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• Product Code :B6187
• Material :Brass
• Size :8.75"H x 7"W x 4.50"D
• Weight :3 kg.

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The brass figure of Hanuman in abhaya mudra is nicely carved. The figure of Lord Rama is carved on his chest revealing his deepest love and devotion for the master. The figure of Lord Ramachandran is being engraved on his chest. The figure has been given an ornate treatment. He is wearing a big garland. Abhayamudra, which is the gesture of reassurance and safety, is a hand pose that dispels fear and accords divine protection and bliss to the devotees. In this mudra, the Lord is holding his right hand upright, and the palm is facing outwards. This is one of the earliest Mudra found depicted on a number of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jaina images. The Abhayamudrā (gesture of fearlessness) is a mudra (gesture) that is the gesture of reassurance and safety, which dispels fear and accords divine protection and bliss.

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• Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
• By:  Narendra Kohli (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : Hindi
• Edition :2017
• Pages: 168 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 9350641178
• ISBN-13 :9789350641170
  

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2017 में ‘पद्मश्री’ और 2012 में ‘व्यास सम्मान’ से अलंकृत नरेन्द्र कोहली की गणना हिन्दी के प्रमुख साहित्यकारों में होती है। 1947 के बाद के हिन्दी साहित्य में उनका योगदान अमूल्य है। उन्होंने प्राचीन महाकाव्यों को आधुनिक पाठकों के लिए गद्य रूप में लिखने का एक नया चलन शुरू किया और पौराणिक कथानकों पर अनेक साहित्यिक कृतियाँ रचीं। ‘अभिज्ञान’ के कथानक की रचना गीता में वर्णित कृष्ण के कर्म-सिद्धान्त की आधार भूमि है। लेकिन यह उपन्यास कर्म-सिद्धान्त की पुष्टि के लिए नहीं, उसे समझाने के लिए है, जिससे साधारण मनुष्य भी अपने जीवन में इसका पालन कर सकता है। एक सांस्कृतिक उपन्यास जो प्राचीन और आज की शिक्षा-प्रणाली, गुरु-शिष्य परंपरा की अंतर्कथा भी है। तोड़ो कारा तोड़ो, वसुदेव, साथ सहा गया दुख, हत्यारे, आतंक और वरुणपुत्री उनकी अन्य लोकप्रिय पुस्तकें हैं।

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• Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
• By: Kalidas (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : Hindi
• Edition :2018
• Pages: 112 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 8170287731
• ISBN-13 : 9788170287735
  

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‘‘काव्यों में नाटक सुन्दर माने जाते हैं; नाटकों में ‘अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल’ सबसे श्रेष्ठ है; शाकुन्तल में भी चौथा अंक और उस अंक में भी चार श्लोक अनुपम हैं।’’ एक अनुभवी और विद्वान आलोचक के इस कथन के बाद ‘अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल’ के बारे में और क्या कहा जा सकता है! भारत की गौरवशाली और समृद्ध परम्परा, सांस्कृतिक वैभव, प्रकृति के साथ मानवीय अंतरंगता, यहां तक कि वन्य जीवों के साथ भी बन्धुत्व की भावना- इन सबका महाकवि कालिदास ने इस नाटक में जैसा वर्णन किया है, वह वास्तव में अनुपम है। विश्व की अनेक भाषाओं में ‘अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल’ का अनुवाद हुआ है और सभी ने इसकी मुक्त कंठ से प्रशंसा की है।

"Kalidasa is admired for the portrayal of human emotion on the canvas of natural loveliness. Based on an anecdote mentioned in the Mahabharata, the simple tale of Sakuntala and Dushyant has been turned into poetical painting of picturesque scenery through his wonderful imagination. No poet had a richer and fuller sense of sensuous loveliness or a more masterly command of the resources of suggestive incidents, imagery and pictorial phrasing such as would reveal that loveliness in words.

Tagore remarks there are two unions in Sakuntalam and the central motif of the play is the progress from the earlier union of the first three acts with its youthful beauty and romance through an interval of separation and intense and speechless agony to the ultimate union in the Elysian regions of eternal bliss described in the last act. The play, therefore, naturally falls into three divisions each having a distinct atmosphere of its own-the first four acts constituting the first division, the fifth and sixth the second, and the seventh act the last.

