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Prof. Revaprasad Dwivedi (2014)

Prof. Revaprasad Dwivedi was a renowned poet, playwright and scholar of veda shastras. His most significant works, Sitacaritam and Svatantryasambhavam are two epic poems. He has written extensively on Sahityasastra (Poetics) and produced such great works as Kavyalankarakarika, Natyanusasanam, and Sahityasarirakam. Dwivedi has edited many works, of which The Complete works of Kalidasa is his greatest contribution to Sanskrit literature. He has also presented research papers in various seminars on Sanskrit and Oriental studies.He is an Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit, Banaras Hindu University and the founder of Kalidas Samsthan, Varanasi. He taught in Banaras Hindu University from 1977-1995 in various capacities. He worked as Dean, Faculty of Sanskrit, Banaras Hindu University for three terms (1979-81; 85-87; 87-89). He was Emeritus fellow of the University Grants Commission from 1990 to 1992. Prof. Dwivedi has been honoured for his many contributions to Sanskrit language and literature. He received a Certificate of Honor from The President of India in 1978. He was honoured with four awards for his Svatantryasambhava, an epic poem: Sahitya Akademi Award, 1991; Kalpavalli Award by Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, Calcutta, 1993; Vacaspati award by K.K. Birla Foundation, New Delhi, 1997; and Sriveni award by R.J. Dalmiya Sriveni Trust, Delhi, 1999. He was conferred nine different awards on his works by the Government of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. He also received two Mitra Puraskara, one Bhojapuraskara and one Vyasapuraskara .

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Dr Mullaivasal R. Krishnamurthi Sastrigal (2013)

Dr Mullaivasal R. Krishnamurthi Sastrigal retired as the Principal of the Madras Sanskrit College, Mylapore, Chennai, after guiding students for three decades. He completed his Doctorate on the topic “Ishta Siddhi Vivaranam” from Madras University. Dr Sastrigal is a traditionally trained scholar in “Veda Adhyanana” under the tutelage of his father Brahmashri Rajagopala Ghanapathigal and studied “Mimamsa” and “Vedanta Sastra” under the guidance of eminent faculties like SR Krishnamurthi Sastrigal and Polagam Rama Sastrigal. After retirement, he set up a School for Vedanta Studies under the traditional method under the name and title “Brahma Vidya Bhavanam”. He is the Managing Trustee of the Mullaivasal Heritage Trust, whose core objective is to identify, preserve and propagate various branches of Indian Knowledge Systems, and Values through various modes and publish books.

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Ahoratravada-vimarsha

Editors: Santosh Kumar Shukla, Lakshmi Kant Vimal, Mani Shankar Dwivedi Ahoratravada is one of the several books authored by Pandit Madhusudan Ojha on the process of Creation. The term aho-ratra means day and night. Examining various concepts of creation, Ojhaji chose to dwell at length on the cycle of day and night as the possible cause of Creation. His references include Rigveda’s agamarshan sukta and nasadiya sukta, Bhagavada Gita, Brahdaranyakopanishad. In the book, Ojhaji has dealt with issues like jnana-ajnana, shukla-krishna, prakash-andhakar, bhava-abhava, sristhi-pralaya, rit-satya, yajna and other concepts. In the present volume, the editors have included a commentary on Pandit Ojhaji’s Ahoratravada along with research papers of several scholars who were invited to take part in discussions on the subject by Shri Shankar Shikshayatan.

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Vedic Srishti Prakriya

Editors: Santosh Kumar Shukla, Lakshmi Kant Vimal, Mani Shankar Dwivedi Vidyavachaspati Pandit Madhusudan Ojha spent most of his life in understanding, examining and writing on the mysteries of Creation. Of the many books, his ten volumes on the cause and process of Creation merit greater appreciation. The present volume contains the text of Ojhaji’s book, Sanshayataduchhedavada, and various research papers written by scholars invited by Shri Shankar Shikshayatan.

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Brahma’s Universe -The Chronicle Of Creation

