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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
The Vedas, since the dawn of human civilisation, have been regarded as the first Source Books of knowledge, given to man for his individual and collective welfare. In this book, 81 verses covering a wide range of subjects have been included that gives a glimpse of the Revealed Knowledge which kindled the hearts of the most ancient seers at the dawn of Creation. This effort is not meant for Vedic scholars but for the general public who may enjoy and be inspired by the Vedic lore.
Rigveda, the first and the largest of the four Vedas is classified in two ways : a) Mandala, Sukta and Mantra and b) Astaka, Varga and Mantra, each category comprising the same number of total verses. The former classification is more popular. It contains 10 mandalas (books), 1028 suktas (hymns) and 10552 verses (mantras). The smallest of the hymns has a single verse whereas the largest has 58 verses. Books I and X each has maximum number of hymns, i.e. 191 and book III, a minimum number of 43 hymns.
Priyavrata Das
Priyavrata Das was born on 1st July 1932, Odisha (India)- graduated from Bihar College of Engineering, Patna (1954) in Civil Engineering, did Post Graduation from Brighton College of Technology, (U.K)- served in different highway projects for thirty four years- worked as Chief Engineer, R & D, Works Dept, Odisha state- represented India in World Roads Congress (1966). Wrote biographies of eminent engineers Dr. M. Visweswaraya, Dr. A.N. Khosla.
Under the guidance of his scholarly father, studied Vedic grammar and Texts in childhood. At the age of twentysix, his first book “Veda Manushya Kruta ki ?' (Are the Vedas a creation of man) in Odia was a landmark in Vedic Literature. The book received Odisha Sahitya Academy Award in the same year. Rigveda Saurabha, Yajurveda Saurabha, Sama Veda Sourabha, Atharva Veda Saurabha, Upanishad Prakash (Vo I and II), Shuddha Manusmruti, Patanjala Yoga Darshan are a few to mention out of forty and odd books edited and published.
Established the Arya Samaj and Vaidika Anusandhan Pratisthan at Bhubaneswar for propogation of Vedic knowledge.
A crusader against social evils- encouraged and conducted inter-caste and widow marriages- supported women priest-hood in Vedic worship and ceremomies- fought against caste system, slaughter of animals in religious places etc.
A few outstanding recognitions and awards- Meghji Bhai Puraskar, Mumbai (1994), Maharshi Dayandan Puraskar, Nasik (2005), D. litt. Utkal University (2006), D. litt. Tirupati Sanskrit University (2014), Ganga Prasad Upadhyaya Puraskar, Allahabad (2008), Rastriya Vaidik Sahitya Puraskar (2015), Hindon city Rajasthan, Upadhi- Vidya Vagish, Arya Bibhusana, Arya Ratna, Acharya etc. Widely travelled in U.K, U.S.A, Germany, France, Russia, Mauritius, Kenia, Holland, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand on lecture tours.
