Description

Swami Harshanandha s book Hindu God And Goddesses is intriguing because of its thrilling diversity. Swami Harshananda skillfully manages the text s symbolic elements, and his writings are a priceless contribution to the body of knowledge about Hindu gods. The book contains stories of Shiva, Ganesh, Durga, Kali, Parvati, Krishna, and Vishnu in addition to a thorough explanation and illustrations of the reasoning behind each of God s many attributes.

This well-written, compact book with several hundred pages entices the reader with a captivating maze of myths and symbols, philosophical conjecture, and spiritual understanding. The author discovers that the use of symbolic interpretation provides a useful hint for comprehending the Hindu pantheon. He elaborates on the meaning of heavenly forms and figures, decorations and weaponry, cars and entourage, based on that hint