Activities of the All-India Kashiraj Trust (June 1964 – December 1964)

Activities of the All-India Kashiraj Trust [ sarvabharatiya kasirajanyasasya karyamvivaranam ] / 202-211

ACTIVITIES OF THE KASHIRAJ TRUST (June 1964-Dec. 1964) During the period under review the following literary and cultural activities were carried out. CRITICAL EDITIONS OF THE PURANAS (a) Matsya-Purana The work of preparing the Matsya-Purana edition is being done at Madras as usual under the editorship of Dr. V. Raghavan. (b) Vamana-Purana During this period the two Bengali Mss. of the Vamana Purana procured from the Bangiya Sahitya Parisad have been completely collated. Like the Bengali Ms. of the Asiatic Society they also omit Adhs. from 23 to 50. Two more Mss. have been partially collated -Viz. one Ms. No. K. 6815 of the India Office Library, and the other Mss. from the Sarasvati Bhandara Library, Ramnagar. The text of the first ten adhyayas of the Vamana Purana has been tentatively reconstructed. Besides, the text of the four more Adhyayas-37 to 40-has been compared with that of the four Adhyayas (37ff.) of the Salya Parva of the Mahabharata (Cri. Edn.) with a view to their textual reconstruction. OTHER WORK ON THE PURANAS (a) At Madras centre Dr. Raghavan has critically edited the 11th Adhyaya (Rajaniti) of the Ms. 'Puranartha Sangraha', D. 2469 of the G. O. M. L. Madras, which is to be published as a supplement to the 'Purana'. (b) Pada-Index:-The Pada-indexes of the Vamana, Brahma and Brahmanda (excepting its Lalitopakhyana) have been completed. The Pada-indexes of the Garuda, Linga, Kurma, Markandeya, and Visnu Puranas have been prepared, but they have not yet been alphabetically arranged.

kasirajanyasasya karyavivaranam ( juna 1964 - disambara 1664 ) prastuta samaye nimnankitani sahityakani samskrtikani ca karyani sampannani - purananam pathasamiksatmakani samskaranani (a) matsyapuranakaryam matsyapuranasya sampadanakaryam madrasanagare pro0 ve0 raghavan mahodayasya sampadakatve yathapurvam pracalati | (a) vamanapuranakaryam asmin samaye vangiyasahityaparisadah sakasat praptau dvau vamgabhasakosau purnatah samvaditau | imau kosavapi esiyatika sosayati bamgalikosavat 23-50 adhyayan lopayamtah | itarau dvau hastalekhau -- ekah indiya aphisa laibreritah hastalekha sam0 ke0 6815, aparasca sarasvati bhandara pustakalaya ramanagarasya -- amsikarupena samvaditau | vamanapuranasya prathamadasadhyayanam patho'pi asthayirupena sampaditah | aparam ca caturnamadhyayanam (37-40 ) pathasya mahabharatasya ( bhandarakara o0 sam0 ) adhyayanam pathaih saha tulana krta pathanirdharanartham | anyapurananam karyajatam (a) madrasakaryalaye da0 bi0 raghavanamahodayaih 'puranarthasamgrahah ' hasta- lekhasya ekadaso'dhyayah ( rajanitih ) sampaditah sa puranapatrikayah parisistarupena prakasito bhavisyati (a) padasuci - - vamanabrahmabrahmandapurananam brahmandapuranasthalalitopakhyanasya padasuci na nirmita | padasuci purna krta | garudalingakurmamarkandeyavisnupurananam padasuci likhita vartate, kintu aksarakramena samgrathanamavasistam |

204 puranam - PURANA (c) Purana Quotations from the Nibandhas :- [Vol. VII., No. 1 As has already been stated in the previous review, the quotations of the Puranas from the Danasagara of Ballalasena and the Parasara Madhava hava been collected. During this period the quotations from some parts (Viz. brahmacarikanda, garhasthyakanda, niyata- kalakanda, sraddhakanda and danakanda ) of the Krtya - Kalpataru of Laksmidhara Misra have been collected. The work of collecting Purana quotations is in progress. PURANA SUBJECT-CONCORDANCE An exhaustive subject-concordance of the Puranas has been planned, as has already been stated in the previous reviews. The subject-indexes of the six Puranas-Visnu, Markandeya, Linga, Vamana, Kurma, and Matsya-have been completed. 'PURANA' BULLETIN With the present issue the 'Purana' now enters the seventh year of its publication. In the past six volumes, each containing of two half-yearly issues, about 175 articles dealing with the various aspects of the Puranic literature have appeared. These articles have been appreciated by Indologists, and have been found useful for furthering the research work on the Puranas. A number of Indian and foreign Periodicals are also received in exchange of the 'Purana'. TRANSLATION OF THE REPORT OF THE CALENAR REFOM COMMITEE The Hindi translation of the English Report of the Calendar Reform Committee of the Government of India, prepared by the Purana-Department of the Kashiraj Trust, has now been published for private circulation among the Pandits and scholars of Astronomy (Jyotisa) and Dharmasastra, so that they may be able study the question from the modern point of view also, and help in settling the disputed problem of Indian Calendar-making.

