Ramaswamy sethu (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. x + 102 Illus.

Zustand: New. pp. 80.

Zustand: New. xii 160 7 leaves of lates Illus. (Col.).

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Bhoomadevis sorrow 2 Advent of Maya 3 Krishna in Gokul 4 Krishnas pranks the thief who stole butter 5 In Vrindavan Krishna the giant killer 6 The Lilas of Krishna 7 The wrath of Indra 8 Brave deeds 9 Coming of Akrura to Vrindavan 10 Krishna goes to Mathura 11 Krishna in Mathura the end of KansaThe book presents the stories on Krishna as contained in the Bhagavata Puranam which was narrated by Sage Shuka to King Parikshit according to legend The tales relate to events before the birth of Krishna and Krishnas life as a boy in Gokul Vrindavan and Mathura They relate to a number of events and acts relating to the life of Krishna such as Kansas atrocities on the people the plight of Krishnas parents Devaki and Vasudeva the birth of Krishna his childhood pranks and leelas with gopis in Vrindavan his brave deeds his visit to Mathura and the death of Kansa at the hands of Krishna Written for modern young readers in a simple and easy to understand language the stories contain the rich religious tradition of India that has come down through the centuries and continue to be revered today jacket 102 pp.…

pbk. Contents Foreword Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction Part 1 Stories from the Periya Puranam A Treasure House of Shaivaite Hagiographies 1 Somasi Marar Nayanar 2 Kannappa Nayanar 3 Tirunaali Povar or The Story of Nandanar 4 Pusalur Nayanar 5 Karaikkal Ammaiyar Part II Later Saints 6 Sridhara Venkateswara Ayyaval 7 Sadasiva Brahmendrar 8 Avudai Akkal Part III Saints of Modern Period 9 Sri Kuzhandaiyananda Svamigal 10 Sri Seshadri Svamigal 11 Sri Swayam Prakasa Svamigal 12 Andavan Pichchai Amma GlossaryThe lives and teachings of saints have a special place in Indian tradition Saints have been the votaries of peace universal brotherhood and spirituality and were and are among the most loved and revered personages in Indian history and culture This volume comes as a tribute to the prominent saints of Tamizhaham or Tamil land who have contributed immensely to Indian culture and society It highlights the lives and times of some of the noted exponents of the Shaivite path of devotion It begins with discussions on some of the famous Nayanar saints like Somasimarar Nayanar and Karaikkal Ammaiyar and takes up the contributions of medieval bhakti saints like Sridhara Venkateswara Ayyaval and Avudai Akkal The concluding section deals with the ecstatic saints of the region of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries This part contains an account of a woman saint of our own times Andavan Pichchai Amma as well The lives of the saints are told in a simple language that wonderfully unravels their complex messages The work shows that though the saints had diverse experiences and expressed their spirituality in different ways the lives of all these saints have an ecstatic and a celebratory quality about themThe volume will interest general readers as well as scholars It is particularly addressed to young readers in an effort to introduce them to Indian spiritual and cultural legacy 167 pp.…