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Kalhana's Rajatarangini, Vol.3
Kalhana's Rajatarangini, Vol.3

"Kalhana’s Rajatarangini is the most famous historical poem which records the oldest and fullest history of the legendary kings of Kashmir as well as gives accounts of the Kashmirian kings of the historical period. It consists of eight chapters and draws upon earlier sources, notably the Nilamata Purana.


Sir Stein recognising the inestimable value of the only work of its kind, succeeded in publishing the critical edition of the text as early as in 1892.


The interest of this treatise for Indian history generally lies in the fact that it represents a class of Sanskrit composition which comes nearest in character to the chronicles of Medieval Europe and of the Muhammadan East. Together with the later Kashmir chronicles which continue Kalhana’s narrative, it is practically the sole extant specimen of this class.


Its author’s object is to offer a connected narrative of the various dynasties which ruled Kashmir from the earliest period down to his own time. The final portion of the work, considerable both in extent and historical interest, is devoted to the accounts of the events which the author knew by personal experience or from the relation of living witnesses. These events are narrated from the point of view of a more or less independent chronicler and by no means the purely panegyrical object of the court-poet. "

$45
Kalhana's Rajatarangini, Vol.2
Kalhana's Rajatarangini, Vol.2

"Kalhana’s Rajatarangini is the most famous historical poem which records the oldest and fullest history of the legendary kings of Kashmir as well as gives accounts of the Kashmirian kings of the historical period. It consists of eight chapters and draws upon earlier sources, notably the Nilamata Purana.


Sir Stein recognising the inestimable value of the only work of its kind, succeeded in publishing the critical edition of the text as early as in 1892.


The interest of this treatise for Indian history generally lies in the fact that it represents a class of Sanskrit composition which comes nearest in character to the chronicles of Medieval Europe and of the Muhammadan East. Together with the later Kashmir chronicles which continue Kalhana’s narrative, it is practically the sole extant specimen of this class.


The author’s object is to offer a connected narrative of the various dynasties which ruled Kashmir from the earliest period down to his own time. The final portion of the work, considerable both in extent and historical interest, is devoted to the accounts of the events which the author knew by personal experience or from the relation of living witnesses. These events are narrated from the point of view of a more or less independent chronicler and by no means the purely panegyrical object of the court-poet."

$69
Kalhana's Rajatarangini, Vol.1
Kalhana's Rajatarangini, Vol.1
"Kalhana’s Rajatarangini is the most famous historical poem which records the oldest and fullest history of the legendary kings of Kashmir as well as gives accounts of the Kashmirian kings of the historical period. It consists of eight chapters and draws upon earlier sources, notably the Nilamata Purana.

Sir Stein recognising the inestimable value of the only work of its kind, succeeded in publishing the critical edition of the text as early as in 1892.

The interest of this treatise for Indian history generally lies in the fact that it represents a class of Sanskrit composition which comes nearest in character to the chronicles of Medieval Europe and of the Muhammadan East. Together with the later Kashmir chronicles which continue Kalhana’s narrative, it is practically the sole extant specimen of this class.

Its author’s object is to offer a connected narrative of the various dynasties which ruled Kashmir from the earliest period down to his own time. The final portion of the work, considerable both in extent and historical interest, is devoted to the accounts of the events which the author knew by personal experience or from the relation of living witnesses. These events are narrated from the point of view of a more or less independent chronicler and by no means the purely panegyrical object of the court-poet."
$54
Hindu Spirituality (Vol. 2)
Hindu Spirituality (Vol. 2)
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8052
  • Size :8.4" x 5.4" x 1.2"
  • Weight :680g.
  • Author :K. R. Sundararajan / Bithika Mukerji
  • ISBN :8120819373, 978-8120819375
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :January 30, 2004
  • Cover :Hardcover
  • Language :English
  • Pages :584
Description

The term Hindu is referred to the religious life of the people of India, and Spirituality understood as wisdom about the way back into the ground of pluralism of religious forms. These two volumes are structured along the division between the classical and the post classical.Twenty seven scholars from around the world shed light on the spiritual beauty of Hinduisms poetry art and temples, festivals and music, as well as the contributions of modern pioneers such as Swami Vivekananda Sri Aurobindo, Mahatma Gandhi and others.

