1 Purna Vidya Book Set - Contents

Purna Vidya Book Set - Contents

Puja & Prayers (Book+CD)

Part 1: Panchatantra Stories

Part 2: Stories from Purana

Part 3: Ramayana

01. Introduction and context of Ramayana

02. Bala Kanda

03. Ayodhya Kanda

04. Aranya Kanda

05. Kishkindha Kanda

06. Sundara Kanda

07. Yuddha Kanda

Part 4: Bhagavata Purana

01. Introduction to the Bhagavata Purana

02. Story of Dhurva

03. Story of Prthu

04. Story of Gajendra

05. Story of Harishchandra

06. Story of Ganga

07. Story of Vishvamitra

08. Story of Shakuntala

09. Story of Sati

10. Story of Markandeya

11. Matsyavatara

12. Kurmavatara

13. Varahavatara

14. Narasimhavatara

15. Vamanavatara

16. Parushuramavatara

17. Ramavatara

18. Ramavatara

19. Krishnavatara

20. Buddhavatara

21. Kalki avatara

22. Avatara Review

23. The Incarnations of Lord Vishnu

Part 5: Mahabharata

01. Introduction to Mahabharata

02. Adi Parva

03. Sabha Parva

04. Vana Parva

05. Virata Parva

06. Udyoga Parva

07. Bhisma Parva

08. Drona Parva

09. Karna Parva

10. Salya Parva

11. After the War

Part 6: Values

01. Introduction to Values

02. Non-Injury

03. Truthfulness

04. Purity

05. Friendship

06. Attitude to Money

07. Absence of Sixfold Enemies

1. Desire

2. Anger

3. Greed

4. Delusion

5. Pride

6. Jealousy

08. Accommodation

09. Straightforwardness

10. Firmness in Resolve

11. Mastery of the Mind

12. Absence of Ego

13. Respect

14. Attitude towards Food

15. Parents and Siblings

16. Forbearance

17. Charity

18. Environment Awareness

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Part 7: Isvara and Religious Discipline

01. Introduction to Isvara

02. Isvara as the Elements

03. Three forms of the Lord

04. Ishta Devatas

05. The Planetary Deity

06. Lord Dakshinamurti

07. The symbol worship of Isvara

08. Devotion

09. Surrender

10. Prayer

11. Lord Appreciated through Upasanas

12. The meaning of OM

13. Introduction to Religious Disciplines

14. Vows

15. Worship

16. Fasting

17. Japa

18. Silence

19. Resolve

20. Expiatory Religious Vows

21. Pilgrimage

22. The Five Daily Sacrifices

23. Salutation to the Sun Deity

24. Sandhyavandanam

25. Karma as a Religious Discipline in Speech

26. Acts of Charity

27. Religious Purity

28. Eight-Limbed Yoga

Part 8: Religious Culture

01. Introduction to Form & Spirit of Vedic Culture

02. Rishi Lineage

03. The name Hinduism

04. Food

05. Dress & Ornamentation

06. Home

07. Customs & Manners

08. Language

09. The Hindu Calendar

10. Performing arts

11. Temple Culture

12. Cultural India

13. National Anthem

14. Worship & Festivals

15. Places of Pilgrimage

16. Rivers of India

17. Saints

18. Hindu Mathas

19. The Teaching tradition of India

20. Women in Vedic Culture

Part 9: Sanatana Dharma

01. The Fourteen-fold Vedic Knowledge

02. The Vedas as Means of Knowledge

03. Vedas - An Oral Tradition

04. The Four Purusharthas

05. The Two Lifestyles

06. The Four Vedas

07. Unique Aspects of Vedic Dharma

08. Understanding Avatara

09. Karma and Rebirth

10. The Four Varnas

11. Yajna: The Fire Ritual

12. Jivanmukti: Liberation while Living

13. The Hindu Samskaras

14. The Origin of Samskaras

15. The Forty Samskaras

16. Lord Agni in the Stages of Life

17. The Sixteen Samskaras

Part 10: Human Development and Spiritual

Growth

01. Human Development

1.The Pre-school years

2.The School Years

3.Adolescence

4.Youth and Middle Age

02. Moral Development

03. Sexual Identity

04. Self Identity and Cultural Identity

05. Vedic And Modern Influences

06. Crossing the Oceans

07. Changing Times And Families

08. The Western Influence

09. Marriage

10. Communication

11. Peer Pressure

12. Value for Traditions

13. Self Image

14. Psychological Growth and Spiritual Seeking

15. The Goals of a Human Being

16. What is Success?

17. The Universal Citizen

18. The Wise Person

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Part 11: Vedic Knowledge

01. The Fourteen-fold Vedic Knowledge

02. The Vedas as Means of Knowledge

03. Vedas - An Oral Tradition

04. The Four Purusharthas

05. The Two Lifestyles

06. The Four Vedas

07. The Six Vedangas

08. Phonetics

09. Grammar

10. Prosody

11. Etymology

12. Astronomy and Astrology

13. Knowhow of Rituals

14. The Four Upangas

15. Analysis

16. Logic

17. Dharma Shastra

18. Puranas, Itihasas and Bhagavad Gita

19. The Four Upavedas

1. Ayurveda

2. Dhanur Veda

3. Gandharva Veda

4. Artha Sastra

20. Other Literary Works

1. Vastu Sastra

2. Silpa Sastra

3. Agama Sastra

4. Yoga Sastra

5. Kavya Literature

6. Devotional Literature

7. Vedanta Literature

Part 12: Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita

01. The Context of the Bhagavad Gita

02. Arjuna's Despair

03. Knowledge of the Self

04. The Duty of a Kshatriya

05. Karma Yoga

06. Discerning the Wise Person

Note:

� Parts 3 to 12 has 2 books – Student Work book and Teaching Guidelines.

� Commencement age for Part-3 is 5-6 yrs, so as to conclude Part-12 by age 15.