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Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture 2025

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Journeying Overseas: A Clash Between Tradition and Modernity Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi Report In the twentieth century, Pandit Motilal Shastri, a great thinker of Vedic science, became renowned in the world of Sanskrit. By writing over a hundred works in the national language (Hindi), he presented scholars with a new and original perspective. His style of interpretation is entirely novel, and his analysis of technical terms used in Vedic science holds particular importance. Pandit Motilal Shastri himself has provided clear explanations of these expressions. On Sunday, 28 September 2025, the Annual Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture was held at the Vāchaspati Auditorium of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, New Delhi. Shri Shankar Shikshayatan celebrates this event annually as a festival of remembrance. During this lecture, the book “Dashavādarahasya: Vaidika Sṛiṣhṭivāda” was released by the invited guests. The book, written in Hindi, was published in 2025 by Vidyanidhi Prakashan, Delhi. It contains a Hindi translation, and detailed commentary on the kārikās of the Dashavādarahasya, along with articles by scholars discussing the doctrine of the “Ten Theories.” In this lecture, Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi, former Vice-Chancellor of the Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi, delivered an insightful address on the topic Journeying Overseas: A Clash Between Tradition and Modernity. This theme relates to Pandit Madhusudan Ojha’s treatise titled “Pratyantaprasthāna-Mīmāṃsā.” In 1902, Pandit Ojha had accompanied Maharaja Madhav Singh of Rajasthan to England for the coronation ceremony of the British Emperor. At that time, sea voyage (samudra-yātrā) was considered forbidden by the scholarly and priestly community. Upon his return to India, Ojha composed this treatise to examine the relevance and rationale of that prohibition. The Pratyantaprasthāna-Mīmāṃsā consists of three chapters: Prof. Tripathi noted that references to sea voyage occur frequently in the Rigveda, the Smṛitis, in the story of Matsya Avatāra, and throughout Sanskrit literature.He explained that, according to tradition, a person who traveled abroad by sea incurred three kinds of grave sins (mahāpātakas):(1) by undertaking the sea voyage itself,(2) by entering foreign lands, and(3) by associating with non-Vedic peoples (mlecchas). He added that this framework still holds symbolic relevance today—since even now, people do not freely associate, dine, or mingle with everyone. Social distinctions and inequalities in conduct remain visible in society. A quotation from Pratyantaprasthāna-Mīmāṃsā (p. 3) illustrates this point: “For one belonging to the three higher varṇas who has crossed the ocean and reached a frontier land, three kinds of grave transgressions arise: (1) from the very act of sea voyage, (2) from entering border regions, and (3) from contact with the fallen.” At the beginning of the programme, Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Jawaharlal Nehru University, welcomed the assembled guests. He remarked that the observance of social and moral codes varies by region: what is prescribed in one land may not hold in another. For example, marriages between a maternal uncle’s daughter and a nephew are common and accepted in southern India, but prohibited in northern India. Similarly, the rules regarding sea voyage are not uniform everywhere—for the people of northern India, it was traditionally considered completely forbidden. Citing Vidhāna-Pārijāta and other authorities (Pratyantaprasthāna-Mīmāṃsā p. 45), he explained: “Where a custom has been sung or sanctified, it should be practiced only there, not elsewhere. Thus, a maternal-uncle’s-daughter marriage may be valid where recognised, but not in other regions.”“Therefore,” he added, “like such regional customs, the prohibition of sea voyage applied differently across India.” Shri Rajeshwar Shukla, Principal Judge of the Family Court, Gorakhpur, addressed the gathering as the Chief Guest. He said, “It is necessary for us to understand the ancient laws and rules that shaped our society. To study ancient ideas today is itself modernity. The ancient knowledge is our tradition; modernity lies in revisiting and reinterpreting it. The harmony between the two expands our understanding.” Prof. Bhartendu Pandey, Head of the Department of Sanskrit, University of Delhi, presided over the session. He opened the discussion by referring to the Pratyantaprasthāna-Mīmāṃsā and observed that different scholars explained the prohibition of sea voyage in the Kali age in various ways:(a) some accepted it as a general scriptural injunction;(b) some based it on emotional or ritual attachment;(c) some viewed it as dependent on the possibility of moral corruption or social fault;(d) and some saw it as a practical limitation for those lacking means or strength to perform the journey safely. The text itself (p. 22) states: “Not all prohibitions operate everywhere and for all. Some arise from general scriptural rules, some from attachment, others from observed faults or dangers, and still others from inability or limitation. Hence, exceptions are made in specific contexts.” At the beginning of the event, Prof. Sundar Narayan Jha of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University recited the Vedic Mangalacharan, and Prof. Mahanand Jha offered the classical (laukika) Mangalacharan.The programme was conducted by Dr. Mani Shankar Dwivedi, Guest Lecturer in Sanskrit at Jamia Millia Islamia University. Dr. Lakshmikant Vimal, Research Officer of Shri Shankar Shikshayatan, delivered the vote of thanks. Scholars, teachers, research students, and Sanskrit enthusiasts from Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, and Jamia Millia Islamia participated enthusiastically, contributing to the success of the event.

