Here Is A Critical, Verse-To-Verse Commentary On The Sri Daksinamurti Stotram, A Work Authored By Saint-Scholar Sri Sankara Glorifying Äsvara, Along With Its Roman Transliteration And Translation Into English. Dealing With Themes Like Knowledge, Maya And Plurality Of The World As Given In The Text, The Author Brings Out Significance Of The Stotram Through Original Yet Common Examples.
Of all the Hymns of Sri Sankara, Sri Dakshinamurthy Stotra is the shortest but in its philosophic import it is one of his most inspired works. These stanzas are addressed to advanced students of Vedanta.
Here Is A Critical, Verse-To-Verse Commentary On The Sri Daksinamurti Stotram, A Work Authored By Saint-Scholar Sri Sankara Glorifying Äsvara, Along With Its Roman Transliteration And Translation Into English. Dealing With Themes Like Knowledge, Maya And Plurality Of The World As Given In The Text, The Author Brings Out Significance Of The Stotram Through Original Yet Common Examples.
This book is a translation of five works of Sri Shankaracharya, the guru who not only united Vedic philosophies but also the people of undivided India. With more than 250 works, which are all equally profound, his impact on Indian psyche still reigns supreme. A brief and easy to understand introduction of 'Advait Vedanta' is also provided in the beginning. The basic organisation of the book is as below: 0. Intoduction to Advait - Gives an outline of the basic principles of non-dualism. 1. Dakshinamurti Stotram - A prayer to all-pervading Lord Shiva who is the ultimate destination of any spiritual enquiry. 2. Manisha Panchakam - Lord Shiva tests Shankaracharya on his conviction about the absolute. 3. Dasha Shloki - Shankaracharya's famous answer of "Who Am I" to his guru during their first meeting. 4. Drig Drashya Viveka - Builds the logic to distinguish the ultimate seer from its objects of observation. 5. Brahmanuchintanam - Pondering over Absolute Reality which takes us to it.
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.
Philosophical hymn, expounding the Advaita school in Hindu philosophy to Daksịnạ̄mūrti, form of́ Śiva, Hindu deity; Sanskrit verses with English translation and interpretation.
