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Item Code: IDF694
Publisher: Madhav Vidya Bhawan, Delhi
Author: Shastrarth Maharathi Pt. Madhavacharya Shastri
Language: English
Edition: 2002
ISBN: 8190164600
Pages: 542
Cover: Hardcover
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Weight 650 gm
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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

1 Pray to lord ganesa 1
2 Curiositism in Vedas 5
3 Drastic change seen in opponents through debates 7
4 Illustration on the structure of the Vedic Curiosity 10
5 Existence of Why? In course of deciding the matters 14
6 Other assumptions versus why? 18
7 Sanatana Dharma and Why? 20
8 Objectives Behind Composition of Why? And for whom 24
9 Philosophical approach for valuation of Why 26
10 A garland of Formuale on Dharma Digdarsana 27
11 A Cardinal radical theory or the basic concept 33
12 Theory of inert and sensitive 34
13 Theory of macro and microism 35
14 Theoryof tangible and intangible 36
15 Theory of perpetuity and declination 37
16 Theory of born and that of unborn 38
17 The theories of with end and unend 39
18 The theory of direct and that of indirect 40
19 The theory of the body and universe 42
20 Theory of good and evil 50
21 Spiritualism 53
22 Theory of purity and impurity 55
23 Theory of physics and metaphysics 61
24 Theory of territorial distinctions 62
25 Theory of the distinction of time 64
26 Theory of distinction in objects 66
27 Theory of distinction in caste 67
28 Jesus Christ and hazrat mohmed both were once shelters to hindo reubion 70
29 Inter-caste reproduction causes ruination 70
 
