Book 2 - Table of Contents

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Focus Areas

Chapter	Page #
ब्रह्म उपासन (brahma  upāsana – Divine Contemplation)	23
यज्ञ साधन (sādhana yajña – sacrificial rite)	25
Cosmological Significance	26
Exoteric Aspects - General Categorization	40
मुख्य यज्ञ पदार्थ (mukhya yajña padārtha - Key Sacrificial Ingredients)	48
यागशाला (yāgaśālā– Sacrificial Place) & Sacred Geometry	55
Phallic symbolism – Inner Meaning	62
திவ்ய தேசம் (divya dē sam - Sacred Space)	85
Historical Perspective	87
Esoteric Cosmo-Iconography	94
कल्प विज्ञान (kalpa vijñāna – ritual science)	268
Significance of Pilgrimages – a practical experience	393
Sacred Hindu Temples in India	444
Appendix	482
Appendix A - Bio Data	484
Appendix B - References	485
Appendix C – Glossary	490
Appendix D – Index of Tables & Figures	495
Appendix E – Index of Scriptural Citations	501
Appendix F – Index of Keywords	512
Appendix G – Index of Citations	514

Detailed Table of Contents

Chapter	Page #
ब्रह्म उपासन (brahma  upāsana – Divine Contemplation)	23
यज्ञ साधन  (sādhana yajña – sacrificial rite)	25
Cosmological Significance	26
पञ्चाग्नि विद्या (pañcāgni vidyā – science of five fires)	36
Exoteric Aspects - General Categorization	40
श्रौत यज्ञ (śrauta yajña)	41
स्मार्त यज्ञ (smārta yajña)	47
मुख्य यज्ञ पदार्थ (mukhya yajña padārtha - Key Sacrificial Ingredients)	48
ऋत्विज् (ṛtvij - priests)	48
यजमान (yajamāna -  owner or sponsor)	49
यज्ञ आयुध (yajña āyudha- Sacrifcial Tools)	51
द्रव्य उपचार (dravya upacāra- Sacrifcial Offerings)	51
यागशाला (yāgaśālā– Sacrificial Place) & Sacred Geometry	55
महा वेदि (mahā vedi – Grand altar)	58
Phallic symbolism – Inner Meaning	62
अश्वमेद यज्ञ (aśvameda yajña – horse sacrifice)	63
यूप / स्कंभ  (yūpa / skaṁbha – post / pillar)	69
Soteriological Journey	72
திவ்ய தேசம் (divya dēsam - sacred space)	85
Historical Perspective	87
Esoteric Cosmo-Iconography	94
श्रीचक्र (śrīcakra) – a closer look	118
देवालय स्थापत्य  (devālaya sthāpatya -  temple architecture)	142
कल्प विज्ञान (kalpa vijñāna – ritual science)	268
चतुष्पदम् (catuṣpadam -  fourfold divisions)	270
Ritualistic Pre-Requisites	279
पञ्च महा शुद्धि (pañca mahā śuddhi – five main purifications)	289
क्रिया देवयपुजायाः (kriyā devayapujāyāḥ- rite of divine worship)	311
आत्म / प्राण प्रतिष्ठा (ātma/ prāṇa pratiṣṭhā – consecration of spiritual life / breath)	344
आलय उत्सव  (ālaya utsava – temple festival)	351
Significance of Pilgrimages – a practical experience	393
சபரிமலை யாதிரை (sabarimalai yātirai- Sabarimala pilgrimage)	395
حج (hajj -  pilgrimage)	441
Sacred Hindu Temples in India	444
Critical Milestones Divinified	444
Sacred Indian temples	448
Appendix	482
Appendix A - Bio Data	484
Appendix B - References	485
Books	485
Research Papers, Lectures & Articles	489
Appendix C – Glossary	490
Glossary of English Terms	490
Glossary of Tamil Terms	491
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms	492
Appendix D – Index of Tables & Figures	495
Index of Tables	495
Index of Figures	497
Appendix E – Index of Scriptural Citations	501
Index of Sanskrit References	501
Index of Tamil References	507
Index of Arabic References	510
Index of Hebrew References	511
Appendix F – Index of Keywords	512
Appendix G – Index of Citations	514

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