Description:  Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is a beautiful collection of a disciple's experience with Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Sri Swami Vivekananda

Description:  The value of Yogananda's Autobiography is greatly enhanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English about the wise men of India which has been written, not by a journalist or foreigner, but by one of their own race and training--in short, a book about yogis by a yogi.

Description:  Adi Shankara also known as Sankara Bhagavatpadacarya and Adi Sankaracarya, was an Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, the most influential sub-school of Vedanta. His teachings are based on the unity of the soul and Brahman, in which Brahman is viewed as without attributes. He hailed from Kalady of present day Kerala. Shankara travelled across India and other parts of South Asia to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He founded four mathas ("monasteries"), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta. Adi Shankara is believed to be the organizer of the Dashanami monastic order and the founder of the Shanmata tradition of worship

Description:  Purusha sukta/sookta (purusha sukta) is hymn 10.90 of the Rigveda, dedicated to the Purusha, the "cosmic man". As per one version, the Suktam has 16 verses, 15 in the anustubh meter, and the final one in the tristubh meter. While, the other version of the Suktam consists of 24 verses with the first 18 mantras designated as the Purva-narayana, and the later portion termed as the Uttara-narayana. A rarely used version of the Suktam has additional 6 verses appended to the end, which portion is termed as the Vaishnava-anuvaka since it has been adopted from the Vishnusukta, a composition of the Rigveda Samhita.

Description:  Sri Sukta, also called Sri Suktam, is a Sanskrit devotional hymn (set of slokas) revering Sri or Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity and fertility. The hymns are found in the Rig Vedic khilanis

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Description:  Manthra Pushpam, is recited, at the conclusion of all major prayers, poojas and rituals. The Mantra Pushpam is given in the Yajurveda, Taittriya Aaranyakam. Some in fact treat the entire 13 slokas of Narayana sooktam as Mantra Pushpam.

Description:  Hanuman Chalisa is a devotional song based on Lord Hanuman as the model devotee. It is a poem written by Tulsidas in the Awadhi language, and is the best known Hindu text apart from the Ramacharitamanasa

Description:  A rare inside look at the world's most venerable and vibrant religion, revealed in forty-six illustrated journeys into an intriguing realm of temples, Deities, yoga, philosophy, gurus, tolerance and family life.

Description:  The original Ramayana was written in Sanskrit by Rishi Valmiki. Several other great saints and poets also wrote the Ramayana in the various Indian languages. The most popular one in northern India is the Ramacharita Manas by Goswami Tulasidas. It is considered auspicious to recite it at home. Reciting of several chapters is recommended as a remedy for various malefic influences and to get various benefits. For example reciting of Sundara kanda is recommended for better health and also to ward off the negative effects of Saturn and for getting children the Bala kanda is recited

Description:  The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most important Hindu scriptures. It is revered as a sacred scripture of Hinduism and considered as one of the most important philosophical classics of the world. The Bhagavad Gita comprises 700 verses, and is a part of the Mahabharata. The teacher of the Bhagavad Gita is Krishna, who is revered by Hindus as a manifestation of the Lord Himself and is referred to within as Bhagavan—the divine one. The Bhagavad Gita is commonly referred to as The Gita for short.

Description:  The Vishnu sahasran?ma (literally: "the thousand names of Vishnu") is a list of 1,000 names for Vishnu, one of the main forms of God in Hinduism and the personal supreme God for Vaishnavas (followers of Vishnu). It is also one of the most sacred and commonly chanted stotras in Hinduism. The Vishnu sahasranama as found in the Mahabharata is the most popular version of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Another version exists in the Padma Purana. Each name eulogizes one of His countless great attributes

Description:  All About Hinduism is intended to meet the needs of those who want to be introduced to the various facets of the crystal that is Hinduism

Description:  An honest, forthright, modest and inspiring self-narration of the world-renowned saint and sage

Description:  The theory that underlies the cosmic power has been analysed to its thinnest filaments, and practical methods have been suggested to awaken this great pristine force in individuals. It explains the theory and illustrates the practice of Kundalini Yoga

Description:  Apart from the biographies of the Sixty-three nayanar Saints, this book contains an authoritative article on the Saiva Siddhanta Philosophy, the life of Saint Manicckavasagar, selections from the utterances of Nayanar saints, and articles on Glory of Lord Siva, and Puja and Ishta Devata

Description:  Contains brief descriptions of the prominent places of pilgrimage in India, their location and the important spiritual legends that are connected with them.

Description:  All you wanted to know about death and the life beyond.

Description:  Deals with the subject of celibacy, sex and sex sublimation.

Description:  The under-pinning of Indian philosophy shorn of abstruse jargon and written in simple, lucid style. A great book for beginners as well as a handy reference for one and all.

Description:  The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being Mahabharata. It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king

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Description:  Chandrasekharashtakam, Bilvashtakam, Siva Panchakshara Stotram, Lingashtakam, Dwadasa Jyotirling Stotram, Siva Thandava Stotram, Rudrashtakam, Viswanadhashtakam, Sivashtakam, and many more...

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