| The Harsha-Charita of Banabhatta Contributor(s): Cowell, Edward Byles (Translator), Thomas, Frederick William (Translator), , Banabhatta (Author) |
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ISBN: 1981234276 ISBN-13: 9781981234271 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.60 lbs) 198 pages |
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| Publisher Description: THUS runs the tale: -- In former days the Holy One, the Most High, enthroned in his own sphere was reclining on his full-blown lotus couch surrounded by Indra and the other gods; and on a certain occasion he was holding a session, framing questions on the lore of Brahma and enjoying other blameless discussions. As he so sate, adored of the three worlds, the Prajapatis headed by Manu, Daksa, and Caksusa, and all the great sages with the seven Risis worshipped him. Some in chorus chanted the Rik hymns apt for psalmody; some recited the Yajus sentences of worship; some sang aloud the Samanstrains of praise. Others rehearsed the Mantras that reveal the ritual of the sacrifice. And there, arising from the differences of their studies, quarrels one with another we heard among them |
