Saundaryalahari is one of the most popular Sanskrit poems in India and deals with Sakti worship. The first 41 verses are the source of various mantras and deal chiefly with Sri Chakra. The mantra of Tripurasundary is also dealt with. The 59 verses that follow give a description of the form of the Devi utilizing most of the forms of speech known to Sanskrit poetics. The subject matter of this book is highly technical and deal with matters that get little publicity. The mantras and ways of worship need to be learned by a competent student from a competent teacher who is a Sampradayavit. Sanskrit text with transliteration. The translation and notes are based on Lakshmidara's commentary.

Saundarya Lahari of Sri Sankaracarya

Religion & Spirituality

Translated By Swami Tapasyananda

Shankara

Hinduism

Ramakrishna Math

A delightful collection with full color of stories from the ancient world of India that entertained children for thousands of years. .. Part II: His Adventures as a Youth and Adult. See also Part I, Krishna as a child. Search 8171201407 in the Amazon search engine.

The Story of Sri Krishna for Children, Part 2

art by Padmavasan

Swami Rhagaveshananda

Origonal Sanskrit with english Translation Valmiki's Ramayana,consisting of 24000 verses,is one of the most famous epics in the world's literature.Apart from it's literary grandeur,it is also looked upon by the Hindus as a holy text. Of the six sections or Kandas of the Ramayana,the present volume comprises the fifth,known as th Sundarakandam.Consisting as it does of 2885 Sanskrit verses,the Sundarakandam deals with the heroic exploits of Hanuman in one day and night,during which he crossed over to Lanka,discovered Sita,inflicted crushing defeat on Rakhasa forces,set fire to Lanka and returned to the southern shore of the Indian contiinent to convey the news of Sita's discovery to Rama at Kiskhindha. Devotee-scholars of India who equate the whole of the Ramayana with the Veda,consider the Sunderakandam as it's Upanishad,the essential portion.It's study is considered equal to the study of the whole Ramayan.Pious Hindus atach great psychic potency to this text,and use it for ceremonial recitation for the attainment of various worldly blessings also.

Sundara Kandam of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana

Translator/Swami Tapasyananda

This is volume 1 of a 2-volume set. For volume 2 see: 8171203868 This book is the original edition of Ramakrishna the Great Master as translated by Swami Jagadananda and published in 1952. It is the most comprehensive life of Sri Ramakrishna available in English. Comment of a very senior swami on the history of the original English translation: "I am told from a very reliable source that when Swami Jagadanandaji Maharaj was asked to translate the Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lila Prasanga into English, he studied very well, and informed the General Secretary that he has something very important to discuss with them. His problem was, if he wants to stick honestly and sincerely to the ideas represented by Saradanandaji, a strict correct English translation, the English reading would be halting, and very dry and prosaic. And, if he wants to make it readable and pleasant, he would have to compromise some of the subtle ideas. He needed guidance from the headquarters what he should do. The president of the Order, Swami Virajanandaji expressed his view to try to make it as easily readable as possible without compromising the ideas mentioned in the original book." For the convenience of readers, this seventh edition has been reprinted in 2 volumes. A brief content page has been added to the second volume, but the text of the sixth edition has been retained without change. This is volume 1 of a 2-volume set. For volume 2 see: 8171203868

Sri Ramakrishna: The Great Master, Volume 1

by Swami Saradananda

Translated by Swami Jagadananda

The author was a monk of the Vedanta Society of Southern California from the early fifties. After a few years, he felt a need to go to India and experience India for himself. On the one hand we have a travel story that chronicles his adventures and mis-adventures, and the amazing people he met as he journeyed throughout India. At another level, the book is a memento of the spiritual power he felt in a world far removed from his own.  When the book first came out many years ago, it was controversial. The author's frank tales offended some people, but others, especially in America loved reading about the author's experiences. John Yale's impressions of his Indian trip were first serialized in our magazine Vedanta and the West, then later came out in book form. Eventually, the book went out of print for many years, and was only recently reprinted in India.

A Yankee and the Swamis

John Yale (Swami Vidyatmananda)

Swami Satprakashananda was a lecturer and author for almost four decades in America. The present volume is a collection of his class talks on different aspects of Vedanta. In an almost conversational tone he discusses such topics as: The role of the spiritual teacher, The aura of meditation,  The dichotomy of good and evil,  The reconciliation between Divine Grace and the Law of Karma,  The significance of spiritual visions,  The power of mantras, and  What happens after death.

Vedanta For All

Swami Satprakashananda

Self-Knowledge of Sri Sankaracarya

Swami., Nikhilananda

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Lalita, the shortened form of Lalita-ambika, means the Playful One. Her play consists of creation, sustentation and dissolution of the universe and also of the lifting of devotees from Samsara (the cycle of births and deaths). She is, therefore, the Universal Spiritual Energy, one with the Supreme Being. Sri Lalita Sahasranama is a sacred text for Hindu worshippers of the Goddess Lalita Devi, that is, the Divine Mother in the form of Shakti. This collection of the 1000 names of the Divine Mother is found in the Brahmananda Purana. With Devanagari text, transliteration, and translation into English.

Sri Lalita Sahasranama

Swami Tapasyananda

Anger is an obstacle to spiritual growth. One may try to rationalize it, and talk about righteous anger, but in the end, anger is physically and spiritually destructive. The author talks about the root of anger and how to deal with it. Of special note is the chapter, "From Passion to Compassion."

Overcoming Anger: A Holistic Approach

Swami Budhananda

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrisha - Vol. 2

Mahendranath Gupta

Nikhilananda

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