Shankara Stotra Makarandam: Lecture Notes On Select Stotras of Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada (Set of Two Volumes)

About the Book Jagadguru Seva Ratnam, Upanyasa Tilakam Sri P. R. Kannan, after a brilliant academic career with M.Tech. degree in Civil/ Structural Engineering from IIT, Madras and Post graduate Diploma from Holland and experience in many reputed institutions, has dedicated his life in service of the Jagadguru and Sanatana Dharma. His erudition and expertise in matters pertaining to the Sanatana Dharma can be seen in the many articles, books authored by him and also in the religious discourses which he has delivered.

About the Author Adi Shankara composed several stotras in praise of different Deities and some with highly spiritual hymns in addition to scripting commentaries for Bhagavad Geeta,.Upanishads and Brahma Sutra. A collection of these stotras known as minor prakaranas are published in this book with original text in both Sanskrit and English with the word by word translation, meaning and detailed commentary in English. This is the first time such a collection is being published. The further volumes of this book are underway and soon the entire collection of all these prayer hymns in this format shall be available.

Foreword HH Sri Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam ordained Kanchi Kamakoti Seva Foundation, USA to conduct a series of lectures titled "Sankara Stotra Makaranda - Honey laden flowers of Stotrams by Adi Sankaracharya". HH Perivaa blessed Jagadguru Seva Ratnam, Upanyasa Tilakam Shri P. R. Kannan to conduct these lectures over the weekends, so that all devotees can not only learn the slokas but their meanings so that the current and future generations can benefit from it.

HH Perivaa, in the Anugraha Bhashanam, emphasized the importance of these stotrams and said, learning these are like laying the foundation for higher spiritual learning. His Holiness said that just like Bee jumps from one flower to another to collect the honey, one must aim to understand the essence of these stotrams and also understand the inner meaning in addition to detailed one. His Holiness stressed that the recitation of these stotrams should be with perfect pronunciation and diction.

The lectures were conducted online every weekend in English. Participants from around the globe continue to join these weekly sessions and have greatly benefited from these lectures. During the course of these lectures, a few ardent devotees and volunteers have taken the onerous task of writing down the lecture notes, which encompasses word-by-word meaning of each sloka in these stotrams & the overall meaning as well.

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