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Foretelling Widowhood is the fruit of research work carried out by us during the two decades. A work of predictive astrology, it amalgamates a plethora of principles enshrined in various classical texts and practical study of birth charts of those who have unfortunate enough to suffer the immeasurable grief and plight of untimely widowhood, Untimely widowhood is the biggest tragedy that can befall a women and is irreversible.

First time in the history of India, in 1958, a Sankaracary visited West. The author. His Holiness Jagadguru Sankaracarya Sri Bharati Krsna Tirtha of Puri, went to America at the invitation of the Self Realization Fellowship, Los Angeles, to spread the message of Vedanta.

The Pancaratra school has an important place exerting its great influence on the culture, philosophy and religion of India. Its has a very ancient origin shrouded in mystery. The scholars have not given the same attention to the Agama literature as they have done as regards the Vedic literature.

UG Krishnamurti was like a vast ocean towards which many rivers flow. All his friends flow river-like through life’s ups and downs, in rage at times, flooding with emotions at others, meandering here and there, but heading ultimately towards the vast all-encompassing welcoming ocean. Those who merged with him are at peace – they may claim otherwise - ‘devastated… shattered’ are the words they prefer to use, but if they look within themselves, they would find rock-like stability in the understanding that there is nothing to understand. Then, like sand they would flow, along with the flow of the ocean.

Astrological principles found in classical works are easy to understand. However, when it comes to their application to actual charts, one finds oneself confused. This book shows you how to apply the principles of astrology to individual charts in the light of contemporary social life and problems and trace the trends hidden in them.

Chapters dealing with the relation of Astrology to medicine, weather forecasting, and predicting earthquakes have been added. The last chapter “Astrology vs Futurology” adopts a challenging tone questioning the scaremongering forecasts of the “Futurologists” and assuring the public, on the basis of ancient Hindu astronomical and astrological concepts.

The system of philosophy associated with the name of raanuja is known as Visistadvaita. Through this word does not occur in his works, it truly represents the panentheistic or organicismic idea of his system.

In this book Astrology for Beginners I wish to tell something by way of introduction, about Astrology a subject to confess to an interest in which is to evoke smiles of condescension from otherwise intelligent people and run the risk of being considered an eccentric. The reader is requested to go through this introduction carefully.

Bhavartha Ratnakara is a treatise on astrology said to have been written by SriRamanujacharya and it deals with subject in a masterly way. The translation notes and examples I have given in these pages will speak for themselves, Several books have been written by me on astrology.

For an external observer, hatha yoga appears to be an entirely physical process. Many people nowadays to asanas and pranayama merely for mainting good health and correcting certain defects of the functioning of the body.

Bhaskaracharya, the great Hindu Astronomer, goes so far as to stress on the need for a clear knowledge of spherical astronomy and comprehension of the doctrine of spherical projection and allied theories for locating the true positions of planets for one who wishes to be an astrologer.

The author’s chief concern in the book has been to analyse the nature of religious belief with a view to understanding its true nature. For this he has adopted the method of language-analysis, i.e., the method of the analysis of concepts and statements related to God=belief., Recent analyses of God-features of these statements at the cost of the other: (1) God-statement are asserted as factual statements. (2) they are asserted with a sense of total commitment such that they would not be falsifiable in any conceivable situation. With a view to doing ample justice to both these features.

A Manual of Hindu Astrology” by Dr. B.V. Raman is one of the most authoritative introductory texts on Vedic astrology. Part of the BVR Astrology Series, this manual explains the foundational principles of Jyotish in a clear, systematic, and practical manner. It covers planets, signs, houses, yogas, aspects, dashas, bhavas, strengths, and essential rules for chart interpretation. Dr. Raman’s simple explanations, classical references, and practical guidelines make this book ideal for beginners as well as students seeking a solid grounding in predictive astrology.

The present volume based on decades of study and research by the Father of Modern Astrology Dr. B.V. Raman brings before the astrology enthusiast this relatively less known system in simple lucid language which allows for the easy understanding of the nuances of the application of the Ashtakavarga principles. Contentious points which as wether the Rasi or the Bhava chart is to be considered in this exercise are put to rest with Dr. Raman endorsing his finding of the Rasi chart prevailing over the Bhava chart.

Prasna tantra, an English translation of which is herewith presented, is a treatise on horary astrology, written by Neelakanta Daivagnya . According to some authorities, it is not an independent treatise, but a part of Neelakanta’s larger work Tajaka neelakanteeya, being the 3rd of last Tantra of division.

Hindu Predictive Astrology, written by B. V. Raman, is an attempt at spreading astrological awareness and details both basic and advanced concepts for the benefit of the layman.... more.

Astrological predictions play an important part in man’s life. Astrology can predict with fair accuracy important events in life. An experienced astrologer does not just make generalizations from past observations. He has, designed for him, a set of rules, based on intuition and observations extending over thousands of years.

This epich-making and monumental work on Vedic Mathematics unfolds a new method of approach. It relates to the truth of numbers and magnitudes equally applicable to all sciences and arts. The book brings to light how great and true knowledge is born of intuition, quite different from modern Western method. The ancient Indian method and its secret techniques are examined and shown to be capable of solving various problems of mathematics. The universe we live in has a basic mathematical structure obeying the rules of mathematical measures and relations. All the subjects in mathematics--Multiplication, Division, Factorization, Equations, Calculus, Analytical Conics, etc.--are dealt with in forty chapters, vividly working out all problems, in the easiest ever method discovered so far.

The present work investigates and places before the scholars a dispassionate account of the Tantras in general and Buddhist Tantras in particular.The author traces its origin to primitive magic and its development.

The present work is a simpler and shorter account of the author's previously published Outline of Indian Philosophy. Therefore, in accordance with the aim kept in view in writing, it leaves out many of the details included in the previous one. The difference between them, however, does not consist merely in these omissions: There is also variation in the treatment of some topics, as, for instance, in the first two chapters dealing with early Indian thought. At least in two cases, again, there are important additions. In the earlier book, Buddhism was dealt with in reference to two stages of its growth. There is a third phase, representing the doctrine as it was originally taught by Buddha; and a brief resume of it, as it has been reconstructed by scholars in recent years, also finds a place here. Similarly, the account of the Vedanta has been amplified by the inclusion of the Dvaita system of it. In treating of such a subject as Indian Philosophy, it is difficult to avoid the use of Sanskrit terms; but their number appearing in the body of the work has been reduced as far as possible, and a Glossary is provided to help the reader in finding out their meanings readily. It provides a concise, connected account of Indian philosophy, and interpretation and criticism are provided within the limits of the volume. The Essentials of Indian Philosophy provides a concise, connected account of Indian philosophy, and interpretation and criticism are provided within the limits of the volume. An introductory chapter summarises Vedic religion and philosophy, and then Indian thought respectively with the early post-Vedic period and the age of the systems. A brief historical survey accompanies each natural division of the subject, in addition to an exposition of its theory of knowledge, ontology and practical teaching. A glossary of Sanskrit terms and a good subject-index are provided.

The 'Playworld of Sanskrit Drama' is the 'poetic universe' (kavyasam) posited by Anandavardhana and other poeticians. Each of the seven plays studied here - works of Bhasa, Kalidasa, Sudraka and Visakhadatta - provides us with a different angle of approach to the crucial issues of kavya and their fundamental ambivalence, which cannot be understood or even delineated by the conventional approach to Indian aesthetics.