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The Cosmic Play of Power: Goddess, Tantra and Women
In Hindu theology Divine Power is conceived as a divine woman — the Goddess. Sometimes she is wholly autonomous and sometimes she is the divine spouse of the creator God, Siva or Visnu. She is also held to be the evolving material source of every created phenomenon. Religious texts like Puranas and Tantras have thoroughly investigated the mysterious nature of the Cosmic Goddess. Tantra as a religious practice endeavoured to show how through ritual and Yoga one may achieve realization of the mystery of the Supreme Goddess. Authors in Sanskrit and modern Indian languages, have poured out their ecstatic devotion... Read More
English, 431 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 1,000.00
Hanuman in Art, Culture, Thought and Literature
Ever since the dawn of civilization in the country, several deities emerged on the Indian religious scene; while some of them vanished into oblivion as suddenly as they had mushroomed, some of them left an indelible impression in the minds of the people and are adored in one form or the other even during the modern times. Hanuman happens to be one such deity. Though scholars have tried to trace the presence of Hanuman in the Vedic literature in the form of Vrsakapi, the Brahma Purana, however, recognizes Vrsakapi to be none else than Hanuman himself. Hanuman, as such, however,... Read More
English, 579 Pgs. (HB)
Vastumandanam of Sutradhara Mandana
In the 15th century A.D., the Vastumandana of Sutradhara Mandana was considered to be an authoritative treatise on architecture. This book consists of only eight chapters and gives a detailed description of a fort, the remains of which still exist near Udaipur city. Secular architecture, especially the Sala houses are described here in great detail. Along with the specialization in architecture, the author was also proficient in Astrology and he stresses Ecology. It is the only Vastu text, where descriptions of war weapons and firearms were put on record. Though the description is not very clear, it is unique on... Read More
English, 288 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 1,350.00
Kama in The Land of Kamakala
The entire Mahanadi River Valley is stated to be the land of Kamakala Uddiyana Pitha and erotic art. Kamakala means the art of desire; the divine Kamakala is symbolized in the shape of two circular components, the overall shape signifying the union of male and female principles. The Uddiyana-Pitha refers to sites where Lord Siva resides in the Yogini cult that developed in this region. The volume reveals the contributions of the Mahanadi River Valley to the origin of esoteric yogic Sadhanas (spiritual practice). Based on a deep study of archeological remains which include numerous antiquities like sculptures, the book... Read More
Engish, 318 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 1,300.00
Rasa-Jala-Nidhi - Ocean of India Chemistry, Medicine and Alchemy (Set of 5 Volumes)
It is an almost universal belief with the educated people of modern times that the world was created only a few thousand years ago, and that the oldest civilization cannot date farther back than, say, twenty-five thousand years before Christ. This assumption would seem to be most absurd to those who have entered into the spirit of the ancient Indian culture, unbiassed by any judgment passed by modern scholars on the antiquity of such a culture. The idea of the absolute creation of the Universe out of nothing, at a particular point of time, is more than an ordinary human... Read More
English, 1957 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 3,500.00
Education in Ancient India
She is study of education in ancient India focuses chiefly on over two hundred years: AD 319-550, of the reign of Imperial Guptas, which has been variantly described as the Golden Age, Periclean Age, or even the Age of Hindu Renaissance. It was a time when literature, arts and sciences flourished in a degree beyond the ordinary, these achievements are inconceivable without a well-evolved system of education. With its theme like education covering such a large period of time the book traverses a terrain so far little charted. It is indisputably a work of painstaking research trying, as it does,... Read More
Engish, 303 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 750.00
Battle, Bards and Brahmins: Papers of the 13th World Sanskrit Conference Volume II
This volume, the second in the Proceedings of the 13th World Sanskrit Conference (Edinburgh, July 2006), reflects the continued increase in interest in the Sanskrit epics seen in recent years, containing no less than 19 articles (a number than in the corresponding volume from the 12th WSC at Helsinki) by a number of distinguished scholars in the section devoted to the Sanskrit pics. The great majority of the articles focus on the Mahabharata but some also focus on the Ramayana, as well as one on the Harivamua. The variety of approaches adopted by their authors underlines the vitality of this... Read More
English, 473 Pgs. (HB)
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Seer of the Fifth Veda: (Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa in the Mahabharat)
Authorship of the great Sanskrit language epic poem of India, the Mahabharat, is attributed to the sage Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa. This study focuses on the depiction of Vyasa in the Mahabharata, where he is an important character in the tale he is credited, with composing. The interpretation of Vyasa is enriched by the different perspectives provided by other literature, including dramas, Jataka tales, Arthasastra, and Puranas.About the Author:BRUCE M. SULLIVAN is a Professor of Religious Studies and Asian Studies at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff Arizona (U.S.A.) Read More
English, 132 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 775.00Rs. 795.00
Essays in Indian Philosophy, Religion and Literature
The issues discussed in the essays pertain to various aspects of Indian culture. Analysis of the Vedic pantheon is juxtaposed with comparative approach to Indian mythology examination of different historical and textual layers of vedic exegesis is enriched by reflection on sanskrit epics and Puranas. Insightful pursuance of various semantic development combined with Bhartrhari's philosophy of language and complexities and are interwoven with, on the one hand the question of reationality and philosophic discourse as reflected on Indian dialectical traditiona Ganeri, Shoryu katsura, Ernst Prets and the vedantic hermeneutics and on the other the issue of individual freedom against the... Read More
English, 518 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 995.00
Bhagavad Gita As Viewed By Swami Vivekananda
As a character Buddha was the greatest the world has ever seen; next to him Christ. But the teachings of Krishna as taught by the Gita are the grandest the world has ever known. He who wrote that wonderful poem was one of those rare souls whose lives sent a wave of regeneration through the world. The human race will never again see such a brain as his who wrote the Gita. The Gita is the popular scripture of India and the loftiest of all teachings. It consists of a dialogue held by Arjuna with Krishna, just before the commencement... Read More
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