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SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY Volume : XLV 2002 Parts 1 & 2 ISSN 0081 - 3907 SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY ORIENTAL JOURNAL Volume XLV 2002 : ORIENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY TIRUPATI-517502 Sri Venkateswam University Oriental Journal, Vol. XLV, Pts 1 & 2S 2002. Edited and Published by Prof. V. Venkataramana Reddy, In-charge Director, Oriental Research Institute, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati - 517 502. ISSN 0081 - 3907 The responsibility for the facts stated, opinions expressed or conclusions reached, is entirely that ofthe authors ofthe articles, and the Oriental Research Institute accepts no responsibility for them. Price Rs, 50=00 topiescan be had of: he Librarian Sri Venkateswara University Library TIRUPATI -517502 India Lasertypeset intheS.V.U. Oriental Research Institute. Printed at Sai Sree Offset Printers, 136, Prakasam Road, Tirupati - 517501 Ph: 25841 ill EDITORIAL The Oriental Research Institute was started by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams in 1939 and handed-over to the S.V. University in 1956. Sri Venkateswara University was established in 1954, which is going to celebrate its Golden Jubilee Celebrations in the next academic year of 2003-04. In this connection, the Oriental Research institute is planning vigorously to bringout its official organ viz., S.V.U. Oriental Journal Volume No. 46, for the year, 2003 as a Golden Jubilee Special Number to mark the glorious occasion ofthe completion of 50 years of its fruitful existence and the multifaceted achivements of S.V. University, Tirupati in the propagation of Higher Education, Research and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh in general and Rayalaseema in particular. I am very happy to place it on record, that the Oriental Research Institute with the collolporation of the Alvar Divya Prabandha Project of TTD and Academy of fine Arts, Tirupati has recently conducted a National Level Seminar for three days from 24th to 26th October, 2002 on the theme "SahitI Samarahgana Sarvabhauma &rlkrsnadevarayalu - Vijayanagara Samrajya Vaibhavam", which gave a new enthusiasm among the youngsters particularly among the research scholars and the students belonging to the School of Humanities and Extension Studies. The inaugural session of the seminar was presided over by our esteemed Vice-Chancellor, Prof. P. Murali garu iv who gave a thought provoking inaugural address to the audience. As a Chief guest of the session, the T.T.D. Executive Officer Dr. P. Krishnaiah garu, stressed the need for scanning and putting on internet the valuable manuscripts and printed books bearing on Ancient Indian History, Culture, Art, Architecture and temple rituals. One million books for scanning and putting it on internet is the ultimate goal of the T.T.D. Digital Library situated at Tirupati. In this connection, he requested the Co-operation and Co-ordination of S.V.U. Oriental Research Institute in speeding up of the above programme. In his keynote address, Dr. P. Venugopal Rao, Associate Director-General, American Institute of Indian Studies, Chennai, presented a set of 24 volumes bearing on South Indian Art and Architecture to the Executive Officer, Published by A11S", Chennai for scanning and putting it on internet. He impressed the audience with his good oratorship and depicted the multi-diamensional personality of Sri krishnadevaraya. In his Guest of Honour's speech, Prof. V.R. Panchamukhi, Chancellor, Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, New Delhi, Chairman, Indian Council of Social Sciences and Research (ICSSR) and Member of the Board of Directors, T.T. Devasthanams, recalled the services rendered by the eminent scholars on the Vijayanagara period in the Dharvar Historical Research Society founded by Sri R.S, Panchamukhi who is none other than the revered father of Prof. V.R. Panchamukhi and who published the Vijayanagara Sexcentenary V Commemoration volume in the year 1936. He stressed the need for the translation of this volume into Telugu language in a time bound project of two years including its printing. Prior to his speech, the Director of the Seminar and Director of the Annamacarya and Alvar Divya Prabandha Projects of T.T.D., Dr. Medasani Mohan gave assurance in future also in conducting several seminars and conferences which are befitting for both O.R.I, and T.T.D. As the Co-Ordinator of the seminar and In-Charge Director of Q.R.I,, I gave many outstanding examples of how the Oriental Research Instituteis functioning in a smooth way in getting the financial assistance not only from the T.T.D. for conducting this seminar and also from the funding agencies like Ministry of Human Resources and Development, New Delhi and National Archives of India, New Delhi in editing and publishing of several rare and hitherto unpublished manuscripts deposited in the O.R.I, Library. The convenor of the seminar Dr. C. Govinda Raju, Associate Professor working in the Institute conveyed Vote of Thanks. During the three day Seminar some nineteen delegates presented their research papers on several chosen research topics which was applauded by the audience. All these papers including the proceedings of the seminar with some important photographs, the Institute is going to publish them in a book form in the next academic year. With this brief note I place the present Oriental Journal in the hands of the scholars. Prof. V, Venkataramana Reddy Editor vii CONTENTS Biographical Poems in Sanskrit: A Glance 01 - 26 R.K. Panda Mandana and his Works: CampOmandana 27 - 44 Satya vrat Asoka's claim forthe Throne 45 . 50 Aparna Chattopadhyay Tansmigration ofthe Soul (with special 51 - 60 reference to Pancagnividya) Gauri Mahulikar Another Look at The Uttarakanda of 61 - 78 Ramayana and Cantos XIV and XV of the Raghuvamsam C. Lakshmi Narasimha Moorthy Some Kautilyan Thought: Glimpses 79 - 86 Mangala Mirasidar The impact of Nationalism on South 87-100 Indian Poets with special reference to Namakkal Ramalihgam Pijlai Deva Sangeetham Herb Thesaurus in Ayurveda 101 - 114 M. Paramkusha Rao

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