$31
Hindu Spirituality (Vol. 1)
Hindu Spirituality (Vol. 1)
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8051
  • Size :8.4" x 5.6" x 1.1"
  • Weight :550g.
  • Author :Krishna Sivaraman
  • ISBN :8120812543, 978-8120812543
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :January 1, 1994
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :447
Description

"The Present volume is part of a series entitled World Spirituality: An Encyclopedic History of the Religious Quest, which seeks to present the spiritual wisdom of the human race in its historical unfolding. Drawing upon the highest level of scholarship around the world, the volume gathers together and presents the richness of the spiritual heritage of the human race, It is designed to reflect the autonomy of the tradition in the historical development. This volume presents the eternal, thielen dimensions of Hinduism. The articles included in this volume are discussed under different eight parts. Each put contains number of articles devoted to the theme of the individual part. These are (1) The Vedic Spirit, (2) The Spiritual Horizon of Dharma, (3) The Sraname Spirituality, (4) The Spiritual Quest for Innortatity and freedom, (5) Vedanta as Reflective Spirituality, (6) Vedanta as Devotion, (7) Spirituality and Human life , (8) Contemporary Expressions of the Classical spirit.

Review:

The articles are both instructive and interesting, authentic and objective. Any reader, a student or a scholar will find in nut-shell a treasure of vital, educative information. - R. T. VYAS"

$31
Anu-Gita in the Mahabharata
Anu-Gita in the Mahabharata
Most people (even in India) have not heard the name of Anu-Gita. This is so because, although Anu-Gita is an important part of the Mahabharata, no scholarly study of it, in a simple language, has so far been published. This gap will be filled by this pioneering book, which explains under what circumstances was the Gita taught by Lord Krishna to Arjuna, for the second time. This book is divided into two parts. Part I presents the Sanskrit-shlokas of Anu-Gita, along with their translation in simple English. Part II explains the main points of similarity, as well as dissimilarity, between Gita and Anu-Gita.
$35
Selections from the Mahabharata
Selections from the Mahabharata
This book presents the social message of the Mahabharata in the form of a ten-point call for the good of all. Since this message is primarily given, in ther termminology of loksamgraha, in Bhagavad-Gita (Which is the centre-piece of the Mahabharata)the technique of presentation adoped here is Gita supportive, i.e. indirect as well as selective. This book is accompained with simple meaning in English, take the form of eighteen chapters.
$24
On the Meaning of the Mahabharata
On the Meaning of the Mahabharata
" It was in 1942 that the late Dr. V.S. Sukthankar was engaged to deliver four lectures on the 'Meaning of the Mahabharata' under the auspices of the University of Bombay. However, the fourth and last lecture was not delivered on account of his sad sudden demise on the morning of the day fixed for it.

