Srimat Anirvan's Veda Mimamsa in three volumes constitutes a landmark in the field of Vedic studies. The interpretation and the significance of the Veda have been considered baffling and often, contentious issues. The explanation of the meaning of Veda has ranged from primitive animism to the most sublime yearnings of human heart. Anirvan views the Veda as the fountainhead and the sustainer of the entire spiritual quest of Bharatvarsha from the earliest times to the present day. This quest, according to him, basically is a quest for light, a pursuit of illumination. And, according to him, it is still vigorously alive. His work is suffused with the spiritual and mystic quality of Sri Aurobindo's interpretation, the poetic delicacy of Tagore's language and thoroughness of German scholarship. As Anirvan was a sanyasi and a mystic, a unique insight and lucidity characterize his interpretation of the Veda.
Being written in Bengali, Veda Mimamsa has remained outside the reach of a large number of scholars and readers. It was a welcome decision on the part of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, to undertake the task of translating the work into English. The present publication comprises the Prologue (Prakkathana) of the first volume of the original work. The translation of the rest of the volumes is in progress and will be ready for publication soon.
Without the benign and constant motivation and encouragement of late Professor Govind Chandra Pande, it would not have been possible for me to muster the courage and strength to undertake the translation work of Anirvan's masterpiece. Late Shrimati Sudha Pande has been a source of unflagging inspiration. I will remain forever indebted to her for this.
The Director of the Institute Professor Bhuvan Chandel has always been kind and extremely cooperative and extended all kinds of support. I thank her from the very bottom of my heart.
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