Hastamalaka Stotram of Adi Shankaracharya
Book Details
Author(s)Swami Purushottamananda
PublisherCentral Chinmaya Mission Trust
ISBN / ASIN8175974184
ISBN-139788175974180
Sales Rank5,353,870
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Language: Sanskrit Text with English Translation
Pages: 53
Back Of The Book
A small boy who was already a realized soul, narrated his experience of Self-Knowledge to Bhagwan Adi Shankaracharya. To the boy this knowledge was clear as a gooseberry (amalaka) kept on the palm (hasta), and so the boy was named Hastamalaka. He became famous as one of the four renowned disciples of the Acharya and the conversation complied by the Acharya is Hastamalaka Stotram.
The famous saint of Maharashtra, Sant Eknath Maharaj has written a beautiful commentary on this stotra in Marathi.
Swami Purushottamanandaji brings out the quitessence of that commentary, which will be most valuable to English knowing seekers for contemplation and Self-Realization.
Preface
Hastakamalaka Stotram is our humble offering at the lotus feet of Param Pujya Swami Chinmayanandaji. We are extremely pleased to bring out this English edition.
As part of the Brahmachari course, I had occasion to take this stotra for discussion in the evening satsangs. During this period, I came across a beautiful commentary on it by the sixteenth century Maharashtrian saint, Sant Eknath Maharaj. The composition in Marathi, in verses called ovis is full of apt logic and devotion. Every shloka provides illustrations to make Vedantic concepts easy to understand.
Hastamalaka Stotram, on pressing demand was serialised in the Chinmaya Chaitanya, the monthly news letter of Chinmaya Seva Trust, Maharashtra. CCMT first published this in Marathi. It was soon followed by the Hidi edition of the book.
When it was decided to take this text for the Jnana Yagna at Bangalore, HH Swami Brahmananda suggested it be translated into English. Swami Atmadevananda responded promptly by translating the text. This was followed by discussions and some changes and editorial amendments were made at appropriate places.
This book in it
Pages: 53
Back Of The Book
A small boy who was already a realized soul, narrated his experience of Self-Knowledge to Bhagwan Adi Shankaracharya. To the boy this knowledge was clear as a gooseberry (amalaka) kept on the palm (hasta), and so the boy was named Hastamalaka. He became famous as one of the four renowned disciples of the Acharya and the conversation complied by the Acharya is Hastamalaka Stotram.
The famous saint of Maharashtra, Sant Eknath Maharaj has written a beautiful commentary on this stotra in Marathi.
Swami Purushottamanandaji brings out the quitessence of that commentary, which will be most valuable to English knowing seekers for contemplation and Self-Realization.
Preface
Hastakamalaka Stotram is our humble offering at the lotus feet of Param Pujya Swami Chinmayanandaji. We are extremely pleased to bring out this English edition.
As part of the Brahmachari course, I had occasion to take this stotra for discussion in the evening satsangs. During this period, I came across a beautiful commentary on it by the sixteenth century Maharashtrian saint, Sant Eknath Maharaj. The composition in Marathi, in verses called ovis is full of apt logic and devotion. Every shloka provides illustrations to make Vedantic concepts easy to understand.
Hastamalaka Stotram, on pressing demand was serialised in the Chinmaya Chaitanya, the monthly news letter of Chinmaya Seva Trust, Maharashtra. CCMT first published this in Marathi. It was soon followed by the Hidi edition of the book.
When it was decided to take this text for the Jnana Yagna at Bangalore, HH Swami Brahmananda suggested it be translated into English. Swami Atmadevananda responded promptly by translating the text. This was followed by discussions and some changes and editorial amendments were made at appropriate places.
This book in it
