Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Princeton Readings in Religions vii
3. Note on Transliteration ix
4. Contents xi
5. Contents by Traditions xiii
6. Contributor xv
7. Introduction 1
8. Songs of Devotion and Praise
9. 1. Bengali Songs to Kālī 55
10. 2. Kabīr 77
11. 3. Poems of Tukārām 92
12. 4. The Litany of Names of Mañjuśrī 104
13. 5. Sikh Hymns to the Divine Name 126
14. 6. Devotional Hymns from the Sanskrit 133
15. 7. Tamil Game Songs to Śiva 145
16. 8. In Praise of Muhammad: Sindhi and Urdu Poems 159
17. 9. Bāul Songs 187
18. 10. Tamil Songs to God as Child 209
19. Rites and Instructions
20. 11. The Power of Mantra: A Story of the Five Protectors 227
21. 12. Royal Temple Dedications 235
22. 13. How to Partake in the Love of Kṛṣṇa 244
23. 14. Women's Songs for Auspicious Occasions 269
24. 15. The Ocean of Mercury: An Eleventh-Century Alchemical Text 281
25. 16. Predicting the Future with Dogs 288
26. 17. How To Worship at Śiva's Temple 304
27. 18. The Order for Khālsā Initiation 321
28. 19. The Rite of Veneration of Jina Images 326
29. 20. The Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā Traditions of Medieval Bengal 333
30. 21. The Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī Protects Children 352
31. 22. Women's Celebration of Muḥammad's Birth 367
32. Remarkable Lives and Edifying Tales
33. 23. The Rescue of Two Drunkards 375
34. 24. Encountering the Smallpox Goddess: The Auspicious Song of Śītalā 389
35. 25. The Wonders of Śrī Mastnāth 399
36. 26. Jain Stories Inspiring Renunciation 412
37. 27. A Holy Woman of Calcutta 418
38. 28. Jain Stories of Miraculous Power 426
39. 29. Mother Ten's Stories 434
40. 30. The Life of Guru Nānak 449
41. 31. The Autobiography of a Female Renouncer 462
42. 32. The Prince with Six Fingers 473
43. 33. How a Girl Became a Sacred Plant 487
44. 34. Lives of Sufi Saints 495
45. 35. Conversations of Sufi Saints 513
46. 36. Teachings of Two Punjabi Sufi Poets 518
47. Traditions in Transition and Conflict
48. 37. Ascetic Withdrawal or Social Engagement 533
49. 38. The Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi's Subjugation of Śiva 547
50. 39. India as a Sacred Islamic Land 556
51. 40. The Exemplary Devotion of the "Servant of Hari" 564
52. 41. Satya Pīr: Muslim Holy Man and Hindu God 578
53. 42. Jain Questions and Answers: Who Is God and How Is He Worshiped? 598
54. 43. Esoteric Knowledge and the Tradition of the Preceptors 609
55. 44. The Rebuilding of a Hindu Temple 627
56. 45. The Origin of Liṅga Worship 637
57. Index 649