To spread the original, universal and eternal truth, path or law of yoga, which remains forever the same in essence, yet always adapts to the time and place.

Karna, The Greatest Archer in the World


Click for a larger image of the cover of the book Cover

Features Karna, a brave and ambitious character from the epic Mahabharata, as famous for his generosity as for his skills with bow and arrow :

. Introduces children to one of the most colorful characters of Hindu mythology.
. Illustrated throughout with glowing full-color paintings in traditional Indian style.
. Speaks to the questions that arise for adoptive children and their parents.

When Princess Kunti is twelve years old she tries reciting a secret mantra for inviting the gods into her life. She gets more than she bargained for when the Sun, himself, swoops down out of the sky in a golden chariot and presents her with a baby. "Take him back," she cries. "I'm not ready to be a mother!" But it's too late; the Sun says the baby is her responsibility now. However, he points out the child's golden earrings and the golden shield upon his chest and tells Kunti that as long he wears them, the child will be protected. Kunti tearfully puts the baby in a basket and sets him afloat on the river, where Adhiratha and Radha, a poor and childless couple, find him and take him in.

Karna: The Greatest Archer in the World introduces the reader to the heroic but humanly flawed character of Karna, who grapples with issues of right and wrong, truth and lies, loyalty and abandonment. It tells how Radha helps her adoptive son, Karna, solve the mystery of his birth; how she and her husband give Karna the courage to follow his heart in the study of archery; how Karna faces his birth mother in the final days of his brief but brilliant life; and how his loyalty to a friend and his unparalleled generosity and sense of honor ultimately cause him to give his own life so that good may triumph over evil.

Authors
Vatsala Sperling
Edition
November 2007
Publisher
Inner Traditions Itl. Ltd.
ISBN

ISBN-13: 978-1-59143-073-5
ISBN: 1-59143-073-9

Illustrations
32 color plates, originally on paper
Artists
Sandeep Johari

 

 
BUY THIS BOOK
Click here to go directly to the Amazon.com web page where you can  buy this book !

About this page

Harish JohariGuru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru Devo Maheshwara, Guru Saksat Parabrahma, Tasmae Shri Guruve Namaha

Related pages

Sanatan Society is an international networking association of students of the late Harish Johari, joining efforts to promote his teachings of yoga philosophy, tantra, worship, art and love. Sanatan Society stands for the original, universal and eternal truth, path or law of yoga. Though it is Hindu in origin, Sanatan Society is not limited to any religion, race, time or country, nor in fact to any particular organisation. More about Sanatan Society...


Thumbnail Image 1
Thumbnail Image 1
Thumbnail Image 1

Sanatan Society

About us

Contact us

Publishers

Advertising

Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheshwara
Guru Saksat Parabrahma
Tasmai Shri Guruve Namah