Author: Pandit Madhusudan Ojha Translator: Kapil Kapur Renowned Vedic scholar, Pandit Madhusudan Ojha has presented in this volume a rich and ancient history of our world and civilisation. The Brahma’s Universe: The Chronicle of Creation is the English translation of Jagadguruvaibhavam prepared by a board of editors at Shri Shankar Shikshayatan headed by well-known indologist, Prof. Kapil Kapoor. Jagadguruvaibhavam, the final part of the trilogy authored by Ojhaji on various facets of Creation, is as much an insightful work on the Vedic knowledge contained in the Vedas and Puranas as also an exceptional example of his profound knowledge and wisdom. Indravijayaha (Bharatavarsa: The India Narrative in English) and Devasurkhyati are the first two volumes on the subject. The Brahma’s Universe: The Chronicle of Creation is the English translation of Jagadguruvaibhavam prepared by a board of editors at Shri Shankar Shikshayatan headed by well-known indologist, Prof. Kapil Kapoor. Brahma is the central character of this book and through his forms, age and abode, Ojhaji has outlined the story of our universe’s evolution. It was Brahma who perceived that, in this world, the source of energy is the surya or sun. All spiritual, metaphysical and supraphysical energies are existent in the surya. The vital energy or prana , which gives life to all beings, too is produced from the sun. Brahma recorded all these in granthas (volumes) that came to be known as the Vedas. Written in verse form, the volume offers a unique rendering of the creation of atma, veda, praja and dharma. Ojhaji presents a remarkable insight into the ancient knowledge on rivers, mountains, eras and communities like Sadhyas and Manijas. Brahma’s Universe is more than a companion book of Bharatavarsa-The India Narrative. It expands the magnificent narrative of Creation, offers broader meaning to Vedic terms and illuminates the profound wisdom contained in the Vedas. प्रसिद्ध वैदिक विद्वान, पंडित मधुसूदन ओझा ने इस खंड में हमारी दुनिया और सभ्यता का एक समृद्ध और प्राचीन इतिहास प्रस्तुत किया है । सृष्टि के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर ओझा जी द्वारा लिखित त्रयी का अंतिम भाग जगद्गुरुविभवम, वेदों और पुराणों में निहित वैदिक ज्ञान पर एक व्यावहारिक कार्य है और साथ ही उनके गहन ज्ञान और ज्ञान का एक असाधारण उदाहरण भी है । इंद्रविजय (भारतवर्ष: अंग्रेजी में भारत कथा) और देवसुरख्यति इस विषय पर पहले दो खंड हैं ।ब्रह्मा का ब्रह्मांड: द क्रॉनिकल ऑफ क्रिएशन प्रसिद्ध इंडोलॉजिस्ट, प्रो कपिल कपूर की अध्यक्षता में श्री शंकर शिक्षायतन में संपादकों के एक बोर्ड द्वारा तैयार जगद्गुरुवैभवम का अंग्रेजी अनुवाद है ।ब्रह्मा इस पुस्तक का केंद्रीय चरित्र है और अपने रूपों, आयु और निवास के माध्यम से, ओझा ने हमारे ब्रह्मांड के विकास की कहानी को रेखांकित किया है । यह ब्रह्मा था जिसने माना था कि, इस दुनिया में, ऊर्जा का स्रोत सूर्य या सूर्य है । सूर्य में सभी आध्यात्मिक, आध्यात्मिक और अतिभौतिक ऊर्जाएं मौजूद हैं । प्राण ऊर्जा या प्राण , जो सभी प्राणियों को जीवन देती है, भी सूर्य से उत्पन्न होती है । ब्रह्मा ने इन सभी को ग्रंथों (संस्करणों) में दर्ज किया, जिन्हें वेदों के रूप में जाना जाने लगा ।पद्य रूप में लिखा गया, खंड आत्मा, वेद, प्रजा और धर्म की रचना का एक अनूठा प्रतिपादन प्रदान करता है । ओझा जी नदियों, पहाड़ों, युगों और समुदायों जैसे साधुओं और मनीजों पर प्राचीन ज्ञान में एक उल्लेखनीय अंतर्दृष्टि प्रस्तुत करते हैं । ब्रह्मा का ब्रह्मांड भारतवर्ष की एक साथी पुस्तक-द इंडिया नैरेटिव से अधिक है । यह सृष्टि की शानदार कथा का विस्तार करता है, वैदिक शब्दों को व्यापक अर्थ प्रदान करता है और वेदों में निहित गहन ज्ञान को प्रकाशित करता है ।

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Vedic Concept of Man and Universe

Author: Pandit Motilal Shastri Translator: Rishi Kumar Mishra Pandit Motilal Shastri’s Vyakhyana-panchakam (five discourses) was delivered at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, on December 14-18, 1956. The collection of five discourses was translated by Rishi Kumar Mishra. Pandit Motilal Shastri was invited by India’s first President, Dr Rajendra Prasad, to give five discourses on vedic vijnana at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on December 14 to December 18, 1956. The lectures were attended by several well-known scholars and acharyas (teachers) of Veda-shastra including eminent vedic scholar, Dr Vasudev Sharan Agarwal. Shastriji chose five themes for his discourses, focussing on distinct vidyas or knowledge systems, all of which offered a unique insight into the mysteries of Creation. This makes the five lectures he delivered at the Rashtrapati Bhawan an important testimony to the storehouse of vedic knowledge which has shaped and embellished a nation of over one billion people. In these five discourses, Shastriji has presented a kernel of Vedic wisdom, a tiny seed that contains the magnificent cosmic tree of creation.

