Śiva's Demon Devotee - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Śiva's Demon Devotee write by Elaine Craddock. This book was released on 2010-04-20. Śiva's Demon Devotee available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An exploration and translation of the work of Hindu poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār.
Of Death and Birth
Of Death and Birth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Of Death and Birth write by Barbara Schuler. This book was released on 2009. Of Death and Birth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Scholars of popular Hindu religion in India have always been fascinated by oral texts and rituals, but surprisingly only few attempts have as yet been made to analyse the relationship between rituals and texts systematically. This book contributes to the filling of this gap. Focusing on the dynamics of a local (non-Brahmanical) ritual, its modular organisation and inner logic, the interaction between narrative text and ritual, and the significance of the local versus translocal nature of the text in the ritual context, the study provides a broad range of issues for comparison. It demonstrates that examining texts in their context helps to understand better the complexity of religious traditions and the way in which ritual and text are programmatically employed. The author offers a vivid description of a hitherto unnoticed ritual system, along with the first translation of a text called the Icakkiyamman-Katai (IK). Composed in the Tamil language, the IK represents a substantially longer and embellished form of a core versio which probably goes as far back as the seventh century C.E. Unlike the classical source, this text has been incorporated into a living tradition, and is being constantly refashioned. A range of text versions have been encapsulated in the form of a conspectus, which will shed light on the text's variability or fixity and will add to our knowledge of bardic creativity. Includes a film by the author on DVD.
Paths to the Divine
Paths to the Divine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Paths to the Divine write by Vensus A. George. This book was released on 2008. Paths to the Divine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Teachings of Queen Kunti
Teachings of Queen Kunti - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Teachings of Queen Kunti write by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This book was released on . Teachings of Queen Kunti available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Queen Kunti, a tragic and heroic figure, emerges from an explosive era in the history of ancient India. Her teachings are simple and illuminating outpourings revealing the deepest transcendental emotions of the heart and the deepest philosophical and theological penetrations of the intellect. At the conclusion of the devastating Kurukshetra war, Queen Kunti approaches Lord Krishna as He prepares to depart the scene of the battle. Kunti's words are words of glorification impelled by a divine love steeped in wisdom. Kunti's spontaneous glorification of Lord Krishna and her description of the spiritual path are immortalized in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavata Purana (Srimad-Bhagavatam), and they have been recited, chanted, and sung by sages and philosophers for thousands of years. As they appear in the First Canto of the Bhagavatam, Queen Kunti's celebrated prayers consist of only twenty-six couplets (verses 18 through 43 of the Eighth Chapter), yet they are considered a philosophical, theological, and literary masterpiece. Let her heartfelt words of wisdom bring solace to your soul.
The Nectar of Devotion
The Nectar of Devotion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Nectar of Devotion write by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This book was released on . The Nectar of Devotion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. We cannot be happy without satisfying our fundamental desire to love. Discover all the intricacies of spiritual love, bhakti, in this devotional classic. This is a summary study of Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, the Vaishnava classic written by Rupa Goswami that analyzes the various stages of bhakti (devotion) as a methodical practice resulting in love of God. Rupa Goswami uses a metaphor comparing an ocean (sindhu) to a devotional relationship with God. The title of the book conveys that loving relationships are enjoyable like sweet nectar and deep like an ocean. However, devotion is truly only meant for the supreme beloved, Krishna. Srila Prabhupada has written this summary study to show the essential understanding of the practices and ideals of Krishna consciousness, and to introduce the Western world to the beauty of devotional concepts. The spiritually thirsty can develop their relationship with Krishna by drinking from the unlimited reservoir of The Nectar of Devotion. Drink deeply.
