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 Ganesa Purana is a epic book authored by Basudeba Rath.Puranas are almost like an encyclopaedia listing the human achievements in this part of the world till the time they were edited or compiled. In every cycle of time the master editor called Veda Vyas emerges to edit, vet and compile these records. Their significance is enormous even in the present, as they give a peep into the distant past of Hindus when the world was evolving and the psyche of the race was being formed. These Puranas record the arguments that make us to decide as to what is holy and what is vile what is good and what is bad. By going through them we can compare our present day jurisprudence vis-a-vis the ancient norms. Apart from that, they are a huge store house of information conceiving every subject under the sun. It is with the view of unearthing these gems that the present series of the puranas has been planned.

 The Skanda Purana is the largest Mukyapurana, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts.The text contains over 81,000 verses, and is of Kaumara literature,titled after Skanda, a son of Shiva and Parvati, who is also known as Murugan.While the text is named after Skanda, he does not feature either more or less prominently in this text than in other Shiva related Puranas.The text has been an important historical record and influence on the Hindu traditions related to the war god Skanda. The earliest text titled Skanda Purana likely existed by the 8th century CE,but the Skanda Purana that has survived into the modern era exists in many version . It is considered as a living text, which has been widely edited, over many centuries, creating numerous variants. The common elements in the variant editions encyclopedically cover cosmogony, mythology, genealogy, dharma, festivals, gemology, temples, geography, discussion of virtues and evil, of theology and of the nature and qualities of S...

  Kartika is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha, and a god whose legends have many variations in Hinduism. Kartikeya is also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha, and Murugan. He has long been revered in South India, Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, and Mauritius as Murugan. Kartikeya is also revered as Mahasena and Kumara in North India. Murugan is sometimes referred to as the God of the Tamil people. It has been hypothesised that after the Sangam era, the Vedic deity of Subrahmanya and the Tamil deity of Murugan were combined. Kartikeya is mentioned by Muruga and Subrahmanya alike.

 Ashtavakra is probably identical to the holy sage with the same name who appears in Mahabharata, though the connection is not clearly stated in any of the texts.Mukherjee identifies Janaka as the father of Sita and disciple of the sage Yajnavalkya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.note Janaka is also depicted as a king who has attained perfection in vedas.It is essentially the philosophical dialogue between Janaka, the father of Sita and the sage Ashtavakra. According to Hindu scriptures, Ashtavakra is a sage who was born with eight physical abnormalities. Ashtavakra Samhita is the foundation of Ashtavakra Gita. It is a discourse about the sage's advice to Emperor Janaka regarding the Self. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Swami Vivekananda, two of India's most well-known saints, held the Ashtavakra doctrines in the highest regard.This book contains information on the star positions of the planets, the dasa and gochara phalas of the nine planets, and future predictions. It is a great...

 One of the four Vaisnava Sampradayas is the Nimbarka Sampradaya, often referred to as the Hamsa Sampradaya and the Sanakadi Sampradaya. Nimbarka , a Telugu Brahmin yogi and philosopher, founded it. It promotes the dualistic non dualist Vaishnava Bhedabheda theology of Dvaitadvaita. According to Dvaitadvaita, humanity are both separate from God, or Isvara, yet not different from Him. This Sampradaya is specifically a component of Krishnaism's Krishna centric traditions. Sanakadi Sampradaya, Hamsa Sampradaya, and Kumara Sampradaya are other names for Nimbarka Sampradaya. Tradition holds that Sri Hansa Bhagavan gave the Nimbarka Sampradaya Dvaita advaita philosophy to Sri Sanakadi Bhagawan, one of the Four Kumaras, who subsequently conveyed it to Sri Narada Muni and Nimbarka. The four mind born sons of Lord Brahma are known as the Four Kumaras, or Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, and Sanat Kumara. They were made by Brahma to promote creation, but instead they opted to take lifetime vows ...

