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The 12-faced Rudraksha Bead is nicely treated. 12 faced Rudraksha symbolizes Lord Surya, the giver of life and energy. The sun reflects the present moment. It teaches to live the moment. It is the awakening of self-consciousness. The bead makes the wearer’s personality shine like the sun. It gives radiance, brilliance, youthfulness, lustre and vitality. It pacifies the negative impact of the sun. It makes the wearer fearless. It releases low self-esteem and gives the wearer physical, mental and emotional strength.

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• Product Code :2814
• Material :Brass
• Size :6"H x 10.50" Diam. (opened lotus)
• Weight :1.760 kg

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The beautiful brass figure of the 24 Tirthankaras on a sparkling lotus is given a spectacular treatment with s greater sense of finesse and perfection. Lord Mahaveera, the 24th Tirthankara is seated in a meditative posture amidst all other 23 Tiorthankaras. The first Tirthankara was Lord Rishabha (Adinath), second Ajitnath, 23rd was Parshva and Mahaveera was 24th. In Jainism, a Tirthankar ('Ford maker') is a human being who achieves enlightenment (perfect knowledge) through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those disciples who seek spiritual guidance. A Tirthankar shows others the path to enlightenment and his religious teachings form the Jain canons. The inner knowledge of all Tirthankars is perfect and identical. At the end of his human life-span, a Tirthankar achieves liberation ('moksh' or 'nirvan'), ending the cycle of infinite births and deaths. Twenty four Tirthankars are born in each half cycle of time (that is forty eight in each full cycle), in this part of the universe. In our current (descending) half cycle of time, the first Tirthankar Rishabh Dev[citation needed], lived billions of years ago and attained liberation ('moksh' or 'nirvan') towards the end of the third era. The 24th and last Tirthankar was Mahavir Swami (599-527 BC). The next Tirthankar in our part of the universe will be born at the beginning of the third era of the next (ascending) half cycle of time, in approximately 81,500 years.

The beautiful brass figure of the 23 Tirthankara Shri Parsvanath is given a spectacular treatment with some exquisite carvings. Here the figure is covered with the hood of a snake shading his head. Lord Parsvanath was a historical figure, who was believed to have lived 250 years before the last Tirthankara Bhagwan Mahavira. Lord Parsvanath led a luxurious life, but he was never attracted to material world. Having led family life for thirty years, Parsvanath left his domestic life at the age of 30. After three months of deep meditation and penance, Parsvanath attained Kevala-jnana. He spent the remaining life as a religious teacher spreading the message of Jainism for about 70 years. Parsvanath followed, the path of Ahimsa and respect for truth (Dharma) vigorously and they later became the social values of the time. People worshipped him as Bhagwan (God). Bhagwan Parsvanath introduced Chaturyam Dharma (four vows) for the disciples and followers. These are Ahimsa (non-violence), Satyavachan (abstinence from telling lies), Achaurya-Tyag (abstinence from stealing or taking what is not given) and Aparigraha (non-possession of property). To these, Mahavira added the fifth vow (Brahamcharya), viz. Sanyama i.e. to observe chastity.

Lord Parshvanath is always represented with the hood of a snake shading his head. The Yaksha Dharanendra and the Yakshi Padmavati are often shown flanking him. This is because of a famous legend. One day, Parshvanath was walking, when he saw an old man next to a fire. Because of his special knowledge called Avdhignan, he could tell that a pair of snakes was in one of the logs in the fire. He warned the man that he was burning the snakes. The man on the other hand, got angry and denied the presence of the snakes. Parshavanath pulled out the right log and put it out, then gently split it, revealing two burned snakes. He recited the Navkar Mantra, a prayer, for them before they died. It is believed that the two snakes were reincarnated into the two previously mentioned Yakshas: Dharanendra and Padmavati. This is why Lord Parshvanath is always represented with the hood of a snake shading his head. In Jain canonical literature, Parshvanatha is represented in 'padmasana' (lotus) posture – both palms and feet, with auspicious lotus marks on them, placed upward. He has blue-black complexion – the color of the cosmos. The seven-hooded serpent Shesh – umbrella-like unfurling its hoods over the deity, represented elements of the earth and the ocean.

