Karana-Kusumakara or The Poems of The Body Swami Rama Tirtha Pratisthan (Lucknow) its vital functions and diseases

its vital functions and diseases

standing supreme over the gods or better still

States of Awareness

Section I: Venkatcala Mahatmya   1 Narada's Vision of Yajnavaraha 1 2 Propitation of Sri Varaha by Mantras 13 3 Manifestation of the Lord to the Eyes of Everyone at the Request of Agastya 16 4 Narada Approaches Padmavati 20 5 Srinivasa Enchanted on Seeing Padmavati 25 6 Marks of Visnu's Devotee 31 7 Preparations for the Marriage of Padmalaya 38 8 The Marriage of Srinivasa and Padmavati 44 9 The Story of Hunter Vasu: The Greatness of Padmasaras 48 10 The Story of Emperor Tondaman 59 11 Kasyapa Absolved of Sins 69 12 The Greatness of Svamipuskarini 76 13 The Greatness of Svamipuskarini 81 14 The Greatness of Svamipuskarini 86 15 The Greatness of Ramakrsna Tirtha 90 16 The Merit of Making a Gift of Water 92 17 The Greatness of Venkatacala 96 18 The Glory of Sri Venkatacala 99 19 The Greatness of Papavinasana Tirtha 102 20 Merit from Gift of Lands 111 21 The Greatness of Akasaganga 119 22 Qualifications of Those Who Are Fit to Receive Charitable Gifts 125 23 Great Efficacy of Cakratirtha 131 24 The Episode of the Gandharva Sundara 135 25 The Greatness of Jabalitirtha 139 26 The Greatness of Tumburu (Ghona) Tirtha 143 27 Sri Venkatacala Contains All the Tirthas 152 28 In Praise of Kataha Tirtha 158 29 Arjuna Proceeds on a Pilgrimage 166 30 Description of the Hermitage of Bharadvaja 171 31 Agastya's Departure to the South 176 32 The Birth of Suvarnamukhari 180 33 The Efficacy of Suvarnamukhari 186 34 The Miraculous Power of Agastya Tirtha and Agasteyesvara 193 35 The Confluence of Kalya with Suvarnamukhari 198 36 Glorification of the Boar incarnation (of Visnu) 204 37 The Arrival of Sankha

2 Perceiving and misperceiving 215 3

Karana-Kusumakara or The Poems of The Body Swami Rama Tirtha Pratisthan (Lucknow) its vital functions and diseases175 (136 Color Illustrations)Back of the BookThe human mind is not capable of composing a perfect work of art. So do not try in vain otherwise you will lose art form that work. PrefaceThe inherent feelings of the human mind are usually expressed through different limbs of the body with their actions or gestures. These physical gestures of the limbs of hands and feet are named as KARANAS. They consist of artistic lengthening and contractions of the