 One of the six schools of Indian philosophy that originated in ancient India is called Vaisheshika or Vaiseshika. The Vaiseshika was initially an independent school of thought with its own soteriology, logic, logic, metaphysics, and epistemology. The Vaiseshika system eventually resembled the Nyaya school of Hinduism in terms of its philosophical methods, ethical conclusions, and soteriology, but kept its distinctions in terms of epistemology and metaphysics. Like Buddhism, the Vaiseshika school of Hinduism only recognised direct observation and inference as two trustworthy methods of knowledge acquisition.Buddhism and the Vaiseshika school both regard their respective texts as infallible and reliable sources of knowledge, with the exception that the Vaiseshikas believed the Vedas to be a valid and trustworthy source. The Vaisheshika tradition is renowned for its naturalistic ideas. In natural philosophy, it is an instance of atomism. According to this theory, everything in the ph...

Vastu is a traditional Indian architectural discipline that maintains harmony in your home or workplace by balancing the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and sky. The underlying science makes the most of what nature, its elements, and energy fields have to offer in order to improve wealth, health, prosperity, and happiness. Vastu Homam has several advantages, but it is not necessary for everyone to do Vastu Shanti before to Griha Pravesh Puja.Misinterpretations of ancient texts have led to the development of myths surrounding vaastu shastra. This has caused a lot of confusion among the general populace. These myths regarding Vastu pooja include things like where and how to use yantras and which direction your house faces. Sophisticated interpreters or pandits have distorted several of the factors stated in the Vedic texts. It is either done out of ignorance or for one’s gain. The ideas that were developed in the past are still very relevant now. The only exception is the horri...

 Bhima Bhoi was born in madhupur in redhakhol  in 1850, though various sources have cited different years as well as different places of birth. Bhima Bhoi's family belonged to the Kondh tribe. Bhoi's family was not well off and by most accounts his early life was not a happy one. His father died when he was quite young. His mother remarried and had children with her new husband soon after. Bhima Bhoi was a popular poet, composer and singer. Humanity and liberation of the world based on the philosophy of Mahima Dharma were the central theme of his poetic creations. His assertion "mo jeevana pachhe narke padithau, jagata uddhara heu" showcases his dedication to the upliftment of the societally deprived while being a clear reflection of socio economic conditions in the State, during his lifetime.While scholars have studied the life and poetry of Bhima Bhoi, research chairs have recently been established at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Deemed to be University  an...

 Purana is a vast genre of Indian literature about a wide range of topics, particularly about legends and other traditional lore.The Puranas are known for the intricate layers of symbolism depicted within their stories. Composed originally in Sanskrit and in other Indian languages,several of these texts are named after major Hindu gods such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, and Adi Shakti.The Puranic genre of literature is found in both Hinduism and Jainism. There are 18 Mukhya Puranas and 18 Upa Puranas ,with over 400,000 verses.The first versions of various Puranas were likely to have been composed between 3rd and 10th century CE.The Puranas do not enjoy the authority of a scripture in Hinduism,but are considered as Smritis.

 This Purana is basically a preaching to the sage Vashishth by Agni. In his turn, Vashishth narrated it to Vyasaji, who related it to Sutji. Ultimately, Sutji narrated Agni Purana to an assembly of the sages in Naimisharanya. Agni Purana , one of the major eighteen Puranas, contains descriptions and details of various incarnations (avatars) of Vishnu. It also has details account about Rama, Krishna, Prithvi, and the stars. It has a number of verses dealing with ritual worship, cosmology, history, warfare, and even sections on Sanskrit grammar, meter, law, medicine, and martial arts. Tradition has it that it was originally recited by Agni to the sage Vasishta. Its composition is either dated to the 8th-9th century  or the 10th-11th century.Agni Purana is the celebration of Agni the Fire God. He is the most revered deity among Hindu pantheons. Numerous hymns have been dedicated to Him in Vedas. Agni is closest to mankind among all divine icons because of its indispensability in ...

