as an introductory guide.