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Stories:
- Epilogue: Vedic Faith is Everlasting despite pulls and pressures!
- Devi Sati’s self-immolation and Daksha Yagna destroyed
- Lord Brahma loses his fifth head
- Marriage of Shiva and Parvati
- ‘Panchaakshara Japa Mahatmya’and ‘Dhyana Yajna’
- Kiratha and Arjuna
- Lord Siva’s ‘Ekadasa Rudra’ manifestations
- Manasa Tirtha
- Trayodashaadhyaaya: Eminence of ‘Bhutabandha Janardana’
- The birth of Vighanavinashak Gajanan Ganesha
- Shiva Leelaas: Andhaka pardoned, Bhudevi saved, Prahlada rescued and Jalandhara killed (Nrisimha Stuti included)
- Yamadharmaraja briefs Savitri – on Karma, Bhakti, Charity, Sins, Hells and ‘Vratas’
- The legend of Shri Gopeshwar Mahadev – Lord Shiva meets Lord Krishna
- ‘Shiva Taandava’ (The Cosmic Dance of Shiva)
- Recyling of Further Human Life
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan
- Tryambakeswara
- Chain reaction of Ganga -King Mahabhisha-Ashta Vasus- King Shantanu
- Shiva and Sati
- Stories describing the implied messages of Bhatavad Gita Chapters
Temples:
- Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, China
- Perur Patteeswara Swamy Temple Coimbatore
- Sri Nageshwar Mahadeo, Nayaganj, Kanpur
- Jageshwar
- Dhyanalinga
- Prambanan, Central Java, Indonesia
- Haleswar Temple Tezpur Assam
- Ernakulathappan Temple, Kochi, Kerala
- Kadu Malleshwara Temple
- Shankaracharya Temple – Srinagar, Kashmir
Scriptures:
- Panchamaadhyaaya-Vegavati Prabhaava
- Chaturdhyaaya- The Splendour of Varadaraja Swami
- Triteeyodhyaaya-Hasti Shaila Mahima
- Dwiteeyadhyaaya-Kanchipura as Bhuloka Vaikuntha
- Prathamopaadhyaaya-Devi Kamakshi as Tripura Dhaarini
- SHRI KAMAHSHI VILASA
- Phala Shruti of Markandeya Purana
- Some highlights of ‘Surya Vamsa’ Kings and their unrelenting virtues
- ‘Surya Mahatmya’-An illustration of Rajyavardhana (Surya ‘Stuti’ included)
- Surya Deva – Vedic Origin, Physical Birth, Wedding and Progeny
- Manvantara Phala Shruti
- Bhouthya last Manu-Prayers by ‘Shanti’ to Agni Deva to rekindle ‘Nitya Agni’
- Future Manus-Daksha, Brahma, Dharma and Rudra Saavarnis
- Devi Mahatmya Phala Shruti
- Shumbha and Nishumbha executed by Maha Devi -(‘Stotras’ of ‘Ya Sarva Bhuteshu’, ‘Sarva Mangala Maangalye’ and ‘Sarva Swarupey’ included)
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan (Gratitude Hymns to Devi included)
- Maha Maya enables Vishnu to kill the Demon Brothers Madhu and Kaitabha
- Accounts of further Manus- Uttama, Tamasa, Daivata, Chakshusa, and Vaivasvatha
- Swan couple inspire Swarochi’s renunciation and implications of Padma Vidya
- Pravarakhya and Varudhini – Swarochi and Manorama- Swarochisha Manu
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