Rishi-s of Veda-s and Upanishad-s

Pages : xii + 199

Size : 1/8 Demy

Cover : Paper Back

ISBN : 81-7994-148-5

Anyone reading this book will understand the contributions for our Rishi-s. All such people will start paying much attention and respect to the word Rishi-s whenever and wherever they hear the word mentioned.

The 32 questions chapter is simply great. Almost all the questions that may have arisen in anybody’s mind is in the past, as well as many question that may never have arisen in their minds are posed, and answered effectively and completely.

The part on Gotra and Pravara is most beneficial and contains lot of information.

Table of Contents

Note to the Readers / v

Abbreviations / x

Publishers’ Note / xi

Part I : Basics / 1

1. Introduction / 2

2. Overview : 32 Questions and Answers / 8

3. Overview of Mantra / 31

4. Consciousness and the Worlds / 36

5. Rishi-s of Rig Veda and their Disciples / 40

6. Lineage of Rishi-s / 46

Part II : The works of Individual Rishi-s / 51

7. Angirasa Rishi-s / 52

8. Rishi Vasishtha / 51

9. Rishi Vishvamitrah / 63

    Appendix: Vishvamitra-Vaishtha

   Hodtility is in Ramayana, not in RV / 67

10. Rishi Atri Bhauma and RV Mandala 5

      (By S.K. Ramachandra Rao) / 70

11. Rishi Bharadvaja / 82

12. Rishi Vamadeva / 86

13. Rishi Kashyapa Maricha / 89

14. Rishi KAnva Ghaura and his disciples / 94

15. Rishi Grtsamada / 96

16. Rishi Dirghatamas Auchatya / 98

17. Rishi-s Gotama, Agastya and Bhargava / 100

18.Women Rishi-s / 102

19. Some more Rishi-s / 106

Part III: Some Advanced Topics on Rishi-s / 108

20. Birth of Humans ans Rishi-s / 109

21. Ancient Human Fathers / 113

22. Seven Rishi-s / 118

23. The work of Rishi-s / 122

24. The Force of Mantra / 130

25. Error-free Chantings: Mathematical Methods / 134

Part IV : The Rishi-s of pther Vedas and Upanishad-s / 138

26. Rishi-s of Krishna Yajur Veda / 139

27. Rishi-s of Sama Veda / 143

28. Rishi-s of Atharva Veda / 147

29. Rishi-s of the Upanishad-s / 150

30. Yajnavalkya / 154

31. Relation of Rig Veda and Krishna Yajur Veda / 156

Part V : Gotra and Pravara / 164

32. Gotra Rishi-s / 165

33. Details of the Gotra-Pravara  in tables / 172

34. Vedic Insights unveiled by Modern Sages / 186

Appendix

Shatapatha Brahmana (6.1.1.1 – 5) on the risji-s / 194

Index / 196