A Plea for Dharmic Help - Books Needed

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Recently, I had the good fortune to pay my respects to Pandit

Mallikarjuna Sharma (MS), an erudite scholar of mImAmsA. He has

been bestowed the title of mImAmsA shiromaNi, the highest award

to a traditional scholar of mImAmsA (which, btw, was also

Vidyasankar Sundaresan's grandfather's appellation). He is

reputed to be one of the most learned scholars in mImAmsA living

today.

 

MS has invited anyone interested in studying mImAmsA to come

over to his home and learn from him. Unlike the chanting of the

Vedas which is limited to only certain individuals, anyone can

learn mImAmsA, including women. MS can read, write and speak

fluently Sanskrit and Telugu, and can converse in Tamil

reasonably well (albeit with an accent). His knowledge of

English is minimal though. He speaks with a calm tone, can clear

doubts with ease and freely quotes scripture from memory as and

when the need arises. He exemplifies everything that a

traditional scholar should be.

 

MS is now busy writing a book on mImAmsA specifically pertaining

to the taittirIya shAkhA (KR^ishhNa yajurveda). For this

purpose, he requires certain Sanskrit texts to complete his

work. Hence he has requested that I, along with other friends,

either buy or photocopy the requisite texts from various

libraries and make them available to him. If anyone is able to

locate the following texts in a library in India or USA or

elsewhere, please photocopy and send them either to MS's or my

address (both at the end of this email). MS also knows some

libraries in Madras that carry these books, and wouldn't mind

accepting some monetary help in this regard. Thanks in advance

for all your kind help.

 

The following books that are required, *** PREFERABLY ALL IN

SANSKRIT ORIGINAL ***.

 

The shrauta, gR^ihya, dharma, shilpa sUtras by:

 

1) Apastamba

2) BodhAyana

3) KAtyAyana

4) vaikhAnasa

5) satyashaaDha

6) BhAradvaja

7) AshvalAyana

8) shAnkhAyana

9) drAhyAyaNa

10) LATyAyana

 

Note again that the shrauta, GR^ihya, dharma and shilpa sUtras

of all the above should preferably be in Sanskrit original.

 

Please see if you can get the following vyAkhyAnas

(commentaries) as well:

 

1) dhUrta

2) rAmANDara

3) rudradatta

4) haradatta

5) kapardi

6) ANDapilla

 

If possible, the following commentaries on yajurveda would also

be helpful:

 

1) shAyaNa

2) BhaTTa BhAskara

3) MAdhava

4) MahIdhara

 

Even if one is unable to photocopy the materials, but can locate

the books (in manuscript, leaf, printed form, etc.), please

email me directly with the location of the material. The

following places are likely to be in possession of the required

books:

 

1) Sanskrit departments at various universities

2) Oriental libraries

 

(University of Pune is reputed to be a good place to search).

 

Please send the above photocopied materials to (monetary

donations can be sent directly to MS, whose address is listed

subsequently):

 

S. Jayanarayanan

107 Osage Ave

Los Altos, CA 94022. USA.

 

Once I receive the photocopies at the above address, I can

easily route it to MS.

 

Monetary donations to be sent to (you may send the photocopied

books also to this address if you like):

 

(Please make check payable to

"Sri Ramachandra-Saraswati-Veda-Shastra-Parishat")

No. 205, 7th street

Ashtalaksnminagar

Alappaakkam, Chennai - 600116. India.

Phone: +91-44-24765353.

Cell: +91-9444375353.

 

Thanks,

 

Kartik

 

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