CHAPTER II
 
  A time table for routine  
30 Schedule of rules from awaking upto retiring 72
31 Need for a punctual routine 73
32 Advantages of doing works with prescribed procedure 75
33 Whether the procedure framed in scriptures is mere ostentation? 76
34 Getting up early in the morning 78
35 Why to get up at early in the morning 79
36 Morning prayer 81
37 Recollection of the great men of nation and its importance in morning 82
38 Why should one put his eyes on hands 86
39 Prayer to the mother land 87
40 A collocution in brief with the modern patriots 88
41 Root hymn for motivations of national feelings 89
42 The ominous things worth first seeing in the morning 93
43 How to excrete 94
44 Why is required muteness at the time of excreting 97
45 A step towards animality 98
46 Why should one avoid urinating on the path 100
47 Cleaning with clay or soap 100
48 Suitable place for the soil used for cleaning purpose 103
49 Rule of defecation, urination and purity conscious 104
50 Rules for brushing the teeth 106
51 Specific twigs with specific advantages 108
52 Selection of the tree and manner of making brush 109
53 Brush versus toothpaste 110
54 Prohibited time for teeth brushing 111
55 Exercise 112
56 Why are the exercise make a healthy body 113
57 Systems of Indian physical exercise 114
58 Morning salute to sun god 115
59 Piteous condition of health at present 116
60 Significance of oil massage to human body 117
61 Why massage only with oil 119
62 Why are some specific days prohibited for massage to body 120
63 Bath 124
64 Method of taking a bath 126
65 What is complete bath 127
66 Why anything should not be taken before bath 129
67 Conscious about posture 130
68 A scientific approach 132
69 Why is the stag, tiger and lion hide entertainable 134
70 Why are the seats of garments chair and boulders prohibited 136
71 Why to face a particular direction 136
72 Scientific analysis 137
73 Why to observe sraddha facing south 139
74 Why is tilaka 140
75 Scientific approach 141
76 Jaya hinda 143
77 Why is vermillion put on head of hindu women 144
78 Why lord hanuman is smeared with vermillon all over body 144
79 Why is tilaka accepted all over the body 146
80 Why is a knot given to the braid 147
81 An approach of scriptures 147
82 Scientific approach 148
83 What is the use of holding kusas 149
84 Scriptural approach 150
85 A scientific approach on holding of eragrostis cynosuroides 151
86 New investigations on atmosphere 152
87 Why are prejudicial effects of atmosphere only exist at the time of solemnization of spiritual deeds 154
88 Why to observe samdhya 155
89 Control on breathing through sandhya 156
90 How longevity by virtue of sandhya 158
91 Metaphysical advantages of samdhya 159
92 Major acts to be performed at the time of samdhya 161
93 What is the use of making resolution 162
94 Why is water necessary to put on palm in course of making samkalapa 164
95 Why only acamana thrice not more 165
96 A breathe controlling exercise 166
97 Why is pranayama necessary for human-being 167
98 Five secrets vested in pranayama 169
99 Human lungs- source of respiration 172
100 Control on breathing 174
101 Mental development 174
102 Whether a man can become immortal 175
103 Pranayama with all its components 176
104 Why is given three palmful water to sun 178
105 Vedic samdhya versus aryasamaja 182
106 Is the garland necessary in course of solemnization of rituals> Why 184
107 Why should muttering with middle finger made 185
108 Garland of basil and sivas tear Why 185
109 An approach of scriptures 186
110 The Garland or amulet merely on neck- Why 187
111 Only one hundred eight beads in a garland Why 188
112 Why sri 108 193
113 The concept of eating food 193
114 A scientific approach 195
115 First offer others then eat yourself 195
116 Bali-vaisvadeva an ideal socialism 197
117 A brief solemnization of bali vaisvadeva 198
118 A daridranarayana samskarana 199
119 Rules to be observed in course of taking food. 200
120 Explanatory notes on rules 203
121 Longevity is bestowed when rules for diet are followed 206
122 What should be the frequency for chewing food? 206
123 What are the advantage of offerings food to the god 209
124 Modern scenario of the dieting manner or food habit 209
125 Something alarming here 211
126 Advantages of compliance with the procedure 213
127 Why is a touch around the belly necessary 215
128 Why is a finger soaked in water necessary to put on the eyes 215
129 Why is stolloing necessary after meal 216
130 Why is lateral posture for lying is suggested 216
131 Do and don't - two each 217
132 Why is lateral posture for lying is suggested 218
133 Another useful rules 218
134 Pull the langa duly opened while misturition 218
135 To tie langa in dhoti 219
136 Rules for the noctural activites 220
137 Why are the feet not stretched along south direction? 220
 
