Krtyakalpataru of Laksmidhara Santikanda (Volume 13 An Old & Rare Book)

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The Krtyakalpataru of Laksmidhara, is the voluminous, earliest available digest, dealing with all the different aspects of Dharmasastra in fourteen separate parts named Kandas. Several other volumes of the same have been published under the Gaekwad's Oriental Series. Laksmidhara mentions himself as the Chief Minister for Peace and War of the king, Govindacandradeva, who was son of Bhatta Hrdayadhara. As early as in 1934, His Highness Maharaja Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda invited Principal Prof. K.V. Rangaswami Aiyangar to edit some work under the Gaekwad's Oriental Series. With the help of the transcripts of the Manuscripts of several Kandas of the Krtyakalpataru, procured.

The Krtyakalpataru of Laksmidhara, is the voluminous, earliest available digest, dealing with all the different aspects of Dharmasastra in fourteen separate parts named Kandas. Several other volumes of the same have been published under the Gaekawad's Oriental Series, as detailed in the Introduction. This book- incorporates XIII volume, Santikanda of the same, which is being published for the first time on the basis of the rarest manuscripts. It gives me great pleasure to present to the world of scholars this book of the Santikanda of the Krtyakalpataru, being published as the Gaekwad's Oriental Series no. 185. We are thankful to Dr. Milind Joshi, Research Officer for his whole-hearted co operation and assistance in meticulously going through the proofs, carefully and promptly preparing and arranging the Appendices. We also thank Dr. U. M. Brahmachari, Research Officer, for carefully checking the sequence of the indices. Overall guidance of Dr. S.Y. Wakankar, Deputy Director must be acknowledged here, since with mutual scholarly discussions, useful suggestions emerge out. We are also thankful to Shri P.N. Shrivastava, Manager, the M.S. University Press and his colleagues for their prompt action and needful support in respect of facilitating quick and neat printing of this book. We are also thankful to Shri Ashok Chandrakant Bochare for his hard work and co-operation in type-setting and lay-out this volume. We are also thankful to the colleagues of the Institute for their co-operation and also the University authorities for sanctioning the grant, needed for its publication. Like all our other books in the Series, we are sure this will also be well-received by scholars, researchers and students of Indology.

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