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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. They speak of eternal truth and not the history of earlier people as understood by many
today. There is no primitivism in the revealed knowledge. It would be erroneous on our part if we interpret the Vedic verses
anthropologically or archaeologically.
All that we want to know is the Rig, all that we want to do is Yajuh. The former is the Jnana Kanda and the latter is Karma
Kanda. It is commonly considered that the Sukla Yajuh is purely a Veda without any admixture of contents of later Brahmana texts.
On the other hand, in the Krsna Yajuh, original verses are mixed up with explanatory passages. Although Yajurveda is regarded
as a guide book for performing rituals, it contains all facets of excellent performances (Yajna) of man in his individual and social
life. These cover domestic services, the apparatus of goverment, scientific inventions, educational activities, charities and symbolic
rituals. Yajna is an approach to the Supreme Artist through His Supreme Art. The knowledge gained from the creation is made
available to common man.
The Yajurveda is a collection of 1975 verses spread over forty books (adhyayas).
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, he 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 UK, U.S.A, Germany, France, Russia, Mauritius, Kenya, Holland, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand on lecture tours.