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The Whole Being : A Journey towards harmony and happiness

This is the fifth in a series authored by R K Mishra that brings to light the practical wisdom enshrined in India’s most ancient texts, the Vedas. The author also drew on the wisdom of ‘modern science’ for this work, notably the scientific understandings of a few visionaries which are of particular relevance to this book. This fifth and final volume was intended to be the synthesis of the works preceding it. Its eminently practical purpose was to draw on the various facets explored in the previous volumes in order to demonstrate how Vedic understandings can assist today’s troubled world. इस पांचवें और अंतिम खंड का उद्देश्य इससे पहले के कार्यों का संश्लेषण था । इसका प्रमुख व्यावहारिक उद्देश्य पिछले संस्करणों में खोजे गए विभिन्न पहलुओं को आकर्षित करना था ताकि यह प्रदर्शित किया जा सके कि वैदिक समझ आज की अशांत दुनिया की सहायता कैसे कर सकती है । लेखक का उद्देश्य एक सामंजस्यपूर्ण, संतुलित समाज के लिए ‘खाका’ प्रकट करना था जिसे वैदिक द्रष्टा-वैज्ञानिकों (ऋषियों) द्वारा ब्रह्मांड की वास्तविक प्रकृति के अपने बौद्धिक और अनुभवात्मक ज्ञान के प्रकाश में विकसित किया गया था । इसका उद्देश्य वैश्विक समुदाय को समकालीन दुनिया में कुछ सबसे खतरनाक सामाजिक बीमारियों को दूर करने और अधिक सद्भाव और आपसी समझ की ओर बढ़ने में मदद करना था । Read the book

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The Ultimate Dialogue: Fusion of Knowledge, Intelligence

The Ultimate Dialogue  elucidates the fundamental concepts of Brahma and karma, which have been expounded in the Bhagavad Geeta. Brahma is that fundamental tattwa from which this entire universe evolves. This work, like previous works by the author, reflects the scholarship and insights of Pandit Madhusudan Ojha and his disciple, Pandit Motilal Shastri, the author’s guru. The author has also drawn upon the wisdom and scholarship of several notable scholars in his endeavour to communicate the subtle concepts and messages contained within the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna. यह पुस्तक ब्रह्म और कर्म की मूलभूत अवधारणाओं को स्पष्ट करती है, जिन्हें भगवद गीता में उजागर किया गया है । ब्रह्मा वह मौलिक तत्व है जिससे यह संपूर्ण ब्रह्मांड विकसित होता है । यह ग्रंथ, लेखक द्वारा पिछले कार्यों की तरह, पंडित मधुसूदन ओझा और उनके शिष्य, पंडित मोतीलाल शास्त्री, लेखक के गुरु की विद्वत्ताऔर अंतर्दृष्टि को दर्शाता है । लेखक ने कृष्ण और अर्जुन के बीच संवाद के भीतर निहित सूक्ष्म अवधारणाओं और संदेशों को संप्रेषित करने के अपने प्रयास में कई उल्लेखनीय विद्वानों के ज्ञान और विद्वता पर भी ध्यान आकर्षित किया है । Read the book

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The Realm of Supraphysics: Mind, Matter, Energy

The Realm of Supraphysics  attempts to capture an extremely large conceptual territory in which a wide array of forces operate and interact, giving birth to the individuals that comprise the cosmos and to the numerous universes of which our world is a small part. This work does not cover the extensive and varied realm of supraphysics in full, because it is simply too vast to be grasped in a single volume. However, it does open a window onto an enchanting realm of unmanifest factors, forces and processes and their manifest functions and operations. यह पुस्तक एक बहुत बड़े वैचारिक क्षेत्र पर कब्जा करने का प्रयास करती है जिसमें बलों की एक विस्तृत श्रृंखला संचालित होती है,जिनमें ब्रह्मांड शामिल हैं और कई ब्रह्मांडों में हमारी दुनिया एक छोटा सा हिस्सा है । यह काम `सुपरफिजिक्स` के व्यापक और विविध दायरे को पूर्ण रूप से शामिल नहीं करता है, क्योंकि यह एक ही मात्रा में समझने के लिए बहुत विशाल है । हालांकि, यह अव्यक्त कारकों, बलों और प्रक्रियाओं और उनके प्रकट कार्यों और संचालन के एक करामाती दायरे पर एक खिड़की खोलता है ।Read the book