For the first four acts the scene is laid in the hermitage. The poet has already in the prelude intimated that it was the time of pleasant summer, and even within the precincts of the sacred grove every tree and plant is touched by its magic fingers so that ""the wild-wood bloom outglows the garden flowers."""

Kalidasa’s most famous play refashions an episode from the Mahabharata, magnificently dramatizing the love story of Shakuntala, a girl of semi-divine origin, and Dushyanta, a noble human king. After their brief and passionate but secret union at her father’s forest ashram, Dushyanta must return to his capital. He gives Shakuntala his signet ring, promising to make her his queen when she joins him later. But, placed unawares under a curse, he forgets her—and she loses the ring that would have enabled him to recognize her. Will the lovers be reunited? The world’s first full-length play centred on a comprehensive love story, The Recognition of Shakuntala is an undisputed classic of the ancient period. Vinay Dharwadker’s sparkling new translation is the definitive poetic rendering of this romantic-heroic comedy for the twenty-first century stage. His absorbing commentary and notes give contemporary readers an unparalleled opportunity to savour the riches of a timeless text.

Abhimanyu, like a shooting star, illuminates the horizon of the Mahabharata epic for a few moments and vanishes in trails of glory.

Abhimanyu's father was the great Arjuna. His mother, Subhadra, was the sister of Lord Krishna. In spite of being overshadowed by such powerful personalities, Abhimanyu had no difficulty in finding his rightful place among the greatest of his time.

We know little of Abhimanyu's childhood except his lineage. His marriage to Uttara remained in the shadow of Arjuna's overbearing presence. But in the battlefield of Kurukshetra, he came into his own and proved his mettle. His humility as seen in his obedience to Yudhishthira, his idealism in taking up the fatal assignment and his courage in confronting the enemy -all these proclaim a hero greater: than any of the Pandavas.

It took seven of the greatest on the Kaurava side to vanquish the young lion that was Abhimanyu. Youth has seldom scaled such heights in any epic known to mankind.

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• Product Code: BK14180
• Publisher : Indica Books
• Edition : January 1, 2004
• Pages : 372
• Weight : 650 gm.
• Size : 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Cover : Hardcover
• Author : Boris Marjanovic 
• Language : English
• ISBN-10: 9381120064
  ISBN-13: 978-9381120064

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Abhinavagupta, undoubtedly the greatest genius of India in the fields of philosophy, aesthetics, poetics, dramaturgy, Tantra and mysticism, is being rediscovered only in the last few decades. Although several scholars, in India and abroad, are engaged in studying his works, it is surprising that there are still few translations available.
Abhinavagupta explains in his commentary that he undertook this work because he felt that his predecessors when commenting on the Bhagavad-Gita had not understood its secret or esoteric meanings. With the main purpose to explain these esoteric meanings, Abhinavagupta elaborates the secret doctrine of the purification of the sense-organs through the alternation of enjoyment of worldly objects and deep meditation. He claims that the continuous exchange of two contradictory experiences, i.e. gratification of the senses which brings satisfaction and samadhi in which sense-organs are reduced to one’s own atman, quickly brings the highest good.
The great merit of the present translation of Abhinavagupta’s “summary of the (real and secret) meaning of the Bhagavad-Gita” lies in the following: First, it includes the text and translation of the Kashmiri version of the Bhagavad-Gita, which in places differs from the one commented upon by Shankara (there are fifteen additional verses, and many verses partially differ from the verses found in other recensions). Besides, it brings out the specific meanings in the context of Kashmir Shaiva philosophy and yoga, without being influenced by Samkhya or Vedanta. The translation and explanatory notes show a deep understanding of Kashmir Shaiva metaphysics and yoga.
The present work will fulfil an important role by presenting a different version of the Bhagavad-Gita in the light of Kashmir Shaivism. It will also be inspiring for anyone interested in the practice of the secret yoga of the Gita.

