Bala Bodha Sangraha - 3 - A non-detailed Text Book for Vedic Students

Bala Bodha Sangraha - 3

A non-detailed Text Book for Vedic Students

Third part of a three-part series of text books for vedic students compiled with blessings and under instructions and guidance of Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Sri Sankaracharya Swamiji 69th Peethadhipathi and Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Sri Sankaracharya Swamiji 70th Peethadhipathi of Moolamnaya Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
Offered with devotion and humility by Sri Atma Bodha Tirtha Swamiji (Sri Kumbakonam Swamiji) Disciple of Pujyasri Kuvalayananda Tirtha Swamiji (Sri Tambudu Swamiji)
Translation from Tamil by P.R.Kannan, Navi Mumbai.

We dedicate this book 'AGNI UPASANA' with devotion, faith and humility at the divine lotus feet of All Acharya Swamijis decorating the Moolamnaya Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham continuously from Sri Adi Sankara Bhagavatpadacharya who pours the divine shower of compassion on all of us even today in form unseen and particularly Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal 68th Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham the Great Gnani who penanced for 100 years and showed the path of virtue to all people.
Further we dedicate this book in the Sathabhisheka Varshika Mahotsavam of Sri Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal 69th Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham who incarnated solely to remove our darkness.
The book has been prepared under instructions of Sri Sri Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal 70th Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.

Published by Jagadguru Sri Sankaracharya Swamigal Moolamnaya Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Kanchipuram

Table of Contents:

  1. Teachings of Sri Kanchi Mahaswamigal
  2. Description of Bharata Desa in Agni Puranam
  3. Greatness of Bharata Desa – Foreign Scholars
  4. The emotional connect between Agnihotri and Agni Bhagavan - Nerur Vidvan Nityagnihotri Sri Ramana Sarma
  5. Verses of Meditation and Prayer to Agni
  6. Some Rigveda Agni Sukta Mantras
  7. Greatness of Human birth and Brahmanas' importance and duty- Ancient Tamil and Samskrit Works
  8. Poems in Sangakala Literature on Veda, Brahmanas and 'Three Agnis'
  9. Greatness of Grihasthasrama
    i) Ancient Literature
    ii) Deepa Worship is also Agni Upasana
  10. Agni Upasana in Festivals
  11. Greatness of Agni Upasana in Upanishads
    i) Kathopanishad
    ii) Chandogya Upanishad
    iii) Pranagnihotram
  12. Greatness of Agnihotram
  13. Greatness of Agni in Itihasas and Puranas
  14. Agni Upasana in Grihya Prayogas
    i) Vivaham
    ii) Aupasanam
    iii) Sthalipakam
    iv) Vaisvadevam
    v) Upanayanam
    vi) Sanyasasramam
  15. Traditional Vedic Agni Upasana in Kashmir- Sri Laugakshi Grihya Prayoga
  16. Agni Upasana all over the world
  17. Antyeshti - Purusha Ahuti to Agni Bhagavan
  18. Gnanagni - Splendour of Great people who perform Gnanayagna
  19. Some Special Notes on Agni Upasana
  20. 'Santhi Vilasam' by Sri Nilakantha Dikshitar (Yatiswara)
  21. Rigveda Agni Ashtottara Satanamavali
  22. Purnahuti

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