Kumbhakarna


Book Description

The only way Kumbhakarna could be kept out of mischief was to make him sleep twenty-four hours a day! Nothing would rouse this hulking ogre – not the trumpeting and trampling of elephants, not the deafening din of drums, and certainly not a rain of rocks. But when the aroma of fresh cooking wafted across his nose, he was up in a trice! However, that mightiest of warriors – Rama of Ayodhya – was lying in wait.




Ramayana


Book Description

Compared to the western epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata are more complete story of Hindu, religious, cultural and social imagination and more exact narration of evolutionary rise of man. In this book, William Buck has succeeded better than anyone else in conveying the spirit of the original.The task of presenting a faithful image of the original text, its metaphysical nuances as well as its chronological sequence the world`s largest epic in a small book is a stupendous task.Mainly as a narration, the version of William Buck will serve as an interesting and complete tale to the English speaking reader. Valmiki was called the Adikavi or first poet of Sanskrit literature and some of his remarkable talent shines forth in the English rendering. The reader will find pleasure in reading it aloud to himself or the others.




THE SURYAVANSHIS: LEGENDS OF THE IKSHVAKU DYNASTY


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Shree Rama, the revered incarnation of Lord MahaVishnu, was born in the Suryavanshi dynasty. The dynasty, founded by King Ikshvaku, gave us many illustrious heroes including King Mandhata, King Harishchandra, King Sagaara, King Bhagiratha, King Dilipa, King Dasharatha, etc. to name a few. King Harishchandra is well known for his truthfulness and principle, while King Bhagiratha, through his severe penances, was successful in bringing River Ganga to earth. King Raghu, after whom the dynasty came to be known as Raghuvanshis, was a powerful and honest king, while King Aja was a brave king whose love for his wife Indumati knew no boundary. King Dasharatha was a great king whose life highlighted the significance of truth and integrity. The life of Rama is the source of valuable life lessons, including respect, obedience towards one’s parents and teachers, truth, integrity, humility, forgiveness, etc. The book is an attempt to dive into the history of our civilisation, which would help us to understand the moral values that need to be incorporated into our life. The life of Rama is the source of valuable life lessons, including respect, obedience towards one’s parents and teachers, truth, integrity, humility, forgiveness, etc.










THE MAHABHARATA of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa


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The Mahabharata, "What is found here, may be found elsewhere. What is not found here, will not be found elsewhere." The ancient story of the Mahabharata casts the reader's mind across spiritual and terrestrial vistas and battlefields. Through the experiences of divine incarnations and manifest demons, a great royal dynasty is fractured along fraternal lines, resulting in the greatest war of good and evil ever fought in ancient lands. This most venerable of epics remains profoundly timeless in it teachings of truth, righteousness and liberation. This second edition ebook of the Mahabharata is Kisari Mohan Ganguli's 1896 translation and is complete with all 18 parvas in a single ebook. It features a comprehensive table of contents, book summaries and double linked footnotes.




Book Mine: Ramayana For Young Readers


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WHEN ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK OF A GREAT RULER, THEY SAY, `A KING LIKE RAMA? All is well in the prosperous and orderly kingdom of Ayodhya until the greedy Queen Kaikeyi tricks King Dashratha into sending his beloved eldest son and heir apparent, Rama, into exile for fourteen years. The noble prince, accompanied by his brother Lakshmana and wife Sita, leaves for the forests. When Sita is abducted by Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka, it triggers off a series of events starting with the search for her and culminating in the cataclysmic battle between Rama and Ravana. What unfolds in between is a remarkable tale of divine reincarnations, fierce demons, powerful kings, magical weapons and amazing creatures ? all woven into the extraordinary and keystone Indian epic of good and evil, love and enmity, boons and curses, hardship and destiny. These retelling of the Ramayana, written especially for young readers by the inimitable Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, and checked and proofed originally by none other than Rabindranath Tagore, has been translated for the first time into English by leading children?s writer and translator, Swapna Dutta.




Thavaasmi (Vol - 2)


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THAVAASMI ( means "I belong to you") - LAUNCHED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SRIMAN M.VENKAIAH NAIDU GARU Approach: Ramayana and Bhagavadgeetha are presented as mirrors and lifelines of humanity. Ramayana presented with Human Angle Language: English Structure of the book: Entire content is divided into 4 Volumes and 68 days Uniqueness: 1. Content is presented as a Dialogue between a father (Mr.Aditya) and daughter(Thavaasmi). 2. Authentic 3. Comprehensive Analysis of each character, virtue, situation in Ramayana 4. Practice and introspection made easy using Comparison Mirrors, Introspection Mirrors, Media Reporting, Character Presentation, Research questions, Now and then tasks, contemporary relevance etc. 5. Aesthetic richness through situational images 6. Mind maps are used to make assimilation easy.







The Ramayana of Valmiki (A condensed version of Valmiki’s epic)


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The world’s greatest epic poem Valmikiramayana, composed over 2,500 years ago, is loved by countless millions of men and women of all religions. The present book is the first condensed version in English of the most reliable version of Valmikiramayana, the Critical Edition prepared by Baroda Oriental Research Institute, India.