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Activities of The All India Kashiraj Trust [kasirajanyasasya karyavivaranam] / 308-317

I. Critical Edition: (JANUARY-JUNE, 1967) VAMANA PURANA WORK The Critical text of the Vamana Purana has been constituted primarily on the basis of the collation of twenty Manuscripts, i. e. 4 Kashmirian MSS., 3 Bengali MSS., 10 Devanagari MSS. of Northern India, and 3 South Indian MSS. (One Devanagari MS. from the Adyar Library, One Nandinagari MS. from the Srngeri Matha, and one Telugu MS. from the Government Oriental MSS. Library, Madras,) Of these, the Kashmirian MS. No. 4012 (Steine Catalogue) procured from Shri Raghunath Sanskrit Library, Jammu, through the kind courtesy of Dr. Karan Singh, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, contains a very valuable Sanskrit commentary on the Vamana Purana by the Kashmirian Pandita, Rama Chandra Bhatta. It is the only known and available Sanskrit commentary on the Vamana Purana. It lucidly explains difficult portions of the text, and also mentions some variants. WORK ON THE OTHER PURANAS: Sval pa Matsya Purana: As has been mentioned previously it is being critically edited under the direction of Dr. V. Raghavan on the basis of an Assamese MS. and a London MS. Uptil now ten chapters have been published in the 'Purana' Bulletin. The next eight chapters (11-18) are being published in this July issue of the 'Purana'. Further chapters are being edited, and will be published in several instalments. The work of the collation of the Kurma Purana MSS. has been suspended for the time being, for all our staff is engaged in the Vamana Purana work.

sarvabharatiya kasirajanyasasya karyavivaranam (janavari-juna, 1667 i0 ) vamanapuranakaryam 1 samiksatmakam samskaranamh vamanapuranasya samiksatmakah patho mukhyataya vimsatihastalekhanam pathasamvada- masritya nirdharito vartate | teca hastalekhah 4 kasmiralipibaddhah, 3 bamgiyah, 10 uttarabharatiya devanagarihastalekhah, 3 daksina bharatiyah, eko devanagari- lipibaddhah adyara pustakalayad, eka nandinagarilekhah, eka ca telagulekhah madrasa gavarnamenta oriyantala hastalipipustakalayatah | ) etesu kasmirahastalekhah 4012 samkhyakah ( stina kaitala啷塯补 ) sri raghunatha samskrta pustakalayad upalabdhah tatrabhavatah kasmiranaresa da0 karnasimhamaharajasya krpavasat | panditaramacandra bhattakrtaya samskrtatikaya ca esah samanvito varttate | vamanapuranasya samskrtatika caisa eka eva prapyate | atra bahusah kathina amsah saralataya vyakhyatah kecit pathabheda api yatra tatra nirdistah santi svalpamatsyapuranam anya puranakarya m raghavan mahanubhavena asami- itah purvamasya dasa adhyayah purvameva yatha sucitam, puranametat da0 vi . landanahastalekhayoh adharena samalocya sampadyate 'purana ' patrikayam prakasitah santi | anye ca | 11-18 adhyayah asmin julai amke prakasyante | avasista apare cadhyayah kramasah 'purana ' patrikayam prakasayisyante | kurmapuranasya hastalekhanam samvadakaryam sampratam prayena avaruddhameva, yato vayam sarve sarvatha vamanapuranaprakasanakarye vyaprtah sma |

