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• Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd.
• By : Subba Rao 
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2007
• Pages : 32 pages
• Weight : 90 gm.
• Size : 24.1 x 17.7 x 0.6 cm
• ISBN-10 : 8175082771
• ISBN-13 : 8175082771

Description:

The three stories depicted here are from the Upanishads, which are also called Vedanta or "the end of the Veda". This is because they from the last branch of Vedic literature where one finds in them the final aim of the Vedas- that of self-realisation.

The first story is that of young Nachiketa, who struggles to comprehend the truth of life and death. He approaches Yama, the God of Death, and is tested by the Lord before found worthy of divine instruction. The second story is about Satyakama's search for the ultimate reality or "Brahman". Here, nature is the best teacher as Satyakama experiences Brahman directly rather than through verbal instruction by his guru, Gautama. In the third story, Prajapati - the father, the guru and the guide - utters a single syllable "DA" as instruction to the dissatisfied gods, humans and demons who are seeking contentment and peace. "DA" was understood and interpreted differently by the pupils in light of their own experiences.

These three stories are, in essence, about the guru and the pupil, where one who embarks on the path of true knowledge surely achieves it.

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• Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd.
• By : Shail Tiwari
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2011
• Pages :  32 pages
• Weight : 90 gm.
• Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
• ISBN-10 :  818999915X
• ISBN-13 : 978-8189999155

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Nearly 2300 years ago, Chandragupta Maurya brought about the political unification of north India and established an empire that successfully resisted the Macedonian invasion. His empire extended form Mysore (present-day Karnataka) in the south to the dorders of Persia (present-day Iran) in the northwest.

Many Legends describe the early career of Chandragupta, making it difficult to distinguish fact form fantasy in the stories about his later years. But what remains true is that he was the first true emperor of India, as no king before him had ever built such a vast kingdom.

Vishakhadatta’s famous play on Chandragupta, Mudra Rakshasa, was written in the 9th century AD. Two Sanskrit works followed this, nearly 700 years later – Mudra Rakshasa Katha by Mahadeva Tirtha of Tanjore and Mudra Rakshasa Katha Sara by Ravikartana of Kerala, both of which serve as introductions to earlier play.
Kempu Narayana, a scholar at the court of Krishnaraja Wedeyar III of Mysore, made a study of these works on chandragupta, and 1823, wrote mudra Manjusha in Kannada. This Amar Chitra Katha is based on Kempu Narayana’s pioneering work. Though Chandragupta was born in the north, he spent his last days at Shravanabelagola in

Specification:

• Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd.
• By : Shail Tiwari
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2011
• Pages :  32 pages
• Weight : 90 gm.
• Size : 24.2 x 17.6 x 0.4 cm
• ISBN-10 :  8189999168
• ISBN-13 : 978-8189999162

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Chandra Shekhar Azad was a great revolutionary who lived and died for the Motherland. When Ramprasad Bismil, the leader of the Uttar Pradesh Revolutionaries, was caught and hanged by the British for his role in the Kakori conspiracy, Azad assumed the leadership.

Azad eluded the British for ten years. Together with his band of dedicated young men he fought to liberate India form the foreign rules. The activities of Azad and his associates contributed in no small measure to the awakening of the Indian masses – a task which the national leaders of the day were trying to achieve through peaceful means.

Azad had a strong physique, plenty of common sense and patriotic zeal. The British described him as a terrorist. But he considered himself a freedom fighter. Though the national leaders of the time did not approve of his cult of violence, they had great affection and regard for Azad.

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• Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd.
• By : Kamlesh Pandey
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2000
• Pages :  32 pages
• Weight : 90 gm.
• Size : 24.2 x 17.6 x 0.4 cm
• ISBN-10 :  8184821859
• ISBN-13 : 978-8184821857

Description:

Rajasthan and Bundelkhan abound in stories of valour and sacrifice. Names like Rana Pratap and Chhatrasal are the bright lights that dazzle like the sun. but there are smaller stars as well, like Alha-Udal and Bappa Rawal, to whom history accords a brief tribute. Amar Singh Rathor belongs to this galaxy of stars.

