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Stories:
- Ego clashes of illustrious personalities
- Birth of Viswamitra, cause of his rivalry with Vasishtha and his curse to Saraswati
- Epilogue: Vedic Faith is Everlasting despite pulls and pressures!
- Jaimini’s doubts on ‘Mahabharata’ clarified by the Holy Birds
- Muni Dadhichi proves superiority of Shiva Shakti to King Kshupa
- Vamadeva
- Why had ‘Mahi Sagara Sangama Tirtha’ become a ‘Gupta Kshetra”?
- Significance of ‘Satya’ (Truth) and ‘Tapasya’ (Meditation)
- Current Manu Vaiwasvata and Surya Vamsha
- UPA LINGAS
- Badari Kshetra Mahatmya
- Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya
- Panchamaadhyaaya-Vegavati Prabhaava
- Muni Durvasa’s curse to Apsara leads to the birth of Holy Birds
- Maha Deva exterminates ‘Tri-Purasuras’
- Worship to Devi Tulasi and ‘Salagramas’
- Dwaraka ‘Mahatmya’
- Rasa Lingam or Parad Lingam
- King Chitrabhanu
- Narmada’s Origin, significant events ascribed to the River and her Mahatmya
Temples:
- Shiv Shakti Mandir, Solferino, Vacoas, Mauritius
- Shiv Temple, Bengaluru
- Shri Markandeshwar Mahadev Shiv Mandir , Shahabad Markanda, Haryana
- Motieswar Shiva Temple, Muscat, Oman
- Angavalanayagi (Dehasundari) Samedha Umamaheswarar temple, Konerirajapuram
- Lingodbhavmurti (लिंगोद्भवमूर्ति)
- Parashurameshvara Temple, Bhubeneswar
- Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple, Thirukkadaiyur
- Ardhanarishwar Jaipur
- Mamleshwar Temple in Omkareshwar
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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