The Manuscript (Ms.) of these lectures-a veritable treasure to cherish had remained lost to the world of scholars for the long period of fifteen years. It beard the title ""Four Lectures on the Meaning of the Mahabharata."" This rather heavy-looking title has been abridged here in publication into the substantial title ""On the Meaning of the Mahabharata."" In a great many places, sentences or paragraphs have been placed in rectangular brackets in pencil. This bracketed material has been retained in the body of this book. Secondly, an alternative word or phrase is occasionally found written with a pencil in the margin along with an underscoring of the relevant word or words in the text. It is thought advisable to retain the text of the script as it stands, leaving such marginal alternatives alone. However, there is one exception: Dr. Sukthankar had rewritten in pencil almost a whole para at the end of the third lecture. This pencil-script is incorporated in the body of the book. A facsimile of this page is reproduced as the frontispiece. An English rendering of the German quotation from OLDENBERG is given in an Appendix for the convenience of the general reader. In Index I Sanskrit quotations are printed in Devanagari for the benefit of those not quite conversant with the transiliteration."
$26
Moral Dilemmas in the Mahabharata
Moral Dilemmas in the Mahabharata
"Here the collected papers explore the whole question of the relation between the mythopoetic and the moral in the context of the Mahabharata. Here we have a story of extreme complexity, characters that are unforgettable, and a cosmic context in which gods and men alike grapple with destiny. The obligations of kinship and friendship jostle with each other. The women characters, as in everyday life, seem to bear a very heavy load of the burden of life and to stand in a key position in almost every conflict. We are presented with predicaments at every turn. At times these predicaments seem to be aggravated by social structure. At other times they are cushioned by it. Philosophical tangles tied up with karma and dharma are interwoven with the mythopoetic material. Perhaps philosophical issues are pinpointed rather more than they are in Greek epic literature.

The essays in this book treat the Mahabharata from an unusual angle, fastening on the moral dilemmas it presents. How universal are the dilemmas faced by the characters in the story, and are the dilemmas in fact resolved? In dealing with these questions, the discussions range over the meaning of the purusarthas, the institutions of marriage and the family, the concept of action in the Gita and the special predicaments faced by Draupadi, Arjuna and others. These studies invite the scholar to reflect afresh on the text and encourage the general reader to find in epic literature much that is relevant to life today."
$22
The Mahabharata and the Yugas
The Mahabharata and the Yugas
"This book questions the conventional wisdom that a fully matured theory of the yugas-Hinduism's ages of the world-is integral to the Mahabharata, and it illustrates how traditional commentators and modern scholars have read the later Puranic yuga theory into the Mahabharata, in particular when it comes to placing the action at the beginning of the current terrible Kali Yuga. Luis Gonzalez-Reimann discusses the meaning of key terms in the epic by examining the text and early Buddhist sources. This book also traces the sectarian appropriation of the yuga system in later literature and documents how modern religious movements have used the system to proclaim the arrival of a new, prosperous Krta Yuga, a phenomenon that coincides with New Age expectations.

Review:
""This original and well-researched study sheds considerable new light on the history and development of the theory of cyclical time, one of the most critical concepts in our understanding of the religious and cosmological thought of Hindu India. Luis Gon"
$28
The Mahabharata
The Mahabharata
Those Who Don't Have The Time Or The Patience To Go Through Huge Literal Translations,Will Be Immensely Helped By This Book. Once This Spell Of William Buck`s Retelling Of The Mahabharata Is Cast On Readers,They Will Surely Get Encouraged To Go Through Other Less Abridged Version.................. A Delightful Book Indeed.
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Mahabharata (Buck)
Mahabharata (Buck)
"The Mahabharata is an Indian epic, in its original Sanskrit probably the largest ever composed. It is the story of a dynastic struggle that provides a social, moral, and cosmological background to the climatic battle. The present English rendition is a retelling based on a translation of the Sanskrit original published by Pratap Chandra Roy, Published in the beginning of this century. William buck has condensed the story. The old translation from which he worked covers 5800 pages of print, while his own book is less than a tenth of that length. But by and large, Buck`s rendition reflects the sequence of events in the Sanskrit epic, and he uses the traditional techniques for instance, of stories within stories, flashbacks, moral lessons laid in the mouths of principal characters. There are other English versions of the Mahabharata, some shorter, some longer. But apart from William Buck`s rendition, none have been able to capture the blend of religion andmartial spirit that pervades the original epic. It succeeds eminently in illustrating how seemingly grand and magnificent human endeavors turn out to be astoundingly insignificant in the perspective of eternity.

