Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Hello Dear Das, Dear List, On another list, Das, someone posted your wonderful site and in particular your Vedic Lesson # 3. You give a great amount of information there on the Nakshatra Asvinni. Can you recommend any books in English for giving this same kind of information and the stories for learning more about all the Nakshatras and also the Gods of these Nakshatras? You have listed the Maha Bharat and also Srimad Bhagavatam and in the Bhagavad Gita. Can you tell me anything more about which versions in English you would recommend? http://www.goravani.com/lessons/L03.html I hope you are doing well and send you much love and joy, Patrice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Dear Patrice love, I wrote those two "lessons" on the first two Nakshatras using my training as a Hindu Monk in Hare Krishna and Gaudiya Math, ISKCON's parent movement, as well as by consulting two sources- the The Puranic Encyclopedia and The On CD-ROM complete works of Bhaktivedanta Swami, the founder of Hare Krishna. His complete books and lectures, and letters, are all on one searchable CD-ROM disk one can purchase. I used that to find Sanskrit references within Srimad Bhagavatam mainly- that's his main contribution or work, his translation of that, the most important Purana. Indespensible when studying Hinduism. To buy his complete Srimad Bhagavatam in book form is to buy a "set" of books, like an encyclopedia, so that online CD ROM thing is a real good idea. I don't have a contanct for that. Search the web. I'm sure you'll find it. Look for "Prabhupada Folio" Then, contact JDR for the Puranic Encyclopedia, that's what it's called. I can't remember the author right now, and it's not handy either. Sorry. JDR Ventures 918 Douglas Dr. Wooster, OH 44691 Home: 330-263-1308 Fax: 330-264-8544 http://www.jdrventures.com Seller of most Vedic Astrology Books in English, friendly, easy to work with, has a catalog and same on web site. I would look up Asvin and so forth in both, read all references and stories, then read related stories, look at the Sanskrit word, read up on that, like Asvin - what does it mean - horse - Asva, then Asvini- female horse- I know about the Asvini Kumars from my Hare Krishna days- they were very commonly discussed fellows in the Puranas- very famous in Hindu scripture, so I was familiar with them. Two of the Pandavas were their incarnations for example. So the knowledge I had, and the look up resources all came into play. I should finish all 27, as many have asked me to based on the two I did write. I liked doing it, like I like painting. I like writing and painting. But like, right now, I'm going to push again to finish GJ3. So it's back to programming. Maybe one day I'll get to finish writing the inside gossip on all the "wives of the moon". with love for you and all roiksy poiksy pudding pie > "Patrice Curry" <patricecurry > gjlist > Mon, 8 Sep 2003 13:43:52 -0400 > "GJList" <gjlist> > [GJ] Das - Nakshatras > > Hello Dear Das, Dear List, > > On another list, Das, someone posted your wonderful site and in particular > your Vedic Lesson # 3. You give a great amount of information there on the > Nakshatra Asvinni. Can you recommend any books in English for giving this same > kind of information and the stories for learning more about all the Nakshatras > and also the Gods of these Nakshatras? > > You have listed the Maha Bharat and also Srimad Bhagavatam and in the Bhagavad > Gita. Can you tell me anything more about which versions in English you would > recommend? > > http://www.goravani.com/lessons/L03.html > > I hope you are doing well and send you much love and joy, > Patrice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 For those who are still looking, it pops to the top of a Google search and is http://krishna.tv/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=FOLIO -- John Das Goravani The On CD-ROM complete works of Bhaktivedanta Swami, the founder of Hare Krishna. His complete books and lectures, and letters, are all on one searchable CD-ROM disk one can purchase. I used that to find Sanskrit references within Srimad Bhagavatam mainly- that's his main contribution or work, his translation of that, the most important Purana. Indespensible when studying Hinduism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 Hello My Dear Roik, Great to see you Das and doing so well. And terrific that you may one day finish writing of all the wives of the Moon. - you are brilliant at this kind of writing. It's written much like a painting... All your experience as well as reading shows and is hugely valuable in understanding these Nakshatras. You could write a successful book on this! I'm happy to hear you're full throttle on GJ 3. I appreciate your sharing the very clear way of going into each Nakshatra and your thoughts on how to go about it. I send you much love and joy, Patrice __________ Dear Patrice love, I wrote those two "lessons" on the first two Nakshatras using my training as a Hindu Monk in Hare Krishna and Gaudiya Math, ISKCON's parent movement, as well as by consulting two sources- the The Puranic Encyclopedia and The On CD-ROM complete works of Bhaktivedanta Swami, the founder of Hare Krishna. His complete books and lectures, and letters, are all on one searchable CD-ROM disk one can purchase. I used that to find Sanskrit references within Srimad Bhagavatam mainly- that's his main contribution or work, his translation of that, the most important Purana. Indespensible when studying Hinduism. To buy his complete Srimad Bhagavatam in book form is to buy a "set" of books, like an encyclopedia, so that online CD ROM thing is a real good idea. I don't have a contanct for that. Search the web. I'm sure you'll find it. Look for "Prabhupada Folio" Then, contact JDR for the Puranic Encyclopedia, that's what it's called. I can't remember the author right now, and it's not handy either. Sorry. JDR Ventures 918 Douglas Dr. Wooster, OH 44691 Home: 330-263-1308 Fax: 330-264-8544 http://www.jdrventures.com Seller of most Vedic Astrology Books in English, friendly, easy to work with, has a catalog and same on web site. I would look up Asvin and so forth in both, read all references and stories, then read related stories, look at the Sanskrit word, read up on that, like Asvin - what does it mean - horse - Asva, then Asvini- female horse- I know about the Asvini Kumars from my Hare Krishna days- they were very commonly discussed fellows in the Puranas- very famous in Hindu scripture, so I was familiar with them. Two of the Pandavas were their incarnations for example. So the knowledge I had, and the look up resources all came into play. I should finish all 27, as many have asked me to based on the two I did write. I liked doing it, like I like painting. I like writing and painting. But like, right now, I'm going to push again to finish GJ3. So it's back to programming. Maybe one day I'll get to finish writing the inside gossip on all the "wives of the moon". with love for you and all roiksy poiksy pudding pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 Dear John, Got it! Thanks very much for sharing this and I will order it from here. Best wishes to you, Patrice _____ For those who are still looking, it pops to the top of a Google search and is http://krishna.tv/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=FOLIO -- John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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