This book, authored by Sri Anna N. Subramanian, the well-known author and translator, explains the concept and the different kinds of Tapas as described in the Valmiki Ramayana. This book will help the readers to understand the idea of tapas and dharma as embodied in the lives of great Avatars, and help them to incorporate in their own lives.
Work unto death -- I am with you, and when I am gone, my spirit will work with you. This life comes and goes -- wealth, fame, enjoyments are only of a few days. It is better, far better, to die on the field of duty, preaching the truth, than to die like a worldly worm. Advance!
-Swami Vivekananda