The Ashtavakra Gita - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:John Richards (Translator), Ashtavakra Publish date:2018-01-01Pages:46
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781983455742ISBN-10:1983455741UPC:9781983455742Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:HinduismBook Topic:Sacred WritingsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.10 inchesWeight:0.1698Product ID:SCZKBC6DSV
The Ashtavakra Gita
The Ashtavakra Gita or the Song of Ashtavakra is a classical Advaita Vedanta scripture. It is written as a dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and Janaka, king of Mithila. The work was known, appreciated, and quoted by Ramakrishna and his disciple Vivekananda, as well as by Ramana Maharshi, while Radhakrishnan always refers to it with great respect. Apart from that the work speaks for itself. It...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781983455742ISBN-10:1983455741UPC:9781983455742Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:HinduismBook Topic:Sacred WritingsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.10 inchesWeight:0.1698Product ID:SCZKBC6DSV
Ashtavakra is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His name literally means "eight bends", reflecting the eight physical handicaps he was born with. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni's school. Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character in the mythologies of the Hindu Epics and Puranas.
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