Thiruppavai - Goda's Gita
Thiruppavai - Goda's Gita

Author: Swetha Sundaram

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-02-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781540709776

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

ThiruppAvai has 30 Paasurams and it is eulogised as GodhOpanishad since it summarises the sacred meanings of the Upanishads. Govindan, the object of ANDAL's worship in ThiruppAvai has blessed us with Srimad Bhagavad Gita, which contains 700 slOkams. It is also Upanishad Saaram and hence it is revered as GitOpanishad. Both GitOpanishad and GodhOpanishad belong to the noble category of adhyAtmika Saastrams enjoying Bhagavad GuNAnubhavams and the five VedAntic doctrines (artha panchakam) linked to our quest for Moksham.The essence of ThiruppAvai is that ANDAL observed the month- long Paavai vratam to perform nitya kaimakryam to the Lord and gain the ultimate PurushArtham of gaining the Lord as Her husband. The month chosen to observe this vratam was Maarkazhi. She joined with the young gopa kannikais to observe this noble vratam.This book contains the description of this vratam and the teachings of Goda in a conversational format. During the observance of this Vratam, ANDAL considered SrivilliputthUr as the AayarpAdi in the north, the girls of Her birth place as Gopis and Herself as one of the Gopis and the temple of Vadapatra Saayee as NandagOpan's home and Vadapatra Saayee as Lord KrishNa Himself. This feeling state ( bhAvanai) ripened and led to the divine thirty paasurams of ThiruppAvai. ANDAL shows us the way to observe the Vratam in a spirit of Bridal Mysticism to gain the Lord's ParamAnugraham to serve Him forever at His Supreme abode.

Thiruppavai
Thiruppavai

Author: Lakshmi Balaji

Publisher: BFC Publications

Published: 2022-03-04

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 9355092296

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Once in the impeccable Vaikunta, the Lord with his consorts, Sreedevi, Bhoodevi and Neeladevi, was having a discussion about the Bhoolokavasis and how they could be made to understand the ways to reach Him. Then, Bhudevi spoke “As you rescued me in your earlier avatara as Varaha, I asked you about the ways to reach the goal of surrendering to you and you related three ways, namely - ● Offering lot of flowers at your feet. ● Chanting your names aloud as a group ● Surrendering at Your feet completely - Sharanagathi Hence, now let me take the responsibility and make the innocent people of the earth know these simple ways to reach you.” And the Lord continued saying, “Those who do all the above three are dear to me. But those who just sing my praise aloud are the dearerst. ” Bhudevi took the cue and thus decided to grow under the care of Periyazhwar, who did pushpa kainkaryam to the Lord, chanted his name all the time and believed in Sharanagathi. She was hailed as Godha fondly earned the sobriquets “Choodikkoduththa Nachiyar and Andal. This book illustrates the path she took and introduced to all to devotedly attain sharanagathi.

Andal
Andal

Author: Priya Sarukkai Chabria

Publisher: Zubaan

Published: 2016-03-11

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9385932004

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ninth century Tamil poet and founding saint Andal is believed to have been found as a baby underneath a holy basil plant in the temple garden of Srivilliputhur. As a young woman she fell deeply in love with Lord Vishnu, composing fervent poems and songs in his honour and, according to custom, eventually marrying the god himself. The Autobiography of a Goddess is Andal's entire corpus, composed before her marriage to Vishnu, and it cements her status as the South Indian corollary to Mirabai, the saint and devotee of Sri Krishna. The collection includes Tiruppavai, a song still popular in congregational worship, thirty pasuram (stanzas) sung before Lord Vishnu, and the less-translated, rapturously erotic Nacchiyar Tirumoli. Priya Sarrukai Chabria and Ravi Shankar employ a radical method in this translation, breathing new life into this rich classical and spiritual verse by rendering Andal in a contemporary poetic idiom in English. Many of Andal's pieces are translated collaboratively; others individually and separately. The two approaches are brought together, presenting a richly layered reading of these much-loved classic Tamil poems and songs.

