Here
are some ideas and links to assist learning the Sanskrit language.
Traditionally, Sanskrit can be learned by repetative chanting and
memorization.
I like
to listen to Sanskrit while reading it. I found a variety of sources
for products that allow me to look, listen and learn.
mothersbooks.org
(Search for "1000 names")
Lalita Sahasranaama (1000 names of THe Divine Mother)
Available as a computer playabe Multimedia CD that offers the correct
pronounciation along with your choice of transliteration or Engliish
translation. Offers stunning graphics. Also available as a cassette
or CD, both with the correct Sanskrit pronounciation. Mothersbooks.orp
offers a books featuring devanagari, transliteration and translation
along with a detailed commentary. Other source for for this book
is vedanta.com look for L = Lalita
Sahasranama even though the book is officially called Sri Lalita
Sahasranama
American
Sanskrit Institute The American Sanskrit
Institute offers a variety of Sanskrit related products. Look for
The Yoga Sutra Workbook and companion cassette. There are
numerous other cassettes and CD's that come with Sanskrit Devanagari.
Guru
Gita
For the Guru Gita I found the audio at one source and the book I
like at another. Audio: Siddha
Yoga bookstore Look
under Audio products for Swadhyaya (the recitation and chanting
of sacred texts). Both the one by Swami Muktananda and the one by
Gurumayi Chidvilasananda are awesome. This bookstore offers the
Guru Gita in devanagari at an affordable price, but it is only devanagari
and hard for the beginner to find and follow the chant. I found
a great translation in a book offered at www.shreemaa.org
- "The Guru and the Goddess"
ISBN 1-887472-78-9 This book has the devanagari, transliteration
and english translation. It also has a Sanskrit text and translation
of the LALITA TRISHATI STOTRAM. The You can find books and Audio
at this site under Dharma Tools.
Lalita
Trishate Strotram -
A definition
of Sri Vidya, an explanation of the Sri Cakra Yantra, and exposition
of three hundred names of the Divine Mother.
Again this is available at www.shreemaa.org
- The book is called
" The Guru and the Goddess" ISBN 1-887472-78-9 This book
has the devanagari, transliteration and english translation. The
You can find books and Audio at this site under Dharma Tools.
Bhagavad
Gita
There are many source for the Bhagavad Gita, both printed in devanagari
and recorded for listening. The Chinmaya Mission
has a great selection.
I
especially like the translation by Winthrop Sargeant because it
has the individual words translated. Also nice is the cassette available
from American Sanskrit
Institute. It has chapter 2 and 3 along with transliterated
text for chanting along.
The
Chinmaya Mission has a LOT of books and tapes http://www.chinmayapublications.org
HaidiYakhandi
Sapta Sati from http://www.babajiashram.org
is one I really LOVE!!! I got the book and tape from shrilaxshmi
when he offered it on Ebay
The
Hanuman Chalisa There seems to be a lot of reordings of the
Hanuman Chalisa and also ways to find the devanagari for this favorite
chant. Try this site www.hanuman.com
for a waelth of Hanuman realted information and chants.
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