Publisher's Preface, Introduction, Part I: In the Beginning, A Mine of Jewels and Gems, The Ring and the Well, Fire and Flame, Indraprastha, The Falling Sand, Part II: In the Middle, 6:00 Nala and Damayanti, 7:00 The Thousand-Petaled Lotus, An Iron Net, Virata, The Invasion, Do Not Tell, Sanjaya Returns, Trees of Gold, The Enchanted Lake, The Night, Part III: In the End, The Blade of Grass, The Lonely Encounter, Parikshita, The Timeless Path, The City of Gates, Notes, Reference List of Characters

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Review:

""An absorbing tale of a feud between two branches of a single Indian ruling family that culminates in a vast, cataclysmic battle... [Buck] has retold the story so that the modern reader will not be discouraged from knowing and loving the stories as he did himself.""-Focus on Asian Studies Newsletter

""There is a poetry of expression, an atmosphere of awe, a liveliness of appreciation... Buck captures much of the beauty of the Sanskrit thought... a pleasure to read and to look at; the many illustrations by Shirley Triest have a magical quality in total harmony with the magic of the text."" - Times Literary Supplement

""Buck wins a distinguished place among translators from Sanskrit verse. No other recent translator in America has clambered so high on this epic mountainside.""-Asian Student

""The volume is modern in feeling and masterly in its classical finish of form and expression. it is not only a translation but has been re-worked and re-written in such a close similarity with the original that deserves to be applauded. The mellifluous muse of the original epic can be heard in the version throughout."" -The Journal of Religious Studies

""This is divine storytelling at its finest. When he finished his manuscripts, William Buck wrote, 'Based on the words of ancient songs, I have written books. I tried to make them interesting to read. I don't think you will find many other books like them. 'He was absolutely correct.""-The Mountain Path, Aradhana, 2002

""This book is not a technically or a fully translated book, what the author has done is, keeping the original story in view, retell it in a popular, modern idiom for contemporary readers. One can very easily see how deeply William Buck was committed to the Mahabharata, which in turn has made his book a very interesting read. A delightful book indeed."" - Swami Satyamayananda, Prabuddha Bharata, Vol.108, May 2003.

""Buck captures much of the beauty of the Sanskrit thought...a pleasure to read and to look at; the many illustrations by shirley Triest have a magical quality in total harmony with the magic of the text."" TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ""Buck wins a distinguish"
$28
Apad-Dharma in the Mahabharata
Apad-Dharma in the Mahabharata
"The literal meaning of the Sanskrit word ""Apaddharma"" is ""dharma appropriate at the time of calamity"". The Mahabharata's use of this expression implies that, in the opinion of the author of this epic, the traditional varnashramadharma would not prove to be strong enough to protect the society, if and when there is a calamity. Therefore, Vedic scholars ought to have welcomed the messages of Apad-dharma when the society was actually attacked by external forces during the premodern period.

The historical background of the present study poses an important, academic question: ""How could the Indian society have protected itself against external attacks during the pre-modern period?"" Research-based answers to such Indiarelated questions occupy the initial part of this book to which a global dimension has been added by digging deep into Mahabharata's innumerable stories. Results of innovative investiga-tions into the general question ""How to face calamities at personal, state and global levels"", are presented here in terms of a modern, scientific framework, and expressed in a non-denominational
terminology, relevant to the problems of the 21st century. Readers from all parts of the world can get a strong message of social responsibility from this book, and accordingly make their contribution to the cause of world peace."
$19
Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8041
  • Size :8.4" x 5.6" x 1.2"
  • Weight :640g.
  • Author :Kailash Nath Kalia
  • ISBN :8178223066, 978-8178223063
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :January 29, 2008
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :436
Description