 

Twilight of the sultanate is a political, social and cultural history of the Sultanate of the Delhi from the invasion of Timur to the conquest of Babar (1398-1526). This period of a century and a quarter presents the spectacle of a curious contradiction of unceasing political upheavals and great cultural achievements. It is not only a coherent sequence of history and continuity that the author portrays in this volume, but the very atmosphere of those turbulent and disorderly days. Timur’s capture of Delhi vivifies the terror of the times, amidst which Timur, who was sixty-three, ‘immersed himheslf in pleasure and enjoyment.’ ‘No one ever achieved a victory over Bahlul Lodi,’ and yet he could calmly tell his restive Afghan nobles: ‘If you do not think me worthy of the Station (of Monarch), you may choose loved to have the learned Ulema about him, but drank wine in secret ‘to keep himself in health.’ And Babur’s keen intellect rightly noted that India ‘has masses of gold and silver,’ a fact in many ways responsible for her chequered history.

“In the political field the first half of the 15^th century was a period of decay; the second half of upheavals, but in the cultural field it was an age of sustained progress,” says the author. This period witnessed great development in architecture, music, education and social reform. “there was continuous progress of synthesis in spite of all conflicts, political, social, intellectual.” Muriel edition of the Twilight of the sultanate rightly observes: ‘Even more interesting are the final observations of the author on the emergence of the integrated Indian culture.’ As Professor Lal say: “Babur appreciated it and Akbar worked upon it.”

In brief, Twilight of the Sultanate “ is a painstaking and scholarly book, which Indian medievalists will find Indispensable.” 

                                                                 the Time Literary Supplement, London

professor K. S. Lal (born 26 February 1920) graduated in 1939, obtaining the Dr. Tara Chand Gold Medal in History. He took his M.A. in 1941 and D. Phil. in 1945, all from the University of Allahabad.

Starting his career as part-time Lecturer in the same university (1944-45), he joined the Central Provineces (now Madhya Pradesh) Educational Serviece in 1945 and taught at Morris College Nagpur; Robertson College, Jabalpur; And Hamidia College, Bhopal he was Sevretary, Madhya Pradesh Itihasa Parishad and Convener, Regional Records Survey Committee, Madhya Pradesh. In 1958 he presided over the Medieval History Section of the Indian History Congress and in 1975 of the Punjab History Congress. In 1978 he Was President of the Rajasthan History Congress.

Dr. Lal was Reader in History at the University of Delhi from 1963 to 1972. He was professor and Head of the Department of History, University of Jodhpur from 1973 to 1979. At present He is Professor and Head of the Department of History at University of Hyderabad. He has participated in many Seminars and Conference in India and abroad and has published a number of historical monographs. 

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A History of Sufism in India

by

Dr. S.A.A.Rizvi

IN TWO VOLUMES

     The present work seeks to study sufism as a psycho-historical

phenomenon, the author seeing it as a potential force to meet

social and political challenges produced by protracted political upheaval, associated with autocratic oppression and economic deprivation. It is divided into two volumes.

     The first volume outlines the history of Sufism before it was firmly established in India and then goes on to discuss the principal trends in sufi developments there from the thirteenth to the beginning of the sixteenth century. Chronologically it is concerned with sufi history from the establishment of the       Delhi Sultanate to the beginning of the Mughal empire. Naturally it lays great emphasis on the Chishtiyya, Suhrawadiyya, Firdaosiyya and Kubrawiyya orders, but the contribution made by qalandars and legendary and semi-legendary saints have also not been neglected. A detailed discussion of the interaction of medieval Hindu mystic  traditions and Sufism shows a unique polarity between the intolerant rigidity of the orthodox and the flexibility of the sufis in India.

      The fifteenth century also saw the introduction to India of the Shattari and the Qadiri orders  these orders, along with the Naqshbandis and Chishtis, will be discussed in the second volume.  This will also outline the impact of Indian sufis on the contemporary Islamic world, concluding with the influence of modernism on Sufism in India.

     Mainly concentrating on the development of Indian sufi orders and their internal conflicts and internal threats, the two volumes deal with only the most important personalities of each order, their basic teachings and their contributions to religious, mystical, social, economic and political thoughts.  They are not intended to be a directory of Indian sufis. 

Vol. 1, Early Sufism and its History in India 1600 A.D.        Rs. 150 

Vol. 2, From Sixteen Century to Modern Times.                     In press

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By :  Paul Smith (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English  
  
• Edition : 2011
• Pages :  336 pages
• Size : :20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-8179929490
  

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The five rules of a Twitch hiker

 You can only accept offers of travel and accommodation from people on Twitter.

• You can't make any travel plans further than three days in advance.
• You can only spend money on food, drink and anything that fits in your suitcase.
• If there is more than one offer, you choose. If there is only one, you have to take it within 48 hours.
• If you are unable to move on from a location within 48 hours, the challenge is over and you go home.