Vivekananda: His Call to the Nation
Vivekananda: His Call to the Nation

Author: Swami Vivekananda

Publisher: Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

Published:

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 8175059176

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In today’s India, the scene that presents itself before any impartial observer is a welter of conflicting ideologies amidst drift and restlessness. In such a situation, the youth of the country are restive. They seek an answer. Swami Vivekananda’s words, touching upon every facet of our national life, provide answers to questions that agitate both the individual and society. Vivekananda's words are as pertinent today as when they were uttered more than a hundred years ago and his words carry an appeal not just to the people of India, but to the nation of humankind. The book published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, is a compilation of short excerpts taken from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda arranged under the following headings: Faith and Strength Powers of the mind Man: The Maker of his Destiny Education and Society Serve Man as God Religion and Ethics India: Our Motherland Other Exhortations The first third of the book presents a brief life of Swami Vivekananda.

Kalyana Mitra: Volume 6
Kalyana Mitra: Volume 6

Author: Prof. Katta Narasimha Reddy, Prof. E. Siva Nagi Reddy, Prof. K. Krishna Naik

Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers

Published: 2023-01-31

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Volume VI, Architectural Studies: The volume contains 34 articles by established scholars on Architecture and Architectonics who dealt in various historical contexts. The topics covered in the volume include on Buddhist temples in China, Cultural resource in architecture, Jain temples, Cave temples, religious ideologies and temple constructions, Chola temples, Kakatiya temples and Islamic architecture. The Volume serves as a source book for students, research scholars and teachers of Indian Cave and temple architecture in its historical context. This volume also highlights the love and affection of Prof. P. Chenna Reddy enjoys in the intellectual world. The felicitation Volume is brought out in a series of 12 independent books covering a total of 460 articles. Every volume contains two sections. The first section contains the biographical sketch of Prof.P.Chenna Reddy, his achievements and contribution to archaeology, history and Society. The second section of each volume is subject specific, E.g., Volume-I on Archaeology, Volume II on Early and Medieval Indian History, Volume III on Modern Indian History, Volume IV on Epigraphy and Numismatics, Volume V on Art , Volume VI on Architecture, Volume VII on Religion and Philosophy, Volume VIII on Economy, Trade and Commerce, Volume IX on Literature, Volume X Tribalore and Folklore, Volume XI Contemporary India and Diaspora, Volume XII, Tourism .and contains as many as 460 articles and contributed by renowned scholars.

Andal's Garland
Andal's Garland

Author: Helen Burns

Publisher: Odyssey Books

Published: 2021-09-15

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1922311359

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In eighth century India, Andal is born into a world where girls are married and with child by fourteen. Defying the mores of her time, she refuses marriage to a mortal man. Only a god will do. Andal’s imagination is boundless and her antics set the town’s tongues wagging. As Andal becomes more and more absorbed by her visions, she composes songs to her divine lover. Saisha discovers Andal’s songs in a book on a trip to India with her partner Marcus. The verses are confronting and unearth memories Saisha thought were long ago buried. Not only is she unable to conceive, for the past two decades Marcus has chosen celibacy. What defines her as a woman when these two primal desires remain unfulfilled? Andal’s words are deceptively simple, yet shine a lamp on the labyrinths of Saisha’s sexuality and her quest to find peace with the choices she has made.

Sri Venkateshwara
Sri Venkateshwara

Author: Shantha Nair

Publisher: Jaico Publishing House

Published: 2014-01-07

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 818495445X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Lord Balaji and His Holy Abode of Tirupathi LOCATED ON THE VERDANT FOOTHILLS of the Eastern Ghats, Tirupathi is both a cultural hub and a major pilgrimage site. Nestled in its Tirumala Hills is the famous temple of Sri Venkateswara Swami, fondly called Balaji by his worshippers. Devotees believe that Sri Venkateswara, a form of Lord Vishnu, answers the prayers of all those who seek his help and performs the greatest miracles in granting their wishes. As a result, the temple draws millions of pilgrims to its doors and is the busiest pilgrimage centre in the world. Sri Venkateswara: Lord Balaji and His Holy Abode of Tirupathi is a compilation of numerous folk legends on the benevolent Balaji. The book also offers an insight into the 1000yearold customs and traditions of the sacred Tirumala Hills. Written as a mark of gratitude to the Lord, the book details all the rituals, sevas and festivals associated with him. Here also are captured glimpses of the many teerthas, lakes and waterfalls of Tirumala. Along with this is a wealth of information for visitors and devotees alike on the various educational, medical and developmental activities of Tirupathi.

Saundaryalahari
Saundaryalahari

Author: Śaṅkarācārya

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9788170816003

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Hymn to Tripurasundarī (Hindu deity).