Prof. VKji's 'Gems from the ocean of traditional hindu thought'

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HARI AUM

 

Shree Prof VK ji has organised all his writings in a pdf format. The same is available at:

http://www.advaitin.net/profvk/FinalGems.pdf

 

It contains in VKji's own words:

 

"It is a continuing account of thoughts, though selective, from the minds of scriptures, writers, expositors, devotees and seers from ancient times. It is a connected presentation, in about 400 pages, in the form of a mirror of the spiritual ethos, of concepts and ideas from Hindu religious eclectic culture. It is a book for serious study, though it can be read from anywhere to anywhere.It contains• The esoteric meanings and significance of numerous names of Gods as found in the various stotras and sahasranamas;• Brief accounts of the lives and achievements of several (again selectively) of the greatest devotees, Saints and Masters who modelled Hindu thought over the centuries;• Various prayer-shlokas in the form of excellent stotras such as Dhruva-stuti and Prahlada-stuti, from the Bhagavatam, given in the original, translated and commented in detail;• A selection of 36 shlokas from `Narayaniyam' explained with

meaning;• The philosophical foundations rooted in the Upanishads, elaborated simplistically in the chapter on `The Absolute As It is';• The deeper aspects of Vedantic thought in the sections on Shruti Gita and Kapila Gita (both from the Bhagavatam), in the unconventional stories of Jadabharata (again from the Bhagavatam) and of SadASiva Brahmendra and also in the meanings of Names from the Three hundred names of LalitA;• A systematic exposition of advaita vedanta through the ten shlokas of dakshinAmurti- stotra of Shankara, along with the original Sanskrit and Ramana Maharishi's translation in Tamil verse;• A touch of the Gita by means of a quick presentation of its 6th and 7th chapters, along with a capsule overview of the full Gita;• An appreciation of literary beauties by comparison and contrast of the three monumental epics Valmiki Ramayana, Kamba Ramayanam (in Tamil) and Tulsi's RamcharitamAnas (in Hindi) though the

discussion centres only around the Sundarakandas in the three works;• An appraisal of spiritual revelation being the undercurrent in the unusual revelry-like story of Krishna's Rasa Leela from the Bhagavatam;• Two long imaginary conversations concocted for the purpose of clarifying the nuances of Divine Will and Free Will and the spectrum of all shades of convictions from extreme rationalism to deep faith;• A hand-shake with the body of Ancient Scriptures of Hinduism;• Rock bottom fundamentals through the Sections on `The Animal Passions of Man' and `The Three fundamental urges of Man'.• A glimpse of the synthesis of Religion and Art as exhibited by the Divine Dance in the Nataraja Temple of Chidambaram• Two small excerpts from Kanchi Mahaswamigal' s Tamil Discourses on Soundarya Lahari and on Advaita SAdhanA, translated into English; • An exhaustive index of men and materials covered in the bookHope

this is useful.

 

Regards

 

Balagopal

 

NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA

 

PS: Shree VKji is looking for publishers too. Hence any suggestion in this regard is welcome.

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Dear Sri VK Ji!NamaskaramsWe had just Savithriji's grand exposition of "Gyanappanai" which I am yet to devour and finish.So quick succession comes your great work.I am yet to go thru your great work in details. I had a superficial glance."Fantastic' is too weak a word to describe it.I shall go thru it and digest it by and by.Sakalam Maduram, Maduradhipathe'! I can only say " Hantha! Bhagyam Jananam!"It is all His Grace!once again with Pranams!Viswanathan--- On Fri, 9/4/09, balagopal ramakrishnan <rbalpal wrote:balagopal ramakrishnan <rbalpal[Guruvayur] Prof. VKji's 'Gems from the ocean of traditional hindu thought'"gvr"

<guruvayur >Friday, September 4, 2009, 4:54 AM

 

 

 

 

HARI AUM

 

Shree Prof VK ji has organised all his writings in a pdf format. The same is available at:

http://www.advaitin .net/profvk/ FinalGems. pdf

 

It contains in VKji's own words:

 

"It is a continuing account of thoughts, though selective, from the minds of scriptures, writers, expositors, devotees and seers from ancient times. It is a connected presentation, in about 400 pages, in the form of a mirror of the spiritual ethos, of concepts and ideas from Hindu religious eclectic culture. It is a book for serious study, though it can be read from anywhere to anywhere.It contains• The esoteric meanings and significance of numerous names of Gods as found in the various stotras and sahasranamas;• Brief accounts of the lives and achievements of several (again selectively) of the greatest devotees, Saints and Masters who modelled Hindu thought over the centuries;• Various prayer-shlokas in the form of excellent stotras such as Dhruva-stuti and Prahlada-stuti, from the Bhagavatam, given in the original, translated and commented in detail;• A selection of 36 shlokas from `Narayaniyam' explained with

meaning;• The philosophical foundations rooted in the Upanishads, elaborated simplistically in the chapter on `The Absolute As It is';• The deeper aspects of Vedantic thought in the sections on Shruti Gita and Kapila Gita (both from the Bhagavatam), in the unconventional stories of Jadabharata (again from the Bhagavatam) and of SadASiva Brahmendra and also in the meanings of Names from the Three hundred names of LalitA;• A systematic exposition of advaita vedanta through the ten shlokas of dakshinAmurti- stotra of Shankara, along with the original Sanskrit and Ramana Maharishi's translation in Tamil verse;• A touch of the Gita by means of a quick presentation of its 6th and 7th chapters, along with a capsule overview of the full Gita;• An appreciation of literary beauties by comparison and contrast of the three monumental epics Valmiki Ramayana, Kamba Ramayanam (in Tamil) and Tulsi's RamcharitamAnas (in Hindi) though the

discussion centres only around the Sundarakandas in the three works;• An appraisal of spiritual revelation being the undercurrent in the unusual revelry-like story of Krishna's Rasa Leela from the Bhagavatam;• Two long imaginary conversations concocted for the purpose of clarifying the nuances of Divine Will and Free Will and the spectrum of all shades of convictions from extreme rationalism to deep faith;• A hand-shake with the body of Ancient Scriptures of Hinduism;• Rock bottom fundamentals through the Sections on `The Animal Passions of Man' and `The Three fundamental urges of Man'.• A glimpse of the synthesis of Religion and Art as exhibited by the Divine Dance in the Nataraja Temple of Chidambaram• Two small excerpts from Kanchi Mahaswamigal' s Tamil Discourses on Soundarya Lahari and on Advaita SAdhanA, translated into English; • An exhaustive index of men and materials covered in the bookHope

this is useful.

 

Regards

 

Balagopal

 

NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA

 

PS: Shree VKji is looking for publishers too. Hence any suggestion in this regard is welcome.

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