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The  Ramayana  was composed first by the sage Valmiki who happens to be foremost of all the poets in the country, which relates to the story of the Rama, the son of Dasaratha, the Iksvaku king of the Ayodhya. It has seven Kandas starting from Bala-kunda or Adi-kanda and concluding with Uttara-kanda, completing the story from the beginning to the end. Some of the Western scholars like Bulcke and others, besides also a few from the country claim that the first (Bala-kunda or Adi-kanda) and the last i.e., Uttara-kanda, are the subsequent additions to the  Ramayana  of Valmiki. They have also contested Rama o be the incarnation of Visnu. These scholars further believe that the incarnation aspect of Rama is highlighted in these two Kandas, besides some of their interpretations which were added subsequently to the various episodes in the epic of Valmiki. In this connection it may be pointed out that the following points have to be kept in view while dealing with the questions of these interpolations-

The use of mystical designs and magical diagrams, known as "yantras", is of great antiquity, not only in India but in all countries. Among the early archaeological finds are included specimens of such designs and diagrams, which were neither strictly utilitarian nor solely decorative in function. Even before religion became organized and institutionalized in the primitive society, visual representations of magical intentions and ideas were employed, along with charms and spells.

This translation of the Yoga Sutras is designed for those interested in making direct contact with the Sanskrit text attributed to Patanjali. Although the Yoga Sutras are perhaps 2000 years more recent than the earliest Sanskrit texts of India, they are in many ways more difficult to decipher than the Vedic hymns, owing to their epigrammatic form. Each sutra was designed as a mnemonic device to bring into focus specific and involved meditation practices and experiences. To explain the import of these, later scholars of yoga provided extensive written commen- taries on the text including Vyasa (fifth century C.E.), Vacaspati Misra (ninth century C.E.), and Vijnana Bhiksu (sixteenth cen- tury C.E.)

Vishnu is a popular Devata all over the country and the antiquity of the worship of this god goes back to the vedic corpus. There are several Vishnu Suktas in Rg Veda Samhita. It was a work of love to offer this volume at the sacred feet of this great god who has been Prof. Rao’s Kula Devata as well as Ishta Devata. This volume incorporates not only the general details of this godhead, but also the elebrated forms like the twenty four Murtis and the ten Avataras. Also included in the volume are details of Parivara Devatas of Vishnu like Lakshmi, Garuda, Ananta, Sudarshana, Hanuman and Vishvaksena.

The Visnudharmottara Purana is an encyclopedic work of three khandas and dealing not only with various stories, myths and legends but also with varied subjects, viz. cosmology and cosmogony, division of time, pacification of unfavourable planets and stars, omens and portents, genealogies, manners and customs, penances, results of actions, rules about vrata and Sraddha, description and praise of various kinds of donations law and politics, science of war, anatomy, medicine etc.

Yogasarasamgraha is an original work of Vijanabhiksu. It is the form of collected theories of Yogasutras or Yoga treatise. When deities and demons had churned the ocean they used Sumeru mountain as the churning rod in the process. From that churning, nectar came out and lord Visnu kept it in a jar. Likewise, Vijnanbhiksu has accepted Yoga as an ocean and the commentary Yogavarttika as the churning rod.

Yoga Practices is piece of work which elaborates on well selected illustrations for maintaining physical, mental and spiritual well being. It contains information and instruction regarding the most aspects of Yoga practices which are applicable to a working and a non working individual. These yoga practices and the instructions mentioned therein, makes one capable of doing yoga without much discomforts.

Vajrayana is a difficult and delicate theme to explore. The main difficulty arises from its secretive and esoteric nature and the mystery surrounding the tantric texts and tantric lore. The cautious attempts to interpret these texts have been made with great apology, reluctance, and compunction. On account of its overtly erotic elements it is disowned in scholarly circles as an illegitimate child of Mahayana's tryst with Tantrism. Hence most scholars refuse to stand squarely by tantric tradition, let alone consider it as a viable template for human life.

Yogavasistha imfact is the compilation of discourses delivered by the great sage Vasistha to Ram at the time of his assuming the kingship of Ayodhay. Taking the opportunity of that historic occasion Vasistha as per tradition delivered his lecturers on varied topics dealing with spiritually origin of cosmos and human beings attainment of moska through yoga and Samadhi. The present treatise is bulkier in size and shape than Ramayana. It sheds an ample good light on the time period of Rama social customs and Vedic rituals prevalent by then. It also helps unravel the mysteries of creation decreation ad Avataras. It help in ascertaining the geographical limits i.e. longitudes and latitudes of various places during that period. Valmiki is the author of this earliest great work on yoga.

Among all the six darsanas, Yoga stands distinct because of its practical applicability. Vedas, Upanisads, Smrtis, Puranas as well as Epics all give due importance to Yoga system. The Yoga system is a practical science dealing with the functioning and control of mind. It understands the role of inner-sense-organ (citta) in the achievement of liberation. It also understands the role of physical body in the path of self-realization and therefore prescribes some methods for its purification. Thus, the Yoga darsana can be stated to be the perfect science touching all the important aspects of human life.