Sanatani- Third Edition

Description

The book is a compilation of slokas from ancient religious texts of the Sanatan Dharmis such as the Vedas, the Puranas, the Upanishads, the Mahabharata and the Smrities etc. and arranged in a particular sequence after categorizing them in different heads so that people can follow it accordingly. The book recognizes the Niragnik form of the Sanatan Dharm. Some procedures have been simplified where as some procedures have been placed in a meaningful context. It starts with the basic tenets of the dharma and goes on to deal with the various subjects such as philosophy, vices, time, polity, kingship, kinship, and sanskars etc. The book tries to do away with the various superstitions and slur that have crept into the religion with the passage of time. It also tries to make the religion as simple as possible by doing away with cumbersome religious practices which naturally comes along with the Sagnik religious practices. Only those slokas which are relevant from the authors point of view as also according to sprit of the book have been included and the rest have been left out, so as to make the book more meaningful. The author has molded the book in such a way so as to bring solidarity among the Sanatanis and also bring enlightenment among them.

About the Author

The author Priyadarshi Sujit was born in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar and is based there. He graduated from BRA Bihar university / Muzaffarpur , after which he joined a government job where he is continuing till date. In his day to day life he felt disappointed by the shape the Sanatan religion has taken with the passage of time. According to him the followers of the religion despite belonging to a great civilization and history have now got reduced to a community where religious show off is more prominent than being religious, though, every Sanatani desires to regain the lost glory of the Sanatan Dharm. This being the reason, he has tried his hands on a subject which is too vast to be compiled in a single book. The author has tried to collect, compile and mould the ancient theosophy in a single book so that the Sanatanis may know the details of the religion they prophess where as Non Sanatanis may find it more convenient to learn about the religion from this.