Have you heard of 3 births and 4 deaths for the individual as projected by the Hindu system of religious philosophy? If you have not this is the book for you. Here is a scholarly work by a professional writer with an engaging English style by an author well versed in Sanskrit and capable of handling the subject elegantly and, although the manner may occasionally seem artfully simple or frankly idiosyncratic, it is only because of the arduously fostered complexity of the subject at the hands of western thinkers. The book is a refreshingly original assessment of the Vedas and the Puranas while being faithful to their letter in faith. The author studies them for their bearing on the subject of psycho-analysis developed by Freud and his followers in the west. The author offers a substitute set of ideas based on the Indian system of thought which may be the spring board for further research as hoped by him. In the author's words " Man's halted march towards light and beauty will definitely be resumed after a bath in this holy Ganges of thought. A central concept of the thesis presented in the work is Rta or the norm of behaviour of which a glimpse is furnished in the excerpts below: