Asvins : The Twin Gods in Indian Mythology Literature & Art

About The Book
This work is an outcome of the author’s research at the University of Bombay. It is an analytical critical and comprehensive study of the mythology of the Asvins in Indian tradition. The book covers a large span of literature-from Rg-veda to Iconographical texts. Also it contains exhaustive translations of the Asvin hymns from the Vedic samhitas and the Mahabharata. The other text related to Asvins has been presented with critical notes. The present work analise maximum references of Asvins from the ocean of Indian literature and mythology.

About the Author
Dr. K.P. Jog (M.A. Ph.D., Bombay) is a renowned Vedic Scholar. He is a retired Professor of Vedic Sanskrit and General Editor of Sanskrit Dictionary Project of Deccan College, Pune. A National lecturer in Sanskrit for the year 1984-85 he was Director of Mm. P.V. Kane Research Institute of the Asiatic Society of Bombay. His voluminous translation of Suresvaras Vartika on Brhadaranyakopanisad act is the mile-stone in Upanisadic studies.