उपासना-चिन्तामणिः: Upasana-Cintamanih- Wish-Yielding Gem of Meditation (Set of 4 Volumes in 6 Parts- 1st Volume is Missing) An Old and Rare Book

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Now I present to the public Volume II of the "Upasana-cintamaņi', (Wish-yielding gem of meditation). The Volume is entitled "Kavaca-rahasyam" (Secret of armour). The Kavaca-rahasyam" represents a profound study of the Kavacas in the form of explanations and details of rituals to be applied before recitation. I found the majority of these Kavacas in one of the diaries of Rampratap Shastri and I have systematically arranged them and have added some more relevant materials. The titles of this book and the present Volume are given by me.

The Author: Pandit Rampratap Shastri (1887 A.D. to 1952 A.D.)

Rampratap Shastri was a great Sanskrit Pandit Raja-Yogi, Mantra-sastri and a realised Saint of the 20th century. He was an exceptionally brilliant child. He studied Sanskrit grammar, Navya Nyaya, Mīmansa and Bhagavata Purana at an early age. He studied at Benaras with the-them great Sanskrit Pandits such as M.M.siva Kumar Shastri and M.M.siva Datt Sharma at Lahore where he came in close contact with A.C. Woolner and Baron Stail-Holstein. He was appointed as Lectureer in Sanskrit at the Oriental College, Lahore at an extremely young age of 16. Later he joined Morris College, Nagpur as Professor of Sanskrit and took pre-mature retirement at the age of 43. Thence he was Head of the Departments of Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit and Indian Vernaculars.

In 1930 A.D. Rampratap settled in Beawar, a small town near Puskara (Ajmer) Rajasthan after his pre-mature retirement from Nagpur University and devoted the rest of his life to the religious meditation. Soon the fregrance of his knowledge of the Sastras, teachings and realisation spread all over India. Let me mention that Rampratap was a born Guru. He had several spiritual powers such as transcendental perception (Divya-drsti) and Vak-siddhi when he was very young. At Lahore in 1901-02 when he was only a student of "Shastri" class. the Diwan Sahib, of Late Maharana Ranjit Singh. became his disciple with all the members of his family. He could enter in the mind of anybody and calculate his exact hour of birth and death. Whatever he said. came out true. This was experienced by thousands and thousands of his friends and disciples. By and by Rampratap became very distinguished all over India. Bands and bands of scholars, Sannyasins, Acaryas, disciples and divotees of various spiritual paths visited him at Beawar. His behavior was equal to all. His treatment was equal to Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Buddhist Monks and Parasis.

अब मैं यहां जनता के सामने "उपासना-चिन्तामणि" का दूसरा भाग प्रस्तुत करता हूं। इसका शीर्षक "कवच-रहस्य" है। "कवच-रहस्य" कवचों के गहन अध्ययन को उपस्थित करता है। इसमें कवचों के पाठ करने के पहिले की विधियों का वर्णन तथा उनकी व्याख्या है। मुझे इन कवचों में से अधिकतर कवचों की सामग्री श्रीरामप्रताप जी शास्त्री की हस्तलिखित एक डायरी में प्राप्त हुई है। साथ ही साथ उनके हस्तलिखित अनेक छुटपुट खुले कागज भी सहायक हुए हैं। मैंने इस सम्पूर्ण सामग्री को भलीभांति इस भाग में संयोजित किया है और तत्सम्बन्धित नई सामग्री भी काफी जोड़ी है। इस ग्रन्थ का तथा इस द्वितीय भाग का शीर्षक भी मेरा ही चुना हुआ है।

पण्डित थे। वे राजयोगी, मन्त्रशास्त्री तथा सिद्ध सन्त थे। वे एक असाधारण प्रतिभासम्पन्न बालक थे। अल्पावस्था में ही उन्होंने संस्कृत व्याकरण, नव्य न्याय, मीमांसा तथा भागवत पुराण का गहन अध्ययन कर लिया था। फिर बनारस तथा लाहौर में उन्होंने तत्कालीन महान् विद्वानों महामहोपाध्याय शिवकुमार जी शास्त्री तथा महामहोपाध्याय शिवदत्त जी मिश्र के चरणों में विद्याध्ययन किया। लाहौर में वे A.C. Woolner तथा Baron Stail-Holstein के निकट सम्पर्क में आए। वहीं ओरिएण्टल कालेज, लाहौर में वे सोलह वर्ष की अल्पायु में ही लेक्चरर नियुक्त हुए (1903-05)। तत्पश्चात् वे Morriss College, Nagpur में प्रोफेसर बने। वहां से उन्होंने 43 वर्ष की अवस्था में ही समय से पहले ही विश्रान्ति ग्रहण कर ली। उस समय वे नागपुर यूनिवर्सिटी में संस्कृत, पाली, प्राकृत तथा इण्डियन वर्नाकुलर्स विभागों के अध्यक्ष थे।

नागपुर से विश्रान्ति लेकर श्रीरामप्रताप जी शास्त्री 1930 A.D. में पुष्कारण्य क्षेत्र में अजमेर के ब्यावर नामक शहर में बस गए। यहां उन्होंने अपना शेष जीवन धार्मिक उपासना में लगाया। शीघ्र ही उनके शास्त्रों के प्रगाढ ज्ञान, उपदेश तथा सिद्धियों की सुगन्ध सारे भारतवर्ष में फैल गई।