List of Yajnas and Their Fruits - 5

Below I will give a list of yajnas and their fruits.

Yajna is a Hindu Vedic ritual in which at a physical level offerings are made to fires during a ceremony  officiated  by priests known as Ritwiks. The sacrificer known as Yajamana expects some sort of result in return.

Yajna is accompanied by the pouring of oblation into ritual fire, the divine Agni.

In this post I will talk about 5 such Vedic rituals and share a list of Yajnas and their fruits.

# 1 List of Yajnas - Annakameshti Yagya

When one desires plenty of food, he should undertake Annakameshti Yagya (Sanskrit: अन्नकामेश्टि यज्ञ , Bengali : অন্নকামেশ্টি যজ্ঞ).

# 2 List of Yajnas - Ayushkameshti Yagya

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When one desires long life, he should undertake Ayushkameshti Yagya (Sanskrit: आयुष्कामेष्टि यज्ञ , Bengali : আযুষ্কামেষ্টি যজ্ঞ).

# 3 List of Yajnas - Darhsa Purnamasa Yagya

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When one desires to go to heaven (what the Hindus called swarga) after one's death, he should undertake Darsha Purnamasa Yagya (Sanskrit: दर्शपूर्णमास यज्ञ , Bengali : দর্শপূর্ণমাস যজ্ঞ).

# 4 List of Yajnas - Jayakameshti Yagya

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When one desires victory in competitions, he should undertake Jayakameshti Yagya (Sanskrit: जयकामेश्टि यज्ञ , Bengali : জয়কামেশ্টি যজ্ঞ).

# 5 List of Yajnas - Karirishti Yagya

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When one fervently wishes for rainfall, he should undertake Karirishti Yagya (Sanskrit: कारीरीष्टि यज्ञ , Bengali : কারীরীষ্টি যজ্ঞ).

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Interesting Facts about Rig Veda
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Prapanchasara Tantram

Reference
Vedic Sacrifices: An Outline, Swami Harshananda, Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore

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5 Amazing Facts about Atharva Veda

In this post I will talk about some amazing facts about Atharva Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद, Bengali: অথর্ববেদ ). The Atharva Veda is a sacred Hindu Veda text. The others are Rig Veda, Yajur Veda and Sama Veda.

#1 Amazing Facts about Atharva Veda

Atharva Veda is one of the earliest Indo-European texts the bulk of which is from 1500 BC to 1000 BC.

It predates Bible by 1500 years and Koran by 2000 years!

#2 Amazing Facts about Atharva Veda

Atharva Veda is the oldest book in the world which treats the Earth as an organic entity, which is self-sustaining and has a life of its own. Modern day movements like GAIA pale in comparison to the Bhumi Sukta of the Atharva Veda.

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#3 Amazing Facts about Atharva Veda

The sages in Atharva Veda understood the abstract concept of time, and in hymns 19.53 and 19.54 state that all existences are defined in time.

This is what modern Big Bang Theorists say. That there was no concept of time before Big Bang or creation of Universe.

Hindu sages of Atharva Veda said the same thing 3000 years ago!

#4 Amazing Facts about Atharva Veda

People in Atharva Vedic times (1500 BC) could count upto 100 of millions. Atharva Veda 8.3.21 gives the number 432 million.

While Europe and and Arabs were still hunting animals and scavenging for food, Hindu scientists were doing advanced astronomical calculations!

#5 Amazing Facts about Atharva Veda

Scientists in ancient India understood the concept of "Infinity" very well.

Atharva Veda 10.8.29 says that when infinity is removed from infinity, infinity remains, which is the modern definition accepted by modern mathematicians.

Source:
Essentials of Atharva Veda, Prof R L Kashyap
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Yajnavalkya

Yajnavalkya (Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य , Bengali: যাজ্ঞবল্ক্য ) was a Brahmin Vedic Rishi who lived in ancient India in pre-Buddhistic times. He is believed to have lived around 7th century BC.