Jan., 1965] ACTIVITIES OF THE KASHIRAJ TRUST 205 (i) nibandhagranthebhyah puranoddharanani - idam purvakaryavivarane sucitam yat vallalasenasya 'danasagarat ' atha ca 'parasara madhavagramthat ' purananamuddharanani samkalitani | prastutakale laksmidhara misrasya 'krtyakalpataru ' namnah gramthasya kesamcid amsanam ( brahmacarikandam, garhasthyakandam niyatakalakandam, sraddhakandam athaca danakandam ) samkalanam krtam | puranoddharananam samgrahakaryam yathapurva pracalati | puranavisayanukramani yatha purvavivaranesu sucitam puranavisayanam vistrtasuci nirmanasya yojana svikrta vartate | sannam mahapurananam - visnumarkandeya lingavamanakurmamatsyapurananam- visayasuci purna samjata | puranapatrika anena ankena saha 'purana ' patrika saptame varse pravisati purvasamaye sabhagah- pratyekabhagah ankadvayena samanvitah - prakasitah yesu purananam vibhinnavisayan adharikrtya 175 nibandhah prakasitah | ime nibandhah pracyavidyavidbhih prasamsitah atha ca puranavisayakanusamdhanasya pragatau upayogino natah | puranapatrikayah vinimaye'pi patrikah prapyante | pancangasudharasamiteh prativedanasya anuvadakaryam bharatiyasarakarasya pancangasudharasamiteh amglabhasayam prastutasya prati- vedanasya kasirajanyasasya puranavibhagadvara prastutah hindi anuvadah samprati jyotirvidyayah dharmasastrasya ca vidvadbhyo vyaktigatarupena vitaranaya kasiraja- nyasadvara prakasitah | anena te vidvamso'sya adhunikadrstya'dhyayanaya samartha bhavisyanti, atha ca bharatiya- pancamga nirmanasya vivadaspadasamasyayah samadhane sahayakasca bhavisyanti |

206 puranam -- PURANA [Vol. VII., No. 1 VEDA-PARAYANA The Parayana of the whole of the Madhyamdina Samhita of the Sukla Yajurveda from memory was arranged on the occasion of the last Vyasa-Purnima from July 10 to July 24, 1964. The reciter was Vaidikapravara Pt. Manohar Ji Joshi, Varanasi and the srota was Vaidika pravara Pt. Ramnath Ji Sarasvata. PURANA-PATHA AND PRAVACANA The programme of the Purana-Patha and pravacana was carried out according to the settled plan. In the month of Asadha (July, 1964) the Saundarya Lahari, the famous tantric work of Sankaracarya, was recited and discourses on it were given by Pt. Badrinath Sukla, Professor of Varanaseya Sanskrit University. In the month of Kartika (November), the Naradiya Purana was recited, and Pt. Anant Shastri Phadake, the retired professor of Puranas, of the V. S. University, delivered discourses on it. CELEBRATION OF THE VYASA-UTSAVA On the last Vyasa-Purnima (in July 1964), the Trust celebrated a Vyasa-Utsava in its Sivala Palace. A number of local scholars participated in it, and discussed several problems on the work of the Puranas which is being carried out by the Trust. Certain useful suggestions came forward. The Trust is grateful to these scholars for their participation and the learned suggestions. DISTINGUISHED VISITERS The following distinguished personages were the guests of His Highness: (1) Dr. Sampurnananda, Governor of Rajasthan. (2) Yuvaraj Dr. Karan Singh, Sadar-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India. The publications of the Trust were presented to them, which they highly appreciated.

