Sandhyāvandana: or, The Daily Prayers of Brahmins
Bombay: Printed for the Bombay Theosophical Publication Fund by Tookram Tatya, F.T.S., 1893. First Edition. 12mo, 90 pages, publisher's original printed wraps. Sandhyāvandana: or, The Daily Prayers of Brahmins by S. E. Gopālācharlu is a scarce late-19th-century work on Hindu religious practice, Vedic prayer, Brahmin ritual, and the traditional daily devotional observance known as Sandhyāvandana. Published in Bombay in 1893, this first edition offers an English-language exposition of the prayers and rites traditionally performed by Brahmins at the sacred junctions of the day, with particular relevance to the Gāyatrī mantra, purification, Sanskrit liturgy, Hindu theology, and daily spiritual discipline. Issued in the milieu of the Bombay Theosophical Publication Fund, the book is especially appealing to collectors of Theosophy, Hinduism, Brahmanism, Vedic studies, comparative religion, Indian philosophy, Sanskrit prayer books, Orientalist scholarship, esoteric religion, and 19th-century Indian religious publishing. A desirable and uncommon work connecting orthodox Hindu devotional practice with the late Victorian Theosophical interest in Eastern religion, ritual, and sacred texts. Chip to upper corner of the top wrap, torn along spine, some marginalia and notes in pencil, some slight discoloration, else in good + condition. Item #343
Price: $500.00