This hymn praises the lord kālabhairava who is the guardian of kāshi as the supreme god who is non different to Shiva and non different to atman our true self. He who is the creator, protector, destroyer of the whole world. He is the giver of wisdom and liberation, destroyer of all evil qualities. This hymn was sung by achārya ādi shankara bhagavadpāda in the holy shrine of kāshi.

This is a short yet powerful hymn praising Bhairava, comprised of ten epithets of bhairava. the phalashruti - verses describing the benefits of chanting says " One who recites these ten names, having gotten up in the morning doesn’t experience the terrific suffering and will not fear anything, nor does any danger arise in life."

This is a very short yet powerful hymn of lord Surya Narayana comprised of twelve names. This book is an effort to put light on the deeper meaning of those twelve names backed by citations from Puranas. This Surya Dvadashanama Stotra when recited with devotion helps us attain freedom from sorrows and other difficulties of life and grants us a healthy life. each name describes well the great qualities of sun god. The hymn is very easy to recite and very powerful.

This particular hymn Krishna dvadashanama Stotra comprised of twelve names of Krishna (Vishnu) is claimed to be from Mahabharata. It is said that it has been initiated to Arjuna by Krishna himself. The phalashruti says those who chant this hymn in the dawn are freed from all kinds of sins. Though the source of this hymn is not clear, the twelve names mentioned in this hymn are among the most important names of lord Krishna and we find scriptural evidences that chanting these names individually or in collection purifies us of our sins. This book sheds light on how each of these twelve names help us in cleansing our sins and earning the grace of lord Krishna.

“Glimpses of Vedanta” is a collection of a few short articles on different aspects of Hindu philosophy. These articles refer mostly to ancient scriptures like Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and works of Sri Sankara. Considering the vastness and depth of Hindu philosophy, it is but natural that these short articles cannot explain such a complex subject in great details. The purpose of the book is to give the reader an exposure to certain fundamental concepts which are not usually presented in discourses. In all articles many references are provided in the hope that interested readers will pursue further study using these references.

It's been more than 30 years and I feel blessed, to be in this path. Tantra is a divine science that will set you on fire from within. In this book you will go through the follwoing chapters that will reveal itself to you. 1:The essence of tantra 2:Types of tantra 3:kaula tantra 4:Mishra tantra 5:samaya tantra 6:How to choose your path in tantra 7:Invoking tripura sundari 8:The path of shakti 9:The Tibetan Buddhism relevance and types in tantra 10:Kriya tantra 11:Charya tantra 12:yoga tantra 13:Mandalas and mantras 14:The tantric offering 15:Inner tantric retreat 16:Tantric empowerment 17:Tantric sex 18:Invoking kali 19:Revealing Bhairava 20:Invoking the energies of Kalabhairava 21:The form of kalabhairava I wish you a wonderful and deep learning experience.

hanuman dvadasha nama strotra is a short and powerful, easy to chant hymn of Hanuman comprised of twelve names indicating hanuman's great qualities and his glories. The hymn given in chapter 55 of parāshara Samhitā. This mantra is taught to sage Maitreya by sage parāshara and he prescribes to chant this hymn after chanting any mantra of Hanuman. he also gives two other mantras, seven lettered Hanuman mantra and the sixteen lettered Hanuman mantra in the same chapter, which is also given in this book In a normal chanting ritual procedures of nyaasa (sanctifying the different body parts with mantras), dhyana (visualization and contemplation of the deity's form) and gestures are not required. this makes the mantra easy to chant for anyone and everyone who is devoted to hanuman and have trust in him. in some versions of the hymn the benefits of chanting this hymn of twelve names of Hanuman is given as "whoever recites these twelve names of the lord of monkeys (kapīndra) the great one, daily (regularly) before going to sleep, and especially during travel, doesn't have the fear of death, and shall become victorious everywhere" This mantra can be chanted to gain good heath, strength , longevity and victory. and to attain all the desires by the grace of lord Hanuman

In this book I will explain the meaning of 108 names of Shiva which is given in shiva-rahasya-khanda of Skanda purāna. This particular hymn is considered one of the most important hymns of Shiva. We can find authentic commentaries on this hymn by many great scholars of Purāna, and mantra shāstra. Shiva Tatva Rahasya of Neelakantha Deekshita - a profound Shaivate scholar, a great Vaidika and a great Agama and mantra shāstras scholar which is an elaborate commentary of the hymn and the other work is Shivanāmakalpalata of Bhaskara Raaya - A profound Shākta and a great scholar of, puranas, Agamas and mantrashāstras. The work Shivanāmakalpalata is in the form of a poetic hymn rather than a commentary. The hymn shows us the meaning of each name of Shiva ashtottara shatanāma stotra through each Shloka. We can also find explanations of the names of Lord Shiva in various texts, like in Mahabharata, in commentaries of Shree Rudra Prashna and commentaries of Vedas, in āgamas and purānas.

These twelve names of goddess vārāhī are given in the seventeenth chapter of lalitopākhyāna – the narration about goddess lalitā. This is a conversation between Lord Hayagreeva and sage Agastya, Hayagreeva teaches Agastya the twelve names of goddess vārāhī. These are called the secretive names of vārāhī as these names contain the key to understanding who vārāhī is. The gods and goddesses standing in the sky praise her with these names, says the brahmanda purana. All twelve names describe the attributes of goddess vārāhī, apart from that, some names also indicate various forms of goddess vārāhī. This hymn also acts as a great protective armour for those who chant it.

Twelve names of Saraswati eulogize her different aspects and glories. This is a short yet powerful hymn. by chanting this with devotion we can attain the blessings of goddess saraswati the goddess of wisdom, learning, and knowledge, the phalashruti of this stotra says goddess sarasvati becomes very pleased with those who chant these twelve names regularly and resides in the tip of their tongue and blesses them with wisdom. therefore such a devotee spills words of wisdom and auspicious words.