Amar Singh Rathor, a brave Rajput warrior, was the Commander of Shah Jahan’s army, and was held in great esteem by the Mughal Emperor himself. He was brave with a great sense of self-worth. As long as Shah Jahan honoured him, he fulfilled his duties zealously. But when the king. Tricked by his jealous and scheming courtiers, hurt Amar Singh Rathor’s pride and self-respect, he fought the emperor with his small but courageous army and died a martyr’s death.

The story in this Amar Chitra Katha is about Amar Singh Rathor’s brave death, and the ensuing battle by two valiant young lads to bring back his body form Shah Jahan. It is based on the bood Amar Singh Rathor by the late Shri Gheesaram.

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• Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd.
• By : Anant Pai
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2000
• Pages :  96 pages
• Weight : 230 gm.
• Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
• ISBN-10 :  8184820658
• ISBN-13 : 978-8184820652

Description:

Lord Krishna is one of the most endearing deities of Indian mythology and considered to be one of the avatars of Lord Vishnu. Goddess Lakshmi, the divine consort of Lord Vishnu, was born upon earth as his companion during his many incarnations.

Krishna is, at times, the simple cowherd indulging the milkmaids in playful lbanter. At other times, he is the supreme intellectual – engaged in the exposition of the Gita philosophy. Krishna’s beguiling childish pranks and his dignified wisdom have, in turn, infjuenced the Hindu consciousness for centuries.

This Amar Chitra Katha valume brings to you three adventures of invincible Lord Krishna. The first title in this volume narrates the story of Narakasura whose deeds were so dark that his name has always been identified as a symbol of darkness. Many who celebrate the festival of lights, deepavali, believe they are actually rejoicing the death of Naraka and the consequent emancipation of all good spirits.

The second story deals with Jarasndha, who was the emperor of northern India at a time when the Pandavas ruled Indraprastha. Most of the kings of North India had acknowledged Jarasandha’s suzerainty out of fear. To establish the supremacy of the Pandavas, it was necessary to subdue him. Although Jarasandha was considered unconquerable, he had a vital flaw only known to Krishna. How the lord brought about the fall of the mighty and evil emperor is narrated in this tale. The third tale is about Paundraka Vaasudeva, who shared his name with Krishna Vaasudeva. His sycophants made him believe that he was as strong and powerful as Krishna and, in fact, that he was perhaps the real Vishnu incarnate. How he fell into disgrace and met with disaster is fold in this story. All the three stories in this volume are based on the Bhagawat Purana.

Specification:

• Publisher :  Motilal Banarsidass 
• By :  Bangalore Venkata Raman
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2010
• Pages : 599 pages
• Weight : 570 gm.
• Size : 5.2 x 1.5 x 7.5 inches
• ISBN-10 :  8120810341
• ISBN-13 :  978-8120810341

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Prasna Marga is a unique work on astrology, natal and horary, of vital importance to every astrological scholar, practitioner and student. The author, a Nambudari Brahmin of Kerala who wrote this book in 1650 A.D., was a renowned scholar and has culled valuable information from a number of ancient sources.

This ancient work, and English translation of which is presented here in simple and elegant English interspersed with copious notes incorporating the author's own experiences, touches on some of the most important aspects of life marriage, children, longevity, death, disease, etc.

Part 1 is an exhaustive treatise on the various aspects of predictive astrology of immense practical utility, which deals not only with the various aspects of Prasna or Horary Astrology, but also with almost the entire range of the forecasting art-Jataka or predictive astrology, Muhurta or electional astrology, Parihara or remedial astrology and Nimittas or the science of indications (Omens).

Part II, is an encyclopaedic work on matters that affect all areas of human life, such as marriage, childre, causes of diseases as given in karma vipaka and the remedies, matters relating to deities, rulers, war, natural calamities, travel, rainfall, digging wells, details for finding underground water, theft cases, dreams and their interpretation as indicators for death of disease and its timings, etc.

The aim of this book is basically to introduce the reader to the fundamental principles that Trika Philosophers have enunciated in their philosophical-cum-theological treatises. Such an approach has been adopted deliberately on account of the fact that Trika system of thought, which is very rich in philosophical vocabulary, is hardly known to general public in the manner of Advaita Vedanta of Samkara. Although non-dualistic in orientation, yet it differs radically from the monism of Samkara with regard to the nature of the Absolute and the world. The Trika philosophy rejects the Vedantic view of the Absolute theistically, and so speaks of Paramasiva as being both consciousness and reflective awareness. As such the Absolute freedom, and so the school also is referred to as being that of Freedom. Insofar as the status of the world is concerned, the Trika thinks of it as being extension/emission/reflection of Paramasiva and so is considered to be real. It means that the world, even though a reflection of Paramasiva, is actually Siva itself.

