The Siksha-Patri of the Svami-Narayana Sect by Sir Monier Monier-Williams

"The Siksha-Patri of the Svami-Narayana Sect" by Sir Monier Monier-Williams is an English translation of a religious text published in the 19th century. The original Sanskrit scripture, composed by Swaminarayan in 1826, contains 212 verses offering guidance on moral, social, and spiritual living. The text addresses devotion, righteous conduct, health, hygiene, and religious duties, while prohibiting practices like animal slaughter, intoxication, and theft. This translation represents the first English rendering of a foundational scripture that has since been translated into 29 languages worldwide. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Translator Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir, 1819-1899
Title The Siksha-Patri of the Svami-Narayana Sect
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikshapatri
Credits Produced by John B. Hare and Chetan Jain. HTML version by Al Haines.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Subject Swami-Narayanis
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EBook-No. 7261
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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