310 puranam - PURANA THE 'PURANA' BULLETIN [Vol. IX., No. 2 The 'Purana' Bulletin is regularly and punctually published each year on every Vasanta Panchami (January-February) and Vyasa Purnima (July). With this July issue the 'Purana' completes nine years of its publication. The nine yearly volumes consist of more than 3500 pages, and contain about 200 articles on various Puranic topics, written by Indian and foreign Indologists interested in the Puranic study and research. We are glad to mention that the Government of India has approved the nomination of Dr. L. Sternbach, United Nations, New York, as Honorary Member of the Editorial Board of the 'Purana' by the All India Kashiraj Trust. He has been a regular contributor to the 'Purana' Bulletin. His learned articles have appeared in several issues of the 'Purana'. We welcome him to our Editorial Board and hope that we will be receiving his advice and active co-operation. VEDA PARAYANA During the bright half (Sukla-paksa) of the last Magha (January) month the parayana by memory of the Sakala-Sakha of the Rgveda was arranged in the Vyasa temple of the Ramnagar Fort. The reciter was Pt. Kesava Sitarama Joglekar of Mysore State. The Parayana was very successful and at the end of it the reciter was presented a certificate of merit and the usual Daksina with the Ratna-Kankana PURANA PATHA AND PRAVACANA The Patha and pravacana of the following Puranas were arranged :- (1) Devi-Bhagavata, from 10. 2. 67 to 18. 2. 67 in the Sumeru temple of Ramnagar. The discourses on it were given by Pt. Visvanatha Sastri Datar of Varanasi. (2) Vamana Purana, from 27. 2. 67 to 9. 3. 67 in the Dharmasala on the bank of the Ganga. The discourses on it were given by Prof. Baldeva Upadhyaya of the Varanaseya Sanskrit University.

July 1967] ACTIVITIES OF THE ALL INDIA KASHIRAJ TRUST 311 'purana ' patrika sambandhi karyani 'purana ' patrikayah prakasanam yathakalam nirantaram prativarsa vasantapancamyam ( janavari-pharavari ) vyasapurnimayam ( julai ) ca jayate | idanim julai ankena sahaiva asyah navamam narsam purnatam yati | puranapatrikayah navanam varsanam dvayoh bhagayoh prsthankah 3500 to'pi adhikah santi, tatha puranavisayadhyayane sodhakarye ca visesena abhinivistaih pracyavidya nisnatairbharatiyai vaidesikaisca vidvadbhih pauranikavisayamadhikrtya viracitanam lekhanam samkhyapi satadvayam bhavati | esah hi asmakam prasannatayah visayah yat kasirajanyasena prastavitam samyuktarastriyasya da0 ela0 starnabaika mahabhagasya nama 'purana ' patrikayah sampadaka, mandalasya sadasyarupena bharatiyasasanena svikrtamiti | asya mahanubhavasya 'purana ' patrikayam aneke lekhah prakasitah santi | etasya mahanubhavasya puranapatrika sampadakamandalasadasyatam vayamabhinandayamah, asasmahe ca sadaivasya paramarsah sakriyasca sahayogah samprapsyata iti | vedaparayanam | maghamasasya (janavari ) suklapakse rgvedasya sakalasakhayah smrtya kanthastham parayanam ramanagarasthe vyasamandire vyavasthapitam asit | parayana karta ca pam0 kesava sitarama noglekarah ( maisurarajyasya ) asit | parayanam purnatah saphalam natam samapte sati parayanakartta visesayogyatayah pramanapatrapradanena samadrto'bhut, ratnakankanayutaya suniscitadaksinaya ca | puranapathah pravacanasca adholikhitapurananam pathasya pravacanasya ca vyavastha krtah- (1) devibhagavatam | pathah ramanagarasthasumeramandire 10-2-67 tah 18-2- 67 yavat samjatah | varanasyah sri pam0 visvanatha sastri datarah pravakta asit | (2) vamanapuranam | pathah pravacananca gamgatatastha dharmasalayam sampannam | pam0 sribaldeva upadhyayah (varanaseya samskrta visvavidyalayasya ) pravacanakartta asit |

