Contains a selection of choicest prayers of universal appeal from Sanskrit scriptures, together with their English translation. For those who want to know why they should pray and what they ought to pray for, it gives the necessary guidance through its Introduction. These selections from Vedas, Puranas, Tantras and Sanskrit hymns are all expressive of the deep spiritual longings and realizations of the Hindu race.
Mind you, this is life's experience: if you really want the good of others, the whole universe may stand against you and cannot hurt you. It must crumble before your power of the Lord Himself in you if you are sincere and really unselfish.
-Swami Vivekananda