Specification:

• Publisher : Indica Books
• By : Boris Marjanovic
• Cover : Hardcover
• Edition : January 1, 2004
• Pages : 372
• Weight : 650 gm.
• Size : 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Language : English
• ISBN-10 : 9381120064
• ISBN-13 : 978-9381120064
• Product Code : BK14180

Description:

Abhinavagupta, undoubtedly the greatest genius of India in the fields of philosophy, aesthetics, poetics, dramaturgy, Tantra and mysticism, is being rediscovered only in the last few decades. Although several scholars, in India and abroad, are engaged in studying his works, it is surprising that there are still few translations available.
Abhinavagupta explains in his commentary that he undertook this work because he felt that his predecessors when commenting on the Bhagavad-Gita had not understood its secret or esoteric meanings. With the main purpose to explain these esoteric meanings, Abhinavagupta elaborates the secret doctrine of the purification of the sense-organs through the alternation of enjoyment of worldly objects and deep meditation. He claims that the continuous exchange of two contradictory experiences, i.e. gratification of the senses which brings satisfaction and samadhi in which sense-organs are reduced to one’s own atman, quickly brings the highest good.
The great merit of the present translation of Abhinavagupta’s “summary of the (real and secret) meaning of the Bhagavad-Gita” lies in the following: First, it includes the text and translation of the Kashmiri version of the Bhagavad-Gita, which in places differs from the one commented upon by Shankara (there are fifteen additional verses, and many verses partially differ from the verses found in other recensions). Besides, it brings out the specific meanings in the context of Kashmir Shaiva philosophy and yoga, without being influenced by Samkhya or Vedanta. The translation and explanatory notes show a deep understanding of Kashmir Shaiva metaphysics and yoga.
The present work will fulfil an important role by presenting a different version of the Bhagavad-Gita in the light of Kashmir Shaivism. It will also be inspiring for anyone interested in the practice of the secret yoga of the Gita.

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• AUTHOR: BETTINA BAUMER
• PUBLISHER:D. K. PRINTWORLD PVT. LTD.
• EDITION:2011
• ISBN: 9788124605721
• PAGES: 346
• COVER: HARDCOVER
• OTHER DETAILS: 9.6 INCH X 7.6 INCH
• WEIGHT: 860 GM

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The Paratrishika Vivarana by the great Kashmiri philosopher and mystic Abhinavagupta is an extensive commentary on the Paratrishika Tantra, and it is one of the most profound texts, not only of non-dualist Kashmir Shaivism, but of Indian philosophy and mysticism in general. The present work attempts to make this difficult text accessible, by culling out the important themes and offering an interpretation. The main focus is on the understanding of the Absolute (Anuttara) and the ways to realize it. The central theme of mantra also leads to a mysticism of language with its philosophical implications. All these reflections and practices are inscribed in the theory that everything is related to the totality, every part contains the whole of reality (sarvam sarvatmakam). It is this holistic vision of Abhinavagupta, based on the Tantras, which makes this work so relevant in our times of fragmented aspects of life and knowledge in search of integration. No doubt, in the view of the Tantra and of Abhinavagupta, language and mantra provide the key. This fascinating book is an important contribution to studies and interpretations on Kashmir Shaivism, its spirituality and philosophy, and on Abhinavagupta in particular.

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• Product Code :BK9045
• Size : 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Weight :380 gm.
• Author :Dr. Shashishekhar Chaturvedi
• ISBN :9380326610, 978-9380326610
• Publisher :Chaukhamba Sanskrit Prakashan
• Edition :January 1, 2011
• Cover :Hardcover
• Language :Sanskrit Text to Hindi Translation
• Pages :84

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Abhinavagupta was a versatile genius. He was a philosopher, poet and logician. As an encyclopaedic thinker, as a brilliant commentator and as a devoted poet, he reigns supreme. He was a prolific author. He wrote forty—five works covering various branches of philosophy and literature. His works are marked by originality and profundity. He founded new schools of Metaphysics and Aesthetics.

Abhinavagupta was a mystic and also a rationalist. He has significantly added new chapters to the history of Indian Aesthetics. His magnum opus the Tantraloka, his searching Locana on the Dhvanyaloka of Anandavardhana and his erudite commentary Abhinavabharati on the Natyasastra of Bharata Muni are monumental works.

