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Sri Ramakrishna Math Sri Ramakrishna Math 31, Ramakrishna Math Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004, India & : 91-44-2462 1110 / 9498304690 Email: [email protected], website : www.chennaimath.org You can also purchase online using VISA / MASTER / AMEX / DEBIT CARDS / NET BANKING at www.chennaimath.org/istore ENGLISH & SANSKRIT BOOKS LIST: ORDER FORM 2019-2020 For the Kind Attention of the Customers: 1. Please indicate the title, code number, and number of 6. Prices are subject to change without prior notice. copies required. 7. Working hours are from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm. 2. On receipt of your order, we will generate a quotation 8. After receiving the amount, we require a maximum of and send it to you by email/post. 5 working days to despatch the books. 3. Kindly send the money through M.O. or DD. Please 9. Any discrepancy/error between the order and the quote the quotation number while sending the books received should be informed within 3 days on amount. receipt of the consignment. 4. 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Jagadananda 2662 200.00 Sri Ramakrishna A Biography Swami Nikhilananda 0144 55.00 The Visions of Sri Ramakrishna Swami Yogeshananda 1017 25.00 First Meetings with Sri Ramakrishna Swami Prabhananda 0201 60.00 Journeys with Sri Ramakrishna Swami Prabhananda 1020 50.00 Ramakrishna's Naren and Naren's Ramakrishna Swami Budhananda 1156 25.00 Sri Ramakrishna (booklet) Anonymous 1243 6.00 Sri Ramakrishna as I saw Him Swami Vivekananda 0983 20.00 Photographs of Sri Ramakrishna-Sarada Devi Swami Vidyatmananda 0197 80.00 (Subsidised) SRI RAMAKRISHNA – Teachings The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Vol. 1 ❀ Mahendranath Gupta / Tr. Swami Nikhilananda 0980 250.00 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Vol. 2 ❀ Mahendranath Gupta / Tr. Swami Nikhilananda 0167 200.00 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (Royal) ❀ Mahendranath Gupta / Tr. Swami Nikhilananda 0151 400.00 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (Deluxe) ❀ Mahendranath Gupta / Tr. Swami Nikhilananda 0155 250.00 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Mahendranath Gupta / Tr. Swami Nikhilananda 0156 80.00 (Abridged Edition) ❀ Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna Compilation 0164 90.00 Tales and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna Compilation 0162 80.00 Sri Ramakrishna's Thoughts on Man, World Swami Tapasyananda 0200 50.00 and God Thoughts of Peace and Holiness (booklet) Compilation 1147 20.00 SRI RAMAKRISHNA – Worship Worship of Sri Ramakrishna Swami Hitananda / Tr. Swami Atmapriyananda 1168 45.00 Meaning and Significance of Worship ~ New ~ Swami Achalananda / Tr. Swami Muktidananda 2685 150.00 Twilight Service to Sri Ramakrishna - Arati Tr. Swami Asutoshananda 1169 30.00 T.A Bhandarkar, Panchugopal Bandyopadhyay/ Thousand Glories of Sri Ramakrishna 1035 40.00 Tr. T.M.P. Mahadevan / Com. Swami Apurvananda SRI RAMAKRISHNA – Interpretative Studies Sri Ramakrishna Life and Teachings Swami Tapasyananda 2700 70.00 Sri Ramakrishna: Rasipuram Ramabadran 1158 90.00 The Personification of Gods & Goddesses Rama and Krishna as Ramakrishna (4 colour) Dr. K. Subrahmanyam 1674 150.00 2 3 Title Author / Translator Code Price (`) Qty Sri Ramakrishna Karnamritam Ottur Bala Bhatta / Tr. Swami Tapasyananda 1167 32.00 Sri Ramakrishna Upanishad C. Rajagopalachari 0976 25.00 The Wonder That Is Sri Ramakrishna * Akshay Kumar Sen / Tr. Swami Bhaskarananda 1153 60.00 Sri Ramakrishna in Today's Violent World A Vedanta Kesari Presentation 1149 55.00 SRI SARADA DEVI – Life Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi Swami Gambhirananda 0218 170.00 Sri Sarada Devi, The Holy Mother Swami Tapasyananda 0212 80.00 Holy Mother * Swami Nikhilananda 0222 100.00 The Wonder that was Saradadevi Swami Harshananda 0236 15.00 The Mother as I Saw Her Swami Saradeshananda / Tr. Prof. J.N. Dey 0211 50.00 The Holy Mother, Swamiji and Compilation 1237 50.00 Direct Disciples at Madras Holy Mother in the South Swami Prabhananda 0219 20.00 Sri Sarada Devi (booklet) Anonymous 1245 5.00 SRI SARADA DEVI – Teachings The Gospel of The Holy Mother Her Devotees and Children 0223 120.00 Teachings of Sri Sarada Devi The Holy Mother Swami Vireswarananda 0229 28.00 Holy Mother Speaks on Japa and Meditation Compilation 0232 10.00 (booklet) SRI SARADA DEVI – Interpretative Studies Sri Sarada Devi The Holy Mother: Swami Tapasyananda 0216 40.00 Life and