Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates ‘Acknowledgement’ of the study on the Rudra-Shiva concept in the Vedic and Puranic literature, starting with the concept of God as contemplated by the Rishis (Vedic sages). These pages further deal with the aspects, legends, iconography and eulology of Rudra-Shiva as found in the Samhitas, Brahamanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads Sutras and Puranas. The final chapters deal with descriptions of his greatness, various incarnations and epithets.
Acknowledgement
At the very outset, I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude and indebtedness to my supervisor Dr. Jagadish Sarma, Associate Professor in the Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University, for his continuous support, motivation and encouragement to my Ph.D study and related research. His valuable guidance and blessings helped me all the time in the completion of the work.
I offer my sincere thanks to Professor Manjula Devi, Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University for valuable suggestion and advice that I have got during various stages of my study.
Besides my advisor, I express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to my revered teachers of the department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University and to the honourable members of the Research committee of Sanskrit Department, Gauhati University not only for their help and scholarly suggestions but also for the insightful questions that they raised which inspired me to widen my research on various field.
I express deep gratitude to the authorities and staff members of K.K.Handiqui Library of Gauhati University, Indian Council of Historical Research Library, Gauhati University and also the Seminar Library, Dept. of Sanskrit, Gauhati University for allowing me to make the best use of the books available in those libraries.
I am extremely indebted to my family members -my father Tapan Kr. Bhattacharjee, mother Labanya Bhattacharjee, my elder brother and all my family members for their moral support and inspiration to complete the work. Without their help and co-operation I would not have been able to complete my research. They are the constant source of inspiration behind me.
I acknowledge my heartiest gratitude to all the scholars in this field whose research illuminated my knowledge.
Last but not the least; I would like to thanks to all those people, specially the press and binders who have directly and indirectly extended their help in this endeavour to complete the thesis within stipulated time.
(Maumita Bhattacharjee)
Place: Gauhati University