The Variegated Plumage Encounters with Indian Philosophy (A Commemoration Volume in Honour of Pandit Jankinath Kaul 'Kamal')

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Item Code: IDK066
Publisher: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PVT. LTD.
Author: N.B. Patil & Mrinal Kaul 'Martand'
Edition: 2003
ISBN: 8120819535
Pages: 387
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 8.8" X 5.7"
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About the Book

The Variegated Plumage: Encounters with Indian Philosophy, a Commemorative Volume dedicated to the memory of Pandit Jankinath Kaul "Kamal" is a collection of diverse scholarly articles and research papers contributed by the veterans who are specialists in their respective fields.

The present volume adequately covers different aspects of Indian Philosophy and Culture. The extensive section on Kashmir Saiva studies will provide impetus to further research in the subject. The second section is a collection of papers dealing with a wide range of issues in Indian Philosophy and Culture. In the following section we have learned articles contributed by reputed Sanskritists on different aspects of Sanskrit Kavya literature. The next section deals with a variety of topics on Bhakti, Yoga and Poetics. The five essays in the last part spell out the spiritual culture of India.

About the Author

Dr. N. B. Patil was Director of Languages, Govt. of Maharashtra. After his retirement in 1987, he is associated with Ananthacharya Indological Research Institute, Mumabi as an Hon. Director of MM Dr. P. V. Kane P.G. Institute of Asiatic Society of Mumbai. He is an editorial consultant of Tattvaloka, an English monthly from Chennai. There are about twelve English and Marathi books to his credit. He is a fellow of United Writers Association of India.

Mrinal Kaul 'Martand', an undergraduate student of Sanskrit at St. Stephen's College, is a keen student of Kashmir Saivism and Vedanta Philosophy. He has to his credit a number of research papers concerning Scientific Sanskrit literature published in various research journals. A multilingual poet holds good interest in Indian Culture and Philosophy. The Project-work of the present Commemorative Volume has been successfully accomplished under his able co-ordinatorship.

Foreword

We, the editors and the members of the Advisory Board are happy to offer this comprehensive Commemorative Volume to the academia of the East and the west. The volume is a tribute to Pandit Janakinath Kaul, who is no more with us. He had adopted a pen name- KAMAL along with all the sublime qualities of the latter. He was indeed a full-blown red lotus in the limpid waters of the Dal-Lake of the Kashmir valley. For centuries the valley is known for academic scholarship and a number of Sanskrit poeticians, rhetoricians and philosophers have contributed to the enrichment of philosophy and culture.

It was a lifetime commitment of Prof. Kaul to absorb the philosophical literature of this land, and he continued to do so till the last breath of his life. He lavishly gave, with great compassion, to all those who approached him, whatever he had acquired during his lifetime. His students and admirers are widely spread in India and abroad and a few of them have contributed to this volume. We, as editors, are extremely grateful to all of them.

With the onset of the third millennium, the world scenario is changing fast. Science and technology are taking long strides and within a few years new inventions and discoveries become obsolete and lose their significance. The frontiers of the earth, our Vasundhara, are fast expanding and the days of inter planetary traffic are not far off. Even so, we have to stand firmly on our feet and we need terra firma as a launching pad for our flights to infinity. We cannot afford to lose the ground on which our ancestors have built up a sound thought structure and produced philosophies of eternal values.

When we look around, we are saddened to see the state of affairs even after fifty years of Independence. Long before we gained our Independence, Swami Vivekananda had laid down a plan of action for the youth of this country. He verily wanted the youths to go to the masses and care for them in a spirit of worship. Gandhiji wanted the last man to be on his own and lead a life of contentment. All this did not happen and we are in the midst of a society where moral and spiritual values are dwindling. Consumerism is rampant and a rat race is on to gain trivialities.

Prof. Kaul spent his life in imbuing the youth with a spirit of worshipping Sakti. He invoked Sarasvati to bless his students with supreme knowledge. His long association with Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, Srinagar, Kashmir made him a source of inspiration for the intelligent youths around him and he loved them till last.

We have therefore, arranged the responses, we have received from far and near, in the form of research papers and articles as a tribute to Pandit Janakinath Kaul. The areas covered are vital to philosophy and culture of this land. These papers will stimulate scholars for further research. All the papers are so arranged that they produce a pattern of variegated plumage of a peacock. The volume ends with essays on Spiritual and Divine Path.

We hope the reading of this volume will set the reader on the way of realizing his ideal.