Jan., 1965J ACTIVITIES OF THE KASHIRAJ TRUST vedaparayanam 207 gatavyasapurnimaya avasare 10 julaitah 24 julai 1964 yavat suklayajurvediyamadhyandinasamhitayah kanthasthaparayanamabhuta vaidikapravarah pam0 manohara josi pathakarta asit, vaidikapravarah ramanathasarasvatasca srota asit | puranapathah pravacanasca niscitayojananusarena puranapathah puranapravacananca samvrttam | asadhamase samkaracaryena vinirmitasya 'saundaryalahari ' namnah prasiddhatantrikagranthasya patho'- bhut | asya varanaseya samskrta visvavidyalayadhyapakena pam0 badarinathasuklamahodayena vyakhyanam krtam | kartikamase naradiyapuranasya pathah krtah | samskrtavisva- vidyalayasyavakasapraptena puranadhyapakena anantasastri phadake mahodayena tadvisayakani pravacanani ca krtani | vyasotsavah pam0 gatavyasapurnimaya avasare (julai 1964 ) nyasena sivalabhavane vyasotsavasya ayojanam krtam | asmin utsave bahavah sthaniya vidvamsah upasthita asan, yairnyasasya puranakaryasambaddhanamaneka prasnanam visaye vimarsah krtah | tebhyah kecid upayogino nirdesa api tadvisaye praptah | etan vidusah prati utsave agamanaya vicaravimarsanaya ca krtajno varttate | visista atithayah adhonirdista mahapurusah tatrabhavatah kasirajasya atithayo'bhavan | (1) da0 sampurnanandah rajasthanasya rajyapalah | (2) yuvaraja da0 karnasimha, sadare riyasata, jammu-kasmira | (3) sri lalabahadura sastri, bharatadesasya pradhana nyasasya prakasanani tebhya upaharikrtani yani tairabhinanditani | nyasah mamtri |

208 puranam - PURANA [Vol. VII., No. 1 The following Indologists visited the Purana-Department of the Trust:- (1) Dr. V. S. Agrawala, Professor, Indology College, B.H.U. (2) Dr. Siddheshwar Bhattacharya. Head and Professor of Sanskrit Deptt., B. H. U., and Member of the Central Sanskrit Board. (3) Dr. Siegfried A. Schulz, Prof. of Comparative philology, Catholic University of America. Washington, D. C. (4) Dr. Ronald M. Huntington, Professor of Comparative Religions, Chapman College, Orange, California. (5) Dr. R.K. Sharma, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. (6) First Secretary, German Embassy and Miss Bonner. (7) Delegates to the Social Conference held at Kashi Vidyapitha were invited by His Highness to a tea-party. The delegates, specially Dr. Wadia, took keen interest in the Purana work of the Trust. These scholars appreciated the work and the publications of the Purana Department. The Trust presented them its publications. We are grateful to them for their interest and co-operation in our Purana work. MAHARAJA BANARAS VIDYA-MANDIR TRUST We take the pleasure in informing our readers that His Highness Maharaja Banaras, has established another Trust entitled 'Maharaja Banaras Vidya Mandir Trust' for the propogation of traditional Sanskrit learning and for the preservation of the collections of historical value which belong to the Banaras State Durbar. The following are the Trustees of this Trust :- 1. H. H. Maharaja Dr. Vibhuti Narain Singh (Chairman). 2. M. K. Dr. Raghubir Singh. 3. Pt. Giridharilal Mehta. 4. Shri Jagdish K. Munshi. 5. Pt. Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid. 6. Shri Jharkhande Prasad Narain Singh.

Jan., 1965] ACTIVITIES OF THE KASHIRAJ TRUST 209 nimnanirdista pracyavidyavidvamso kasirajanyasasya puranavibhagakaryam niriksitavantah-- (1) da0 vasudevasarana agravalah kasihindu visvavidyalayasya pradhyapakah | (2) da0 siddhesvarabhattacaryah hindu visvavidyalayasya samskrtavibhagadhyaksah, sentrala samskrta borda samsthayah sadasyasca | (3) da0 ja़ीgaphrida sultsa, vasimgatananagarasya kaitholika visvavidyalaye- bhasavijnana-pradhyapakah | (4) da0 ronalda ema0 hantigatana, pradhyapakah, kamparetiva rilijansa, caipamaina kaleja, kailiphoraniya | (5) da0 ara . ke . sarma, bharatasarakarasya siksavibhage samskrtasiksa- dhikari | , (6) kumari bonara mahodayaya saha agatah jarmanadutavasadhikari | (7) kasividyapithe sambhutasya sosalakanpharemsa sadasyah | taih visesatah- da0 vadiya mahodayena, nyasasya puranakarye svarucih pradarsita | nyasah etebhyah svaprakasanani samarpitavan | puranakaryesu tesam abhirucyai sahayogaya ca vayam krtajnah | maharaja banarasa vidyamandira nyasah idam sucayanto vayam prasannatamanubhavamah yat tatrabhavata kasirajena paramparagata samskrtavidyayah pracaraya banarasastetadarabarasya aitihasikamahattva- salinam samgrahanam raksanaya ca aparah 'maharajabanarasavidyamandiranyasanama nyasah sthapitah | asya nyasasya adhonirdista nyasadharinah santi-- (1) tatrabhavan maharaja da0 vibhutinarayanasimha ( adhyaksah ) | (2) maharajakumara da0 raghubirasimha | (3) pam0 giradharilala mehata | (4) sri jagadisa ke0 mumsi | (5) pam0 rajesvarasastri dravidah | (6) sri jharakhandiprasadanarayana simha | 27

