Hindu Scriptures

Author: Dominic Goodall
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 410
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8120817702

Description

A unique collection of Hindu texts spanning more than twenty centuries, including one work which appears for the first time in English.

Hindu Scriptures is a unique collection of Hindu texts spanning more than twenty centuries. An enlarged edition of R C Zaehner's anthology, with the addition of three fresh translations (including one work which appears for the first time in English), its broad range includes arcane hymns of the ancient Aryans, a manual of prescriptions governing every aspect of the daily life of the orthodox, and rich poetry that describes with heady sensuality the dalliance of Krsna and the cowherd women of Vraja on the nights of the autumn moon.

Contents

* Notes on the Editor

* Introduction

* Notes on the Texts and Translations

* Guide to Pronunciation



* From the Rg-Veda

* From the Atharva-Veda

* From the Upanishads

* The Bhagavad Gita

* From the Kirana-Tantra

* From the Bhagavata-Purana



* Glossary

* Suggestions for Further Reading

* Acknowledgements