Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir 1819 1899 Williams, Monier Monier-Williams, Sir Monier The Siksha-Patri of the Svami-Narayana Sect Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by John B. Hare and Chetan Jain. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Siksha-Patri of the Svami-Narayana Sect" by Sir Monier Monier-Williams is a religious guidebook written in the late 19th century, specifically around the time of 1882. It serves as a comprehensive manual of spiritual and moral instructions for the followers of the Svami-Narayana sect, a modern Vaishnava tradition within Hinduism. The primary focus of the book is to articulate the tenets and practices essential for the devout adherence to this sect, emphasizing behaviors deemed virtuous and prohibitive actions that could lead to spiritual downfall. The content of the "Siksha-Patri" provides a detailed account of the duties and regulations prescribed for the followers of the sect, covering various aspects of daily life and spiritual practice. It includes directives on ethical conduct, prohibited behaviors, purification rituals, meditation practices, and guidelines regarding worship. There are specific instructions for different groups such as male devotees, women, and celibate sages, framed within a theological context that extols the worship of Krishna and outlines the fundamental philosophies of the sect. Through its verses, it underscores the importance of adhering to dharma (righteousness), devotion (bhakti), and community duty, aiming to foster both personal and social harmony among its adherents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Swami-Narayanis DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 76307 76308 2024-10-03T12:46:36.515881 2023-10-04T03:40:15.459930 text/html text/html 72739 2014-04-07T20:55:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 26695 2014-04-07T20:56:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 100111 2024-10-03T12:46:42.316863 application/epub+zip 98948 2024-10-03T12:46:39.801887 application/epub+zip 91262 2024-10-03T12:46:38.592875 application/epub+zip 247606 2024-10-03T12:46:44.118874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240880 2024-10-03T12:46:41.575857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209326 2022-09-04T05:16:55.650118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67813 67762 2024-10-03T12:46:36.178879 2023-10-04T03:40:15.222925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67647 2014-04-07T20:55:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 25759 2014-04-07T20:56:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 67300 2014-04-07T20:54:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 25656 2014-04-07T20:56:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 67292 2014-04-07T20:54:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25479 2014-04-07T20:56:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23229 2024-10-03T12:46:44.250842 application/rdf+xml 17013 2024-10-03T12:46:39.131862 image/jpeg 3771 2024-10-03T12:46:38.860867 image/jpeg 99744 2024-10-03T12:46:36.523881 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia