Author: B K Chaturvedi
Publisher: Books for All
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 1227
ISBN/UPC (if available): 817386222 to 251
Description
Vol.-1
Shankaracharya
Shankaracharya Propounder of the Advait philosophy, the Adi guru was perhaps the first mystic saint of India who had a national vision to bind this large tract of Aryavarta into a single cultural entiry. The book narrates all his achievements in philosophical field apart from explaining the most terse metaphysical concepts in a most lucid language while weaving his life-history out his works the chosen few of which have been translated into Hindi and English and included in the appendix.
Vol.-2
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu The founder of the Sankirtan tradition in the Bhakti cult, Chaitanya was the pioneer in making Bengal and Orissa instinct with Krishna Bhakti. Himself believed to be an incarnation of Lord Krishna, Chaitanya preached the religion of single minded devotion. The book not only reveals his life-history and gives the gist of his teachings it also compares his impact upon Krishna-Bhakti now spreading all over the world.
Vol.-3
Raman Maharshi
Raman Maharshi Perhaps the most logical thinker ever produced in the orient, Raman Maharshi, was the philosophers philosopher. His concepts of destiny and free-will have drawn devotees from all parts of the world. Though a votary of non-dualism (advaita) he also advocated devotion as a definitive way to God-realisation. The book contains not only his life history but also the essence of the gem of thoughts that he disseminated apart from their independent scrutiny with a rational approach.
Vol.-4
Saint Kabir
Saint Kabir a most hand-hitting thinker-poet of iconoclastic mould, Kabir was also a reformer whose poems have such a ring of eternal truth that they appear ever-relevant. The book narrates not only his life-history called from his works and the authentic legends but also his Saakhis (Dohas) and Pada (lyrical poems) with their original text, romanised version and Hindi-English translation.
Vol.-5
Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Ramakrishna was perhaps the first modern saint of India who considered all the religions, many of which he himself practiced, as pathways to God. Born about two centuries ago his teachings and precepts have still their much relevance in the modern, complex life wherein man often finds himself bewildered at the confusing cross-currents of contradictory thoughts. He deprecated narrow sect differences and advocated answering devotion to God as the means of salvation. He could change people’s life by his mere tough or presence, and actually did so in the case of many including arch disciple, Vivekananda. This small volume endeavours to give a systematic account of Ramakrishna’s life and disciples and of his philosophy explained in an unbiased and simple down-to-earth manner.
Vol.-6
Swami Vivekananda
The first Indian Saint who took the world by the storm and the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda was a man of dynamic energy and inspiring personality. He preached the supremacy of Vedantism and is believed to be the first one to bridge India’s past and present.
This small volume contains not only a brief account of his development from being a nervous aspirant to a seasoned saint but also the select compilation from his thoughts and views touching upon every fact of our national life.
Vol.-7
Meera Bai
Perhaps the only Saint, poetess of the Northern India, Meerabai, represents the inherent rebellious urge of the Indian women suppressed for ages under the false notions of pride and prestige evolved by male chauvinism. She revolted against them and sought succour in her unbridled love for her chosen deity, Lord Krishna. Her poems convey her agony and ecstasy in a very simple language that touches the listeners’ heart instantly.
This small book contains not only her biography revealed in the form of a story but also
her most popular lyrical poems together with their text, the Romanised version and their rendering in Hindi and English. This unique poetess-saint from the Medieval times is deemed as one of the gems of India’s Bhakti-Era and this book reveals all about her life and creation in a most systematic way.
Vol.-8
Soordas
Perhaps the best lyrical poet-saint that Hindi vernacular has ever produced, Soordas had a numerable life but by dint of his undying devotion to Lord Krishna he became the most sung poet in the heart-land of India.
This book weaves his life-story evoked basically from his own creations, in the absence of the authentic details, in a sort a novelette and gives his selected poems original text, its Romanised version alongwith Hindi and English translations, for the benefit of those have no knowledge of Hindi and Braja-Bhasha. A prized book for the library of those who wish to glimpse at the very soul of devotional India.
Vol.-9
Tulsidas
Tulsidas hailed as the greatest Medieval poet of Hindi original dialects, it was he who single-handedly saved the Hindu faith from callapsing due to internecine sectarian feuds and presented before the world a unique vision of the Indian idealism through his magnum opus: Sriramacharitamanas. This book recreates his life-history from the available legends and the hints about his personal life thrown in his own creations, in a monolith forth, and gives his most famous poems original text, its Romanised version alongwith their Hindi and English translations for the benefit of those who have only heard about him but have not read his gems due to the language barrier. An indispensable entry to the devotees library who love to learn about the very ethos that formed the Indian psyche.
Vol.-10
Sri Aurobindo
A revolutionary who got transformed into a scholarly saint and poet, Aurobindo is the unique poet-saint whose life-history reflects the change in the thought-process that Indian history witnessed in its most troublesome period. Instead of opting for the glamour and ease of the Indian Civil Service, he choose these rigours of political history but later retired to Pondicherry to compose The Life Divine, Savitri, The Essays on Gita like incomparable works.
This book tries to capture all that he achieved or aspired to achieve with a deep insight into his life from childhood to his end about half a century ago. A must book for every awakened Indian.
Contents
Vol.-1
Shankaracharya
Introduction
Series’ Editor’s Notes
CHAPTER
Shankarachaya: The thinker and Guru Par Excellence
His Early Life
In Quest of Knowledge
The Triumph of Advaitism
His Lat Days
Advaitic Vedanta: His Interpretation
Famous Works of Shankaracharya
The Holy Spots and Place
Associated with Shankaracharya
A Visionary Saint Beyond Compare
BOOK-II
SHANKARACHARYA’S SELECTED WORKS
(Their Original Text, Romanised Version along With Hindi & English Translation)
Dwadashapanjarika Strotram
Kaupeenpanchakam Strotram
Parapooja
Charpatapanjarika Stratram
Vol.-2
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Preface
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(Devotion Personified)
Birth and Early Years
Youth and Initiation
Divine Manifestations
The Sankirtan Triumphs
Renouncing the Family Life
Wanderings of a Monk
Is Last Days
Chaitanya’s teaching and Related Literature
Vol.-3
Raman Maharshi
Introduction
Series Editor’s Note
Chapter
Raman Maharshi: A Great Contemporary
Saint And Philosopher
Birth And Other Events
Whom am I?
Destiny Versus Free-Will
Silence Is Golden
His Views On The World Vis-a Vis God
Must We Have A Guru?
Is Renunciation Necessary
For Self-Realisation
The Realisation, Maya And Suffering
The General Impact Of
The Maharshi’s Teachings
Vol.-4
Saint Kabir
Kabir: A unique poet-
Thinker of Iconoclastic mould
Birth Legends
Important Events of Life
Confrontation with Sikandar Lodi
His Last Days
Poems of Kabir
Vol.-5
Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa: A Universal Saint
Important Family Events, Birth And Priesthood
Before The Divine Mother
Visions of other Deities
Visit to the Native Place And Marriage
Divine Frenzy And Meeting With Bhairavi And Totapari
Pilgrimage, Sadhana With Sharada Devi And Familial Bondages
Illustrious Associates, Visitors And His Disciples
His Teaching And Views
Vol.-6
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda: A Saint with Universal Vision
Birth and Early Years
At the Feet of Sri Ramakrishna
The Wandering Monk
On the Global Stage
Return to India of the Triumphant Swami
Second Close Encounter with the West
The End of the Journey
Views and Thoughts of Vivekananda
Faith and Strength
Powers of the Mind
Education and Society
Serve Man as God
Religion and Ethics
Man the Maker of his Destiny
India: Our Motherland
Other Exhortations
Places in India closely associated with Vivekananda
Vol.-7
Meera Bai
Preface
Series Editor’s Note
Chapter
Meera: A Unique Saint-Poetess of Northern India
Her Birth and Early Years
Marriage and Tribulations
Meera Survives Further Attempts On Her Life
Visit to Vrindavan and Dwarika and Her Coalescence With Her Lord
The Places Associated With Meera
Original Text, Romanised Version and Hindi-English Simultaneous Translations of Meera’s Famous Verses and Popular Songs
Vol.-8
Soordas
Preface
Series Editor’s Note
Chapter
Soordas: The Doyen Among Hindi Lyrical Poets
Birth and Initial Years
Youth And other Events Including Blindness
Soordas meets Vallabhacharya
Soordas meets Tulsidas and his last days
Poems of Soodas: With their Original text, its Romanised version and the Poem’s translation in Hindi and English
Vol.-9
Tulsidas
Preface
Series Editor’s Note
Chapter
Tulsida: A Par Excellence Poet With Universal Vision
Birth and Early life upto Marriage
Wife’s Admonition Turns Ram-bola into Tulsidas
Tulsidas Turnsa into An ascetic Devoted to Ram
Tulsidas Creats his Magnum Opns
Tulsidas and Emperor Akbar
His last Days and Death
Places and spots Associated will Tulsidas
Famous Poems, Orisons, Panegyric Poems, Bhajans and Prayers created by Tulsidas. With their original text, Romanised version and Hindi-English translation
Vol.-10
Sri Aurobindo
Introduction
Series Editor’s Note
Chapter
Maharshi Aurobindo: A mystic poet with revolutionary fervour
Birth and early childhood
Education in England
The love for the motherland burgeons
Back home
The revolutionary spark gathers flame
Yogic experience and politics
Plunge into national struggle
Nirvana (Renunciation)
The Prison Pilgrimage
The Poet’s prison experience
Stay in Chandernagore and escape to Pondicherry
Pondicherry-the base permanent
Arrival of the Mother
Sadhana and Creative Work
His work: Yoga and poetry
His end and the Ashrama’s subsequent activities