Saundarya Lahari of Sri Sankaracarya

DETAILS : 

• Author : Swami Tapasyananda
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sri Ramakrishna Math
  
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 January 2010
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 181 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8171202446
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8171202447
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 200  g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Saundarya Lahari (The Flood of Beauty) is one of the most celebrated Sanskrit hymns in the Hindu tradition, attributed to the great philosopher-saint Adi Sankaracarya. This specific edition, translated and commentated by Swami Tapasyananda, is highly regarded for its scholarly depth and spiritual clarity.

While Sankaracarya is best known for his strict non-dualist (Advaita) philosophy, Saundarya Lahari reveals his facet as a profound devotee of the Divine Mother (Shakti). The poem is both a literary masterpiece of "Shringara" (beauty/love) and a technical manual for Sri Vidya Tantra.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Swami Tapasyananda (1904–1991) was a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Mission and a prolific scholar-saint whose life’s work was dedicated to translating and interpreting the vast corpus of Sanskrit devotional and philosophical literature. He served as one of the Vice-Presidents of the Ramakrishna Order and is remembered for his deep austerity, intellectual rigor, and devotion.