You are invited to this third part of the series of books on Puranas to explore the status of women during the era of Vedas, Upanishads, and ancient scriptures.
This book is dedicated to the great women of our ancient culture. The scope of the book has been widened from stories from Puranas to include the description and stories of women sages and Goddesses in Vedas and Upanishads also.
The book is exclusively centered on the stories of the great Indian Women, Rishikas, sages and Goddesses from our ancient scriptures. In this part of the series, we explore and examine the actual position of women in Indian society in ancient times vis-à-vis the wrong information circulated among intellectuals by propagandist having vested interest.
Important Goddesses covered are Durga, Kali, Sarasvati, Lakshmi, Gayatri, Radha and Ganga. Amazing stories are there on these Goddesses and some others also like of Vedavathi, and of women scholars challenging the best men scholars.
Prologue
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Hymns eulogizing women
Chapter 3: Rishika, and Brahmavadinis
Chapter 4: Goddesses in Vedas and Upanishads
Chapter 5 Gargi Vachaknavi
Chapter 6: Sulabha Maitreyi
Chapter 7 Usha and Ratri
Chapter 8 Prithvi and Aditi
Chapter 9 Sarasvati in Vedas
Chapter 10 Vak devi
Chapter 11 Gayatri as per Veda
Chapter 12 Gayatri Vidya in Upanishad
Chapter 13 Puranas and Goddesses
Chapter 14 Mahisasura
Chapter 15 Manifestation of Mahamaya
Chapter 16 Spy and Minister of Mahisasura
Chapter 17 Meetings with ministers
Chapter 18 Slaying of Vaskala and Durmukha
Chapter 19 Slaying of Chikshura and Tamra
Chapter 20 Asiloma and Vidalaksha
Chapter 21 End of Mahisasura
Chapter 22 Manifestation of Kaushiki and Kalika
Chapter 23 Dhumra Lochan Vadha
Chapter 24 Slaying of the great Asura generals
Chapter 25 End of Shumbha and Nishumbha
Chapter 26 Lakshmi
Chapter 27 Sarasvati
Chapter 28 Sarasvati prayed by Yajnavalkya
Chapter 29 Radha and Gopis
Chapter 30 Ganga and Gopi-Rahasya
Chapter 31 Stories of three Rivers
Chapter 32 Savitri and Satyavan
Chapter 33 Story of Vedavathi
Chapter 34 Conclusion
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