Abhinavagupta's contribution to the stotra literature has a distinct character and tenacious grip. His stotras have richness of thought, devotional fragrance, literary beauty and invigorating spirit. So the study of the stotras of Abhinavagupta is rewarding. With this puspose, Dr. Shashi Shekhar Chaturvedi has translated Abhinava’s stotras into English and Hindi under the title 'Abhinavastotravalih, which shows his genuine interest in the discipline.

I recommend the work to the students of literature and Kasmira Saivism and hope it will be well received.


From the Translator’s Pen
Bhaktimarga (devotion-path) is considered excellent among all the paths of salvation. Lord Sri Krsna preaching to Arjuna said that devotion is the most easy path by which one can attain liberation (or God) as -


Bhaktya mabhijanati yavanyascasmi tattvatah |
Tato mam tattvato jnatva visate tadanantaram ||

- Bh. G., 18|54

The stotras (hymns of praise) are very usual means of that Para-bhakti and liberation. The great poet Kalidasa has propounded the significance of the stotra—'Stotram kasya na tustaye’ in regard to please any being. It is well known that a great Pandita of his time, Ravana having appeased Lord Siva got all the things what ever he wanted. In the chain of the great stotras composed by different scholars, the stotras of Abhinavaguptapadacarya, the greatest scholar of Kasmira Saiva philosophy, has assigned important place to both aspects of the Stotras, the philosophical and the devotional. The stotras of Abhinavagupta, translated in this edition have not been translated by any scholar till the present time. I am presenting the translation of the stotras of Abhinavagupta under the title “Abhinavastotravalih" in this edition in Hindi as well as in English. In the translated stotras of Abhinavagupta, the tranascendental and the immanant states of Lord Siva with his power Para which is known by different names like Laksmi, Sarasvati etc. in the Puranas and other scriptures are described. In these stotras, a very sacred, religious and philosohic stream of Jnanayoga and Bhaktiyoga is always current. These stotras have distinct importance in comparison to others, because the elements and the principles of Kasmira Saiva philosophy with feelings of devotion are delineated here. Therefore, these stotras are very significant from the research point of view.

While translating the text, full care has been taken that the translated text remains quite close to the original. The suggestions from readers and scholars are always welcome which would be duly incorporated in the next edition of the work.

I am very grateful to my father Prof. Radheshyam Chaturvedi without whom I would have not been able to complete Stotravali. I am also thankful to Prof. Amar Nath Pandey, an extra-ordinary scholar of Sanskrit for his foreword to this book. I am also grateful to Prof. Vachaspati Upadhyaya, V.C., L.B.S. Sanskrit Vidyapith, Prof. R.C. Panda, Sanskrit Faculty B.H.U., Prof. P.D. Singh, Dr. O.P. Upadhyaya, C.M.O., B.H.U. and Dr. Sudhakar Malviya for their advice and inspiration. I also pay humble gratitude to Prof. B.L. Tripathi Dept. of English B.H.U. for his valuable suggestions. I wish to thank heartly Dr. V N. Tiwari & Dr. Mridul Tiwari for their co— operation. I am also grateful to my wife Smt. Vibha Chaturvedi and daughters Nishtha and Astha and also to Dr. Reema for their love and inspiration.

For the publication and excellent printing I also thank Navinji and Sri Ramaranjan Malviya. This edition should prove useful to the lovers of Sanskrit and research scholars, My sincere solicitation to the Goddess Parasakti.

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• Product Code :BK10537
• Size :5.7 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
• Weight :280g.
• Author :Bodhisattva Maitreya
• ISBN :8170303044 ,978-8170303046
• Publisher :Sri Satguru Publication
• Edition :December 31, 1929
• Cover :Hardcover
• Language :English
• Pages :129

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Canonical work of the Yogacara school in Buddhism; includes Tibetan translation.

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• Product Code :4168
• Material :Soft Stone Statue of Orissa, Special Note : Not in a single piece of stone
• Size :7.50"H x 4.50"W x 2.25"D

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• Product Code :4159
• Material :Soft stone with Black color finish, Special Note : Not in a single piece of stone
• Size :6"H x 3.50"W

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