312 puranam - PURANA [Vol. IX., No. 2 (3) Adhyatma Ramayana, from 10. 4. 67 to 18. 4. 67 in Janakpura temple of Ramnagar. The discourses on it were given by post-Acharya Pt. Ramalaksmanacharya of Varanasi. Besides, the parayana and the katha of the RamacaritaManasa of Gosvami Tulasidasa was arranged as usual from 11. 5. 67 to 19. 5. 67 in the Kali temple at Chakia, a place about 20 miles from Ramnagar, where the gathering was in thousands. At the close of the parayana and the katha the Udyapana ceremony was duly performed and the prasada was distributed. MEETING OF THE PURANA-COMMITTEE A meeting of the Purana-Committee of the All-India Kashiraj Trust was held in the Ramnagar Fort on Dec. 30, 31, 1966, under the Chairmanship of His Highness Dr. Vibhuti Narain Singh. It was attended by Dr. R. K. Sharma, Education Ministry, Govt. of India, and Dr. S. N. Sastri, the former Vice-Chancellor of the Varanaseya Sanskrit University. Pt. Visvanatha Sastri Datar and Pt. Harirama Sukla, the two Sanskrit scholars of Varanasi, were also invited. Certain principles of constituting the text of the Vamana Purana and the question of its extent were discussed. The Editor, Sri Anand Swarup Gupta, explained these principles and placed before the scholars some constituted readings as way of illustrations. Some of the readings were discussed. As regards the extent of the Vamana Purana text Dr. S. N. Sastri and the two learned Pandits were of opinion that its extent should be the same as that of the text of the Venkatesvara printed edition, because according to the Naradiya Purana the extent of the Purva-bhaga of the Vamana Purana text (which only is now available) as represented by the vulgate is 6,000 slokas. They did not favour the omission of the 27 Adhyayas of the Saro-mahatmya which are all omitted in the Bengali and the South Indian MSS, from the main text of the Vamana Purana. Dr. R. K. Sharma, however, was of opinion that the Manuscript evidence should also be taken into consideration. We are thankful to these scholars for their co-operation and useful discussions.

July 1967] ACTIVITIES OF THE ALL INDIA KASHIRAJ TRUST 313 (3) adhyatmaramayanam | ramanagarasya janakapura mandire varanasyah ramalaksmana- caryaih pravacanadikam 10-4-67 tah 18-4-67 yavat krtam | anyacca, gosvami tulasidasaviracitaramacaritamanasasya parayanam katha ca samanyatah 11-5-67 tah 19-5-67 yavat ramanagaratah dasakrosantare cakiyaksetrasthe kalimandire sampadita'bhut, yatra sahasrasah srotarah samghatita abhavan | samaptidivase udyapana mahotsavah yathavat sampannah prasadascante vitaritah | puranasamitya adhivesanam " maharaja kasiraja da0 vimurtinarayana simhasabhasatye ramanagaradurge akhila bharatiyakasirajanyasasya puranasamitya adhivesanam gata disambaramasasya 30 tithau, 31 tithau ca niyojita asit | asyam sammilitau abhutam siksa sacivalayasya ( bharatiya sasanadhikari ) da0 ara0 ke0 sarma, varanaseya samskrta visvavidyalayasya bhutapurva upakulapatih da0 surendranatha sastri ca samskrtavidvamsau varanasyah pam0 visvanathasastri datarah, pam0 harirama suklasca nimantritau upasthitau castam | tatra vamanapuranasya pathanirdharanavisaye kecit siddhantah vivecitah | ime ... siddhantah srivamanapuranasamskarana sampadakena anandasvarupa guptamahodayena vyakhyatah, udaharanartham katicit nirdharitapathasca vidusam samakse vicarartham prastutah, kecit tatra vicaritasca | da0 esa0 ena0 sastri, dvau ca pandita vidvamsau etatpuranasya slokasamkhyavisaye svamatani prakatitavantah yat naradiyapurana- varnananusarena vamanapuranasya purvabhage satsahasram slokah bhavitumarhanti, ittham vemkatesvara samskaranameva pramanatah grahyam bhavet tatha ca saromahatmyasya 27 adhyaya api grahyah bhavantu iti | yadyapi bamgala- daksinabharatiya hastalekhesu mukhyapathe adhyaya ime agrhitah santi | aparasca da0 ara0 ke0 sarma tu hastalekhanamapi pramanyam suvicarya grahyam bhavediti svamatam prakatitavan | etan vidusah prati tesam upayogivicaraya sahayogaya ca vayam krtajnah sma | 13

