The B21bay University 1as prescribed {or the B. A. Ho10urs Course for the year 19:0 Ke1a and Katha Upanish12ds with the Bhashyas of S 11karacharya a11 Ra19a-R8 11uja. These two Com11etaries have beet already publish18d sep:rately in the A1a11 dashra11 Series a11d elsewhere 1.ut they together cost a g00d deal a11d were besides i1convenie1t for a co11parative study as the student had to ha11dle two separate Vol111es for t1e purp७५e. To obviate this difficulty we have 10w published b0th the B18:51yas together a11d have besides added a new and 11cid con11e1tary by Mr. Shuti dl1ar S11astri Patlak of the [03cca 1 (C)llege. Tilis last c0111111e1tary will be fou11d very 1seft11 for st1de1ts w]105e difficulties have been all a11ticipated a11d explained i11 easy lar1911.e, so that the Co111111e1 tary ft111y justifies its 1a11e Balab0dhint. It 1 st be stated however that t1e si11plicity of the Balab0dli11 11as bee1 attained after great effort a11d 10 paims 11ave bee1 spared to give in it appropriate extracts fr011 Adhikara11a-rat1a11ala, Sabar:2-1)lashya a11d other texts 11 order t0) tl1row light [1p01 the 11:11y k10tty p011ts of M1181sa which abou11d i11 the Ra192-Ra1211ja Bhasl1ya i11 particular 11 the [1]troductio1 the lear1ed Shastri 11as give:1 the leadi19 views of Orie1ta1 scholars 1ike Weber, et1sse1, Reg11aut a11 Max M[[1ller on the Upaniss113ads 11 (uestiot1, has reft1ted tle1 where necessary, a11d 1as besidless offered ]]is ow 11 views based 1p011 independe1t critical research) The Appe:dices 10r 11 a10tler t1seft11 feature of the volu1111e. We 10pe therefore that our students and the world of Sanskrit scholars generally wi11:510w tleir appreciation of the lear1ing a11 i11dustry of Mr. Shrid11ar Shastri by purclassing this volt11e w]]icl1 is desig11ed for the1