As per Radha Kumud Mookerji, Yajnavalkya "was a representative man of his age, one of the most typical embodiment of all that was best and highest in Vedic culture and civilization".

Yajnavalkya is the first reputed author of the Shukla Yajur Veda, and was an authority figure as far as rituals in the Shatpatha Brahmana and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad are concerned.

Yajnavalkya belonged to eastern part of India because books which talk about him refer to eastern Indian regions like Kuru-Panchala, Kosala-Videha, Shvikna and Srinjaya.

Yajnavalkya was a student of Uddalaka Aruni (Sanskrit: उद्दालक आरुनि , Bengali: উদ্দালক আরুনি ) a Brahmin scholar from Kuru-Panchala region. (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, vi , 3,7)

Yajnavalkya was a contemporary of Shvetaketu Aruneya (Sanskrit: श्वेतकेतु आरुणेय , Bengali: শ্বেতকেতু আরুণেয় ).

In his younger days, Yajnavalkya roamed through eastern India as a wandering scholar along with Shvetakeuta Aruneya and Somashusma Satyajyanin (Sanskrit: सोमशुस्म सात्ययज्ञिन , Bengali: শ্বেতকেতু আরুণেয় ).

In the court of King Janaka (Sanskrit: जनक विदेह , Bengali: জনক বিদেহ ) of Mithila, Yajnavalkya was famed for his learning and scholarship in Vedas and Vedic theology.

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Interesting Facts about Rig Veda
Interesting Facts about Atharva Veda
Purpose of Hindu Philosophy 
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Prapanchasara Tantram

Further Reading
Men and Thought in Ancient India, Radha Kumud Mookerji

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Sukesha Bharadvaja

Sueksha Bharadvaja (Sanskrit: सुकेश भारद्वाज , Bengali : সুকেশ ভারদ্বাজ ) is a Vedic Rishi whom we encounter in Prashna Upanishad. He belonged to the Bharadvaja family of Vedic seers.

He was contemporary of the following people.

• Shaibya Satyakama (Sanskrit: शैब्य सत्यकाम , Bengali : শৈব্য সত্যকাম )
• Sauryayani Gargya (Sanskrit: सौर्यायाणि गार्ग्य , Bengali : সৌর্যায়াণি গার্গ্য )
• Kaushalya Ashvalayana (Sanskrit: कौशल्य आश्वलायन , Bengali : কৌশল্য আশ্বলায়ন )
• Bhargava Vaidharbi (Sanskrit: भार्गव वैधर्बि , Bengali : ভার্গব বৈধর্বি )
• Kabandhi Katyayana (Sanskrit: कबन्धि कात्यायन , Bengali : কবন্ধি কাত্যায়ন )

They were seekers of Brahman and together they approached Sage Pippalada (Sanskrit: पिप्पलाद, Bengali : পিপ্পলাদ ) to inquire about Brahman.

Sukesha informed Pippalada that Hiranyabha (Sanskrit: हिरण्याभ , Bengali : হিরণ্যাভ ) the Prince of Kosala had aproached him with a phiolsophical question on the person with sixteen parts and hence he came to Pippalada get it resolved.

End Note: The Prashna Upanishad is an ancient sacred Sanskrit word ascribed to Pippalada sakha of Vedic scholars. It is a part of Atharva Veda.

Reference / Further Readiing
The Bharadvajas in Ancient India By Thaneswar Sarmah

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Vedic Sacrifices

In this post I will talk about Vedic Sacrifices known as Yajnas and on where details of such Yagyas are found.

During the Vedic age (4000 BC onwards) a number  of Vedic Sacrifices were in vogue.

As per the Shatpatha Brahmana, Yajna is the necessary duty of man as it is the only way on which he, age can be paid to Gods.

