Maa Anandmayi's book collection
BOOKS ON -MANTRA / TANTRA / YANTRA / YOGA & MEDITATION
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And Translation.............. This immensely valuable text needed since long a faithful & simple trans-lation into English communication the ideas as they are without divulging into dogmatic details whi-ch make the situation terse paritculaely for a young scholar. This comes from the pen of two erud-ite scholars of Ayurveda who has dcvted the major part of the life in studying the text intensively from various angles & has command over both the languages concerned.
450/=
Harvey P . Alper
475/=
|1. Mantras to Sri Ganesha, Hanuman, Visnu, Narasimha, Gopala & garuda
2. Mantras to GoddessKali, Tara, Tara Ekajata, Saraswati, Chinnmasta, Sabri, Svatamara etc.
200/= each Vol.
Sri Chakra has rightly been regaeded as the ‘prince among chakras’ (chakraja). It is the best known & most worshipped among hundreds of sacred designs that are prescribed in the traditional lore. Despi- te this celebrity an air of mystery surronds this chakra. Details concening Sri-Chakra have always been looked upon as precious secrts; but there have always been tracts in Sanskrit seeking to explain the details of the chakra, their significance, the way it is contructed & the manner of its worship. The book gives details of the desig itself, the significance of those details, the philosophical framwork that renders the details relevant, the prevailing symolisms & the naure of the source material have been given. 1. THE MEANING OF CHAKRA:- The Sanskrit expression ‘chakra’ usually means a ‘wheel’. The etymolo-gy of the word would suggest ‘that by which anything is done’ (kriyate anena). The wheel of the cart, the wheel of the potter, the wheel-like weapon that is flung against the enemy are all called ‘chakas. In its extended meaning, chakra also signifies a kingdom, & because the wheel of the king’s chariot can roll on there without hindrance. The king of the land is thus described as a ‘chakra-vartin’. The word also signifies an arrangement of the army (chakra-vyuha), in order to fortify its position & secure victory. Sanskrit poets are found to employ characteristically circular patterns of letters of words (chakra-bandha), to convey the meaning more forcefully (if also more tortusly) than usual. II. Sri-Vidya & Sri-Chakra:- The significance of the prefix ‘Sri’ in the expression Sri Chakra denotes that the instrument employed is auspicious, benefcient salutory, conducive to prosperity. ‘Sri’ is the name of the mother-goddess who rules over the universe : ‘tvam sris tvam isvari. She is so called because all living beings upon her for being, for happiness for the fulfilment of their destiny (sriyate sarvair iti srih). The conception & employment of Sri-chakra are relevant only in the framework of an esoteric discipline known as Sri-vidya, which is variously interpreted as ‘the vidya of the nature of Sri (the ultimate benefit, viz., mukti), ‘the vidya that yields of Sri’ (the mother --goddess), & ‘the vidya & Sri (in the sense of the path & the goal)’. sense of the path & the goal)’. hundreds of sacred designs that are prescribed in the traditional lore. Despi- te this celebrity an air of mystery surronds this chakra. Details concening Sri-Chakra have always been looked upon as precious secrts; but there have always been tracts in Sanskrit seeking to explain the details of the chakra, their significance, the way it is contructed & the manner of its worship. The book gives details of the desig itself, the significance of those details, the philosophical framwork that renders the details relevant, the prevailing symolisms & the naure of the source material have been given.
300/=
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