210 puranam - PURANA [Vol. VII., No. 1 The above trust also proposes to build a temple of the 27 Goddesses of Vidyas. We wish success for this new Trust and hope that this new Trust will co-operate with the Kashiraj Trust in the sacred cause of the Sanskrit learning. SANSKRIT PATHASALA This The All-India Kashiraj Trust is interested in looking after the Sanskrit Pathasala, which is being maintained by His Highness. The Pathasala prepares students for the Sanskrit examination of the Varanaseya Sanskrit University. Pathasala will provide hands to work in the Purana-Department. The students get monthly stipends of Rs. 15/- each. They are also provided some work in the Purana Department, so that they may supplement their income. CELEBRATION OF RAMA-LILA In the month of September-October each year on the occasion of the Vijaya-Dasami Ramalila is celebrated at Ramnagar by the Ramalila Deptt. of His Highness. The unique feature of this Ramalila is that it wholly follows the Ramacarita manasa of Gosvami Tulasidasa. It is very famous and is visited by thousands of people for its religious and cultural value. The Trust is much grieved at the sad and sudden demise of Pt. Nilameghacharya and Pt. M. M. Anant Krishna Shastri. Both were great Sanskrit Scholars of Banaras, and also were Professors of the Varanaseya Sanskrit University. They were the contributors to the 'Purana' Bulletin. Their learned articles in Sanskrit published so for in the different issues of the 'Purana', speak highly of their learning and scholarly grasp of the Puranas. Their death has caused a great loss to the scholarly world and specially to the Kashiraj Trust. We pay our homage to the departed souls.

Jan., 1965] ACTIVITIES OF THE KASHIRAJ TRUST 211 1 ayam nyasah 27 vidyadevyah ekam mandiram nirmatumicchati | vayam nutana- nyasasya saphalyasya kamanam kurmah, asamahe ca yad ayam nutano nyasah kasiraja- nyasena saha samskrtavidyayah pracaraya sahayogam karisyati | samskrta pathasala kasirajanyasah maharajakasinaresasya samskrtapathasalaya prabandhe'pi - tatparo vartate | esa pathasala varanaseya samskrtavisvavidyalayasya pariksahetoh chatran pathayati | esa pathasala puranavibhagaka sahayogam dasyati | chatrebhyah pratyekam 15ru0 masikavrttih pradiyate | tebhyah puranavibhage'pi karyam diyate, yena te ayavrddhim kartum saknuyuh | ramalila maharajasya vijayadasamiparvavasare prativarsam sitambara-aktubara-masayoh ramalilasamitya ramalilaya ayojanam kriyate | esa ramalila gosvamitulasidasanirmitaramacaritamanasya anusaranam karotiti asya lilaya vaisistyam | esa lila ativa prakhyata | atha ca asyah dharmikasamskrtika- mahattvahetoh sahasrani narah ramalilam drastumagacchanti | kasirajanyasah pam0 nilameghacaryasya tatha ma0 ma0 pam0 anantakrsnasastrinah duhkhadena akasmikena ca mrtyuna ativa dukhitah | ubhavapi prathitasamskrta- vidvamsau tatha samskrtavisvavidyalayasya pradhyapakau astam | tayoh kecillekha api puranapatrikayam prakasitah | ete lekhastayoh puranavisayajnatam prathayanti | tayormrtyuna vidvatsamajasya, visesatah kasirajanyasasya mahati ksatih samjata | vayam svargatabhyametabhyam svasammanam pradarsayamah | ,