Author : C. Mackenzie Brown
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 2002-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791453933
A reader-friendly translation of the medieval Indian text, which presents a powerful, compassionate goddess as ruler of the universe.
Author : C. Mackenzie Brown
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 30,81 MB
Release : 1998-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791497739
This book provides a translation, with introduction, commentary, and annotation, of the medieval Hindu Sanskrit text the Devi Gita (Song of the Goddess). It is an important but not well-known text from the rich SAakta (Goddess) tradition of India. The Devi Gita was composed about the fifteenth century C.E., in partial imitation of the famous Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord), composed some fifteen centuries earlier. Around the sixth century C.E., following the rise of several male deities to prominence, a new theistic movement began in which the supreme being was envisioned as female, known as the Great Goddess (Maha-Devi). Appearing first as a violent and blood-loving deity, this Goddess gradually evolved into a more benign figure, a compassionate World-Mother and bestower of salvific wisdom. It is in this beneficent mode that the Goddess appears in the Devi Gita. This work makes available an up-to-date translation of the Devi Gita, along with a historical and theological analysis of the text. The book is divided into sections of verses, and each section is followed by a comment explaining key terms, concepts, ritual procedures, and mythic themes. The comments also offer comparisons with related schools of thought, indicate parallel texts and textual sources of verses in the Devi Gita, and briefly elucidate the historical and religious background, supplementing the remarks of the introduction.
Author : Veda Vyasa
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 48,79 MB
Release : 2015-06-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781514218938
The Devi Gita is a dialogue between Parvati and her father Himavat. It deals with the universal form of the Devi, meditations on the major texts of Upanishads, ashtanga-yoga, the yogas of jnana, karma and bhakti, locations of the temples dedicated to the Devi and the rituals pertaining to her worship.
Author : C. Mackenzie Brown
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 27,43 MB
Release : 1990-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791403648
The authors of the Devī-Bhāgavata Purāna endeavored to demonstrate the superiority of the Devī over competing masculine deities, and to articulate in new ways the manifold nature of the Goddess. Brown's book sets out to examine how the Purana pursues these ends. The Devī-Bhāgavata employs many ancient myths and motifs from older masculine theologies, incorporating them into a thoroughly "feminized" theological framework. The text also seeks to supplant older "masculine" canonical authorities. Part I of Brown's study explores these strategies by focusing on the Purana's self-conscious endeavor to supersede the famous VaisBhagavata Purana. The Devī-Bhāgavata also re-envisions older mythological traditions about the Goddess, especially those in the first great Sanskritic glorification of the Goddess, the Devi-Mahatmya. Brown shows in Part II how this re-envisioning process transforms the Devī from a primarily martial and erotic goddess into the World-Mother of infinite compassion. Part III examines the Devi Gita, the philosophical climax of the Purana modeled upon the Bhagavad Gita. The Devi Gita, while affirming that ultimate reality is the divine Mother, avows that her highest form as consciousness encompasses all gender, thereby suggesting the final triumph of the Goddess. It is not simply that She is superior to the male gods, but rather that She transcends Her own sexuality without denying it.
Author : Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 2018-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781877795565
The Devi Gita presents the magnificent dialogue between Himalaya and the Divine Mother. She explains the principles of Yoga, which include directions for how to sit, how to breathe, and how to please the Goddess through acts of devotion. Presented in the original Sanskrit, the Roman phonetic transliteration and an exquisite English translation.
Author :
Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 24,39 MB
Release : 2003-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0892546166
About 16 centuries ago, an unknown Indian author or authors gathered together the diverse threads of already ancient traditions and wove them into a verbal tapestry that today is still the central text for worshippers of the Hindu Devi, the Divine Mother. This spiritual classic, the Devimahatmya, addresses the perennial questions of the nature of the universe, humankind, and divinity. How are they related, how do we live in a world torn between good and evil, and how do we find lasting satisfaction and inner peace? These questions and their answers form the substance of the Devimahatmya. Its narrative of a dispossessed king, a merchant betrayed by the family he loves, and a seer whose teaching leads beyond existential suffering sets the stage for a trilogy of myths concerning the all-powerful Divine Mother, Durga, and the fierce battles she wages against throngs of demonic foes. In these allegories, her adversaries represent our all-too-human impulses toward power, possessions, and pleasure. The battlefields symbolize the field of human consciousness on which our lives' dramas play out in joy and sorrow, in wisdom and folly. The Devimahatmya speaks to us across the ages of the experiences and beliefs of our ancient ancestors. We sense their enchantment at nature's bounty and their terror before its destructive fury, their recognition of the good and evil in the human heart, and their understanding that everything in our experience is the expression of a greater reality, personified as the Divine Mother.
Author : M.A. Center
Publisher : M A Center
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,87 MB
Release : 2014-11-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1680370863
Archana Book (Small) With English Translation. This Version Of The Archana Book Contains The Traditional 1,000 Names Of The Divine Mother, 108 Names Of Amma, Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram, Mahisasura Mardini Stotram, And The 15th And 18th Chapters Of The Bhagavad Gita. You Will Also Find The English Translation Of These Chants. This Is A Wonderful Addition To The Ritual Of Performing The Manasa Puja and Chanting The Praises Of The Goddess. Benefits Of The Archana: The Archana Brings Prosperity To The Family And Peace To The World. It Will Remove The Effects Of Past Mistakes. We Will Get The Strength To Understand Truth And Live According To It. We Will Get Long Life And Wealth. The Atmosphere Gets Purified with The Chanting Of Lalita Sahasranama, The Energy In Every Nerve Of Our Body Will Be Awakened. This Puja Will Eliminate All Harm Arising From The Displeasure Of Ancestors Or From Evil Spells From Others. There Is No Need After This For You Children To Resort To Special Rites To Ward Off Such Evils, Because The Power That You Gain By This One-Pointed Puja Is Not Achieved By Any Priest Or Mantravadin In A Thousand Years Of Worship. When We Pray With Open Hearts, The Effects Of All Evil Spells Vanish. You Need Not Fear Any More About Such Things. Of Course There Are Some Bad Times In One’s Life; That Is Not From Any Evil Spells Cast By Anybody. Do Not Be Misled By These. Those Who Do This Need Not Go For Anything Else. All Evils Will Be Removed. Published By The Disciples Of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Affectionately Known As Mother, Or Amma The Hugging Saint.
Author : Cheever Mackenzie Brown
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 47,42 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791439395
This translation and commentary on an important Hindu text on the Great Goddess envisions a universe created and protected by a compassionate female deity.
Author : Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 34,96 MB
Release : 2015-04-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781877795718
The biography of Shree Maa describes the extraordinary experiences of an enlightened being. Knowing her divinity from childhood, Shree Maa left home at an early age to reside in the seclusion of the Himalayas and devote her life to spiritual practices. Having realized her ultimate unity with God, she has dedicated her life to sharing wisdom and inspiration. The story of Shree Maa's journey is a classic example of realizing the human potential, no matter what field of endeavor one may choose.
Author : Ramesh Menon
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,65 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Bhagavadgītā
ISBN : 9788129114471
Sanskrit text with English verse translation.
