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Born in the traditionally famous family of Pandits at the village Aripur of Ghazipur Janapad (U. P. ), Dr. Tiweri was a diligent student from the very beginning to his college education and he has secured his M. A. degree in Philosophy from Allahabad University, Allahabad. He has obtained the degree of Ph. D. in Philosophy on the topic entitled, The Naradiya Puraca Bhakti-tattva' from the University of Bihar, Muzaffarpur in 1988. Cosmogony the origin of the universe is his first published work which is before the scholars. At present he has devoted himself to the study of the problem of Mokşa (emancipation) which occupies the position of supreme significance in the philosophical speculation of Indian and Western thinking.

The present monograph entitled "Cosmogony: the origin of the universe" is a laudable attempt to present the salient features of Indian philosophical speculations concerning the genesis of the Universe. Cosmogony is a term derived from 'cosmos' which means the entire physical universe consisting of all objects and phenomena observed or postulated, i. e, the universe as an ordered whole. Cosmogony is the theory of the origin, ereation and evolution of the universe. It is the study of the theory of the creation of the universe.

According to Indian religion and culture goal of human life is to achieve emancipation. The vast mass of the vedic and Paurani a literatures together with the different branches of Indian philosophy have embarked upon the task of elucidating the nature and the means of the attainment of emancipation. Virtually the problem of emancipation is the pivot round which all the different themes of Indian Philosophy rotate. Though the problem of the origin of the phenomenal order occupies the position of importance in the philosophical speculation of Indian thinking. Yet Cosmogony was not studied and investigated by the Vedic, Paurapika seers and by the stalwarts of the different branches of Indian philosophy in the manner in which it is done by the thinkers of the present generation. Their speculation on the origin of Universe was indissolubly bound with the problem of realisation of their identity with the whole universe. So the treatment of cosmogonical problem by Indian thinkers is a mere means to the realisation of the supreme end of human life.

The present monograph comprises the result of my studies covering the period of two years. I selected the topic of Bhakti-tattva for my Ph.D. degree and I worked under the guidance of Dr. M. N. Singh, M. A. Ph. D. Professor of Philosophy in the Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. The crudition of Dr. Singh directed me to study the Vedic and Pauranika literatures. So, I do not think that an apology is needed to vindicate the selection of the subject of cosmogony treated in this humble work. In the present dissertation I have devoted one chapter for the cosmogonical speculation of the Rgveda which contains about ten cosmogonical hymns abound in pro- found philosophical significance. A deeper reason has prevailed upon me to embark upon this colossal task which does not hold out even the remotest prospect of its appreciation. I have found in the course of my study that the learned Vedic Scholar Dr. Arthur. A. Macdonell affirmed that Rgvedic cosmogonical hymns are blended with mythological and theological notions and all the eminent scholars of modern India have essayed to reconcile the apparently conflicting views regarding the generals of the universe and have dittoed the conclusions reaches by the renowned Vedic scholars of Europe and America. Despite my deepest reverence to those Western and Indian scholars I am constrained to observe that they all have not done justice to this problem of cosmogony which occupies the position of supreme importance in the different departments of Indian philosophy and literature. I have set forth my own opinion which I trust will shed a light on this vexed subject, But it is needless to remind that this humble monograph lays no claim to any originality. Its claim to attention, if any, is founded on the fact that It is an attempt to give an ungarbled version of cosmogony as recorded in the Vedic and Pauranika literatures, I have done my best to give an undeemed representation of this fundamental topic of cosmogony. I am painfully conscious of my slender intellectual equipment.