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 प्रथमं सम्पुटम्- गीताभाष्यं गीतातात्पर्यम् ऋग्भाष्यम्                                                                        Book-I:-9789383679881
द्वितीयं सम्पुटम्- सूत्रप्रस्थानम्                                                                                                       Book-2:9789383679690
तृतीयं सम्पुटम्- उपनिषत्प्रस्थानम्                                                                                                 Book-3:-9789383679706
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पञ्चमं सम्पुटम्- श्रीमद्भागवततात्पर्यनिर्णयः                                                                                     Book-5:-9789383679737
षष्ठं सम्पुटम्- दशप्रकरणानि, सङ्कीर्णग्रन्थाः                                                                                    Book-6:-9789383679744

About The Book

This book describes in detail the history of urbanization of Pokhara town, which is the fastest growing and one of the best-known towns in Nepal. The extraordinary history of growth and change over the last four decades is covered in the book. The process of urbanization and the consequent transformations in socio-economic, political, cultural and environmental aspects of the town are described. The folk and written literature, tourism and the interaction of the town with its hinterlands are other issues covered in the book. It is hoped that this study of transformations of Pokhara should shed light on the process of urbanization in Nepal.

About The Author

Jagannath Adhikari is a social scientist. He has obtained his Ph.D. from The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. He is the author of 'The Beginnings of Agrarian Change and "Decisions for Survival, and co-author of 'New Labures' and 'Food Crisis in Nepal. He has published several research articles in Nepal and abroad. At present he is undertaking studies on socio-economic changes and environmental problems in west central Nepal, particularly Pokhara. He is a native of Pokhara.

David Seddon, Ph.D. in sociology, is a professor in the School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia. Norwich, UK. He is the author and co-author of several books on Nepal including 'Nepal in Crisi, Peasants and Workers of Nepal', 'Nepal - A State in Poverty and 'New Labures'. He has stayed in Pokhara for two years during 1974 and 1975, and conducted extensive studies in western hills and Terai.

Introduction

Life and work of Sri Madhvacharya

Anandatirtha alias Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita Vedanta System of Indian Philosophy flourished during 1238 to 1317 A.D. He was born in the village Pajakakṣetra near Udupi District of Karnataka on the West coast of India. He was ordained to Sannyasa by Achyuta Preksa when he was just 11 years old. His father Madhyageha Bhatta belonged to Pancaratra-Bhagavata Vaisnava Sampradaya, and was well versed in Itihasa-Purana. Madhvacharya started studying Vedanta texts like Brahmasûtra, Bhagavata. Istasiddht under Achyuta Preksa. He was not satisfied with the Advaita approach and took an independent line of approach to the sacred texts of the Vedic religion. He had a deep knowledge of Pancarātra Bhāgavata tradition to which his father and a number of other families around belonged. These families had migrated from the North and the Central India due to the disturbed political conditions in that area. The Pañcaratra Bhagavata tradition has been a strong theistic tradition of Vaisnava religion. The Advaita Vedanta that was propagated by Sankara a few centuries back, had weakened the theistic foundation of Vedic religion by Its concept of Nirguna Brahman. The Supreme God. was relegated to a secondary position by his concept. of Saguna Brahman as Išvara. The concept of Jaganmithyátva i.e. illusory nature of the world had led to a pessimistic approach to the life. Karmasanyasa was taken to be the ideal of life and the active life was considered as inferior level. Sri Madhvacharya did not approve of this approach to Vedanta Philosophy and set to interpret the source books of Vedanta Philosophy viz.. Veda. Upanisads, Brahmasutra, Gitá and Itihasa-Purana to bring out the monotheism and the realism of Vedanta Philosophy. He propounded the philosophy of duty, devotion and dedication. He developed the Purna Brahma concept as against the Nirguna Brahma concept of Sankara. He developed the Bimba-pratibimba relation concept between Brahman and Jiva as against the identity concept of Sankara. He developed the Paramartika Satyatva concept of the world as against the Vyavahārika Satyatva concept of Sankara. Thus, the metaphysics of the two is basically opposed to each other. Consequently, the epistemology, ethics and the theism are also quite different.

To highlight the above doctrine Śrī Madhva charya composed thirty seven works which are known as Sarvamula Granthas.

Book's Contents and Sample Pages