ब्राह्मस्फुटसिद्धान्त (ब्रह्मगुप्त - शून्य, कुट्टक, बीजगणित एवं सम्पूर्ण २१ अध्याय सान्वय सटीक)

( ii ) I must take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitudes to Shri B. B. Varma, Member Parliament, who has never shirked in shouldering the responsibilities of managing the affairs of the Institute first as a member of its Executive Council and now as its President. I am also thankful to Dewan Hari Krishan Das, Chairman of the Exe- cutive Council and Shri F.C. Bedi Treasurer of the Institute for their ungrudging support to the cause of the Institute. My thanks are also due to Dr. Sampurnanand, Governor Rajasthan, who has blessed the Institute by inaugurating it and has now been kind to write a foreword for the present book. I am also indebted to Dr. Satya Prakash, Head of the Deptt. of Chemistry, Allahabad University for his having spared time to write an introduction in English for this publication. He has always been cheerfully allowing us to draw on his rich experience and wealth of knowledge. I am also grateful to Pt. Mukund Mishra, Pt. Vishwa Nath Jha, Shri Daya Shankar Dixit and Pt. Om Datt Sharma, the learned scholars who helped me in preparing this work. The book has been published in four volumes. Volume I includes introduction in English by Dr. Satya Prakash followed by the text as given in the copy of the manuscript obtained from the Bhandarkar Research Institute, Poona, with footnotes to collate the various versions found in the copies of the manuscripts procured from the Royal Asiatic Society, Bombay, the Oriental Research Institute, Baroda and the Vishweshwaranand Vedic Research Institute, Hoshiarpur. The volume also contains a Sanskrit Bhumika from the Chief Editor and an Index of Shlokas. Volume II comprises of the first nine chapters of Brāhma Sphuṭa Siddhānta containing only those readings which we have considered as correct. It also includes Vāsanā commentary of Pṛthūdaka Swāmī and Vigyān Bhashya in Sanskrit with Hindi translation. Volume III includes chapters 10 to 16. This volume also contains Nutan Tilak commentary of Sudhakar Dwivedi and Vigyan Bhashya in Sanskrit with Hindi translation. Volume IV comprises of chapters 17 to 24 and also an Index of Shlokas contained in Volumes II, III and IV. It also includes an appendix on Dhayāna Grhaopadeshādadhyāya. Another appendix in this volume contains Vāsanā commentary on Golādhyāya. The Institute has planned to add to its list of publications, shortly, Samrāṭ Siddhānta (3000 pages and already in press), Bṛhad Yavan Jātaka (2000 pages) and Panch Siddhāntikā (1600 pages). The Indian Institute of Astronomical & Sanskrit Research considers it a proud priviledge to dedicate Brāhma Sphuṭa Siddhānta to Shri S. K. Patil, Union Minister for Railways. I am highly grateful to him for his having consented to this dedication. I am also grateful to Shri K. M. Munshi and Shri Wadilal Chaturbhuj Gandhi for their kindly agreeing to my request to be President and Chairman respect- ively of the Reception Committee. My heart felt thanks are also due to Shri Kanti Lal H. Shah, Hony. Secy. of the Organising Committee and to all the members of the organising and the Reception Committees for their help and cooperation in my work. I also owe a debt of grati-