CHAPTER III
  
  Mode of Living  
138 A chapter on mode od living 223
139 Rituals or ceremonies 223
140 When did the rituals get recognition 224
141 Necessity of the rituals/ceremonies 225
142 Why are Samskaras to be performed? 227
143 How many ceremonies are there existed 230
144 Eligibility criteria for solemnization of ceremonies 232
145 Why is such discrimination made 233
146 Whether it is right or burden 233
147 Common acts of ceremonies or rituals 235
148 Svastivacna and santi patha 236
149 Why is a rectial on hari om necessary 236
150 Why lord ganesa first to pry 237
151 Worship of Ganesa is pervasive throughout the world 238
152 Ganesa's worship indirectly in non-hindus 239
153 Procedure of worship as per scripture 242
154 Worship of lord ganesa and ekesvaravada 243
155 Lord ganesa has a head of elephant why 247
156 Imagine of head for lord ganesa by vedavyasa: 249
157 Why is the eye of an elephant 249
158 Why should the nose so long 251
159 Why are the ear so large 251
160 Why is the tongue also of an elephant 251
161 Why is the tusk of an elephant 252
162 Why is the trunk of human body 253
163 Why is lord ganesa lambodara also 254
164 Why is a mouse carrier 256
165 The maid servants-riddhi and siddhi 258
166 Strange origin fo lord ganesa 259
167 Structure as per puranas 259
168 Vedic approach 265
169 Essence of metaphysics 266
170 An analysis of ganesa's structure 268
171 Preter- natural approach 272
172 Ganesa as hurdle eraser 274
173 Whether ganesa is non-aryan god 277
174 Twelve names of lord ganesa 279
175 Ganesa-an attributive to mind 280
176 Ganesa is universeoriented pranava 284
177 The science of planet's adoration 285
178 Universal fraternity 286
179 An approach of scripture 287
180 How can the planets come through mere invocation 289
181 How do the planets ride on the human being 289
182 Whether the brahmans are the agents of planests 290
183 Ayurveda based on the theory of universe and body 292
184 Abnout the concept of Havana 293
185 What is the advantage fo the satiation to gods 296
186 Concept of insemination ceremony as laid down by Vedas 298
187 Why is solemnized the insemination ceremony 302
188 Sex education or knowledge on he procedure of Insemination 304
189 Permission from the wife 306
190 Why is courtship prohibited on auspicious dates 307
191 Whys is courtship prohibited on the certain nights 309
192 Why is born certain child on courtship at certain night 311
193 Why is a woman in her mense considered impure 313
194 About the ceremony of pumsavana 317
195 Two useful remedies for pumsavana 319
196 Ceremony of simantonnayana 320
197 The effects transmitted to the baby through simanta ceremony 322
198 About the ceremony of jatakarma 325
199 Whose milk to baby-mother's or the midwife's 327
200 Why is given honey and ghee to the baby 328
201 About namakarana ceremony 329
202 Why is namakarana ceremony performed 331
203 What is the name to be given 332
204 When is namakarana ceremony to be performed 334
205 About niskramana ceremony 335
206 About annaprasana ceremony 337
207 About chudakarana ceremony 339
208 Why should the man hold a braid 343
209 Braid and different races in the world 351
210 About sacred thread ceremony and approach of scriptures 352
211 Whether the sacred thread fulfils the wordly desires 356
212 What is sacred thread? 358
213 Brief account of this ceremony 361
214 When had this ceremony begun 365
215 As per the modern thinkers 367
216 Pervasiveness fo Sacred thread 368
217 Muslims 369
218 Christians 369
219 Persians 369
220 Sikhs 370
221 Guru Nanaka 370
222 The sixth guru Har Govind Singh 370
223 The ninth guru tega bahadura 371
224 The tenth guru govind singh 371
225 Buddha 371
226 When should be the thread ceremony solemnized 371
227 Why is made division of time 372
228 Essential rules for thread ceremony 376
229 Why should it be around ear while excreting 378
230 An approach of scripture 379
231 From the angle of health 379
232 Behavirol outlook 380
233 The method of making sacred thread 380
234 Why is there a special method 380
235 Why are determined 96 folds for sacred thread 383
236 Why are three fibres and three circles 386
237 Why is given brahma knot to the sacred thread 388
238 Why is provision of two sacred threads 389
239 Deliberation on a plea advocating thread ceremony for woman and sudras 390
240 Certain authorities on prohibition of right 393
241 About the shadow of proofs deemed as authentican an axe on scripture 401
242 About samavartana ceremony 409
243 Conseration with eight pitchers 411
244 Holding garments and ornaments 412
245 Lecture on the occasion of convocation 413
246 An approach of marriage ceremony 414
247 Different methods of marriage ceremony 416
248 An abrupt scenario of marriage ceremony in arya samaja 417
249 Types of marriages 419
250 Brahma marriage versus lave marriage 420
251 A woman becomes widow twice within one hour 422
252 When should the marriage solemnized 423
253 Why is the marriage solemnise 428
254 Five prong objectives of the marriage 429
255 An outline of the marriage ceremony 431
256 What is hasta (hand) ceremony 431
257 Haridra hasta (Turmeric hand) 431
258 Bana (oil) 432
259 Worship of pavilion or mandha 433
260 Horse riding ceremony 434
261 Greeting ceremony 435
262 Marriage ceremony 437
263 Kanyadana (gift of the virgin) 437
264 Laja Homa 438
265 Saptapadi (seven step for couple life) 442
266 Chana (a frial given to inherent wisdom) 445
267 Showering of grains 446
268 Entrance in the home 447
269 A circular move of the village 448
270 Concept of vanaprastha 448
271 An approach of secripture 449
272 Why to adopt vanaprastha 449
273 Concept of sanyasa asrama 450
274 An approach of scripture 450
275 Why is sanyasa obserbed 451
276 Decoration while in the death Bed 451
277 An approach of scripture 451
278 Why is the ground smeared with cowdung 452
279 Why is a bed of kusa grass necessary 453
280 Why is the ground made as bed 454
281 Why is the bench or cot not used 455
282 Why should the head be kept facing north 456
283 Why to lay on the back 457
284 Why is knee under the head kept 457
285 The dying man can do his good himself 458
286 Why are gangs water and basil leaves needed 459
287 Why is needed the recital of god's pious name 460
288 Om or Rama what should be recited 460
289 Why is lighted lamp or deepa given 461
290 About the funeral ceremony 462
291 An approach of scripture 463
292 Why is it necessary to burn the body 463
293 Why is kapala kriya necessary 464
294 Why is bathe with garments on body 466
295 Why is fire touched and neem leaves chewed 467
296 Why is the ash flown in ganges water 467
297 Reasons for addressing ashes as flower 468
 
