In accordance with the Vaishnava tradition, Vedic literature includes the four main Vedas (Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva), the applied scriptures Upaveda, eighteen Puranas, one hundred and eight Upanishads and the Vedanta Sutra, as well as works of saintly teachers who follow the principles of disciplic succession, originating from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The book presents expositions of various texts that briefly summarize the essence of the Vedas. The short verses are accompanied by the original Bengali or Sanskrit text. The original texts of large works can be found on the Internet. The book is a collection of expositions, not word-by-word translations. Poetic versions are as close as possible in meaning to the original verses, however, they do not claim literal accuracy, which is more accessible to the prose form. That is why the title of the book uses the word “expositions” rather than “translations.”
.Yaroslav Klimanov – artist, musician, author-performer of songs. He devotes part of his time to expounding in verse works of Vedic literature in the traditions of Russian poetry. For Russian-speaking readers, publications like this can serve as help on the spiritual path. The book is primarily intended for people who practice devotional yoga, as well as for connoisseurs of Vedic philosophy and poetry lovers.