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पण्डित मोतीलाल शास्त्री स्मारक व्याख्यान-2025

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‘परम्परा और आधुनिकता का द्वन्द्व : समुद्रयात्रा’ प्रो. राधावल्लभ त्रिपाठी प्रतिवेदन बीसवीं शताब्दी के वैदिकविज्ञान के महान् शास्त्रचिन्तक पण्डित मोतीलाल शास्त्री संस्कृत जगत् में सुविख्यातहैं। उन्होंने राष्ट्रभाषा में एक सौ से अधिक ग्रन्थों को लिख कर एक अभिनव दृष्टि विद्वानों के सामने रखा है।उनकी व्याख्या शैली सर्वथा नयी है। वैदिकविज्ञान में पारिभाषिक शब्दों का विश्लेषण महत्त्वपूर्ण है। इसकीव्याख्या पण्डित मोतीलाल शास्त्री जी ने की है। इस वर्ष २८ सितम्बर २०२५, रविवार को श्रीलाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय के वाचस्पति सभागार में यह स्मारक व्याख्यान सुसंपन्न हुआ है। श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन इस कार्यक्रम को वार्षिक उत्सव के रूप में मनाता है। इस व्याख्यान में‘दशवादरहस्य : वैदिकसृष्टिवाद’ इस ग्रन्थ का विमोचन समागत अतिथियों के द्वारा किया गया। यह ग्रन्थ हिन्दीभाषा में लिखा गया है। यह ग्रन्थ २०२५ में विद्यानिधि प्रकाशन, दिल्ली से प्रकाशित हुआ है । दशवादरहस्यग्रन्थ का अन्वय, हिन्दीभाषा में अनुवाद एवं कारिका के ऊपर व्याख्या की गयी है एवं दशवाद सिद्धान्त सेसंबन्धित विद्वानों के आलेख समाहित हैं। इस व्याख्यान में पूर्वकुलपति प्रो. राधावल्लभ त्रिपाठी, केन्द्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, नई दिल्ली ने‘परम्परा और आधुनिकता का द्वन्द्व : समुद्रयात्रा’ इस विषय पर अपना सारगर्भित व्याख्यान दिया है। इसविषय का संबन्ध पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा के ‘प्रत्यन्तप्रस्थान-मीमांसा’ नामक ग्रन्थ के साथ है। १९०२ ई. मेंपण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा राजस्थान के महाराजा माधव सिंह के साथ इंगलैण्ड देश गये थे, वहाँ के महारानी केराज्याभिषेक महोत्सव का समायोजन हुआ था । उस समय समुद्रयात्रा विद्वत्समाज में निषिद्ध था। पण्डित ओझाजी ने वहाँ से लौटकर अपने देश भारत आकर समुद्रयात्रा के विषय की प्रासंगिकता के लिए इस ग्रन्थ की रचनाकी। प्रत्यन्त-प्रस्थान मीमांसा ग्रन्थ के प्रथम अध्याय का नाम सम्रुद्रयात्रा की कलिवर्ज्यता, द्वितीय अध्यायका नाम समुद्रयात्री के श्राद्धवर्ज्यता और तृतीय अध्याय का नाम ब्राह्मणवर्ज्यता है । इस लघुकाय ग्रन्थ में अनेकस्मृति वचनों को उधृत किया गया है। प्रो. त्रिपाठी जी ने कहा कि समुद्रयात्रा ऋग्वैदिककाल में, स्मृतिकाल में, मत्स्यावतार में एवंसंस्कृतसाहित्य में भी इस का प्रचुर सन्दर्भ प्राप्त होता है। प्रो. त्रिपाठी जी ने कहा कि जो कोई व्यक्ति समुद्रय यान से विदेश जाता था। उस गमन से तीन प्रकारके पातक होते थे। समुद्रयात्रा से उत्पन्न महापातक, विदेशयात्रा से महापातक, अन्यदेश वासियों के साथ संपर्कहोने से महापातक । यह व्यवस्था आधुनिक समय में भी प्रासंगिक है। सभी व्यक्ति सभी के साथ नहीं मिलताहै, सभी के साथ मिलकर खाना नहीं खाता है और न सभी के साथ मिलर बातचित करता है। अभी भी समाज मेंव्याहारिक असमानता दिखाई देती है । समुद्रयाने प्रत्यन्तदेशं गतवतैस्त्रैवर्णिकस्यावश्यं त्रेधा महापातक-सम्बन्धः संभाव्यते-समुद्रयात्रानिबन्धनः, प्रत्यन्त-देश-गमन-निबन्धनः, पतित-संसर्ग-निबन्धनश्च।प्रत्यन्तप्रस्थानमीमांसा पृ. ३ कार्यक्रम के प्रारम्भ में जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय के संस्कृत एवं प्राच्य विद्याध्ययन संस्थान केआचार्य प्रो. सन्तोष कुमार शुक्लः महोदय ने समागत अतिथियों का स्वागत किया। उन्होंने कहा कि जिस देशमें जो विहित है उस का पालन उसी देश में होता है। दूसरे देश में उस नियम का पालन नहीं होता है। जिसप्रकार दाक्षिण भारत में माम की बेटी से विवाह होता है, उत्तर भारत में यह नियम नहीं चलता है। वहाँ उसकानिषेध है। उसी प्रकार समुद्रयात्रा विषय में भी सभी नियम सभी स्थानों के लिए मान्य नहीं