Srimad Bhagavad Gita presents "The Sermons from the Illustrious Lord Krsna to Arjuna," compiled by the great ancient seer, Vyasa. Here is a rendering of Srimad Bhagavad Gita into English. While translating from Sanskrit into English, the author has spent about ten years in first realizing and then choosing the exact equivalent English words for translation so that the beauty, substance, meanings, dignity and grace of the original is not disturbed. Though the melody and magic of the verses is difficult to recapture in another medium, yet the author has tried his utmost to bring it in its best. To feel the dignity of phrase and the intensity of utterance, the author has given the text in Roman script so that those who know Sanskrit can enjoy its fullness while pondering over in its original, whereas others who do not know Sanskrit also get a fairly correct idea of the spirit of the poem. After putting up the text in Roman, it has been rearranged to facilitate the meaning of the verse. Then appear the word-for-word meaning and lastly the verse has been translated into English as exactly as possible so as not to deviate at all from its original.

$27
The Social Role of the Gita
The Social Role of the Gita
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8040
  • Size :8.4" x 5.7" x 0.9"
  • Weight :550g.
  • Author :Satya P. Agarwal
  • ISBN :8120815246, 978-8120815247
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :December 8, 1998
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :437
Description

"Although the Bhagavad-gita has traditionally been regarded as a poem of primarily religious significance, Dr. Agarwal shows that with the proper interpretation its message may be ransformed into a set of practical ethical guidelines. This practical aspect of the Gita’s teaching, its insistence that involvement with the world is an ethically correct function of human behaviour, is the focus of this book. That involvement with the world’s is expressed by the term 'Lokasamgraha'. The term covers a multitude of social and political forms of behaviour and attitudes of mind and is perhaps more central to the meaning the Gita should have for modern man than its traditional other-worldly interpretation.

Dr. Agarwal has examined the various ways in which India has reacted to the impact of many powerful foreign influences over the past two centuries. He has done so by studying the lives and the activities of select Hindu thinkers who through their writings and their ways of life showed their awareness of a need to preserve an Indian identity. All of them undertook to define these differences and thus established their views on what might be acceptable alternatives for India and the Indian genius vis-a-vis those principles and customs that run counter to the Indian tradition. But they were not unanimous in either their conclusions or the strategies they devised for attaining their common goal. The author has concentrated on the role the Bhagavad-gita has played in the lives and works of these thinkers."

$24
The Original Gita
The Original Gita
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8039
  • Size :8.5" x 5.7" x 0.6"
  • Weight :360g.
  • Author :Gerard D. C. Kuiken
  • ISBN :8120835220, 978-8120835221
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :January 1, 2012
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :177
Description

"We live in a world that functions by seeming 'dualism', a perspective that keeps us in bondage. In this book, dualism is addressed and shown to be illusionary, since every pair of opposites implies a third element: the notion of a difference implied by both opposites.

The Original Gita, which predates the Bhagavad Gita, focuses on the basic philosophical and practical essentials of life and living. Here dualism is addressed and shown to be illusionary, since every pair of opposites implies a third element: the notion of a different implied by both opposites. The discussion of what is an ever-present 'difference' in such a triunity and how it impacts everything we perceive is pivotal to awakening to a new dimension of observation. It is in the unseen difference that we become aware of opposites, such as long-short, day-night, true-false.

In the first part of the book, the questions-What is thought? What is space-time? What is life-death? - are examined in concise form to give a foundation for the understanding of the philosophy of the Gita. Using this basis of Eastern wisdom, the author comments on the 209 verses of The Original Gita, and a Sanskrit-to-English translation is given of the related 319 verses in the classic Bhagavad Gita that correspond to these verses; these 319 verses can therefore be considered as the core of the Bhagavad Gita. There is no reference in The Original Gita to the battle fought by the Bharatas, nor is there support for the caste system, which were interpolations added later to the Bhagavad Gita. The book includes a glossary for clarification of a number of germane Sanskrit terms, a bibliography, and an index."

