Suresvara's Vartika on Udgitha Brahmana

by K.P. Jog (Ed., Tr. & Annot.) and Shoun Hino (Ed., Tr. & Annot.)

The Udgitha Brahmana forms a natural sequel to the Asva and Asvamedha Brahmana and marks a distict effort of the seer of the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad towards explaining the nature of Reality which underlies, or permeates through, all ritual activity. The Udgitha Upasana, looking apparently as some activity, leads the upasaka 'worshipper' to unity or oneness with the Udgitha which is nothing else then the Brahman.

About the Authors:

Dr. K.P. Jog is a retired Professor of Vedic Sanskrit and General editor of sanskrit Dictionary Project of Deccan College Research Institute, Pune.

Dr. Shoun Hino is Professor of Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Japan. He obtained a Ph.D. degree from the University of Poona in 1979 and works on Vedanta, Suresvara in particular. He is completing twelve-volume Suresvara's study under the title of Advaita Tradition Series (Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi) and recently published Puja and Samskara (Motilal Banarsidass) in collaboration with Prof. M. Tachikawa.