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I must take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitudes to Shri B. B. Varma, Member Parliament, who has never shirked in shouldering the responsibilities of managing the affairs of the Institute first as a member of its Executive Council and now as its President. I am also thankful to Dewan Hari Krishan Das, Chairman of the Executive Council and Shri F.C Bedi Treasurer of the Institute for their ungrudging support to the cause of the Institute.
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thanks are also due to Dr. Sampurnanand, Governor Rajasthan, has blessed the Institute by inaugurating it and has now been kind to write a foreword for the present book. I am also indebted to Dr. Satya Prakash, Head of the Deptt. of Chemistry, Allahabad University for his having spared time to write an introduction in English for this publication. He has always been cheerfully allowing us to draw on his rich experience and wealth of knowledge. I am also grateful to Pt. Mukund Mishra, Pt. Vishwa Nath Jha, Shri Daya Shankar Dixit and Pt. Datt Sharma, the learned scholars who helped me in preparing
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The book has been published in four volumes. Volume I includes introduction in English by Dr- Satya Prakash followed by the text as given in the copy of the manuscript obtained from the Bhandarkar Research Institute, Poona, with footnotes to collate the various versions found in the copies of the manuscripts procured from the Royal Asiatic Society, Bombay, the Oriental Research Institute, Baroda and the Vishweshwaranand Vedic Research Institute, Hoshiarpur. The volume also contains a Sanskrit Bhumika from the Chief Editor and an Inde x of Shlokas. Volume II comprises of the first nine chapters of Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta containing only those readings which we have considered as correct. It also includes VSsanS commentary of Prthadaka SwSmi and Vigyan Bhashya in Sanskrit with Hrdi translation. Volume III includes chapters 10 to 16. This volume also contains Nutan Tilak commentary of Sudhakar Dwivedi and Vigyan Bhashya in Sanskrit with Hindi translation. Volume IV comprises of chapters 17 to 24 and also an Index of Shlokas contained in Volumes II. Ill and IV. It also includes an ppendix on Dhayana GrhaoradeshadadhySya. Another appendix in this volvme contains Vssai.a commentary on <
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The
Institute has planned to
add to its list of publications, Siddhanta (3000 pages and already in press). Brhad Yavan Jataka (2000 pages) and Panch Siddhanuka (1600 pages). shortly,
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Indian Institute of Astronomical & Sanskrit Research a proud priviledge to dedicate Brahma Sphuta Sidhanta to Shri S. K. Patil, Union Minister for Railways. I am highly grateful to him for his having consented to this dedication. I am also grateful to Shri K. M. Munshi and Shri Wadilal Chaturbhu] Gandhi for their kindly agreeing to my request to be President and Chairman respectively of the Reception Committee. heart felt thanks are also due to Shri Kanti Lai H. Shah. Hony. Secy, of the Organising Committee and to all the members of the organising and the Reception Committees for their help and cooperation in my work. I also owe a debt of grati-
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