From these main differences it can be discerned that the Trika absolutism is radically different from the one that Samkara has adumbrated. It is hoped that the reader upon reading the book will be able to have the grasp of the main philosophical principles that the Trika has enunciated and developed.

Moti Lal Pandit, trained as a theologian and linguist, has been engaged for last three decades in such dialogic research as would disseminate knowledge concerning the essence of such forms of spirituality as has been enunciated by such major religions as Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity. The result of this untiring effort has been the publication of such books as, for example, Vedic Hinduism; Philosophy of the Upanisads; Samkara's Concept of Reality; Being as Becoming; Beyond the Word; Transcendence and Negation; Buddhism: A Religion of Salvation; The Trika Saivism of Kashmir; Encounter with Buddhism; and The Disclosure of Being.

Paramahamsa Hariharananda's discourse regarding the scientifically proven benefits of Kriya Yoga make this book a rare treasure for any sincere seeker. The world-renowned realized master describes the stages of spiritual transformation in detail, including many experiences that sadhaks, even those in family life, may encounter while practicing. At the same time he uses his unique scientific approach to explain how physical and mental functions also improve.

Specification:

• Publisher :  Motilal Banarsidass
• By : Robert P. Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman 
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2011
• Pages : 574
• Weight : 750 gm.
• Size :  8.6 x 5.7 x 1.5 inches
• ISBN-10 :  8120832949
• ISBN-13 : 978-8120832947

Description:

The purpose, in writing this book, is to provide a self-contained primer, workbook and reader for teaching first year Sanskrit students with no previous linguistic training. The author has tried throughout the work to introduce, explain and illustrate the most significant features of the language and through verses, quotations, and readings.

To these ends the grammar has been, in several areas, simplified to prevent the beginner from being more hampered than is absolutely necessary by relatively insignificant paradigms, rules and exceptions.

Upon completion of this course, students should have a real working knowledge of the major outlines of Sanskrit sentences with some facility and read, with the help of dictionary, approximately five to ten verses of the Valmiki Ramayana or a similar text in an hour.

"If we cannot carry our practice into sleep," Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche writes, "If we lose ourselves every night, what chance do we have to be aware when death comes? Look to your experience of sleep to discover whether or not you are truly awake."

This book gives detailed instruction foundational practices done during the day. In the Tibetan tradition, the ability to dream lucidly is not an end in itself, rather it provides an additional context in which one can engage in advanced and effective practices to achieve liberation.

Dream yoga is followed by sleep yoga, also known as the yoga of clear light. It is a more advanced practice, similar to the most secret Tibetan practices. The goal is to remain aware during deep sleep when the gross conceptual mind and the operation of the senses cease. Most of us do not even consider this depth of awareness a possibility, yet it is well-known in Tibetan Buddhist and Bon spiritual traditions.

The result of these practices is greater happiness and freedom in both our waking and dreaming and dreaming states. The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep imparts powerful methods for progressing along the path to liberation.

Inner Tantric yoga presents the deeper tradition of Tantra, its multidimensional vision of the Divine and its transformative practices of mantra and meditation that take us far beyond the outer models of how Tantra is usually presented today. The book can expand your horizon about masculine and feminine energies, Self and world, universe and the Absolute into a living experience of the Infinite and Eternal both within and around you.

Review:

With Inner Tantric Yoga, David Frawley reminds us that we have, hidden within our own deeper awareness, wonderful Gods and Goddesses in embryo who have but one intention: to bring the sacred back into our lives. — Deepak Chopra and David Simon, The Chopra and David Simon, The Chopra Center for Wellbeing

Vamadeva (Dr.Frawley) is a living rishi who guides his students to the fullest scope of yogic insight and realization. His book weaves Tantra, Veda and Yoga, Shakti and Shiva, into a magnificent tapestry of wisdom, beauty and delight.-Shambhavi Chopra, author of Yogini, Unfolding the Goddess Within