Some of the more important Vedic Sacrifices were:

• Darshapurnamasa (Sanskrit: दर्शपूर्णमास , Bengali: দর্শপূর্ণমাস )
• Agnyadhana (Sanskrit: अग्न्याधान , Bengali: অগ্ন্যাধান )
• Agnishtoma (Sanskrit: अग्निष्टोम , Bengali: অগ্নিষ্টোম )
• Vajapeya (Sanskrit: वाजपेय , Bengali: নাজপেয় )
• Rajasuya (Sanskrit: राजसूय , Bengali: রাজসূয় )
• Sautramani (Sanskrit: सौत्रामनी , Bengali: সৌত্রামনী )
• Chayana (Sanskrit: चयन , Bengali: চয়ন )
• Ashvamdeha Yagya (Sanskrit: अश्वमेध , Bengali: অশ্বমেধ )
• Purushamedha Yajna (Sanskrit: पुरुषमेध , Bengali: পুরুষমেধ )
• Sarvamedha Yagya (Sanskrit: सर्वमेध , Bengali: সর্বমেধ )
• Somayaga (Sanskrit: सोमयाग , Bengali: সোময়াগ )

The methodology of conducting the Yagya rituals are available in the Brahmana texts and the Shrautasutra texts ( Sanskrit: श्रौतसूत्र , Bengali: শ্রৌতসূত্র ).

Vedanga are auxilliary texts through which the meaning and purport of Vedic texts can be understood. There are 6 Vedangas among which the second is Kalpa. Kalpa means rule or injunction.

The Kalpa's are concerned with 4 types of sutras:

• Shrauta sutra
• Grihya sutra
• Dharma sutra
• Shulva Sutra

The Shrauta sutra deals with ritual Vedic Sacrifices and their rules.

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Interesting Facts about Rig Veda
Interesting Facts about Atharva Veda
Purpose of Hindu Philosophy 
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Further Readings
A Study of the asvalayana srauta sutra with reference to the principal sacrifices, by Purkayastha, Dipanjona

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Shiva Tantra

Shiva Tantra ( Sanskrit: शिव तन्त्र , Bengali: শিব তন্ত্র ), also known as Agama Shastra (आगम शास्त्र / আগম শাস্ত্র), is the religious literature associated with the Pashupata school of Shaivism as discussed earlier.

The Shiva Tantra texts contain guidelines for worship and rituals, prayogas using various mantra, holy places, festivals, philosophy and spirituality and temple building.

Pashupata was the oldest form of Shaiva Tantra prevalent in Northern India during latter Mahabharata times and is also known as Agamanta Shaivism.

As per the Mahabharata, the Pashupata Shaivism doctrine of Tantra was first proclaimed by Bhagavat Shrikanthanatha (Sanskrit: भगवत् श्रीकण्ठनाथ, Bengali: ভগবত্ শ্রীকণ্ঠনাথ )

As per P C Bagchi's research, there were 18 or 28 Shiva Tantra texts depending on different traditions.

Shiva Tantra Texts based on Rudra Tradition
The 18 Shiva Tantra texts are also known as Agama Shastra. As per Nishvasa Agama or Nishvasa Tantra, these 18 Shiva Tantra texts are traditionally believed to be transmitted by Rudra and hence also known as Rudragama / रुद्रागम / রুদ্রাগম .

The 18 Rudra Shiva Tantra texts as follows.

1. Vijaya Agama / विजय आगम / বিজয় আগম
2. Nishvasa Agama / निस्वास आगम / নিস্বাস আগম
3. Svyambhuva Agama / स्व्याम्भूव आगम / স্ব্যাম্ভূব আগম
4. Vatula Agama / वटुल आगम / বটুল আগম
5. Virabhadra Agama / वीरभद्र आगम / বীরভদ্র আগম
6. Raurava Agama / रौरव आगम / রৌরব আগম
7. Makuta Agama / माकुट आगम / মাকুট আগম
8. Viresha Agama / वीरेष आगम / বীরেষ আগম
9. Chandrahasa Agama / चन्द्रहास आगम / চন্দ্রহাস আগম
10. Jnana Agama / ज्ञान आगम / জ্ঞান আগম
11. Mukhabimba Agama / मुखबिम्ब आगम / মুখবিম্ব আগম
12. Prodgita Agama / प्रोद्गीत आगम / প্রোদ্গীত আগম
13. Lalita Agama / ललित आगम / ললিত আগম
14. Siddha Agama / सिद्ध आगम / সিদ্ধ আগম
15. Santana Agama / सन्तान आगम / সন্তান আগম
16. Sarvodgita Agama / सर्वोद्गीत आगम / সর্বোদ্গীত আগম
17. Kirana Agama / किरण आगम /কিরণ আগম
18. Paramaeshvara Agama / पारमेश्वर आगम / পারমেশ্বর আগম

