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Volume II:
The Avatars of Vishnu,
Narasimha, Rama and Hanuman, Krishna, Buddha,
Kulki as Panduranga,
Mantras of Tibetan Buddhism Including Tara,
Planetary Mantras and Slokas,
The Thousand Powers of Gayatri

274 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, Spiral Bound


The second volume of this massive work presents detailed "how-to's" for a number of the most celebrated and powerful mantra disciplines.

Volume II  Table of Contents  

Vishnu, The Great Preserver

Kinds of Avatars
Vishnu Suktam
Sri Vishnu Astotara

Narasimha - The Fourth Avatar of Vishnu

Bhakta Prahalad and Narasimha
Mantras of Narasimha
Lakshmi Narasimha Astotara

Rama - The Seventh Avatar of Vishnu

Common Rama Mantras
Rama Astotara

Hanuman Foremost Servant of Rama

Sri Hanuman Chalisa
Sri Angeneya (Hanuman) Astotara

Hayagriva and Agastya

Aditya Hridayam
Sri Hayagriva Stotram

Krishna - The Eighth Avatar of Vishnu

Krishna Mantras
Sri Krishna Astakam
Krishna Astotara

Buddha - The Ninth Avatar of Vishnu

Panduranga

Mantras of Panduranga
Panduranga Astotara

Venkateshwara

Venkateshwara Sharanau Sharanam
Sri Venkateshwara Astotara

Buddhism in Tibet

The Great Mani
Sanskrit Language and Tibetan Language

Tara - The Power of the Universal Mother

Praise to the Tatagathas and the Mother of the Buddhas
Tara Shlokas
Mantras for Tara
The Powers of Tara

Shambala: The Hidden Land and Kalachakra Mantra

Other Common Tibetan Mantras
Avalokiteshwara and Kwan Yin
Kuan Yin Dharani Of Great Compassion
Ten Short Dharanis from Chinese Buddhism
The Precious Virtuous Mountain Dharani

Jainism

Sun and Planetary Mantras and Astotaras

Twelve Gifts of the Sun 
Planetary Slokas
Navagraha Astotara
Navagraha Stotra of Sri Vadiraja Tirtha
Navagriha Pida
Sri Surya Astakam
Introduction to Individual Planetary Astotara
Sri Surya Astotara
Surya Astotara
Chandra Astotara
Mangala Astotara
Gurave Astotara
Shukra Astotara
Budha Astotara
Shri Shani Stotram
Shani Astotara
Rahu Astotara
Ketu Astotara
More on Planetary Mantras

Gayatri Mantra and Vishwamitra

Gayatri Vimochanam
Gayatri Mantra Long Form Explanation
Gayatri Astotara
Names of Gayatri

The Wesak Festival

Examples of Wesak Mantras

Miscellanous Mantras

Great Sanskrit Spiritual Disciplines

Methods for Spiritual Disciplines

Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu Discipline

Sudarshana Chakra Sadhana
Praising the Victory of Sudarshana Chakra

Gayatri Mantra Spiritual Discipline

Gayatri Sadhana Discipline Notes
Gayatri Mantra Sadhana

Maha Mrityunjaya Spiritual Discipline

Maha Mrityunjaya Discipline – Notes
Maha Mrityunjaya Sadhana

Narvarna Sadhana Spiritual Discipline and Notes

Navarna Sadhana

Ganapathi Spiritual Discipline (from the Ganesha Upanishad)

Ganesha Upanishad – Approximate MeaningCondensed Ganapathi Spiritual Discipline

Guru Spiritual Discipline

Slokas Sukta and Astotaras of Dieties

Sri Ekandanta Stotram
The Purusha Suktam (explanation)
The Purusha Suktam (the hymn)
Narayana Suktam
Sri Suktam
Kundalini Stava
Gita Dhyanam
Hymn for Peace (from the Atharva Veda)
Prayer for Group Harmony

Pronunciation Guide

Bibliography


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