Shri Tripura-Rahasyam (Jnana-Khanda): Discourse on Wisdom

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The present book Shri Tripura-rahasyam is a celebrated Tantric Text widely respected all over the country. Specially its Jnana-Khanda deals in detail the concept of Chiti i.e. the human consciousness. According to this book ‘Chiti’ or ‘Para-chit’ is none other than the goddess Tripura, considered to be the highest reality. The whole of the Shri Tripura-rahasyam is full of dis-courses o the cocept of chiti by the renowned sage Dattatreya. It consists of 22 chapters dealing with thenature of world, nature of God, and the Samadhi etc. The goodess says that the whole creation is imagination and it is supported by the creation of shilaloka, i.e. creation of Hill state. The book is worth-reading and the reades will enjoy its reading. This is the oly Tantra where only discussion and discourses are there and no details of Tantric Pooja Paddhati. The goodess Tripura is Vaishnava goddess and is worshipped according to Samayachara. The Hindi and English translation will help the readers for its understanding.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pushpendra Kumar

Prof. Pushpendra Kumar has retired from the University of Delhi-Sanskrit Deptt. After serving it for more than forty years. He served this Deptt. As lecturer, Reader and Professor and Head of the Deptt. More than 20 books are highlighting his acadmic merit. He has written more than seventy research articles. He has traveled widely in the European Universities for higher studies and lectures. Besides many honours and awards, He has been honoured by the â€˜Certificate of Honourâ€™ by the Presidend of India in the year. 2000 for his meritorious service for Sanskrit and for his scholarship. He specializes in the Puranas, Tantras, Buddhism, Indian Art, Epigraphy, Sanskrit Literature and Aesthetics. He is presently working on a major project â€˜Cultural Heritage from the Puranasâ€™.