Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Summary

This section summarises articles from various Oriental journals. Kesuavram Shastri highlights the temples of Junagadh and Prabhasa Patan as centres of Gujarati poetry, noting poets like Narasimha Mehta and Bhima whose works condense the Bhāgavata Purāṇa and narrate Kṛṣṇa’s life. S. V. L. Katre surveys the history of the Kashi Viśveśvara temple at Banaras, from its reference in 7th‑century accounts through repeated destruction by invaders to its reconstruction by Ahalyabai in the late 18th century. N. Devaraja Sarma traces the roots of later Śaiva myths to ancient sacrificial rituals and charts the evolution of the Gaṇeśa legend. Ram Shankar Bhattacharya discusses the importance of the first words of the Gaṇapāṭhas in Panini’s grammar, showing that they indicate entire groups of words. H. D. Velankar reports on a critical edition of the Sanskrit poem *Mandalika Mahākāvya*. The digest provides readers with concise overviews of current research in history, linguistics, mythology and textual studies from Indian and international journals.