9788124601044 - Lalita Sahasranama: A Comprehensive Study of 1000 Names of Lalita Maha-Tripurasundari (Tantra in Contemporary Researche S., Band 2) (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. xxi + 470 Illus.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 3rd Edition. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Date home and authorship of the LS. 3. Text of the Lalita Sahasranama. 4. Textual study of the 1000 names. 5. Analytical study of the 1000 names. 6. Conclusion. Plates of Cakras. Appendix alphabetical list of the 1000 names. Bibliography. Index. In the Hindu sacred literature Sahasranamas the texts embodying literally the Thousand Names of a deity constitute a genre in their own right. And Lalita Sahasranama (LS) is a veritable classic in the traditional writings of the kind a classic widely acknowledged for its lucidity clarity and poetic excellence. A medieval work of unknown authorship eulogising Sakti the Mother Goddess this Sahasranama is not just a masterly exposition of Sri Lalita's cult but also sets out the deity's diverse epithets like for instance Kundalini Nirguna Saguna Parasakti or Brahman which continue to evoke reverence as mantras with mystic powers. Also included among these names are the Goddess's other panegyric descriptions that have come to have profound esoteric connotations in tantric practices epitomizing thus the fundamental tenets of tantrasastra. Here is a brilliant critical edition of Lalita Sahasranama meticulously analysing for the first time each of Sri Lalita's thousand names by a variety of themes like the Goddess's conceptual representations anthropomorphic forms disposition abodes kinships/consorts ritualistic worship and her supremacy in pantheonic hierarchy. Also explaining and interpreting anew these thousand names on the basis of time honoured commentaries Dr. Joshi underscores the high importance of Lalita Sahasranama in philosophy tantra yoga Sahasranama literature and rituals of various descriptions. The book includes the original Sanskrit text of LS its romanised transliteration and additionally an appendix listing Sri Lalita's thousand names in the A Z sequence. 470 pp.