CONTENTS
Messagesxi
Prefacexxi
Forewordxxv
Acknowledgementsxxvii
PART-I: IN MEMORIAM
1.Sabdanjalih
- Pt. Dinanath Yaksha
3
2.Bhavanjalih
-Dr. Sashidhar Sharma
4
3.Kamalastakam
-Mrinal Kaul 'Martand'
5
4.A Synopsis of the Works of Pandit Jankinath Kaul 'Kamal'
-Sri D.M. Sapatnekar
6
5.Pandit Jankinath Kaul 'Kamal'- The Man and His Achievements
-Professor A.N. Dhar
13
6.Professor Jankinath Kaul's Contribution to Kashmiri Thought and Culture
-Professor S. Bhatt
18
7.A Devotee with Determination
-Sri Manohar Nath Trakru
27
8.Pandit Jankinath Kaul 'Kamal'- A Jivanmukta
-Professor K.L.Bhalla
33
9.Pandit Jankinath Kaul 'Kaml'- As I Saw Him
- Sri B. L. Khar
35
10.Saint Scholar Pandit Jankinath Kaul 'Kamla'- As I Knew Him
Sri Upender Bhat
40
PART-II: INDOLOGICAL ESSAYS
Section A: Saiva Studies
11.Kashmir Saivism
-Swami Laksman Joo
55
12.The Pratyabhijna System
-Sri M.P. Pandit
64
13.Pancabhutas in Saiva Rituals
-Dr. S.S. Janaki
73
14.The Word in Abhinavagupta's Brhad-Vimarsini
-Prof. Raffaele Torella
80
15.Tantricism in Kashmir
-Pandit Dinanath Yaksha
105
16. 'What's in a Name?' Ksemaraja and the Doctrine of the Svacchandatantra
-Dr. Eivind Kahrs
114
17.Saivism and Vaisnavism
-Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
120
18.Re-Accessing Abhinavagupta
-Dr. Navjivan Rastogi
135
19.Grace
-Dr. Bettina Baumer
154
20.Agamadhikara of Acarya Utpaladeva
-Dr. Koshalya Walli
160
21.Abhinavagupta's Anuttarastika
-Dr. Bettina Baumer
168
Section-B: Cultural and Philosophical Studies
22Hindu Culture- Gleanings from the Puranas
-Professor N. Gangadharan
181
23.Jivanmukti and Jivanmukta
-Dr. G. Mishra
191
24.Functions of Sakti and Tatparya in Nyaya Vaisesika
-Professor V. N. Jha
203
25.Influence of Nyaya-Vaisesika Philosophy on Alankarasastra
-Dr. C. Rajendran
207
26.Jain Concept of Mind: A Critique
-Dr. B. K Dalai
215
27.Navya Nyava - A Brief Profile
-Professor Keshab Chandra Dash
229
28.Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi-
The Restorer of Advaita
-Professor Nagaraja Rao
236
29.Three Characteristics: Annica, Dukkha and Anatta
-Dr. O.P. Pathak
241
30.Sanskrit and the Cultures of the World
-Dr. Lokesh Chandra
248
31.Niti Kavya in Samskrt
-Dr. A.D. Mathur
261
32.Life and Death in the Works of Kalidasa with Special Reference to Raghuvamsa and Kumarasambhava
-Dr. T. V. Vasudeva
268
33.Arthantaranyasa in Kumarasambhava
-Professor S.K. Jadhab
276
Section C: Bhakti, Yoga and Poetics
34.Bopadeva and His Contribution to Bhakti Cult
-Dr. V. Kameswari
289
35.Bhakti in Bhagvadgita
-Dr. Ujjwala Panse Jha
294
36.The Construction of Matha According to Yogic Texts
-Dr. K.S. Balasubramanian
304
37.Narayanatirtha's Contribution to the Yoga Philosophy
-Dr. Penna Madhusudan
315
38.Astanga Yoga and Its Timeless Wisdom-
-Dr. Vinod Verma
321
39.Pratyahara in Yogopanisad
-Dr. Anuradha Oak
328
40.Hermeneutics and Indian Poetics
-Dr. T. Devarajan
335
PART-III: SPIRITUALITY AND DIVINE PATH
41.A Glimpse into the Life and teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
-Dr. Sarada Natarajan
351
42.Some Thoughts on Vedanta
-Dr. Karan Singh
362
43.The Spiritual Life with Special Reference to Arunachal Pradesh
-Professor Sujata Miri
370
44.Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga
-Lt. Col. R.K. Langar
373
45.Value Education for the New Millennium
-Dr. N. B. Patil
377
Contributors382
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