ग्रन्थनाम [Book Name]               - Salient Features of Shankara Vedanta

लेखकः [Author]                         - श्री सच्चिदानन्देन्द्रसरस्वतीस्वामिनः [Sri Satchidanandendra Saraswathi Swamiji]

प्रकाशकः [Publisher]                 - अध्यात्मप्रकाशकार्यालयः [Adhyatma Prakasha Karyalaya]

भाषा [Language]                         - आङ्ग्लभाषा [English]

विचारः [Topic]                              - वेदान्तः (उपनिषत्) [Vedanta (Upanishat)]

आकारः [Size] - Demi 1/8th        पुटाः [Pages] - 132

ग्रन्थविवरणम् [Description]          - This book takes into account the baffling perplexity which the students of Shankara’s Vedanta would normally experience when they hear or read irreconcilably conflicting views ascribed to the same Shankara, and adverse criticisms voiced by the opponents against all these views. This book presents Shankara’s views in a brief but lucid manner. All the doctrinal issues that are germane to the traditional view point (Theory and Practice) of Vedanta are dealt with here: the pure or “Witness”- nature (Sakshi) of Brahman, the scope and validity of scripture (Shaastra) which is the only means of our knowing this nature, the relative importance of reason and Intuition, the states of consciousness apropos the real Self (Atman) and the practical involvements in Self-realization. Swamiji in his preface to the 1st edition of this book writes “…..it is not easy for the beginners to consolidate and discriminate for themselves the various doctrines contained in the three groups of works collectively called the PrasthanaTraya indisputably ascribed to Shankara. I have therefore tried to do this to the best of my ability......” “.....one who has mastered the leading ideas of Shankara’s Vedanta contained in this little book, may very well take to the study of more advanced books such as my ‘How to Recognize the Method of Vedanta’, with assurance.....”