| Princeton Readings in Religions | |
| Note on Transliteration | |
| Contents by Traditions | |
| Contributors | |
| Introduction | 3 |
| 1 | Bengali Songs to Kali | 55 |
| 2 | Kabir | 77 |
| 3 | Poems of Tukaram | 92 |
| 4 | The Litany of Names of Manjusri | 104 |
| 5 | Sikh Hymns to the Divine Name | 126 |
| 6 | Devotional Hymns from the Sanskrit | 133 |
| 7 | Tamil Game Songs to Siva | 145 |
| 8 | In Praise of Muhammad: Sindhi and Urdu Poems | 159 |
| 9 | Baul Songs | 187 |
| 10 | Tamil Songs to God as Child | 209 |
| 11 | The Power of Mantra: A Story of the Five Protectors | 227 |
| 12 | Royal Temple Dedications | 235 |
| 13 | How to Partake in the Love of Krsna | 244 |
| 14 | Women's Songs for Auspicious Occasions | 269 |
| 15 | The Ocean of Mercury: An Eleventh-Century Alchemical Text | 281 |
| 16 | Predicting the Future with Dogs | 288 |
| 17 | How To Worship at Siva's Temple | 304 |
| 18 | The Order for Khalsa Initiation | 321 |
| 19 | The Rite of Veneration of Jina Images | 326 |
| 20 | The Vaisnava Sahajiya Traditions of Medieval Bengal | 333 |
| 21 | The Goddess Sasthi Protects Children | 352 |
| 22 | Women's Celebration of Muhammad's Birth | 367 |
| 23 | The Rescue of Two Drunkards | 375 |
| 24 | Encountering the Smallpox Goddess: The Auspicious Song of Sitala | 389 |
| 25 | The Wonders of Sri Mastnath | 399 |
| 26 | Jain Stories Inspiring Renunciation | 412 |
| 27 | A Holy Woman of Calcutta | 418 |
| 28 | Jain Stories of Miraculous Power | 426 |
| 29 | Mother Ten's Stories | 434 |
| 30 | The Life of Guru Nanak | 449 |
| 31 | The Autobiography of a Female Renouncer | 462 |
| 32 | The Prince with Six Fingers | 473 |
| 33 | How a Girl Became a Sacred Plant | 487 |
| 34 | Lives of Sufi Saints | 495 |
| 35 | Conversations of Sufi Saints | 513 |
| 36 | Teachings of Two Punjabi Sufi Poets | 518 |
| 37 | Ascetic Withdrawal or Social Engagement | 533 |
| 38 | The Bodhisattva Vajrapani's Subjugation of Siva | 547 |
| 39 | India as a Sacred Islamic Land | 556 |
| 40 | The Exemplary Devotion of the "Servant of Hari" | 564 |
| 41 | Satya Pir: Muslim Holy Man and Hindu God | 578 |
| 42 | Jain Questions and Answers: Who Is God and How Is He Worshiped? | 598 |
| 43 | Esoteric Knowledge and the Tradition of the Preceptors | 609 |
| 44 | The Rebuilding of a Hindu Temple | 627 |
| 45 | The Origin of Linga Worship | 637 |
| Index | 649 |
