From Birth to Death

From Birth to Death contains the mantras, instructions, applications, and philosophy for all the rites of passage in the Hindu dharma from the Vedic wedding ceremony to the funeral rites performed at the end of life.  The basic resource for this is the compilation is the Purohit Darpana, which is probably the most prestigious and practical authoritative text on Hindu ceremonies. The last half of the book is a questions and answers section compiled from the online classes that took place in 2010.  Comprising 717 pages and complete with original Sanskrit mantras, Roman transliteration and English translation.