Hindu Scriptures

Name: Hindu Scriptures
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ISBN: 9780520207783

ISBN-10: 0520207785

ISBN-13: 9780520207783

Edition: 1998

Authors: Dominic Goodall

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The scriptures revered by Hindus are enormously varied, and R. C. Zaehner's anthology has long been considered invaluable for its breadth and diversity. Now Dominic Goodall expands Zaehner's work with three fresh translations, including one work that appears for the first time in English. Spanning more than two thousand years, the range of selections in this book include arcane hymns of the ancient Aryans, prescriptions governing every aspect of the daily life of the orthodox, and sensual poetry.

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/26/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Note on the Editor


Introduction


Note on the Texts and Translations Guide to Pronunciation


From the RG-Veda III


The 'Gayatri' I


To Varuna and Others I


To Visnu II


To Agni II


To Indra II


To Rudra IX


Soma Pressed in the Bowls X


To Visvakarman X


To Visvakarman X


The Sacrifice of Primal Man X


Prajapati (the 'Golden Embryo') X


'In the Beginning . . .'


From the Atharva-Veda X


Primal Man X


Skambha (the Support) X


Skambha again XI


To the Breath of Life


From the Upanishads


Brhadaranyaka Upanishad


Chandogya Upanishad


Isa Upanishad


Katha Upanishad


Mandukya Upanishad


Svetasvatara Upanishad


The Bhagavad-Gita


From the Yajnavalkya-Smrti


The Law Book of Yajnavalkya, Chapter 1 (Conduct)


The Law Bok of Yajnavalkya, Chapter 3 (Reparations)


From the Kirana-Tantra Chapters 1-7


From the Bhagavata-Purana Book X, Chapters 29-33


Glossary Suggestions for Further Reading Acknowledgments


Note: Macrons, underdots, tildes, and other diacritical marks have been omitted in this web rendition of the table of contents


The book itself does include all necessary diacritical marks