Padma Maha Puran

Padma Maha Puran
Author: Munindra Misra
Publisher: Munindra Misra
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2024-07-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

The Padma Maha Puran, a tale of lore, Of Vishnu’s deeds, and much more. From creation’s bloom to dharma’s path, In every story, wisdom’s bath. Tales of sages, kings, and divine, In Padma’s verses, truths align. Devotion and virtue, it does extol, In Vishnu’s embrace, find the soul.

Puranas (In 19 Vols.)

Puranas (In 19 Vols.)
Author: Dipavali Debroy
Publisher: Low Price Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-12-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9788173860270

Retold in simple language, underlining importance of each Purana, with a lucid summary.

The Purāṇas

The Purāṇas
Author: Ludo Rocher
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1986
Genre: Hindu literature, Sanskrit
ISBN: 9783447025225

Vishnu Purana

Vishnu Purana
Author: B. K. Chaturvedi
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2000
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9788171826735

Vishnu Puran is believed to be one of the most important Puranas, if not the most valuable ancient record of the faith called Sanatan Dharma. Its stories reveal about the various exploits of Vishnu incarnations. In rendering this holy text into English, the attention has been paid to put only those details that have certain fundamental truths of life. Hence, in this work those details have been deliberately omitted which may appear rather confusing or uninteresting to the reader not having the initiation in the sacred love. The main thrust of this attempt has been to show a clear glimpse of our ancient hermitage.

Shiv Maha Puran

Shiv Maha Puran
Author: Munindra Misra
Publisher: Munindra Misra
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2024-07-20
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

The Shiv Maha Puran, a tale divine, Of Lord Shiv, in verses fine. It speaks of creation, the cosmic design, Of Shiv's power, that does shine. A tale of Sati and Parvati sublime, The Shiv Shakti ever so divine. Sati the emotional in Shiv love be, Parvati, loving and worshipping clearly. It grows on Shiv’s consort, Parvati kind, Their love and devotion, we surely find. The birth of their sons, to mankind, Ganesh and Kartikeya, in the storyline. It narrates tales of Shiv's might, His dance of destruction, in the night. The sacred mantras, a spiritual light, In the Shiv Maha Puran, take flight.

Sri Ramanuja Gita Bhasya

Sri Ramanuja Gita Bhasya
Author: Swami Adidevananda
Publisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2022-03-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Srimad Bhagavad Gita is now widely recognised as a scriptural text of worldwide importance. Sri Ramanuja is one of the noted commentators on the Vedanta Sutras of Badarayana and the Bhagavad Gita. This has brought him recognition as one of the greatest exponents of Vedanta from the Vaishnava point of view. Swami Adidevananda, one of the distinguished scholarly monks of the Ramakrishna Order who retained his inherent Sri Vaishnava heritage, has translated the original verses and Sri Ramanuja’s commentary into English. This book is of special importance because it is the only English translation now available with the original Sanskrit commentary as well. The book opens with meditation on the Gita followed by the Gitartha-sangraha of Sri Yamunacharya with English translation. Swami Tapasyananda, who was a scholarly monk with deep devotional temperament and one of the Vice-Presidents of the Ramakrishna Order, has written a scholarly introduction to this work.

Srimad Bhagwat Puran

Srimad Bhagwat Puran
Author: B. K. Chaturvedi
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2020
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 8128822527

The ‘Srimad Bhagwal’ itself is believed to be the gem among all the sacred Puranas as it emphasises on the devotion to Lord. Vishnu’s incarnation, Lord Krishna. It is believed to have been authored by the great sage Vedavyasa when he felt a great unrest troubling his soul after authoring the Mahabharat. Although this Purana itself is believed to be a part of Skanda Purana, it is its lyrical beauty and devotion to Krishna that made it most popular. It enlists 22 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, while other sacred accounts of the Sanatana Dharma believe that there were nine incarnations and one is yet to come. Normally in the Purana, the tales or stories frequently overlap with each other giving emphasis on a different point. Owing to paucity of space, many of the stories have been given a brief mention in this work with the footnote guiding to the sources, to get the full story in the other Puranas. There are also certain variations in the details of the stories which have been also marked within parenthesis. Also, many details mentioned in this Puran which may appear uninteresting, have been deliberately left out. Some of the stories which are well- known have been skipped. For example, the Ramakatha or the details about other incarnations popularised by other sacred sources. The main emphasis in culling out the stories has been on those stories that reveal the basic moral fiber of our ethos. These stories have been recreated keeping in mind the comprehension of our young learners and hence making these stories more logical. This work is only an attempt to make our society recapture its roots. That is why the language and style have been used with great care so as to make the stories readable and comprehensive. It is hoped that our discerning readership will accord it a warm welcome. Lastly, the author wishes to record his gratitude to Narenderji of Diamond Pocket Books whose crusade to publish the gems of our cultural and religious ethos has few parallels in the field of publishing.

A Year with the Maha-Puranas

A Year with the Maha-Puranas
Author: Anvita and Anika Agarwal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2018-07-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781717717344

Why did Lord Shiva, at the instigation of Brahma, tease Parvati?Why do we not use the champak flower to worship Lord Shiva?In which purana would you learn about a prayer for Lord Vishnu to protect you in all four directions with his sudarshana chakra, koumodaki gada, sounanda hala, and shatana mushala?Why did Sita mata curse fire, the river Phalgu, the ketaki flower and the cow?Which Purana tells us the story of the lake that turned four black swans to white, and why?Why did Draupadi have five husbands?What does it mean to read abridged translations of all nineteen Puranas in one year? This is the book of questions and answers, of those nineteen books, thirty-eight reviews, and the year that went by. Anvita and Anika, sisters, read abridged translations of the nineteen maha-Puranas over the course of a year. In addition to thirty-eight reviews, there are also several anecdotes of their experiences through the year as they read and wrote, and how school, studies, exams, and a maniacal father drove them to ever greater depths of despair. In the book you will find over a hundred stories, factoids, and nuggets from the Puranas. How Parvati became Gouri, stories about Kurukshetra, the punya that accumulates from reading the Puranas, the types of fasts to observe and their benefits, the types of donations one can give, episodes from the Mahabharata, different accounts of how Ganesha was born and how he broke a tusk, and many, many more - as seen from the eyes of two young children!