Books

[IcyCosmic]

Hey, I'm looking to buy some books for school from Amazon and thought I would add some hindu scriptures to the list to add to my collection of reading.
If someone could link/recommend to me some (english) translations of scriptures like the Vedas (whole or seperate) and anything else you see fit like the Upanishads and other scriptures. Even any good meditation or hindu books, but scriptures are at the top of the list. (I prefer the books to be wholly based on hinduism rather than have parts that concern/center on it but again scriptures are main focus) I know alot of you read some really good books, so I'm looking forward to it. Thanks!

[IcyCosmic]

Oh & books not available on amazon are welcome too, but I prefer amazon.

[McKitty]

Vanakkam !

I buy many books from internet, I have found a very good collection of cheap books made in India, available at low price on Amazon. Most of these books are both Hindi/English.

The collection is called "diamond books" or something like that, here are some exemples

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hanuman-Chal...2885657&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Supreme-Moth...2885693&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shiv-Purana-...2885707&sr=1-1


They are very cheap, so it's not the ultimate best quality, but they are very good books.

For more "important" books, for exemple Mahabaratha, Ramayana, or Sri Sri Ramakrishna teachings, I always take the same collection "spiritualités vivantes", translated by Serge Demetrian, or others good french translator that lived many years in India and are very well versed in study of Sanatana Dharma. Hoewever, those ones are in french, so I don't think it can be useful to you =/


Good luck !

Aum Namah Shivaya

[IcyCosmic]

Thankyou, Kitty. I will take a look now. Any more suggestions guys?

[Sahasranama]

If you are looking for books you can find on amazon, I can recommend this book by professor Edwin Bryant:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Yoga-Sutra...s=edwin+bryant

There are many good books written on Hinduism, but most is not found on amazon.com.

[IcyCosmic]

If you are looking for books you can find on amazon, I can recommend this book by professor Edwin Bryant:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Yoga-Sutra...s=edwin+bryant

There are many good books written on Hinduism, but most is not found on amazon.com.

Does that book feature meditation?
Please feel free to link outside of Amazon if the books are good and the sites trustworthy bro. Thanks.

[smaranam]

Does that book feature meditation?

Bhagavad Geeta Chapter 6 features meditation. The real authentic one. One doesn't have to go anywhere else for it.

om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya~

[philosoraptor]

Sri Ramanuja Gita Bhasya: http://www.amazon.com/Sri-Ramanuja-G...ja+gita+bhasya

This version has the Sanskrit mula of both the verses and their commentary, as well as English translation

Mahabharata (abridged version of C. Rajagopalachari): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/817...pf_rd_i=507846

This is simply an awesome, readable, summary of the Mahabharata. A real page-turner - I read this in high school and found it inspirational. I remember being in tears towards the end as the story had a profound emotional impact on me.

The unabridged Valmiki-Ramayana and Bhagavata Purana are available in Sanskrit with English translation from Gita Press: http://www.gitapress.org/

Both are HIGHLY recommended. I would go so far as to say that no Hindu library is complete without these editions.

Parimal Publications (http://www.parimalpublication.com/) has unabridged Sanskrit + English translations of the entire Mahabharata and Vishnu Purana, along with numerous other Puranas and Vedas. Beware as their editions tend to suffer from the typical publication quality issues that many Indian publishers have. Still, highly recommended.

[IcyCosmic]

Thanks, Phil. I will purchase them. Any good vedas (seperate or whole) translations available? and is upanishads worth buying? and any other worthwhile scriptures worth buying?
thanks.

[philosoraptor]

Pranams,

I think the Vedas and Upanishads will be more difficult to study without being first grounded in the Bhagavad-gita and the Bhagavata/Vishnu Puranas. That being said, exoticindia.com has a translation of Sri Madhvacharyas commentary on the first 40 suktas of the Rig Veda. http://www.exoticindia.com/book/deta...lation-NAB904/


I can also highly recommend the book "Vishnu is Brahman" http://www.exoticindia.com/book/deta...amount-NAC416/ which summarizes evidence proving that Brahman is Narayana.

regards,