[Advaita-l] Text on Nama Ramayana

[Nithin Sridhar]

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On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Jaldhar H. Vyas via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Our Friend and former member of Advaita-l Shri Krishnamurti Ramakrishna
> has passed on some news which I think may interest many readers.
>
> The Nama Ramayana is short but profound text that condenses the entire
> Ramayana into 108 names.  In the 1990s Swami Harshananda (RK math
> Bangalore.) delivered a commentary in Kannada on the Nama Ramayana.  Now
> shri Ramakrishna has translated and transcribed the discourse into an
> English text and published it for the Dharmic public.
>
>
> The commentary (and the Text) draws material from the Valmiki
> Rāmāyaṇa, Adhyatma Rāmāyaṇa, Ananda Rāmāyaṇa and sri Tulasidas's
> Ramacharita Manas. Over 3000 verses from these sources are cited
> in the commentary and the Text (Sanskrit text, English
> transliteration followed by explanation). In addition, extensive
> quotations from Bhagavad Gita, Upanishats, Brahma Sutras, Veda
> and other texts on Hindu Dharma, cited in the commentary are
> also included in the Text, along with their meanings. The
> salient features of the Text include
>
> *  Commentary on aspects of Hindu Dharma like
>    1. Antyeshti (King Dasharatha’s death)
>    2. Vedic vivaha ( Sita kalyana)
>    3. Gruha Pravesha (Rāma entering the cottage in Chitrakuta)
>
> *  Commentary on Bhakti
>    a. Rama teaching Bhakti to Lakshmana
>    b. Rama teaching Bhakti to Shabhari
>    c. Commentary on Prapatti (Vibhishana sharanagati)
>
> *  Commentary on Advaita Philosophy
>    1. Rama teaching philosophy to Lakshmana
>    2. Rama teaching philosophy to Tara
>
> *  A comprehensive review of the apparently controversial issues in
>    Rāmāyaṇa
>    1. Vali vadha
>    2. Sita agni Pariksha
>    3. Sita parityaga
>    4. Shambhuka vadha
>
> *  Comprehensive commentary on:
>    1. Āditya Hrudaya
>    2. Rama Gita ( Adhyatma Ramayana – this has come to be recognized as a
>       Prakarana grantha of advaita philosophy).
>
> This is a limited edition printed and hard bound book of 890 pages. Around
> 25 copies are still available.  It costs $30 including shipping. This price
> covers the cost of printing only.  It is a labor of love not for profit.
>
> If you wish to sample it first before buying, the Balakanda and RamaGeeta
> chapters from the book are available for perusal at
> https://ruthaavaree.wordpress.com/archived_texts/.  Please address further
> questions to vaangmayee at gmail.com not the list.
>
>
> --
> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>
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Nithin S