314 puranam- PURANA [Vol. IX., No. 2 VISIT OF THE JAGADGURU SRI SANKARACHARYA OF SRINGERI His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sankaracharya of the Sarada Pitha, Sringeri Matha, Mysore, visited the Ramnagar Fort in the evening of May 3 on the occasion of his visit to Varanasi. His Highness Maharaja Dr. Vibhuti Narain Singh welcomed the distinguished guest. His Highness also performed the pada puja of the Padukas (Sandals) with the help of the Pandits of the Sringeri Matha. Pt. Rajesvara Sastri was also present. After the Pada-puja the prasada was distributed and blessings were given by His Holiness. His Holiness was also pleased to bless the young Maharajakumar who was in his Brahmacarivesha, whose Yajnopavita ceremony had been performed a few months before. The Kashiraj Trust presented a set of its twelve publications to His Holiness as a mark of respect. In his letter of June 17, 1967 the Private Secretary to His Holiness acknowledges the receipt of these publications and further writes that 'His Holiness is immensely glad to find that the Purana Department of the Kashiraj Trust has done very useful work'. The Nandi-Nagari Manuscript of the Vamana-Purana was procured by us from the Sringeri Matha Library. The Trust very much grateful to His Holiness for his generous help and co-operation, and hopes that the same will be available to the Trust in future also. is DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AND GUESTS: Dr. Juan Roger Rivieri Professor of Indology, Madrid University, Spain, and Mrs. Rivieri visited the Purana Department on January 6, 1967 and appreciated its work. Dr. H. Von Stietencron, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany, also visited the Purana Department. He writes 'The Trust is doing most useful work, which is specially important for every scholar dealing with Puranic studies.'

July 1967] ACTIVITIES OF THE ALL INDIA KASHIRAJ TRUST 315 saradapithasya jagadguru srisamkaracaryanam samagamanam srmgerimathasya panditanam mahodayah srmgerimathasthasaradapithasya srisamkaracaryah svavaranasiyatrakrame ramanagara durge'pi mai 3 dinanke samagatah, svagatam ca tesam kasirana da0 vibhutinarayanasimha dvara visesatithirupena krtam | sahayogena kasirajenapi padukayoh padapuja vihita | tasminkale pam rajesvara sastrino'pi upasthita asan | padapujayah anantaram prasadavitaranam jatam, asirvadasca kasirajaya pradattah | brahmacarivesadharine krtayajnopavitaya ( masanpurva ) sisave maharajakumaraya asirvadan datva ati prasannah babhuvuh srisamkaracaryah | kasirajanyasah svaprakasitan dvadasagranthan jagadguru srisamkaracaryaya bahumanapradarsana purahsaram samarpitavan | srisamkaracaryasya vyaktigata saciva mahodayah 17 junatithau presite patre prakasanapraptimangikaroti, likhati ca "srisamkaracarya mahodayah kasirajanyasasya puranavibhagadvara sampadyamanam upayoginam karya drstva atyantam modamanubhavanti ' iti | srmgerimathadeva asmabhih vamanapuranasya nandinagarilekhah samupalabdhah | srisamkaracaryakrtasahayatayai sahayogartham ca nyasah krtajnatam abhivyanjayati, asaste ca bhavisye'pi tadak eva sahayadikam dasyate | visista atithayah darsakaca asmin varse janavarimasasya sasthatithau madrida (spena ) visvavidyalayasya bharatiya vidyavibhagadhyakso sri jvana rojara riviri mahasayah, tatha srimati riviri mahasaya'pi puranavibhagam drstavantau, prasamsitavantau ca karyajatamasya | da0 eca0 vana stitenkona jarmanidesasya hedelavarga visvavidyalaye daksina esiya samsthayah adhikari puranavibhagamatra drstavan | ayam likhati "nyaso'yam mahad upayogi karyam karoti, sodhakaryasamlagnanam purananamadhyayane dattacittanam vidusam krte etatsarvam visesena upayogaya kalpate iti |

