Your cart is empty now.
Your search for "purana" revealed the following:
Vamana Purana Pt. 1 (AITM Vol. 72): Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology
Vamana is assigned the fourteenth position in the list of eighteen Mahapuranas or major Puranic texts, preceded by Skanda and succeeded by Kurma. It gets its name after Vamana or the dwarf incarnation of God Visnu, which is the first human incarnation preceded by the "Fish", and "Tortoise". "Boar" and "Man-Lion" incarnations that can, by the way, be seen as corresponding to the earlier stages of the evolution of life on the earth, the main purpose of the Purana being a description of the legend of the demon Bali, grandson of Prahlada, the Visnu devotee par excellence, suffering a great... Read More
English, 246 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 900.00Rs. 1,000.00
Vamana-Purana Pt. 2 (AITM Vol. 73): Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology
Vamana is assigned the fourteenth position in the list of eighteen Mahapuranas or major Puranic texts, preceded by Skanda and succeeded by Kurma. It gets its name after Vamana or the dwarf incarnation of God Visnu, which is the first human incarnation preceded by the "Fish", and "Tortoise". "Boar" and "Man-Lion" incarnations that can, by the way, be seen as corresponding to the earlier stages of the evolution of life on the earth, the main purpose of the Purana being a description of the legend of the demon Bali, grandson of Prahlada, the Visnu devotee par excellence, suffering a great... Read More
English, 310 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 900.00Rs. 1,000.00
Skanda Purana Part 21 (AITM Volume 69): Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology
It is the biggest among Puranas. Named after Skanda, son of Siva, this Purana expounds doctrines and worship of Siva. It also contains legends of Siva, especially his battles with Daityas and Danavs. There are sections of Yoga, Dhyana (Meditation), and Jnana (Knowledge). It describes Siva temples in and around Varanasi. It is encyclopedic in character and throws light on different topics of general interest. This Purana is divided into Seven Khandas: Mahesvara, Brahma, Vaisnava, Kasi, Avantya, Nagara, and Prabhasa. While the first three include episodes related to the Trinity, the last four deal with the holy places of pilgrimage,... Read More
English, 143 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 900.00Rs. 1,000.00
Skanda Purana Pt. 22 (AITM Vol. 70): Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology
It is the biggest among Puranas. Named after Skanda, son of Siva, this Purana expounds doctrines and worship of Siva. It also contains legends of Siva, especially his battles with Daityas and Danavs. There are sections of Yoga, Dhyana (Meditation), and Jnana (Knowledge). It describes Siva temples in and around Varanasi. It is encyclopedic in character and throws light on different topics of general interest. This Purana is divided into Seven Khandas: Mahesvara, Brahma, Vaisnava, Kasi, Avantya, Nagara, and Prabhasa. While the first three include episodes related to the Trinity, the last four deal with the holy places of pilgrimage,... Read More
English, 191 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 900.00Rs. 1,000.00
Kurma Purana Pt. 1 (AITM Vol. 20): Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology
Here is a study of rationality and mind based on the earliest recorded stratum of Buddhism, the Pali Nikayas. The author makes a distinction between what can be said from within the context of the Buddhist texts themselves and what can be spoken of from the point of view of contemporary philosophy of religion. The author is at once sympathetic to Early Buddhism as a system of religious belief and attentive to its philosophical difficulties. The volume is primarily addressed to students of Buddhism. Scholars and researchers in the field of philosophical and religious studies will also find it interesting. Read More
English, 300 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 900.00Rs. 1,000.00
Skanda Purana Pt. 23 (AITM Vol. 71): Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology
It is the biggest among Puranas. Named after Skanda, son of Siva, this Purana expounds doctrines and worship of Siva. It also contains legends of Siva, especially his battles with Daityas and Danavs. There are sections of Yoga, Dhyana (Meditation), and Jnana (Knowledge). It describes Siva temples in and around Varanasi. It is encyclopedic in character and throws light on different topics of general interest. This Purana is divided into Seven Khandas: Mahesvara, Brahma, Vaisnava, Kasi, Avantya, Nagara, and Prabhasa. While the first three include episodes related to the Trinity, the last four deal with the holy places of pilgrimage,... Read More
English, 248 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 900.00Rs. 1,000.00
Garuda Purana Pt. 3 (AITM Vol. 14): Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology
The Garuda Purana is normally classified as a Vaisnava Purana, obviously on the basis of the fact that among the deities glorified in this Purana Visnu holds the supreme position. Still, this Purana cannot be deemed as sectarian, for it contains the worship of other deities too, such as Siva, Brahma, Indra, Surya, Agni, Candra, Vayu, Skanda, Ganesa, and many forms of Mother Goddess. The present volume, like all other volumes, is encyclopedic in character. It deals with miscellaneous topics such as Death, Pretahood, Yama the god of Death and his world, torture-cells —hells, and the world of Fathers. It... Read More
English, 311 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 900.00Rs. 1,000.00
Agni Purana Pt. 3 (AITM Vol. 29): Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology
The Agni Purana, like most of the other Puranas, is of an encyclopedic character. Like the parts, this part also contains topics of diverse nature, as a glance through the contents will show. They include the art of wielding common weapons like swords, mace, etc., judicature, settlement of civil disputes and criminal proceedings against offenders, the use of Vedic hymns for accomplishing specific secular and religious purposes, observances for averting bad effects of portents and planets, modes of worshipping various deities, description of the recensions of the Vedas, merit accruing from making gifts of Puranas, etc. Several chapters are devoted... Read More
English, 400 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 900.00Rs. 1,000.00
Agni Purana Pt. 4 (AITM Vol. 30): Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology
The Agni Purana, like most of the other Puranas, is of an encyclopedic character. Like the parts, this part also contains topics of diverse nature, as a glance through the contents will show. They include the art of wielding common weapons like swords, mace, etc., judicature, settlement of civil disputes and criminal proceedings against offenders, the use of Vedic hymns for accomplishing specific secular and religious purposes, observances for averting bad effects of portents and planets, modes of worshipping various deities, description of the recensions of the Vedas, merit accruing from making gifts of Puranas, etc. Several chapters are devoted... Read More
English, 400 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 900.00Rs. 1,000.00
Padma Purana Pt. 1 (AITM Vol. 39): Ancient Indian Tradition And Mythology
This is part of a ten-volume work, vols 39-48 of the series on Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology. Named after the lotus in which God Brahman appeared at the beginning of creation, this Purana starts with the narration of Cosmological and Cosmogonic myths. Then comes the description of royal dynasties both Solar and Lunar down to the time of Krsna. This is followed by the description of the war between Devas and Asuras and the defeat of Asuras by God Visnu. After the story of Prahlada comes the narrative of Rama preceded by the account of his predecessors beginning with... Read More
English, 400 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 1,000.00
Translation missing: en.general.search.loading