Description: This powerful saga of the female protagonist, Bimla, traces her metamorphosis into a spiritually and intellectually evolved person in great detail. The story set against the backdrop of the Swadeshi movement in Bengal, is one of the most thou
Description: This is the second part of the Sacred Books of the East translation of the Upanishads. This volume includes the Katha-Upanishad, Mundaka Upanishad, Taittirîyaka-Upanishad, Brihadâranyaka Upanishad, Svetâsvatara Upanishad, Prasña Upanishad, an
Description: This is part I of the Sacred Books of the East Satapatha Brahamana translation, containing Books I and II. Table of content: First Kânda I, 1, 1. First Adhyâya. First Brâhmana I, 1, 2. Second Brâhmana I, 1, 3. Third Brâhmana I, 1, 4. Fourt
Description: This book is a systematic introduction to hindu mysticism as it evolved in India through the ages. Mysticism is not an intellectual theory, It is fundamentally an active, formative, creative, elevating and ennobling principle of life. Accordi
Description: The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is an epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandava princes as well as containing philosophical and devotional material, such as
Description: Editorial Reviews - Indian Idylls From the Publisher A PRINCE there was, named Nala, Virasen's noble breed, Goodly to see, and virtuous; a tamer of the steed As Indra 'midst the gods, so he of kings was kingliest one, Sovereign of men, and splendid as the golden, glittering sun; Pure, knowing scripture, gallant; ruling nobly Nishadh's lands; -- selections (by a Westerner) from the MAHABHARATA--as is The Bhagavad-Gita. Synopsis A PRINCE there was, named Nala,...
Description: This is a versified translation of the Caurapancasika. This love poem of fifty stanzas was written by the Kasmiri poet Bilhana Kavi in the 11th century. The story runs that the Brahman Bilhana had a clandestine love affair with Princess Yaminipurnatilaka, the daughter of King Madanabhirama. He was discovered and Bilhana wrote this poem in prison before he learned whether he would be executed or banished. The historic outcome is unknown, which adds to the rea...
Description: 1896. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. The Vedanta Sutras with the commentary by Sankarakarya Part II contai...
Description: The Sacred Laws Of The Âryas As Taught In The Schools Of Âpastamba, Guatama, Vâsishtha, And Budhâyana Translated By Georg Bühler Part I Âpastamba And Gautama. About Author: Professor Johann Georg Bühler (July 19, 1837 – April 8, 1898) was a
Description: There are twenty-nine stories in this collection. These Indian tales resemble the stories that flourished in Europe, such as the tales by the Brothers Grimm and by Aesop, although they have an Indian flavor. The collector of these stories con
Description: The Institutes Of Vishnu Translated by Julius Jolly This Hindu law book contains descriptions of yogic practises, and a moving hymn to the Goddess Prajapati. The Vishnu-smriti or Vaishnava Dharmasâstra or Vishnu-sûtra is in the main a coll
Description: One of yoga's most important and influential works, this classic forms a keystone of Indian philosophical and religious thought.
Description: This little self-published work could be most charitably described as an anthology of material on Kundalini Yoga. Very little of this book was actually written by Gherwal; the majority of the material here consists of long quotes from other a
Description: This is an early 20th century translation of the Bhagavad Gita into readable modern English prose. Because it is a fairly close translation, the line numbering will correspond closely to the Sanskrit text. The original book includes the Sansk
Description: This is the first complete public domain translation of the Ramayana to be placed online. The Ramayana is one of the two epic Hindu poems, the other being the Mahabharata. The Ramayana describes a love story between Rama, an ancient King, and
DescriptionThis is part IV of the Sacred Books of the East Satapatha Brahamana translation, containing Books VIII, IX and X. Table of Contents: Eighth Kânda VIII, 1, 1. First Adhyâya. First Brâhmana VIII, 1, 2. Second Brâhmana VIII, 1, 3. Third Brâhman
Description: A collection of poems written by Tagore primarily to entertain children, The Crescent Moon moved many contemporary writers, including Andre Gide and Juan Jimenez. Tagore believed children were a symbol of hope and of the future and The Globe in its 1913 review, described these poems as 'a revelation more profound and more subtle than that in the Gitanjali'.
Description: The title of each of the books in this series indicates some aspect of the Vedic/Sanskrit Religion-Philosophic Tradition. The Descent of the Sun is a fairy tale that F.W. Bain found in an old Hindu manuscript in which we can enjoy the fantast