CHAPTER IV
  
  Miscellaneous topics  
298 A chapter on miscellaneous topics 470
299 A science of allocation of time factor 471
300 Trend of setting right time in other sects 471
301 An approach of the scripture 473
302 Scientific approach 473
303 Irony on the statement by miss miyo 475
304 Human body-A group of musical instrument 476
305 Why are auspicious acts prohibited to perform when Jupiter and venus are set or degraded 477
306 Why is the marriage prohibited at the time when Jupiter enshrines on leo, the zodiac 478
307 From the angles of meta physical approach 481
308 Why is malamasa formed on entrance of sun in the zodiacs Sagittarius and pisces 481
309 Why is thread ceremony good to perform when sun enters in pisces 482
310 Typical muhurtas for marriage in Aryasamaja 483
311 Time fixation for traveling 485
312 An approach of scriptures 485
313 Scientific analysis 487
314 Why these have no effect on non-hindus 489
315 Why are certain direction for traveling prohibited 490
316 Science behind the specific order of the weekdays 491
317 Why is the fourth planet become the governor of the day 493
318 Whether there is any provision to allocate time for the death 495
319 An approach of scripture 496
320 Scientific analysis 497
321 About the etiqette of salute 498
322 An approach of scripture 499
323 Why should salute be made 501
324 Custom as prevailed in Christians is impracticable 501
325 Custom in muslim alias a dwelling of ailments 502
326 Aryasamaja is the lowest rung 503
327 Use of namaste is evil like 506
328 Custom prevailing sanatana dharma 508
329 Why is done sastanga salute 508
330 Why should salute be made with a touch on feet 510
331 Magnificence of cow 512
332 An approach to scripture 512
333 Why is pancagavya sipped 513
334 Pancagavya and the Russian scientists 514
335 An approach of scripture on pancagavya 515
336 Pancagavya is rare to see in the countries outside India 516
337 Method of preparing pancagavya 517
338 On joining wife in yajna etc. rituals 518
339 Scriptural evidences 518
340 Why is the provision of left and right side made 521
341 Why has the voyage restricted in kali era 522
342 Whether a journey by plane is also prohibited 526
343 Not forbidden if journey is made by plane 526
344 Americans could not see moon god on the surface of the moon 527
345 Assumption about moon god in scriptures 528
346 Straight sight of gods 529
347 Why should we do worship of the moon and planets 531
348 Sanskrit pronunciation guide 533
349 Glossary 535

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