दर्शनदार्शनिकविमर्शः- Darsanadarsanikavimarsah

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Present book titled Darshana- darshanikavimarshah comprises of philosophical thoughts, life sketch and works of some of the great Indian and western philosophers. The uniqueness of this book lies in the presentation of the philosophy of two great western philosophers Spinoza and Rene Descartes and also philosophers from Mithila. This book also shows the free-flow writing of Sanskrit text containing deespest philosophical ideas from India and the west.

Professor Dr. Devanarayan Jha, the Vice Chancellor of Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit Univer- sity, Darbhanga, the author of the book Darshanadarshanikavimar- shah is acknowledged widely as a teacher of excellence who still abides by the thoughts of the Upanishadic Rishis. Even now when his illumined mind focuses mainly on the over all development of the University, the Students, Research scholars and Teachers of various Oriental streams come to him to satisfy their Shastriya urge. Basically former Head of the Uni- versity, P.G. Department of Sahi ya and Dean of Sahitya Vyakaran faculty, Prof. Jha's personality glorifies the title he holds. Half a dozen original works related to poetry, criticism and philosophy have already been published and many more are under publication. Vajpayi Shatkam, Naishada Samiksha, Sanskrit Sukavi Samiksha, Shabda Shakti Svarupa -Vimarshah are works that show his command over classical learning. A recipient of President Award for his invaluable contribution to Oriental Classics, Mithila Ratna Prof. Jha's present work Darshanadarsha- nikavimarshah unfolds his many- faceted personality and his limitiess approach to poetry, criticism and philosophy in their integral vision. He holds place of honour as a resource person in All India Oriental Conference for years.

Veda primarily stands for knowledge and also for the first recorded text available on this earth globe. Being the earliest text it contains all types of knowledge related with day to day activities of human being and other than human being including inanimate realities. Since the knowledge of Vedic text is based directly on the study of nature, it has a holistic approach towards any disciplines of learning that leads an individual to achieve and fulfil four goals of life viz. dharma, artha, kama and moksha. The first three goals have been identified as the achievement of worldly result on the basis of sakama karman where as the last one is the fulfilment of ultimate truth viz. the state of pure consciousness, non- changing reality, infinity, happiness and non-duality realized through knowledge only.

In Indian tradition moksha has been accepted and practised as the central aim of individual, family, society, nation and whole creation and for this, knowledge is the key factor as mentioned above. Hence there has been a common understanding in Indian intellectuals that knowledge is the most effective and sacred means as well as goal through which reality can be understood in its true sense. Knowledge varies on varied cognitive processes. Thus a particular cognitive process applied by an individual decides the nature of knowledge and a particular knowledge represents the nature of a particular reality. That Knowledge prompts an individual to get involved in speech act for establishing rapport with other individuals. It proves that the knowledge of individuals may be different due to the differences in cognitive process and that can force one to develop a particular kind of worldview. From practical point of view diametrically opposite worldviews sometimes cause negative opinions that can lead a society to the state of anarchy.

To sort out this problem, Indian intellectuals developed a debate tradition through which any issues can be argued and concluded to its truth for meeting four goals of life. This debate tradition is unique in its nature and gave rise to enrich knowledge tradition through Vedic texts and thereon sutra, bhashya, varttika, tika, sangraha, vritti, kavya etc. A galaxy of towering scholars emerged in the sky of knowledge and with this, two major thought processes came into existence by accepting the authority of Veda and by rejecting the same. However, both of the traditions produced great luminaries which influenced the society and equipped them to meet their goals.

In the Sanskrit literature the tradition of Nibandha is long and glorious. Vedas, Upanisadas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Smrtis and Nibandhas all developed without any break. Nibandha has also been called digest ie; Sara-Sankshep. Several Nibandhakars of Mithila and Bengal are renowned specially since medieval times.

Hemchandra says that Granthasya Vrtti ग्रन्थस्यवृत्तिः is the meaning of Nibandha. Kavyamimamsa writer Rajshekhar explains the concept of Vritti as "सूत्राणां सकल-सार विवरणं वृत्तिः"

The literature which developed as digests out of the Dharmasastra works have been called Nibandhas and their writers became Nibandhakaras. Thus the word Nibandha is very old, but its meaning have been changed during its long history and tradition.

Formerly the Nibandha stood for the thing which bind something and later on they became those things which were bound. The great Hindi poet Tulasidas has used Nibandha quite in wide and comprehensive way. He calls his Ramacharita Manas as Bhasa Nibandha.