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 11, Part 2 (1969)
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啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぎ啷� - [pur膩峁嘺m - ] PURANA
PUR膧峁咥 PATHA AND PRAVACANA
[Vol. XI, No. 2
1. From M膩gha, Sukla 1 to 9 (January 19 to 26, 1969) the
whole of the Dev墨-Bh膩gavata was recited and discourses
2.
on it were given by Pt. Thakur Prasad Dvivedi of Ram-
nagar in the Sumeru Mandir.
From F盲lguna, K峁涐梗峁嘺 2 to 13 (February 5-16, 1969) the
whole of the V膩mana Pur膩峁嘺 was recited from its Critical
Edition in the morning and discourses on it were given
in the evening in the Siva-temple by Pt. Thakur Prasad
Dvivedi.
痴贰顿础-笔膧搁膧驰础峁咥
From M膩gha, 艢ukla 1 to 15 (January 19 to Feb. 2, 1969) the
complete texts of the K峁涐梗峁嘺-Yajurveda, Taittiriya-艢膩kh膩 with its
Br膩hma峁嘺, Aranyaka and Upanisad were recited from memory by
Pt. Bhaskara Vai艣ampayana of Bilaspur (M. P.) in the Veda Vy膩sa
temple inside the Ramnagar Fort. Pt. Sri Krishna Murti Ghana-
pathi of Kashi was the 艢rota. The reciter was awarded a certificate
of merit and a ratna Kankana by His Highness.
闯驰翱罢滨峁-厂础惭惭贰尝础狈础
The All-India Kashiraj Trust held a Jyotisa-Sammelana in
the Shivala Palace, Varanasi, on 26 March, 1969 under the chair-
manship of His Highness Maharaja Dr. Vibhuti Narain Singh. The
topic for the discussion was ar (ie. an increase upto five
ghatik膩s and a decrease upto six ghatik膩s in the duration of a tithi
or lunar day) versus (an increase upto seven ghatik膩s
and a decrease upto ten ghatik膩s in a tithi). Pt. Rajeshwar Shastri
Dravid maintained and explained the principle of a
according to the 艣膩kalya-Samhit膩.
Jyotisa-scholars mainly belonging to the Banaras Hindu
University and the V膩r膩峁嘺seya Sanskrit University and other local
scholars took part in the discussion. The Vice-Chancellor of the
Sanskrit University, Dr. Gauri Nath Shastri, was also present on
this occasion. A Sub-Committee was formed for further conside-
ration and discussion,
