Bhavana Sataka

Author(s): A S Gopani, Dharmshila Mahasati, Girishkumar P Shah Pandit
Publisher: Labhubhai P Mehta

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PREFACE When I was the editor of a fortnightly named Ratnay Jyot, I was requested by the Karyalaya at Surendranagar, to undertake the translation into English of a work titled the Bhavana S'ataka (hereinafter called the BHS) by the late Bharatabhusana S’atavadhani Panditratna Munis'ri Ratnachandraji Maharaja. I accepted the request, did it in the stipultaed time and sent the manuscript to the office.
The Trustees had at first entertained the idea of publish-- ing it but had to reject it due to unexpected developments amongst which the paucity of funds was one and the main. I used to remind the office occasionally but none listened to me. In course of time, the matter was almost forgotten and none including myself even remembered that such a translation ever existed. This happened in 1948.
In 1980, almost after thirtytwo years, on the occasion of the celebration of the hundredth birth anniversary of the Late Ratnachandraji Maharaja, it was resolved to publish a commemoration volume and in that connection I was approached for writing an appreciative article on and about the life and achievements of the late Munis’ri, especially because of my being one of his dearest and nearest followers and admirers.
In that article, I causally and painfully referred to the tragic fate befell my English translation of the BHS'. This
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