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Shri S.N.Sastri is a former member of the Indian Revenue Service. He retired as Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Government of India. 
    He has authored the following books:--
    1. Commentary in English on Narayaneeyam, a devotional work in Sanskrit by the devotee-poet Melpathur Narayana Bhattatiri who lived in Kerala in the 16th century A.D-- Published by Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, Mumbai- 72.
Second Edition- Jan 2005. Pages 761. Price Rs. 160. Contains the slokas in Devanagari script,  word-by-word meaning, and detailed explanatory notes.  Available at all the centres of Chinmaya Mission all over the world. 
     2. Commentary in English on Satasloki of Sri Adi Sankaracharya-- Published by the author. Price Rs. 80. 
    3. Commentary in English on Hastamalakiyam of Hastamalaka, one of the four disciples of Sri Adi Sankara-- Published by the author. Price Rs. 25. 
 Books 2 and 3 can be had from Jayalakshmi Indological Book House, 6, Appar Swamy Koil Street, (opp. Sanskrit College), Mylapore, Chennai- 600 004. Tel: 24990539.
        He has edited the English translation of a monumental commentary in Malayalam on Narayaneeyam, published by The Bhaktaranjini  Trust, Bangalore-94. Price Rs.800.
        He has written articles on Vedantic topics which have been published in various journals. 
        Some of the articles written by him are being posted on this website. These articles are written in simple language, avoiding all technical jargon. They can be easily understood even by persons who have not had any exposure to Vedanta. 
        Shri S.N.Sastri can be contacted at [email protected] and at [email protected].
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                                             VEDANTA- PART I
1) GLIMPSES OF VEDANTA
 2) PANCHADASI
 3) EPISODES IN SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
 4) TERMS AND CONCEPTS IN VEDANTA
 5) THE VEDIC MARRIAGE CEREMONY  
6) PRABODHASUDHAKARA
 7)HASTAMALAKIYAM--
 8) MANEESHAAPANCHAKAM-pdf (Adobe/Acrobat Reader necessary)

The slokas in Devanagari script are in pdf format. They can be read with Adobe/Acrobat Reader. To read on computers in which there is no Adobe/Acrobat Reader, please download the Sanskrit font BRH Devanagari from www.baraha.com and install it. It is a free download. 

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                                         VEDANTA PART II

                                               STOTRAS

TAMIL TRANSLATIONS