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The Rgveda, the oldest literary record of the Aryan race and the sacred book of the Hindus, has very few authentic translations in English. Most of the translations are only the imitations of interpretations which the mediaeval Hindus, as represented by Sayana, have offered. Griffith`s is the only translation which, though guided by Sayana, ventures to deviate from him widely and frequently. It may be ranked as an independent translation hitherto made in English. ...
The Purana is a class of literature that treats of ancient religion, philosophy, history, sociology, politics and other subjects. It is an Encyclopaedia of various branches of knowledge and ancient wisdom. It has been defined as a class of literature that contains material on the topics of Creation, Dissolution of Manus, Ages of Manus, Genealogies and the History of glorious kings. For dealing primarily with these subjects it has been called Pancalaksana – ...
The present volume contains Lingapurana Part I in English translation. It is the fifth in the series of fifty Volumes on Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology.
The project of the Series was envisaged and financed in 1970 A.D. by Shri Sunderlal Jain, the veteran interprizer in the field of Oriental Publication and the leading proprietor Messers Motilal Banarsidass. Hitherto six volumes of the series (that is, four vols. of the Sivapurana and two vols. ...
The present volume contains the Agni Purana Part I (Chapters 1-100) in English Translation. This is the twenty-seventh Volume in the Series on Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology. The project of the Series was envisaged and planned in 1970 by Lala Sundar Lal Jain of Messrs Motilal Banarsidass. Hitherto twentysix volumes of the Series (comprising English translation of Siva, Linga, Bhagavata, Garuda, Narada, Kurma and Brahmanda Puranas) have been published and ...
The Vedas consist of three portions viz. the Karma Kanda which deals with sacrifices or ceremonial rites, the Upasana Kanda which treats of Upasana and the Jnana Kanda which deals with knowledge of Brahman. The Study of Brahma Sutras is a Synthetic study of the Upanisads. It covers the Vedanta Philosophy. Brahma Sutras define the Science of the Soul.