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Sri Anirvan’s magnum opus “VEDAMIMAMSA” was published in three volumes in 1961, 1965 and 1970.[1] This work won him the Rabindra award.
Veda Mimamsa is an introduction to interpretation of the mantras (hymns) of the Rksamhita. In the first part of the first-volume of the three volume veda-mimamsa
Sri Anirvan has dealt with the modes of interpretation in general. In the second part of the same book he has reflected on the vedic literature in brief. Sri Anirvan`s explanation of the veda has looked into the poetical philosophy of the poet-seers which has named as `Chinmaya Pratakyakshvada.` This thought provoking work of Sri Anirvan,sheds a new light to the interpretation of the Veda.
Vedamimamsa Vol I
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/005_rfs.pdf
Vedamimamsa Vol II
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/006_rfs.pdf
Vedamimamsa Vol III
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/007_rfs.pdf
The Rig Veda is one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language. Philological and linguistic evidence indicate that the Rigveda was composed in the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent, roughly between 1700–1100 BC[5] (the early Vedic period). There are strong linguistic and cultural similarities with the early Iranian Avesta, deriving from the Proto-Indo-Iranian times, often associated with the early Andronovo and Sintashta-Petrovka cultures of c. 2200 – 1600 BC.The Rigvedic hymns are dedicated to various deities, chief of whom are Indra, a heroic god praised for having slain his enemy Vrtra; Agni, the sacrificial fire; and Soma, the sacred potion or the plant it is made from. Equally prominent gods are the Adityas or Asura gods Mitra–Varuna and Ushas (the dawn). Also invoked are Savitr, Vishnu, Rudra, Pushan, Brihaspati or Brahmanaspati, as well as deified natural phenomena such as Dyaus Pita (the shining sky, Father Heaven ), Prithivi (the earth, Mother Earth), Surya (the sun god), Vayu or Vata (the wind), Apas (the waters), Parjanya (the thunder and rain), Vac (the word), many rivers (notably the Sapta Sindhu, and the Sarasvati River). The Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sadhyas, Ashvins, Maruts, Rbhus, and the Vishvadevas ("all-gods") as well as the "thirty-three gods" are the groups of deities mentioned.
The hymns mention various further minor gods, persons, phenomena and items, and contain fragmentary references to possible historical events, notably the struggle between the early Vedic people (known as Vedic Aryans, a subgroup of the Indo-Aryans) and their enemies, the Dasa or Dasyu and their mythical prototypes, the Paṇi (the Bactrian Parna).
Mandala 1 comprises 191 hymns. Hymn 1.1 is addressed to Agni, and his name is the first word of the Rigveda. The remaining hymns are mainly addressed to Agni and Indra, as well as Varuna, Mitra, the Ashvins, the Maruts, Usas, Surya, Rbhus, Rudra, Vayu, Brhaspati, Visnu, Heaven and Earth, and all the Gods.
Mandala 2 comprises 43 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra. It is chiefly attributed to the Rishi gṛtsamada śaunahotra.
Mandala 3 comprises 62 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra and the Vishvedevas. The verse 3.62.10 has great importance in Hinduism as the Gayatri Mantra. Most hymns in this book are attributed to viśvāmitra gāthinaḥ.
Mandala 4 comprises 58 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra as well as the Rbhus, Ashvins, Brhaspati, Vayu, Usas, etc. Most hymns in this book are attributed to vāmadeva gautama.
Mandala 5 comprises 87 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra, the Visvedevas ("all the gods'), the Maruts, the twin-deity Mitra-Varuna and the Asvins. Two hymns each are dedicated to Ushas (the dawn) and to Savitr. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the atri clan.
Mandala 6 comprises 75 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra, all the gods, Pusan, Ashvin, Usas, etc. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the bārhaspatya family of Angirasas.
Mandala 7 comprises 104 hymns, to Agni, Indra, the Visvadevas, the Maruts, Mitra-Varuna, the Asvins, Ushas, Indra-Varuna, Varuna, Vayu (the wind), two each to Sarasvati (ancient river/goddess of learning) and Vishnu, and to others. Most hymns in this book are attributed to vasiṣṭha maitravaruṇi.
Mandala 8 comprises 103 hymns to various gods. Hymns 8.49 to 8.59 are the apocryphal vālakhilya. Hymns 1–48 and 60–66 are attributed to the kāṇva clan, the rest to other (Angirasa) poets.
Mandala 9 comprises 114 hymns, entirely devoted to Soma Pavamana, the cleansing of the sacred potion of the Vedic religion.
Mandala 10 comprises additional 191 hymns, frequently in later language, addressed to Agni, Indra and various other deities. It contains the Nadistuti sukta which is in praise of rivers and is important for the reconstruction of the geography of the Vedic civilization and the Purusha sukta which has great significance in Hindu social tradition. It also contains the Nasadiya sukta (10.129), probably the most celebrated hymn in the west, which deals with creation. The marriage hymns (10.85) and the death hymns (10.10–18) still are of great importance in the performance of the corresponding Grhya rituals
Sri Anirvan wrote on six Gayatri Mandalas. He could not finish the remaining four.
GAYATRIMANDALA 1
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/003_rfs.pdf
GAYATRI MANDALA 2
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/008_rfs.pdf
GAYATRI MANDALA 3
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/009_rfs.pdf
GAYATRI MANDALA 4
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/010_rfs.pdf
GAYATRI MANDALA 5
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/011_rfs.pdf
GAYATRI MANDALA 6
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/012_rfs.pdf
YOGA SAMANVAYA PRASANGA
Yoga Samanvaya or The Way Of Harmony.
Prasanga is the method of using logical consequence to correct flawed views.
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/014_rfs.pdf
VEDANTA JIJNASA
Vedanta Jijnasa. Veda means Knowledge. Anta means Ultimate. Therefore Vedanta means Ultimate Knowledge. Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita, vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyam: "The ultimate purpose of reading Vedas is to know Me." Jijnasa means inquiring.
To understand.
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/002_rfs.pdf
In Inner or Antar Yoga, Sri Anirvan reveals the true substance of yoga. Anirvan, a lifelong scholar and practitioner, combines knowledge of tradition, experience derived from meditation, and great independence of mind to illuminate the heart of yogic teaching. He explains the eight limbs of Patanjala Yoga in the light of India's spiritual traditions and fills each chapter with insights on the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Gita drawn from a lifetime of study. This thoughtful book offers serious students new insight into the discipline of yoga.
ANTARYOGA
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/001_rfs.pdf
PATHER SAATHI PART I
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/004_rfs.pdf
RISHI ANIRVAN by Gita Haldar
A Biography of Sri Anirvan by Smt Gita Haldar
http://www.haimavati-anirvan.org/SAR/Library_files/013_rfs.pdf
OUR GRATITUDE TO Mne PAOLA MANNARO
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