 Shiva Tantra Texts based on Sadashiva Tradition
As per Nishvasa Agama or Nishvasa Tantra, there are also 10 Shiva Tantra texts are traditionally believed to be transmitted by Sadashiva and hence also known as Rudragama / रुद्रागम / রুদ্রাগম .

The 10 Sadashiva Shiva Tantra texts as follows.

1. Kamika Agama / कामिक आगम / কামিক আগম
2. Yogada Agama / योगद आगम / যোগদ আগম
3. Divya Agama / दिव्य आगम / দিব্য আগম
4. Karana Agama / करण आगम / করণ আগম
5. Ajita Agama / अजित आगम / অজিত আগম
6. Dipta Agama / दीप्त आगम / দীপ্ত আগম
7. Sukshma Agama / सूक्ष्म आगम / সূক্ষ্ম আগম
8. Sahasra Agama / सहस्र आगम / সহস্র আগম
9. Asta Agama / अस्त आगम / অস্ত আগম
10. Amshubheda Agama / अंशुभेद आगम / অংশুভেদ আগম

You may also like:
Bhagavat Shrikanthanatha
An Introduction to Tantra 
Ashtamurti The 8 Forms of Shiva 
Introduction to Trika 
Classification of Shaiva Canon

References
Studies on the Tantras, Ramkrishna Mission, Golpark, Chapter 2, evolution of the Tantras


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Adya Stotram in Bengali Font

A lot of people have requested me for online Adya Stotram in Bengali font. That is why I am presenting the same here.

The Adya Stotram / আদ্যা স্তোত্র / आद्या स्तोत्रम्  is a hymn in praise of Adya Ma.  It is very popular in West Bengal, among Hindu Bengalis in Islamic Bangladesh and worldwide.

There are a number if positive side effects of daily reciting Adya stotram

1. Daily recitation of Adya Stotram protects from sickness, danger during travel especially by water,  during wars and during troubled times
2. One will receive the same amount of blessing as undertaking holy pilgrimage if one recites Adya Stotram daily

Below I am presenting Adya Stotram in Bengali font for the benefit of my Bengali friends. 

To know more about Adya Stotram you may read the following.
Introduction to Adya Stotram
English translation of Adya Stotram 01 02 03 04 05
Introduction and explanation of Adya Stotram with Sanskrit, Bengali and English text

You can listen to a recording of Adya Stotram by me in youtube here. ঔং নম আদ্যায়ৈ |