316 puranam -- PURANA [Vol. IX, No. 2 The following distinguished persons were the guests of His Highness Maharaja Vibhuti Narain Singh who were acquainted with the activities of the Trust and were presented the latest volume of the Purana bulletin and other presentation pamphlets:- 1. Dr. Juan Roger Rivieri Professor of Indology, Madrid University, Spain and Mrs. Rivieri. 2. Shri Gaj Raj Singh, I.A.S.; Managing Deputy Director, Tourism. 3. Shri M.C. Desai; Chief Justice, Allahabad High Court. 4. Dr. C. D. Deshmukh, and Shrimati Deshmukha. 5. Shri V. Jha, Foreign Secretary, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 6. Shri S. C. Datt; Prof., Mayo College, Ajmer. THE SOUTH INDIAN TOURIST BEUREAU The tourist office of the Trust is working as usual and this year about 575 pilgrims were attended to. The Trust has also arranged for the fecility of accomodation for the pilgrims to perform Sraddha ceremony at their Shivala House and many pilgrims who visited Varanasi availed of this fecility. A Kirtan party of about 200 persons visited Varanasi and were accomodated at Shivala House. They arranged for their Kirtanas (devotional songs) for the general public and there was a good response from the Public of Banaras. During this period we lost the Librarian of our Purana Dept., Shri Ranganath Pandey, whose sad and untimely demise occured on May 1. He was a very sincere and silent worker. We pray for the peace of the departed soul.

July 1967] ACTIVITIES OF THE ALL INDIA KASHIRAJ TRUST 317 adyonirdistah visista janah svavaranasyagamanaprasange maharaja kasinaresasya atithayo'bhavan kasirajanyasasya karyanam ca paricayam alabhanta, puranapatrikayah antima amkah anyani ca deyani patrani tebhyah samarpitanih- 1 . da0 juana rojara riviri, vibhagadhyaksah bharatiyavidyayah, madrida visvavidyalayasya (spena ), srimati riviri mahodaya ca sahacarini abhavat | 2 . srigajarana mahodayah, ai . e. esa . mainejimga dipti dairektara turijma | 3 . 4. 5. sri ema . si . desai mahodayah, cipha jastisa, ilahabada haikorta | da . si . di . desamukhah, srimati desamukhamahodaya ca sri vi . jha mahanubhavah, videsasacivalayasya gavarnamenta apha indiya, dehali | 6 . sri esa . si . datta mahasayah, prophesara, meyo kaleja, ajamera | daksinabharatiya - yatrivibhagah kasirajanyasasya yatrivibhagah samanyatah pracalati | asmin varse prayah 575 yatrina atra upasthita abhavan | sraddhasamskaroddesyena kasyam samagatanam yatrinam nivasaya nyasena sivalabhavane prabandhah krtah | etena bahavasca yatrinah labhanvitah babhuvuh | kirtana mandalam 200 vyaktinam atra samagacchat sivala bhavane ca nyavasat | sadharana janatayai taih kirtanadikam vyavasthapitamasit, kasivasinam upasthitisca tatra pracuryena samabhavat | atrantare puranavibhagasya pustakalayadhikarinah sriramganathapandeyasya akale svargavasah mai masasya 1 tithau samjatah, suyogyatamah asau visvasaniyah karyakusalah sarvesam pritibhajanamabhavat | tasya atmanah santyai vayam prarthayamah |