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Before the Beginning and after the End: Beyond the Universe of Physics

BEFORE THE BEGINNING AND AFTER THE END is a product of dedicated and prolonged research by the author into the ancient insights of India’s seer-scientists. It attempts to bring to light their wisdom as encapsulated in the Vedas. As the title suggests, its contents discuss forces and factors that are beyond the universe of modern physics. Collectively known as the Veda Shastra, this treasure-house of knowledge consists of four principal and six auxiliary texts. These comprise an effective tool for exploring the fundamental mysteries of our universe. Using rigorous methods of examination and evaluation, the Vedas provide us with answers to such questions as: how did the cosmos originate and what is its future? Of what is it made? Who is the individual self, and what is its place in the universe? Over several centuries, Western (and, to a lesser extent, Indian) scholars have perverted the true meaning and message of the Vedas. Mistranslation and distortion of these texts occurred for a variety of reasons, from inadequate scholarship to political expediency, with the inevitable and tragic result that the lessons learned some three thousand years before Christ was born have largely been obscured. The Vedas are no mere exertion in metaphysics, philosophy or spirituality. They were composed by a number of ‘seer-scientists’ or scientific philosophers, who placed every theory and hypothesis in the uncompromising spotlight of their impeccable powers of logic and reason. They recorded their discoveries in the precise and highly evolved Sanskrit language and pioneered various scientific disciplines, such as medicine, architecture, astronomy, linguistics, statecraft and economy, social engineering, jurisprudence, psychology and the arts. To investigate the Vedas fully is a lifetime’s work for someone possessed of a superior intelligence. This book of necessity is a brief exploration of Vedic knowledge, written in the hope that the essence of this fount of wisdom may be conveyed to the reader in an unadulterated form. यह पुस्तक भारत के द्रष्टा-वैज्ञानिकों की प्राचीन अंतर्दृष्टि में लेखक द्वारा समर्पित और लंबे समय तक शोध का एक उत्पाद है । यह वेदों में समाहित के रूप में उनके ज्ञान को प्रकाश में लाने का प्रयास करता है । जैसा कि शीर्षक से पता चलता है, इसकी सामग्री उन बलों और कारकों पर चर्चा करती है जो आधुनिक भौतिकी के ब्रह्मांड से परे हैं ।सामूहिक रूप से वेद शास्त्र के रूप में जाना जाता है, इस ज्ञान के खजाने में चार प्रमुख और छह सहायक ग्रंथ शामिल हैं । इनमें हमारे ब्रह्मांड के मूलभूत रहस्यों की खोज के लिए एक प्रभावी उपकरण शामिल है । परीक्षा और मूल्यांकन के कठोर तरीकों का उपयोग करते हुए, वेद हमें इस तरह के सवालों के जवाब प्रदान करते हैं: ब्रह्मांड की उत्पत्ति कैसे हुई और इसका भविष्य क्या है? यह किस चीज से बना है? व्यक्तिगत स्व कौन है, और ब्रह्मांड में इसका क्या स्थान है?कई शताब्दियों में, पश्चिमी (और, कुछ हद तक, भारतीय) विद्वानों ने वेदों के सही अर्थ और संदेश को विकृत कर दिया है । इन ग्रंथों का गलत अनुवाद और विरूपण कई कारणों से हुआ, अपर्याप्त छात्रवृत्ति से लेकर राजनीतिक समीचीनता तक, अपरिहार्य और दुखद परिणाम के साथ कि मसीह के जन्म से लगभग तीन हजार साल पहले सीखे गए सबक काफी हद तक अस्पष्ट हो गए हैं ।वेद तत्वमीमांसा, दर्शन या आध्यात्मिकता में मात्र परिश्रम नहीं हैं । उनकी रचना कई ‘द्रष्टा-वैज्ञानिकों’ या वैज्ञानिक दार्शनिकों द्वारा की गई थी, जिन्होंने हर सिद्धांत और परिकल्पना को तर्क और तर्क की अपनी त्रुटिहीन शक्तियों के असम्बद्ध स्पॉटलाइट में रखा था । उन्होंने अपनी खोजों को सटीक और उच्च विकसित संस्कृत भाषा में दर्ज किया और चिकित्सा, वास्तुकला, खगोल विज्ञान, भाषा विज्ञान, राज्य कला और अर्थव्यवस्था, सामाजिक इंजीनियरिंग, न्यायशास्त्र, मनोविज्ञान और कला जैसे विभिन्न वैज्ञानिक विषयों का बीड़ा उठाया ।वेदों की पूरी तरह से जांच करना एक श्रेष्ठ बुद्धि वाले व्यक्ति के लिए जीवन भर का काम है ।Read the book

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