David Frawley continues to bring new understandings of the esoteric aspects of Tantra and Yoga. This work is invaluable for all seekers of yoga who would know it in its fullest context as a spiritual art and practice.-Mukunda Stiles, author of Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy

David Frawley, (Vamadeva Shastri) is the preeminent American born authority on Hindu philosophy and scripture. Inner Tantric Yoga is a new jewel from Vamadeva's store of precious treasures, and a ""must have"" for serious students of Eastern mystical teachings and dedicated practitioners. It receives my highest recommendation.-Thomas Ashley-Farrand, author of Healing Mantras and Shakti Mantras

SPECIFICATION:

Publisher :  Motilal Banarsidass Publishers 
By : Michele Marie Desmarais
Language : English
Pages : 371 pages
Weight : 500 Gram 
Size : ‎ 27 x 22 x 3 cm
ISBN-10 :  8120833287
ISBN-13 : ‎978-8120833289
Bound : Hardcover

 

DESCRIPTION:

This book by Dr. Desmarais is by all means a positive contribution in the field of Yoga, indology and cognitive neurosciences. It covers Eastern and Western, ancient and modern, religion and metaphysics, psychology and epistemology, as well as the cultural heritage for these. The book is arranged in six chapters using our common concept of show as a metaphysical stage: Getting ready for the show, entering the theatre, taking the stage, all the world as stage, following the plot, thickening of the plot and finally the lights come up. This has its source in the Samkhya metaphor of prakrti as analogous to a divine actor, on the world stage and in a cosmic drama. Another symbolic metaphor that comes before our mind is that of Ardhanarinatesvara of Lord Siva, depicted as the cosmic divine supreme actor endowed with half-female in his person. The reader, the spectator or audience member symbolizes the Purusa of Samkhya and yoga. Contents: Acknowledgements, Foreword, Abbreviations, Introduction, Getting Ready for the Show, Entering the Theatre, Taking the Stage, All the World's a Stage, Following the Plot, The Plot Thickens, Lights Up, References, Index.

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Publisher :  Penguin
By :      Sri M 
Language : English
Pages : 320 pages
Weight : 250 Gram 
Size : ‎ 27 x 18 x 3 cm
ISBN-10 :  0143458582
ISBN-13 : ‎ 978-0143458586

DESCRIPTION:

In this tell-all autobiography, Sri M writes about his fascinating journey as a young man from the southern coast of India to the mystical Himalayan Mountains. At the age of nineteen and a half, he felt an irresistible urge to go to the Himalayas in quest for his great Master. He finally met his Master at the Vyasa Cave, beyond the Badrinath shrine. After spending three and half years with his Master, wandering freely across the length and breadth of the Himalayan ranges, he was instructed to go back to live in the plains and lead a normal life. He started working for a living, fulfilled his social commitments and prepared himself to teach others all that he had learned and experienced. This book reveals the spiritual journey of a young lad from Kerala, who by his sincerity and dedication evolved into a living yogi. Sri M shares his knowledge of the Upanishads and spiritual insights born out of first hand experiences in his autobiography. Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master will make for an engaging and riveting read for those interested in the life and teachings of Sri M.

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Publisher :  Penguin Classics 
By : Bibek Debroy 
Language : English
Pages : 500 pages
Weight : 400 Gram 
Size : ‎ 27 x 18 x 3 cm
ISBN-10 :  0143428039
ISBN-13 : ‎ 978-0143428039

DESCRIPTION:

A seamless blend of fable and philosophy, the Bhagavata Purana is perhaps the most revered text in the Vaishnava tradition. It brings to life the legends of gods, asuras, sages and kings-all the while articulating the crucial ethical and philosophical tenets that underpin Hindu spiritualism.
The narrative unfolds through a series of conversations and interconnected stories. We are told how the sage Vyasa was inspired by Narada to compose the Bhagavata Purana as a means to illumine the path to a spiritual life. We learn of the devotion of Prahlada, the austerity of Dhruva, and the blinding conceit of Daksha. Also recounted are tales of the many incarnations of Vishnu, especially Krishna, whom we see grow from a beloved and playful child to a fierce protector of the faithful.

