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Brahma’s Universe ...
Brahma’s Universe The Chronicle of Creation
as told in Jagaguruvabhavam of Pandit Madhusudan Ojha by: Pandit Madhusudan Ojha₹990.00
ISBN: 9788124610060
Year Of Publication: 2020
Edition: 1st Edition
Pages : xi, 241p.
Bibliographic Details : Bibliography; Index
Language : English, Sanskrit
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Size: 23
Weight: 650
Renowned Vedic scholar, Pandit Madhusudan Ojha has presented in this volume a rich and ancient history of our world and civilization.
Jagadguruvaibhavam, the final part of the trilogy authored by Ojhaji on various facets of Creation, is as much an insightful work on the Vedic knowledge contained in the Vedas and Puranas as also an exceptional example of his profound knowledge and wisdom. Indravijayah (Bharatavarsha: The India Narrative in English) and Devasurkhyati are the first two volumes on the subject.
The Brahma’s Universe: The Chronicle of Creation is the English translation of Jagadguruvaibhavam prepared by a board of editors at Shri Shankar Shikshayatan headed by well-known Indologist, Prof. Kapil Kapoor.
Brahma is the central character of this book and through his forms, age and abode, Ojhaji has outlined the story of our universe’s evolution. It was Brahma who perceived that, in this world, the source of energy is the surya or sun. All spiritual, metaphysical and supraphysical energies exist in the surya. The vital energy (prana), which gives life to all beings too is produced from the sun. Brahma recorded all these in granthas (volumes) that came to be known as the Vedas.
Written in verse form, the volume offers a unique rendering of the creation of atma, veda, praja and dharma. Ojhaji presents a remarkable insight into the ancient knowledge on rivers, mountains, eras and communities like Sadhyas and Manijas.
Brahma’s Universe is more than a companion book of Bharatavarsha: The India Narrative. It expands the magnificent narrative of Creation, offers broader meaning to Vedic terms and illuminates the profound wisdom contained in the Vedas.
Foreword
Preface
1. The Narration of Itihasa
2. The Narration of Puranas
3. The Creation of Universe
4. The Chronology of Creation
5. The Divisions of Chronology of Creation
6. The Creation of Living Beings
7. The Creation of World
Note on the Use of Sanskrit Terms
Vidyavacaspati Pandit Madhusudan Ojha
Shri Shankar Shikshayatan
Glossary
Bibliography
Verse Index
Word Index
“Brahma’s Universe The Chronicle of Creation”
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