Author:
Publisher: Book Tree
Keywords: vedas
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2003-01-02
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1585092231
ISBN-13: 9781585092239

This book is a detailed overview of The Vedas, the holy book of the Hindus. The most important Hymns are quoted in full; extracts are also included from the Brahmanas, the part of the Rig Veda that that guides the Brahmans, the highest class of priests, in Vedic ceremonies. This is one of the oldest and most important of the world’s holy books. It is primarily composed of hymns, poems, incantations and rituals from ancient India. Not only is this the "bible" of the Hindu religion, it also offers a unique snapshot of normal, everyday life in India as it occurred over four thousand years a

Author: Raj Kumar
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Keywords: vedas
Number of Pages: 133
Published: 2004-12-30
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8122308481
ISBN-13: 9788122308488

Author: Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati
Publisher: Bhavan’s Book University
Keywords: vedas
Number of Pages: 258
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $12.00
ISBN-10: 8172764014
ISBN-13: 9788172764012

The Vedas are the ancient scriptures or revelation (Shruti) of the Hindu teachings. They manifest the Divine Word in human speech. They reflect into human language the language of the Gods, the Divine powers that have created us and which rule over us. There are four Vedas, each consisting of four parts. The primary portion is the mantra or hymn section (samhita). To this are appended ritualistic teachings (brahmana) and theological sections (aranyaka). Finally philosophical sections (upanishads) are included. The hymn sections are the oldest. The others were added at a later date and each exp

Author: B.B. Paliwal
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books
Keywords: vedas, message
Published: 2005-12-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8128811797
ISBN-13: 9788128811791

Vedas means knowledge. This sacred tomes are the beacon lights of enlightenment, which dispel the ignorance from the human minds. This work talks about Vedas.

Author: Raimon Panikkar
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass,India
Keywords: vedas, initiation
Number of Pages: 102
Published: 2006-07-15
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 8120829549
ISBN-13: 9788120829541

EXcellent short guide to Vedas, early Hindu religious experience, texts

Author: Dr. B.K. Chaturvedi
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books
Keywords: sciptures, vedas, tales
Number of Pages: 206
Published: 2007-12-01
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 8128811991
ISBN-13: 9788128811999

Author: Raimundo Panikkar
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass,
Keywords: modern, man, vedas, anthology, experience, mantramanjari, vedic
Number of Pages: 937
Published: 2001-01-01
List price: $69.00
ISBN-10: 8120812808
ISBN-13: 9788120812802

This anthology collects the most crucial texts of the Indian Sacred Scriptures - in all more than 500 - newly translated into contemporary English. Dr. Pabikar’s principle has been to select and place together texts so as to offer a selection of texts that cover the full range of ’The Vedic Experience’ and at the same time to show how they manifest the universal rhythms of nature, history, and Man.