$24
Introspections on The Gita
Introspections on The Gita
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8038
  • Size :5.5" x 0.5" x 8.5"
  • Weight :190g.
  • Author :Narayan Singh Masuda & Indrajit Singh Rathore
  • ISBN :8178223929, 978-8178223926
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :May 14, 2012
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :125
Description

"an interesting and thought-provoking commentary on the Gita' - Karan Singh, eminent Indologist, author, champion of interfaith dialogue, Padma Vibhushan.

'Lucid & Contemplative' - Namita Gokhale, author of Paro: Dreams of Passion
"

$15
The Holy Geeta
The Holy Geeta
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8037
  • Size :7" x 4.9" x 0.8"
  • Weight :360g.
  • Author :Prabha Duneja
  • ISBN :8178224518, 978-8178224510
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :January 1, 2014
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :392
Description

"The message of the holy dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna in the Bhishma Parvan episode of Mahabharata has been held in deep reverence by the sages, philosophers and the learned scholars all over the world. The teachings of Geeta are universal and meant for the welfare of
entire creation. There are hundreds of commentaries on Bhagawad Geeta both in Indian and in many foreign languages.

In the words of Dr. Radhakrishnan, 'for centuries people have found comfort in this great book which sets forth in precise and penetrating words the essential principles of a spiritual religion which are not contingent on ill-founded facts, unscientific dogmas or arbitrary fancies.'

The present translation is only a humble addition to the work which has been accomplished
earlier by the Geeta scholars. This translation with Romanized Sanskrit verses has been brought
forward in order to encourage the modern generation into the study of this ancient scripture.
This work is also meant to help the Indians living in foreign countries and to arouse the interest of foreigners into the recitation of Sanskrit verses and to understand the meaning of Geeta in a simple flexible and comprehensible language.

Review:

""The Bhagawad Geeta is a first-hand guide to the ancient roots of Vedic religion."" - Dr. R.C. Zeahner

""When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I don't see any ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to The Bhagawad Geeta and find a verse to comfort me."" - Mahatma Gandhi

""The Bhagawad Geeta is perhaps the most systematic spiritual statement of the Perennial Philosophy.""-Aldous Huxley"

$16
Gitanidarsana
Gitanidarsana
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8036
  • Size :8.2" x 5.5" x 0.3"
  • Weight :100g.
  • Author :Anantanand Rambachan
  • ISBN :8120816951, 978-8120816954
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :January 1, 1999
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :87
Description

"In the Bhagavadgita, Krsna exploys various teaching methods to aid Arjuna`s comprehension and to remove his misunderstandings. He often explains a difficult statement with the aid of a simile drawn from everyday human experience and the Bhagavadgita contains some of the most suggestive and beautiful similes in the entire sacred literature of Hinduism. The similes of Krsna add a beautiful visual dimension to words and invite reflection and exploration.

In this text, Prof. Rambachan has chosen twelve similes for reflection. They deal with diverse but interrelated matters such as the nature of the self, death, scriptures, self-control, peace, wisdom and the nature of God. These similes offer an exciting entrance into the Hindu world-view and the author invites us to explore the inexhaustible richness of each image.

Review:

""...Each of the similes contains inexhaustible richness of meaning to which the author adds significant classification. The similes open up an easy entrance to the basic Hindu thought which other wise could be elusive for easy comprehension. An inte"

$20
Gitamrtam
Gitamrtam
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8035
  • Size :8.4" x 5.4" x 0.2"
  • Weight :120g.
  • Author :Anantanand Rambachan
  • ISBN :8120811674, 978-8120811676
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :August 31, 1993
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :67
Description

"Gitamrtam is a concise and insightful discussion of the central themes of the Bhagavadgita. Beginning with the Gita's teaching about the nature and role of the incarnation, Dr. Rambachan identifies kama, a state of desiring and wanting, as life's fundamental problem. The proper resolution of this human dissatisfaction is to be found in the understanding of oneself to be the full and complete self (atman). Such knowledge, Dr. Rambachan vigorously argues, enables one to act in the world from a deep sense of inward peace and fulfilment. Self-knowledge transforms human motivation and liberates us from the narrow confines of selfish action to the freedom of serving others. Dr. Rambachan establishes that the Bhagavadgita ideal is not indifference to the world and the severing of human relationships, but love and compassion born out of the identity of oneself with all beings. In a lucid and accessible style, Dr. Rambachan shows how the Gita's teaching makes possible a love which embraces all and infuses each act with compassion."