আদ্যা স্তোত্র

ঔং নম আদ্যায়ৈ |
শৃণু বত্স প্রবক্ষ্যামি আদ্যা স্তোত্রং মহাফলমঃ |
যঃ পঠেতঃ সততং ভক্ত্যা স এব বিষ্ণুবল্লভঃ || ১||
মৃত্যুর্ব্যাধিভয়ং তস্য নাস্তি কিঞ্চিতঃ কলৌ যুগে |
অপুত্রা লভতে পুত্রং ত্রিপক্ষং শ্রবণং যদি || ২||
দ্বৌ মাসৌ বন্ধনান্মুক্তি বিপ্রর্বক্ত্রাতঃ শ্রুতং যদি |
মৃতবত্সা জীববত্সা ষণ্মাসং শ্রবণং যদি || ৩||
নৌকায়াং সঙ্কটে যুদ্ধে পঠনাজ্জয়মাপ্নুয়াতঃ |
লিখিত্বা স্থাপয়েদঃগেহে নাগ্নিচৌরভয়ং ক্বচিতঃ || ৪||
রাজস্থানে জয়ী নিত্যং প্রসন্নাঃ সর্ব্বদেবতা |
ঔং হ্রীং ব্রহ্মাণী ব্রহ্মলোকে চ বৈকুণ্ঠে সর্ব্বমঙ্গলা || ৫||
ইন্দ্রাণী অমরাবত্যামবিকা বরুণালয়ে|
যমালয়ে কালরূপা কুবেরভবনে শুভা || ৬||
মহানন্দাগ্নিকোনে চ বায়ব্যাং মৃগবাহিনী |
নৈঋত্যাং রক্তদন্তা চ ঐশাণ্যাং শূলধারিণী || ৭||
পাতালে বৈষ্ণবীরূপা সিংহলে দেবমোহিনী |
সুরসা চ মণীদ্বিপে লঙ্কায়াং ভদ্রকালিকা || ৮||
রামেশ্বরী সেতুবন্ধে বিমলা পুরুষোত্তমে |
বিরজা ঔড্রদেশে চ কামাক্ষ্যা নীলপর্বতে || ৯||
কালিকা বঙ্গদেশে চ অযোধ্যায়াং মহেশ্বরী |
বারাণস্যামন্নপূর্ণা গয়াক্ষেত্রে গয়েশ্বরী || ১০||
কুরুক্ষেত্রে ভদ্রকালী ব্রজে কাত্যায়নী পরা |
দ্বারকায়াং মহামায়া মথুরায়াং মাহেশ্বরী || ১১||
ক্ষুধা ত্বং সর্ব্বভূতানাং বেলা ত্বং সাগরস্য চ |
নবমী শুক্লপক্ষস্য কৃষ্ণসৈকাদশী পরা || ১২||
 দক্ষসা দুহিতা দেবী দক্ষযজ্ঞ বিনাশিনী |
রামস্য জানকী ত্বং হি রাবণধ্বংসকারিণী || ১৩||
চণ্ডমুণ্ডবধে দেবী রক্তবীজবিনাশিনী |
নিশুম্ভশুম্ভমথিনী মধুকৈটভঘাতিনী || ১৪||
বিষ্ণুভক্তিপ্রদা দুর্গা সুখদা মোক্ষদা সদা |
আদ্যাস্তবমিমং পুণ্যং যঃ পঠেতঃ সততং নরঃ || ১৫||
সর্ব্বজ্বরভয়ং ন স্যাতঃ সর্ব্বব্যাধিবিনাশনমঃ |
কোটিতীর্থফলং তস্য লভতে নাত্র সংশয়ঃ || ১৬||
জয়া মে চাগ্রতঃ পাতু বিজয়া পাতু পৃষ্ঠতঃ |
নারায়ণী শীর্ষদেশে সর্ব্বঙ্গে সিংহবাহিনী || ১৭||
শিবদূতী উগ্রচণ্ডা প্রত্যঙ্গে পরমেশ্বরী |
বিশালাক্ষী মহামায়া কৌমারী সঙ্খিনী শিবা || ১৮||
চক্রিণী জয়ধাত্রী চ রণমত্তা রণপ্রিয়া |
দুর্গা জয়ন্তী কালী চ ভদ্রকালী মহোদরী || ১৯||
নারসিংহী চ বারাহী সিদ্ধিদাত্রী সুখপ্রদা |
ভয়ঙ্করী মহারৌদ্রী মহাভযবিনাশিনী || ১০||
ইতি ব্রহ্ময়ামলে ব্রহ্মনারদসংবাদে আদ্যা স্তোত্রং সমাপ্তমঃ ||
|| ঔং নম আদ্যায়ৈ ঔং নম আদ্যায়ৈ ঔং নম আদ্যায়ৈ ||


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Purpose of Hindu Philosophy

In this post I will talk about the purpose of Hindu Philosophy.