Teachings The Motherhood of God Swami Brahmeshananda 0237 25.00 The Universal Appeal of Sri Sarada Devi Dr. Kamala S. Jaya Rao 0243 8.00 the Holy Mother SWAMI VIVEKANANDA – Life Swami Vivekananda in San Francisco* Swami Ashokananda 2400 35.00 Glimpses of Swami Vivekananda's Swami Tathagatananda 1784 25.00 Heroic Struggle In the Life of Swami Vivekananda (4 colour) Swami Vimurtananda 0273 45.00 Swami Vivekananda: R. Ramakrishnan 0286 30.00 Awakener of Modern India Swami Vivekananda (booklet) Anonymous 1246 6.00 Photographs of Swami Vivekananda The Vedanta Society of Northern California 0402 250.00 2 3 Title Author / Translator Code Price (`) Qty SWAMI VIVEKANANDA – Teachings Inspired Talks Swami Vivekananda 0374 55.00 Hinduism Swami Vivekananda 0369 35.00 Women of India Swami Vivekananda 0340 35.00 Education Swami Vivekananda / Com. T.S. Avinashilingam 2736 40.00 Bold Message for World Peace Compilation 0358 15.00 Vivekananda Speaks to You Compilation 0330 20.00 Vivekananda Writes to You Compilation 0355 16.00 Voice of Swami Vivekananda (booklet) Compilation 0347 10.00 How to be a Leader (booklet) Swami Vivekananda 1161 10.00 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA – Interpretative Studies Swami Vivekananda: His Life And Legacy Swami Tapasyananda 0264 80.00 Two Great Worshippers of Sri Ramakrishna Swami Budhananda 1162 25.00 Swami Vivekananda: An Intuitive Scientist Dr. T.G.K Murthy 1164 50.00 Swami Vivekananda, Modern Science and Dr. Sanjay Sharad Palsule 2247 40.00 Human Excellence Swami Vivekananda's Concept of Service Swami Swahananda 0278 55.00 Swami Vivekananda: The Charm of His A Vedanta Kesari Presentation 2296 110.00 Personality and Message SWAMI RAMAKRISHNANANDA Swami Ramakrishnananda: Swami Tapasyananda 1582 140.00 The Apostle of Sri Ramakrishna to the South Swami Ramakrishnananda: Swami Tapasyananda 0427 10.00 His Life and Legacy Swami Ramakrishnananda As We Saw Him Reminiscences of Monastic and Lay Devotees 1595 180.00 Swami Ramakrishnananda - A Portrait in Pictures Swami Atmashraddhananda 1596 200.00 (4 colour) The Complete Works of Swami Ramakrishnananda 1583 180.00 Swami Ramakrishnananda Vol. 1 The Complete Works of Swami Ramakrishnananda 1584 180.00 Swami Ramakrishnananda Vol. 2 The Complete Works of Swami Ramakrishnananda 1585 180.00 Swami Ramakrishnananda Vol. 3 God and Divine Incarnations Swami Ramakrishnananda 0436 30.00 Sri Krishna Pastoral and King-Maker Swami Ramakrishnananda 0444 25.00 The Soul of Man Swami Ramakrishnananda 0440 30.00 The Universe and Man Swami Ramakrishnananda 0441 10.00 4 5 Title Author / Translator Code Price (`) Qty Search after Happiness Swami Ramakrishnananda 0447 50.00 Ramakrishna Our Refuge Swami Ramakrishnananda 0446 18.00 For Thinkers on Education Swami Ramakrishnananda 0439 55.00 Path to Perfection (booklet) Swami Ramakrishnananda 0044 10.00 Compilation (from the letters of Swami Consolations (booklet) 0433 8.00 Ramakrishnananda) OTHER DIRECT DISCIPLES The Eternal Companion * Swami Yatiswarananda & Swami Prabhavananda 0428 75.00 Reminiscences of Swami Brahmananda * Br. Akshayachaitanya / Tr. Swami Bhaskarananda 0450 75.00 Swami Brahmananda As We Saw Him Reminiscences of Monastic and Lay Devotees 0451 200.00 Japa and Dhyana in a Nutshell (booklet) Swami Brahmananda 0448 8.00 The Saga of a Great Soul: Swami Shivananda Swami Vividishananda 0426 45.00 Swami Akhandananda / In the Lap of the Himalayas 0434 40.00 Tr. Dr. Narendranath B. Patil From Holy Wanderings to the Service of Swami Akhandananda 0435 35.00 God in Man The Call of the Spirit Recorded by Swami Niramayananda 0442 35.00 (Conversation with Swami Akhandananda) Glimpses of A Great Soul: Swami Aseshananda 0432 100.00 A Portrait of Swami Saradananda * Swami Turiyananda: Life and Teachings Swami Ritajananda 0416 40.00 Chandrashekhar Chattopadhyay / Swami Adbhutananda As We Saw Him 0452 175.00 Tr. Swami Satswarupananda Swami Abhedananda: A yogi par excellence Compilation 2737 300.00 ~ New ~ Swami Vishwasrayananda / Swami Vijnanananda: Life and Teachings 0417 18.00 Tr. Devavrata Basu Ray Invitation to Holy Company Swami Jnanatmananda / Tr. Prof. J.N. Dey 0038 40.00 RAMAKRISHNA MOVEMENT Holy Trio and Their Mission Swami Bhajanananda 1282 85.00 Spiritual Legacy of Ramakrishna Order Swami Satyaprabhananda 2445 45.00 For Enquirers about Ramakrishna Math and Swami Tapasyananda 0206 8.00 Ramakrishna Mission Ramakrishna Movement for All Swami Gahanananda 0186 7.00 The Early History of the Ramakrishna Swami Prabhananda 1036 120.00 Movement
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