 Bored in the supermarket one day, Paul wonders how far he can get in 30 days through the goodwill of fellow 'Twittering social networkers. He sets his sights on Campbell Island near New Zealand -the point on the planet opposite to his home in Newcastle. In an adventure wrapped in nonsense, he travels by car, bus, boat, plane and train, sleeps in five-star luxury and on no-star sofas, resorts to the hair of the dog in multiple time zones and schmoozes with Hollywood A-listers -all the while wearing the same pair of underpants.

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By : M.N. Raju (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2011
• Pages : 212 pages 
• Size :  14 x 1.14 x 21.6 cm
  
• ISBN-13:  978-8184951684
  

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How do successful people become even more successful? Almost all effective people share a common trait they set detailed goals and plan the amount of effort they require to put into any project they wish to start. They leave no stone unturned in the process and live by the DIY do it yourself formula. Success in life requires more than an academic qualification, it requires strength of character and a will to be different. In this book you will read real life stories and incidents that offer valuable messages, inspired by the life of a man who believed in himself. This is not an autobiography but the clear essence of success in life.

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• Product Code: Book652
• Edition : January 15, 1986
• Pages : 235
• Weight : 200gm
• Size : 5 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Cover : Paperback
• Author : H. P. Blavatsky (Author)
• Language : English
• ISBN : 817059006X, 978-8170590064
• Publisher : Theosophical Publishing House

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The “ Stanzas of Dzyan” are the core of H.P. Blavatsky’s  The Secret Doctrine. This book  lays bare the underlying structure of her work so that the whole may be more easily grasped. The Prologues and Epilogues  which H.P.B provided are have been included, also the headings of the Stanzas of both Books, and of each verse of the Second Book.

Rudraksha beads are extremely popular among the Hindus, especially among Tantric Buddhists. Today, Rudraksh is worn on head, in neck etc. It saves one from evil spirits and planetary malefic influences. In Ayurveda it is said that if the paste of bead of Rudraksh is applied on boils it can cure it. Therefore Rudraksh works on septic. Two-mukhi Rudraksh is the symbol of Ardhnarisvara, the existence of both male and female elements in a person. Ardhanarishvara is a composite androgynous form of Shiva and his consort Parvati. This form is shown as a fusion of half-male and half-female forms, split down in the center. Wearing this rudraksh helps in singles getting married. Sexual health is increased. Relationships attains a new step with this.

Late medieval poems from Kerala that still resonate in every Malayali’s heart touchstones of faith in Kerala. Puntanam’s Jnana-paana may claim to be the first original modern poem in Malayalam; simple and innocent, it still speaks directly to the reader. Melpattur’s Narayaniyam is ‘the last great hurrah of classical Sanskrit’ in India; the poem excerpted here, majestic in its humility, describes a vision of the Lord. With his elegant verse translations, Vijay Nambisan brings these poems to a new audience. Also translated is a poem by Mahakavi Vallathol which relates the story of Melpattur and Puntanam’s meeting and how the Sanskritist scorned the vernacular poet. In his incisive ‘Translator’s Apology’, Nambisan explores the dynamics of Malayali culture; places its literature in context; studies matters of prosody; and questions the attitude of an elitist language to a regional one.

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Two Mukhi Rudraksha Bead

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Amrita Priya (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2016
• Pages :  208 pages
• Size : 12.9 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm
  
• ISBN-10:8184958358
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8184958355

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Set in the enchanting isles of Lakshadweep, Two Quality Ladies is an unexpected tale of romance between three exceptional people. Offering a generous slice of life, it explores the physical and emotional turmoil of relationships between man and woman, and woman and woman. Musheer, a successful businessman seems to have it all - riches, success and a beautiful wife, Omera. On the outside, his life is paradise. In reality, he and Omera are gradually drifting apart. Her rejection drives him headlong into the arms of beautiful young Kinja. But Kinja has her own secrets. Who is her mysterious benefactor, who communicates to her only through letters? And what does Omera know about this matter? As the trio explore the boundaries of their relationship, Two Quality Ladies reminds us that love is limitless and cannot be constrained by established norms. Amrita Priya enjoys observing and writing about people. She began her career 16 years ago a features writer for The Hindustan Times, The Pioneer and Prabhat Khabar. She is the author of the bestsellers Romance on Facebook and 100 Ways to Cook Potatoes, Cereals and Pulses. Amrita can be reached at facebook.com/Amrita.Priya.Writer and amritapriya.com.