As a religion Hinduism is very tolerant and quite different from intolerant and closed religions like Islam and Christianity. They have one book and one prophet and almost no philosophy so to speak, except for pre-Christian Greeks.

Hinduism is like an ocean with hundreds of prophets, thousands of books and philosophy. In all this vastness, people get confused as to the purpose of Hindu Philosophy.

1. The purpose of Hindu Philosophy is the removal of sorrow and sufferings.

As per all schools of Hindu philosophy, the cause of sorrow and sufferings is ignorance. When one is ignorant of the true nature of things, he is strapped in an illusion, similar to a fly caught in a spider's web.

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In order to remove sorrow and suffering, one must acquire knowledge of the true nature of things.

2. The purpose of Hindu philosophy is to provide a scientific framework using which one can understand and experience ultimate reality.

In other religions like Christianity and Islam, only one person can know the Ultimate Reality. So apart from Jesus and Muhammad, nobody else can know the Reality. They must accept whatever has been handed to them via their One holy book, the Bible or Koran.

If anyone Christian or Muslim says that they have become One with God,  he will be beheaded or ostracized.

The purpose of a Hindu is to become one with the Ultimate Reality. A true Hindu does not care about prophets, he wants to become a prophet.

3. The purpose of Hindu Philosophy is to provide a practical guide for spiritual aspirants to move up the value chain.

Lesser folks have their blind faiths and daily Pujas and sacrifices and offerings and temple visits.
Slightly more advanced people have their Pujas and japams and meditations.
Advanced Hindus have their meditations (dhyanam) and yoga.

My way or the high-way (heaven wards) say the Christians and Muslims. To each his own, we Hindu says.

That's it. Thank you for reading Purpose of Hindu Philosophy. You may also like the following.

Interesting Facts about Rig Veda
Interesting Facts about Atharva Veda
An Introduction to Tantra 
The Hindu World View 
Introduction to Trika

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Books on Vedas

In this article I will talk about some very useful books on Vedas.

These books will give you a solid foundation on Vedas, what they are, the different books like Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda, key symbolism and their significance in modern age.

Books on Vedas # 1
A New Light on the Veda

Most English translations of the Vedas have talked only of the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas which was useful for the common man.

However, every Vedic text also had a symbolic interpretation for higher students of spirituality.

The purpose of this book is to unveil the secrets in the Veda.

Shri Kapali Sastry, following in the footsteps of his Master Sri Aurobindo, deciphers the hidden symbolism of the Vedas and brings to forefront the signs of an advanced cultured Hindu civilization.

Books on Vedas # 2
Semantics of Rig Veda

This book is written by Prof R L Kashyap.

Rig Veda is the oldest existing text in any Indo-European language. Rig Veda was composed around 1700 BC with the oldest parts as early as 2000 BC. Source.

The purpose of this book is to help beginners in Vedic studies on how to understand meaning of individual words and phrases in the Rig Veda.

This book deals with meanings of words, their underlying symbolism and a little bit of Vedic grammar.

As per the author a beginner needs to familiarize himself with at least 500 words to make any inroads into Vedic studies.

Books on Vedas # 3
Agni in Rig Veda - 300 Mantras with spiritual meaning

Agni is the most important of the Vedic Gods in terms of symbolism and power. On the one  hand Agni is the purifier, on the other hand Agni represents the Will in the Prana.

The first hymn of Book 1 of Rig Veda starts with a prayer addressed to Agni. I have talked about the spiritual significance of that earlier here.

The purpose of this book is to understand the psychological and spiritual symbolism of Agni.

As is mentioned in the preface to the book, there are lots of books on Veda, but most are conspicuous by the absence of knowledge.

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That's it. Thank you for reading Books on Veda. You may also like the following.

Interesting Facts about Rig Veda
Interesting Facts about Atharva Veda
An Introduction to Tantra 
The Hindu World View 
Introduction to Trika

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