Saundaryalahari of Sankaracarya, , V K Subramanian, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 9788120802025

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Saundaryalahari of Sankaracarya

V K Subramanian (Author)

Synopsis Saundaryalahari is a rare Tantric work whose authorship is attributed to Samkaracarya. It is a long poem of one hundred verses; a hymn of praise to the Divine Mother; an invocation and a prayer that awakens man from stupor to a state of effulgent energy and creativity. In this monograph the original Sanskrit text of each verse is presented in Devanagari script accompanied with its Roman transliteration. English rendering of the verses and explanatory notes are provided with an eye to modern readership. Inclusion of yantras in their pictorical symbols focus attention on underlying potencies of each verse. The possibility of attainment of power and success by single-minded recitation of the verses is stressed on. The monograph will be of special interest to mother worshippers of all denominations. Students of religion and philosophy will find it appealing. the general reader with a love for poetry and literature will also like it.

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About the author

V K Subramanian

V.K. Subramanian (b. 1930, Kerala) is an eminent Sanskrit scholar, who has translated several ancient Indian, Sanskrit texts into English. He has a universalistic taste and is a prolific writer on a variety of subjects ranging from astrology to art. His published works include: Sivanandalahari, Maxims of Chanakya, Rudraprasna, Planets, Palms and Predictions, Lali and Other short stories, Love Twigs, A Bond to Sorrow, The Indian Financial System, Siva Sakti, Indian Art through the Ages and The Great Ones in Art. A retired officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, (which he joined in 1953) Sri Subramanian is also a reputed painter, who has held twenty one-men exhibitions. His paintings have won wide acclaim from art critics all over the country. He has traveled widely.

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