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References & Suggested Reading

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-Amarakosa of Amarasingh. N.G. Sardesai and D.G. Padhye. Delhi: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan, 2005.

 

-Ancient Hindu Astrology for the Modern Western Astrologer. James T. Braha. Hong Kong: Liang Yu Printing   Factory, 1986.

 

-Astrology for Beginners. B.V. Raman. Bangalore: Raman Publications, 1991.

 

-Beneath a Vedic Sky. William R. Levacy. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc., 1999.

 

-Bhagavad-Gita As It Is. Tr. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Prabhupada). Botany, Australia: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1998.

 

-Bhrigu Sutram. Tr. Gouri Shankar Kapoor. New Delhi: Ranjan Publications, 2005.

 

-Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity. Bruce Bagemihl. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1999.

 

-Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies In African Homosexualities. Ed. Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe. New York, NY: Palgrave, 2001.

 

-Brihat Jataka, Varaha Mihira’s. Tr. Bangalore Suryanarain Rao. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1998.

 

-Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra, Maharishi Parasara’s. Tr. R. Santhanam. New Delhi: Ranjan Publications, 2005.

 

-Brihat Samhita of Varaha Mihira, The. Tr. N.C. Iyer. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1987.

 

-Caitanya-Bhagavata, Sri. Tr. Bhumipati Dasa. New Delhi: Vrajraj Press, 1998.

 

-Caitanya-Carita-Maha-Kavya, Sri. Tr. Swami Bhakti Vedanta Bhagavata Maharaja. Vrindaban: Rasbihari Lal & Sons, 2006.

 

-Caitanya-Caritamrta, Sri. Tr. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Prabhupada). Botany, Australia: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1996.

 

-Caitanya-Mangala, Sri. Tr. Subhag Swami. New Delhi: Rekha Printers Pvt. Ltd., 1994.

 

-Caraka-Samhita. Tr. Priyavrat Sharma. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia, 2007.

 

-Caraka Samhita, Agnivesa’s. Tr. R.K. Sharma and Bhagwan Dash. Varanasi: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, 2007.

 

-Complete Kama Sutra, The. Tr. Alain Danielou. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press, 1994.

 

-Cultural History from the Vayu Purana. D.R. Patil. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1973.

 

-Dharmasutras: The Law Codes of Apastambha, Gautama, Baudhayana, and Vasistha. Tr. Patrick Olivelle. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2003.

 

-Garga Hora. Tr. R. Santhanam. New Delhi: Ranjan Publications, 1997.

 

-Gita-Govinda of Sri Jayadeva Goswami, Sri. Tr. Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja. New Delhi: Gaudiya Vedanta Publications, 2005.

 

-Homosexuality and World Religions. Ed. Arlene Swidler. Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International.

 

-Jaimini Sutram (Complete), Maharshi Jaimini’s. Tr. P.S. Sastri. New Delhi: Ranjan Publications, 2006.

 

-Jaiva Dharma. Tr. Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja. New Delhi: Indira Printers, 2001.

 

-Jataka Parijata, Vaidyanatha Dixita’s. Tr. V. Subramanya Sastri. New Delhi: Ranjan Publications, 2004.

 

-Kamasutra. Vatsyayana. New Delhi: R. & K. Publishing House, 1977.

 

-Kautilya Arthasastra, The. Tr. R.P. Kangle. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2003.

 

-Krsna: The Supreme Personality of Godhead. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Prabhupada). Herts, England: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1996.

 

-Laws of Manu, The. Tr. G. Buhler. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2001.

 

-Love’s Rite: Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West. Ruth Vanita. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books India, 2005.

 

-Mahabharata. Kamala Subramaniam. Bombay: Siddhi Printers, 1995.

 

-Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time. Kenneth Anderson (Krishna Dharma). Badger, CA: Torchlight Publishing, Inc., 1999.

 

-Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore, The. Devdutt Pattanaik. Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press, 2002.

 

-Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Eleventh Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 2003.

 

-Naradasmriti, The. Tr. Richard W. Lariviere. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2003.

 

-Nectar of Devotion, The. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Prabhupada). USA: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1982.

 

-Neither Man nor Woman: The Hijras of India. Serena Nanda. Canada: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1999.

 

-New Rand McNally College World Atlas. New York, NY: Rand McNally & Company, 1985.

 

-Phala Deepika, Mantreswara’s. Tr. Gouri Shankar Kapoor. New Delhi: Ranjan Publications, 2005.

 

-Prasna Marga. Tr. Bangalore Venkata Raman. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2006.

 

-Puranic Encyclopedia. Vettam Mani. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2006.Sabda-Kalpa-Druma. Delhi: Nag Publishers, 1988.

 

-Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History. Ed. Ruth Vanita and Saleem Kidwai. New York, NY: Palgrave, 2001.

 

-Sanskrit-English Dictionary, A. Monier Monier-Williams. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2005.

 

-Saravali of Kalyana Varma. Tr. R. Santhanam. New Delhi: Ranjan Publications, 2005.

 

-Sarwarthachintamani, Sri. Tr. Bangalore Suryanarain Rao. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2002.

 

-Srila Prabhupada-Lilamrta. Satsvarupa dasa Goswami. New Delhi: Rekha Printers Pvt. Ltd., 1995.

 

-Srimad Bhagavatam. Tr. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Prabhupada). Singapore: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1987.

 

-Sushruta Samhita. Tr. Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna. New Delhi: Cosmo Publications, 2006.

 

-Teachings of Lord Caitanya. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Prabhupada). Botany, Australia: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1988.

 

-Third Sex, Third Gender: Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and History. Ed. Gilbert Herdt. New York, NY: Zone Books, 1993.

 

-Ujjvala-Nilamani. Sri Rupa Goswami. Mayapura, Nadia District: Goudiya Vaisnava Association, 2000.

 

-Ujjvala-Nilamani-Kiranah. Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. Mayapura, Nadia District: Goudiya Vaisnava Association, 2000.

 

-Upadesa Sutras, Jaimini Maharishi’s. Tr. Sanjay Rath. New Delhi: Sagar Publications, 2002.

 

-Venu-Gita: The Song of Krsna’s Flute. Tr. Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja. Mathura, India: Gaudiya Vedanta Publications, 1999.

 

-Yajnavalkyasmrti of Yogisvara Maharsi Yajnavalkya. Tr. B.S. Bist. Delhi: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan, 2004.

 

 

 

 

 

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