Sun in the Religious Life and Lore of India

Language: EnglishPages: 238 (16 B/W Illustrations)About the BookThe Sun has been defined as a God and worshipped as an embodiment of natural and supernatural powers. The meaning of the Sun is brilliant, shining that has drawn the notice of mankind for adoration all over the world from very beginning of the human history. It has gained the position of pre-eminence over all the deities of the nature in the ancient times. The Sun constitute an essential feature of the religious and spiritual consciousness of the Indians through the history, such a worship in India has originated as early as neolithic period as in the other countries. From many points of the view and from every age and from every corner of earth, the worship of Sun in ancient India has been continuing from the time immemorials as there is a profound relationship between men and the life giving Sun who has played very prominent role in many vows and ritual thereby it has gained a lot of popularity among all sections ofIndian Society.The role played by the Sun in the religious life of the people of India through the ages has been embodied in this volume in a lucid manner with reference to the Vedas, Brahmanas, Upanisadas and Puranas. The various aspects of the Sun God have been described vividly in thirteen chapters. The book is undoubtedly an unrivalled literary masterpiece and eye opener for the scholars who must feel proud of their ancient culture. About the AuthorMuralidhar Mohanty, the author of this volume was born in a village named Fatepur under the P.S.-Bhandaripokhari in the district of Bhadrak, Orissa in the year 1931. He was serving under the Government of Orissa in Culture Department and retired from Government service in 1989. He has long standing experience about the ancien