SPECIFICATION:

Publisher :  Penguin Classics 
By :     Bibek Debroy 
Language : English
Pages : 500 pages
Weight : 400 Gram 
Size : ‎ 27 x 18 x 3 cm
ISBN-10 :  0143428020
ISBN-13 : ‎ 978-0143428022

DESCRIPTION:

A seamless blend of fable and philosophy, the Bhagavata Purana is perhaps the most revered text in the Vaishnava tradition. It brings to life the legends of gods, asuras, sages and kings-all the while articulating the crucial ethical and philosophical tenets that underpin Hindu spiritualism.
The narrative unfolds through a series of conversations and interconnected stories. We are told how the sage Vyasa was inspired by Narada to compose the Bhagavata Purana as a means to illumine the path to a spiritual life. We learn of the devotion of Prahlada, the austerity of Dhruva, and the blinding conceit of Daksha. Also recounted are tales of the many incarnations of Vishnu, especially Krishna, whom we see grow from a beloved and playful child to a fierce protector of the faithful.

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Publisher :  Tulsi Books
By : Gauranga Darshan Das
Language : English
Pages : 303 pages
Weight : 450 Gram 
Size : ‎ 27 x 18 x 3 cm
ISBN-10 :  B0BB3HJ7ZH
ISBN-13 : ‎   978-9381283646

DESCRIPTION:

BHAGAVATA SUBODHINI is a systematic study guide to Srimad Bhagavatam. Bhagavata Subodhini unveils the exciting structure and flow of the Bhagavatam cantos by giving the connections between chapters, subsections and verses in a lucid and colourful manner based on the commentaries of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur.

Bhagavata Subodhini Canto 7 is the fifth volume of the series, and gives a bird’s eye view of the expanse and the depth of the most enchanting pastimes of Lord Narasimha-deva, the selfless and seamless devotion of Prahlada Maharaja, and the gist of the Varna-asrama dharma, along with many original illustrations.

Maintaining a similar style like that of his previous volumes of Bhagavata Subodhini, Gauranga Darshan Das presents this volume on the Seventh Canto for easy readability and assimilation of its contents and delight in the splendor of its message.

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Publisher :  Anvikshiki Books
By :     Ramgopal Varma
Language : Telugu
Pages :  250 pages
Weight : 300 Gram 
Size : ‎ 20 x 14 x 4 cm
ISBN-10 :  B0B28VFVXT

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Publisher :  BALA BOOK STORE
By :     Vairamuthu
Language : Telugu
Weight : 200 Gram 
Size : ‎ 20 x 14 x 4 cm
ISBN-10 :  B0798CRDM8

SPECIFICATION:

Publisher :  Penguin Random House India
Language : Telugu
Weight : 150 Gram 
Size : ‎ 20 x 14 x 4 cm
ISBN-10 :  B08FMBRF5Q
ISBN-13 : ‎  978-0143428848

 

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Publisher :  R.R. Seth & Sons
By :     Deepak Chopra
Language : Gujarati
Pages : 112 pages
Weight : 120 Gram 
Size : ‎ 20 x 14 x 4 cm
ISBN-10 :  935122354X
ISBN-13 : ‎  978-9351223542

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Publisher :  Mehta Publishing House
By :     Sudha Murty
Language : Marathi
Pages : 160 pages
Weight : 300 Gram 
Size : ‎ 17 x 3 x 18 cm
ISBN-10 :  8177663089
ISBN-13 : ‎  978-8177663082

DESCRIPTION:

She was a very beautiful lady, but was born to a poor school master. He was a very handsome doctor, from a very rich and noble family. He married her against everyone's wish. But within a few months after marriage she got white spots on her body, leukoderma. Everyone got scared of her ugliness and they threw her out of the house, they sent her back to her parent's house, as if she was a piece of garbage. She built up her own universe, but he was cursing himself. What if he had suffered with the same disease? Would she have discarded him like a piece of garbage? What can be the end of such stories? Sudha Murthy has given an insight to a simple woman from a traditional family. The woman is shattered with the disease but yet she comes out of it. She shapes her life well. The novel has found some depth because of the author's matured thoughts and her attempts to correlate with the modern life. This novel has been translated in many of the Indian languages. We are sure that this Marathi translation will be able to touch the hearts and make them think over.

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Publisher :  Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd
Language : Gujarati
Pages : 207 pages
Weight :  250 Gram 
Size : ‎ 17 x 3 x 18 cm
ISBN-10 :  8177906860
ISBN-13 : ‎ 978-8177906868