Author: J. L. ShastriPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120838807
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 13
Author: J. L. ShastriPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120838807
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology
Author: Jagdish Lal ShastriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hindu mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Hindu mythological text.
Classical Writings on Vedic and Sanskrit Literature
Author: Gurukula Kāṅgaṛī Viśvavidyālaya. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manuscripts, Sanskrit
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume V
Author: Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400884578
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
The fifth and most popular book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Sundarakanda, recounts the adventures of the monkey hero Hanuman in leaping across the ocean to the island citadel of Lanka. Once there, he scours the city for the abducted Princess Siti. The poet vividly describes the opulence of the court of the demon king, Ravana, the beauty of his harem, and the hideous deformity of Sita's wardresses. After witnessing Sita's stern rejection of Ravana's blandishments, Hanuman reveals himself to the princess and restores her hope of rescue. The great monkey then wreaks havoc on the royal park and fights a series of hair-raising battles with Ravana's generals. Permitting himself to be captured by the warrior Indrajit, Hanuman is led into the presence of Ravana, whom he admonishes for his lechery. His tail is set ablaze, but he escapes his bonds and leaping from rooftop to rooftop, sets fire to the city. Taking leave of Sita, Hanuman once more leaps the ocean to rejoin his monkey companions. This is the fifth volume translated from the critical edition of the Valmiki Ramayana. It contains an extensive introduction, exhaustive notes, and a comprehensive bibliography.
The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki
Author: VālmīkiPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN: 9788120831667
Category : Hinduism
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
"India has many versions of the story of Rāma composed in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and various vernaculars of the north and south. Yet the ancient Sanskrit version, attributed to the sage-poet Vālmīki, by tradition the first work of true poetry, is the source revered throughout India as the original account of the career of Rāma, ideal man and incarnation of the great God Viṣṇu. This great Sanskrit epic of ancient India has profoundly affected the Literature, Art, Religion and Cultures of countless millions of people in South and Southeast Asia--an influence that is perhaps unparalleled in the history of World Literature. The volumes of this work will present the entire Rāmāyaṇa for the first time translated on the basis of the critical edition, which is based on manuscripts representing all recensional traditions. Translation consortium is as follows: Vol. I, Bālakāṇḍa; Vol.II, Ayodhyākāṇḍa; Vol.III, Araṇyakāṇḍa; Vol.IV, Kiṣkịndhāḳạnda; Vol.V, Sundarakāṇḍa; Vol.VI, Yuddhakāṇ̣ḍa; Vol.VII, Uttarakāṇḍa" --
Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 39
Author: Dr. G.P. BhattPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120839064
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 15
Author: J. L. ShastriPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120838823
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
Tornado God
Author: Peter J. ThuesenPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190680296
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
One of the earliest sources of humanity's religious impulse was severe weather, which ancient peoples attributed to the wrath of storm gods. Enlightenment thinkers derided such beliefs as superstition and predicted they would pass away as humans became more scientifically and theologically sophisticated. But in America, scientific and theological hubris came face-to-face with the tornado, nature's most violent windstorm. Striking the United States more than any other nation, tornadoes have consistently defied scientists' efforts to unlock their secrets. Meteorologists now acknowledge that even the most powerful computers will likely never be able to predict a tornado's precise path. Similarly, tornadoes have repeatedly brought Americans to the outer limits of theology, drawing them into the vortex of such mysteries as how to reconcile suffering with a loving God and whether there is underlying purpose or randomness in the universe. In this groundbreaking history, Peter Thuesen captures the harrowing drama of tornadoes, as clergy, theologians, meteorologists, and ordinary citizens struggle to make sense of these death-dealing tempests. He argues that, in the tornado, Americans experience something that is at once culturally peculiar (the indigenous storm of the national imagination) and religiously primal (the sense of awe before an unpredictable and mysterious power). He also shows that, in an era of climate change, the weather raises the issue of society's complicity in natural disasters. In the whirlwind, Americans confront the question of their own destiny-how much is self-determined and how much is beyond human understanding or control.
The Narada-Purana Part 2
Author: Ganesh Vasudeo TagarePublisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120803485
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The Bhagavata Purana Part 5
Author: J. L. ShastriPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120838785
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description