Essentials of Rig Veda (Sanskrit Text with Transliteration and English Translation)
Book Specification
| Item Code: | NAE890 |
| Author: | R.L. Kashyap |
| Publisher: | Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture |
| Language: | Sanskrit Text with Transliteration and English Translation |
| Edition: | 2022 |
| ISBN: | 8179940438 |
| Pages: | 100 |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 8.5 Inch X 5.5 Inch |
| Weight | 100 gm |
Book Description
Dr. R.L. Kashyap is Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indian in USA. He had his Master’s degree from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and obtained Ph. D from Harvard University. He is the recipient of many International awards. Recently he has received ‘Vedanga Vidvan’ award instituted by Maharshi Sandipani Vedavidya Pratishthan (Ujjain), and autonomous body of HRD, Govt. of India and ‘Jnana Keerti’ award instituted by Harsha Kriya Foundations, Bangalore.
He has authored more than 350 research articles of which 220 are published in scholarly journals and the rest were presented at conferences. He has guided above 50 doctoral students.
He has written extensively on Veda. Some of his widely read books on Veda are : ‘Why Read Rig Veda’. ‘Secrets of Atharva Veda’, ‘Essentials of Yajur Veda’, ‘Work, Enjoyment & Progress’ Divinizing Life’ etc.
He is the Honorary Director & Trustee of Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture, Bangalore.
| (i) | Note to the Readers | vi |
| (ii) | Abbreviations | vii |
| (iii) | Transliteration Scheme | viii |
| I | Overviews | |
| 1 | Vedic Wisdom | 1 |
| 2 | Overviews of Mantra | 1 |
| 3 | Overviews of Rig Veda | 5 |
| 4 | Rishi | 8 |
| 5 | Chhandas & Accent Marks | 10 |
| 6 | Vedic Gods | 12 |
| 7 | Message of the Rig Veda | 18 |
| 8 | Separate Overviews of the Ten Mandalas | 19 |
| II | Cosmic Powers and Their Mantras | |
| 9 | Agni & the Guidance in Work | 29 |
| 10 | Indra, the Lord of Divine Mind and Vayu | 30 |
| 11 | Vayu | 32 |
| 12 | Divine Sun | 34 |
| 13 | Savitr and the Gayatri of Rishi Vishvamitra | 35 |
| 14 | Bhaga: The Distributor of Delight | 37 |
| 15 | Mitra Varuna | 38 |
| 16 | Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra-Shiva | 39 |
| 17 | Ganapati, Brahmanaspati and Brhaspati | 43 |
| 18 | Ashvins, the Lords of Bliss | 44 |
| 19 | Soma, the Delight of Work | 46 |
| 20 | Aditi, the Goddess of Infinity | 47 |
| 21 | Waters and Inner Energies | 48 |
| 22 | Rubhus, the Divine Artisans | 49 |
| 23 | Sarasvati and Durga | 50 |
| 24 | Pushan | 51 |
| 25 | Usha | 52 |
| 26 | Maruts | 53 |
| 27 | Seven Worlds, Lights and Panchajana | 57 |
| III | Topics and the Associated Mantras | |
| 28 | Life as an Ascent and the Journey | 61 |
| 29 | Mantras for Peace and Felicities | 62 |
| 30 | Heart's Work | 63 |
| 31 | Divine Doors in the Subtle Body | 64 |
| 32 | Experence of the Supreme Being by Identity | 65 |
| 33 | Transcendent Reality | 66 |
| 34 | Unity and Universal | 67 |
| 35 | Philosophical Insights | 68 |
| 36 | One and Many: Do all paths lead to the same goal? | 70 |
| 37 | Earth | 72 |
| 38 | Intuition | 72 |
| 39 | Lotus in the Head | 73 |
| 40 | Bhakti Yoga | 74 |
| 41 | Purusha Sukta | 75 |
| 42 | Creatioon Hymns | 76 |
| 43 | Symbolism of Horse and the Horse-Sacrifice | 77 |
| 44 | Secret Words and the Deity | 78 |
| 45 | Marriage of Soma with Surya | 80 |
| 46 | Urvashi and the Suktas with Dialogues | 81 |
| 47 | Healing Plant and Thoughts | 83 |
| 48 | Miscellaneous Topics covered Elsewhere | 84 |
| 49 | Conclusions | 85 |
| Appendix: Women Rishis in the Rig Veda Samhita | 85 | |