 The Puranas is a set of religious texts that embark on the journey of a different genre of Hindu literature. There are around 18 great Puranas and the others on the lists are called Upa Puranas. Like all the other Sanskrit hymns and verses, the Puranas are also related to Vedas and are categorized as Smriti. The Kalika Purana also called the Kali Purana, Sati Purana or Kalika Tantra, is one of the eighteen minor Puranas (Upapurana) in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism.The text was likely composed in Assam or Cooch Behar region of India and is attributed to the sage Markandeya. It exists in many versions, variously organized in 90 to 93 chapters. The surviving versions of the text are unusual in that they start abruptly and follow a format not found in either the major or minor Purana genre mythical texts of Hinduism.Various types of animal sacrifices for devi are detailed in the Purana.

 Kurala refers to one of the kingdoms of the south mentioned in Gupta inscription No. The Gupta empire founded by Sri Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. According to this inscription, all the kings of the region of the north were who attained great fame by liberating them. One of the regions mentioned as situated in the south is Kurāḷa. Source archivePersonal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions Kurala is a place name without suffix and is mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. The Gupta empire founded by Sri Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Kurāla has been mentioned as one of the kingdoms of Dakṣiṇapatha subdued by Samudragupta. Its ruler was Maṇṭaraja. Kurala is taken by Kielhorn to be the same as Kunāla mentioned in the Aihole inscription of Pulakeśin II and identified with the Kolleru lake between the Godavari an...

 The Matsya Purana is one of the eighteen major Puranas and among the oldest and better preserved in the Puranic genre of Sanskrit literature in Hinduism.The text is a Vaishnavism text named after the half-human and half-fish avatar of Vishnu. However, the text has been called by the 19th-century Sanskrit scholar Horace Hayman Wilson, "although a Shaivism hivwork, it is not exclusively so the text has also been referred to one that simultaneously praises various Hindu gods and goddesses. An English study of the Matsya-purana: a Sanskrit text preserving ancient Indian traditions and legends written in over 14,000 metrical verses. The Matsyapurana includes typical encyclopedic topics and scientific content such as details on architecture, history, polity, religion and philosophy. In this study, the background and content of the Matsya purana is outlined against the cultural history of ancient India in terms of religion, politics, geography and architectural aspects. It shows how th...

 The Linga Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, and a Shaivism text of Hinduism.The text's title Linga refers to the iconographical symbol for Shiva. The author and date of the Linga Purana are unknown, and estimates place the original text to have been composed between the 5th 10th century CE. The text exists in many versions and was likely revised over time and expanded.The extant text is structured into two parts, with a cumulative total of 163 chapters. The text presents cosmology, mythology , seasons, festivals, geography, a tour guide for pilgrimage a manual for the design and consecration of the Linga and Nandi, stotras, the importance of these icons, a description of Yoga with claims of its various benefits.

 These sacred verses are extract from the latter portion of the Brahmand Puran composed by the great Ved Vyas. These verses are a dialogue between Lord Shankar and goddess and universal mother Parvati. This pious story was recited to the universal mother Parvati by the Lord Shankar. This religious book contains the ideal characteristics of Lord Ram, the precept related to devotion, knowledge, dispassion, adoration and good conduct. The main context of the book is based on spiritual and metaphysical knowledge. The book is available in Hindi commentary. It is hard-bound, with illustration.

 Kaibartta is Sanskrit word which means one who depends on water. In other words, Kaibartta is a community that earns its livelihood from the related occupation. According to anthropology the Kaibarttas belong to the Drividian origin. „Kalika Purana‟ a historical documents explains that the Kaibarttas were living in Kamrup even before the 17th century. According to the Bengali historian, Sevenanda Bharati the ancient home of Mahishya race or Kaibarttas is near the present day Ratnavati on the bank of Narmada. This was known as Mahishamati.