$16
Gita For Success In Modern Life
Gita For Success In Modern Life
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8034
  • Size :8.4" x 5.6" x 0.6"
  • Weight :360g.
  • Author :R.S. Garg
  • ISBN :817822125X, 978-8178221250
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :April 2, 2002
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :250
Description

"This book underscores that the Gita is not for abandoning active life but for reconstructing.
The book focuses particularly on the modern man. It does not deal with an imaginary or an ideal situation but with man`s real life. It recognizes that man is caught up in a whirlpool of conflicting values and tries to resolve and reconcile them. The book explores various dimensions of man`s life - as an individual, as a family member, as a social being and as a businessman, as well.

The book selects only a few chapters and shlokas and brings out the principal teachings of the Gita which are of direct relevance in the context of contemporary modern life.

Review:

""Parables and metaphors in the Gita have been used as in other ancient scritures and literature to explain the subtle meanings in a simple manner to the reader......Separate chapters have been devoted to different ingredients of Karma Yoga......A Pe"

$20
Bhagavad Gita in 365 days
Bhagavad Gita in 365 days
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8033
  • Size :5.2" x 0.8" x 7.2"
  • Weight :340g.
  • Author :Lata Jagtiani
  • ISBN :8178222566, 978-8178222561
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :December 30, 2005
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :386
Description

"Bhagavad Gita in 365 days is a brief and simplified account of the dialogue betwwen a despondent Arjuna and the clear headed sagacious lord Krishna. It extracts the essence of the Gita in an undauting and user friendly format. With skill Lata Jagtiani has condensed the verses while retaining the philosophical essence of the Gita.
A pocket size book handy for travellers it requires a read of only a minute a day time that even the busiest amongst us can spare for a life of peace. A symbolic dip in the Ganges of wisdom it is sure to be an invaluable friend for readers of bothe sexes across all faiths for anybody given to asking philosophical questions.

Review:

For city dwellers busy with their daily routines, work qualms and household chores commuting and always on the move; spending some time on religion and mental relaxation is a distant thought. `Bhagavad Gita in 365 Days is just the book for such individual"

$18
Bhagavad-Gita
Bhagavad-Gita
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8032
  • Size :8.3" x 5.5"
  • Weight :360g.
  • Author :William Quan Judge
  • ISBN :8178220962, 978-8178220963
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :December 1, 2002
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :220
Description

The Gita offers a succinct summary of ancient Indian philosophy, with particular emphasis on the Supreme Spirit as both immanent and transcendent. Since its introduction into the Western world some two hundred years ago, the poem has been translated into practically every modern tongue, and is today the most widely read and discussed of all Eastern scriptures. Its emphasis is on two aspects selflessness. Recension of the Gita, combined with illuminating Essays on the poem make the present work unique. It works as a bridge between the Gita`s oriental approach and modern occidental thought.

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Mahatma Gandhi The Bhagavadgita
Mahatma Gandhi The Bhagavadgita
Specification
  • Product Code :BK8031
  • Size :8.4" x 5.4" x 0.8"
  • Weight :400g.
  • Author :Mahendra Kulasrestha
  • ISBN :8183822134, 978-8183822138
  • Publisher :Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt.. Ltd.
  • Edition :May 30, 2009
  • Cover :Paperback
  • Language :English
  • Pages :328
Description

"Mahatma Gandhi The Bhagavadgita
A commentary by Mahatma Gandhi A book of Ethics for all religions A commentary for the common man"

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