Essay name: Purana Bulletin
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Affiliation: University of Kerala / Faculty of Oriental Studies
The "Purana Bulletin" is an academic journal published in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. They represent Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit and cover a wide range of subjects.
Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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[Vol. X., No. 2
3. 'Pur膩tattva', Bulletin of the Indian Archaeological
Society, B.H.U.
4. 'Bh膩rati', Bulletin of the College of Indology, B.H.U.
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From Pau峁 艢ukla 1 up to Magha-P奴r峁噄m膩 (i. e. January
1st to February 14th), for full one and a half-month the P膩r膩ya峁嘺
by memory of the whole Kauthumi Sakh膩 of the Samaveda and
its eight Br膩hma峁嘺s and the Chandogya-Upanisad was done by
Pt. P. Krishnamurti Srauti in the Vy膩sa temple of Ramnagor Fort.
On the day of the conclusion of the P膩r膩ya峁嘺 i. e. on 14th
February, a grand ceremony to celebrate the successful conclusion
of the Samaveda-P膩r膩ya峁嘺 was held in the Shivala palace in the
afternoon. Sri Srautiji was ceremoniously received at the 艢ival膩
gh膩ta when he arrived there in the motor launch of His Highness
from Ramnagar fort. He was then escorted by the Pandits to the
pavilion, where His Highness honoured him with Ratna-Kundalas
and ratna-Ka峁卥a峁嘺s (Jewelled ear-rings and bracelets) and with a
richly embordered Banarasi Uttariya (upper garment), Pt. Rajesvara
Sastri Dravid addressed the gathering on the importance of the
P膩r膩ya峁嘺 of the Vedas, and stressed the need of honouring Vedic
scholars performing Veda-P膩r膩ya峁嘺. In his opinion the p膩r膩ya峁嘺
by memory of the whole Samaveda Samhit膩 and its Br膩hma峁嘺s
and Upanisads was a unique performance in the age. After this
Pt. Harirama Sastri of the Sanskrit University presented a
welcome address in Sanskrit verses to 艢rautiji. The Professors
of the Indology College, B. H. U. and the Varanaseya Sanskrit
University also attended the function.
After the ceremony the reciter Pt. Krishnamurti 艢rauti was
given a hearty send off, and he rode to his house on a richly deco-
rated elephant of the Maharaja in a procession, followed by
Pandits and Vedic scholars present on the occasion. It was a
moving sight to witness such a right royal pageantry arranged for
such an humble scholar. It reminded of the ancient Indian tradi-
tion of honouring a scholar by the kings of ancient India. The
function concluded with distribution of pras膩da.
A Pandita-Sabha of Varanasi Pandits was also hold on the
occasion in the Shivala Palace.