 Brahma Purana is a text related to Lord Brahma who is equipped with Rajogun therefore, this is also known as Rajas Purana. Brahma Purana is one of the 18 major Puranas genres of Hindu texts scripted in the Sanskrit language and is also known by names such as Adi Purana, and Saura Purana. Sage Vedvyas Ji is the writer of Brahma Mahapurana and he wrote this in the Sanskrit language. The existing manuscript Brahma MahaPurana comprises 245 chapters and contains almost 7000-8000 verses. Unlike Vedas, which describe Who is the Supreme God who created the entire universe? Puranas are the personal experiences of Lord Brahma and or some sage saint which is merely the hearsay knowledge and is not complete and correct.

 Bhima Bhoi was born in madhupur in redhakhol  in 1850, though various sources have cited different years as well as different places of birth. Bhima Bhoi's family belonged to the Kondh tribe. Bhoi's family was not well off and by most accounts his early life was not a happy one. His father died when he was quite young. His mother remarried and had children with her new husband soon after. Bhima Bhoi was a popular poet, composer and singer. Humanity and liberation of the world based on the philosophy of Mahima Dharma were the central theme of his poetic creations. His assertion "mo jeevana pachhe narke padithau, jagata uddhara heu" showcases his dedication to the upliftment of the societally deprived while being a clear reflection of socio economic conditions in the State, during his lifetime.While scholars have studied the life and poetry of Bhima Bhoi, research chairs have recently been established at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Deemed to be University  an...

 Shri Gyaneshwari is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written in 1290 CE by Sant Dnyaneshwar a Marathi saint and poet.The Dnyaneshwari's narrative closely follows the Bhagavad Gita but the commentary, known as tika in the local tradition, is written in the form of a "song sermon" that expands on the explanation to include a discussion of the major Hindu philosophies and beliefs in the 13th century.The Gita has 700 verses, while the Dnyaneshwari has around 9,000. It makes references to the Vedas, Upanishads, and other important Hindu texts.

 Bhaktivinod's commentary to the Bhagavad-gita is also known as Rasika Ranjana, it was written originally in Bengali, based on the commentary of Srila Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura, who was a stout follower of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu his introduction Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura writes that devotional service alone is the goal, and unalloyed devotional service is independent and devoid of the tinge of karma or janana .At the end of the book is appended the Gita-mahatmya with its seven verses with English translation. The Bhagavad Gita is the sealing achievement of the Hindu synthesis, incorporating its various religious traditions. The synthesis is at both philosophical and socio-religious levels, states the Gita scholar Keya Maitra.The text refrains from insisting on one right marga to spirituality. It openly synthesizes and inclusively accepts multiple ways of life, harmonizing spiritual pursuits through action , knowledge , and devotion . According to the Gita translator R...

 In the Mahabharata, Veda Vyasa wrote the Bhagavad Gita. This is about what Sanjay overheard Arjun and Krishna saying to each other. Veda Vyasa composed the Bhagavad Gita, which is included in the Mahabharata.Bhagavad Gita is knowledge of five basic truths and the relationship of each truth to the other: These five truths are Krishna, or God, the individual soul, the material world, action in this world, and time. The Gita lucidly explains the nature of consciousness, the self, and the universe. It is the essence of India's spiritual wisdom. Bhagavad Gita , is a part of the 5th Veda (written by Vedavyasa - ancient Indian saint) and Indian Epic - Mahabharata. It was narrated for the first time in the battle of Kurukshetra, by Lord Krishna to Arjun.“Srimad Bhagavad Gita is a Dharmshastra not only for Hindu but for all human beings. Message of Gita is relevant for all Religions (Dharm) of the world and is not limited for any particular Religion”. “Yatharth Geeta” by Swami Adgadanand J...

 These are Maharshee Gautama’s Nyaya Sutras along with comments and review in Marathi. The supportive literature is Sutrabhashya by Vatsyayana, Vartik by Oghtar, Nyayavartik Tatparya Teeka and Vishwanathvritti by Vachaspatee Mishra and Nyaya-Manjiri by Jayanta. Maharshi Akshapaad Gautam founded this Darshan. Characteristics of various Pramaanaas, Characteristics of the mind, characterstics of the soul, body and the organs are described in detail.