है। उत्तर भारत केलोगों के लिए समुद्रयात्रा सर्वथा निषिद्ध है । विधान-पारिजाते तु पञ्चधा विप्रतिपत्तिः इति आदिबौधायन-वचन-सिद्धं दाक्षिणात्यानां प्रकृत्यतादृश-विवाहस्य कलियुगेऽप्यादरनीयत्वं महत्याऽभटया प्रपञ्चितम्। तथाहि-इदञ्च यस्मिन् देशे अवगीतं तत्रैव कार्यं नान्यत्र तथाप्ययं मातुल-कन्याविवाहो यद्देशेऽविगीतःतद्देशीयैः एव कार्यः। तदुक्तं नृसिंहचर्यायां बौधायनेन-दक्षिण-देशे अनुपनीतेन भार्यया च सह भोजनम् । प्रत्यन्तप्रस्थानमीमांसा पृ. ४५ गोरखपुर पारिवारिक न्यायलय के प्रधान न्यायाधीशः श्रीमान् राजेश्वर शुक्ल ने मुख्य अतिथि के रूप मेंअपना उद्गार प्रकट किया। उन्होंने कहाँ कि हमलोगों के लिए जो प्राचीन नियम है उस नियम का ज्ञान आवश्यकहै। प्राचीन विषय इस समय हमलोग जान रहे हैं, यही आधुनिकता है। प्राचीन ज्ञान ही परम्परा है। इन दोनोंपरम्परा और आधुनिकता के मेल से हमलोगों का ज्ञान बढ़ेगा । प्रो. भारतेन्दु पाण्डेय महोदयः आचार्य एवं अध्यक्ष, संस्कृत विभाग, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय ने कार्यक्रमकी आध्यक्षता की । उन्होंने कहाँ कि समुद्रायात्रा प्रतिपादक प्रत्यन्तप्रस्थान मीमांसा पुस्तक से विषय काउद्घाटन किया । उन्होंने कहा कि कोई विद्वान् विषयविशेष के अनुरोध से समुद्रयात्रा की कलिवर्ज्यता कीव्यवस्था को उद्घाटित करते हैं। किसी किसी आचार्य ने कलियुग में समुद्रयात्रा की निषिद्धता को सिद्ध करते हैं।(क) कहीं पर सामान्य शास्त्रं को मान कर समुद्रयात्रा का निषेध किया गया है। (ख) कहीं पर रागवशसमुद्रयात्रा का प्रतिषेध किया गया है । (ग) कहीं दोषप्रसङ्ग के आधार पर निषेध हुआ है। (घ) कहीं परसामान्यजन के संपत्तिहीन होने से सामुद्रयात्रा का निषेध किया गया है। अथ अभियुक्तास्तु यावत् कलिवर्ज्य-साधारण्येन विषय-विशेष-व्यवस्थानमभ्यनुजानाना इत्थम्आचक्षते। एतस्मिन् कलिवर्ज्य-प्रकरणे नैकरूपेण सर्वे सर्वत्र निषेधाः प्रवर्तन्ते। क्वचित् तुसामान्यशास्त्रविहिता एवार्था विशेषे निवर्त्यन्तो क्वचिच्च रागप्राप्ताः। क्वचित् पुनर्दृष्ट-दोष-प्रसञ्जकाः।अथैवं क्वचित् शक्तिवैकल्यादिना सामान्यमनुष्यैः कर्तुम् अशक्या एव अर्थानुग्रहेण अभ्यनुज्ञारूपेणनिवर्त्यन्ते। प्रत्यन्तप्रस्थानमीमांसा पृ. २२ व्याख्यान के प्रारम्भ में श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय के आचार्य प्रो. सुन्दर नारायण झाने वैदिक मङ्गलाचरण को एवं प्रो. महानन्द झा ने लौकिक मङ्गलाचरण को प्रस्तुत किया । कार्यक्रम कासञ्चालन जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया विश्वविद्यालय के संस्कृत विभाग के अतिथि अध्यापक डॉ. मणि शंकरद्विवेदी ने किया । श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन के शोध अधिकारी डॉ. लक्ष्मीकन्त विमल समागात विद्वानों का धन्यवादज्ञापन किया।इस व्याख्यान में दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय, जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्याल, श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्रीराष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया विश्वविद्यालयके अनेक विद्वानों ने, शिक्षकों ने,शोधच्छात्रों ने तथा संस्कृत में अनुराग रखने वाले लोगों ने उत्साह पूर्वक भाग ग्रहण कर के कार्यक्रम को सफलबनाने में अपना अप्रतिम योगदान किया।

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Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture 2025-Journeying Overseas – A Clash between Tradition and Modernity

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September 28, 2025 Noted Sanskrit scholar, Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi, is expected to deliver the Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture 2025 on September 28,2025. The lecture will be organised at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University. The topic of the lecture is: Journeying Overseas – A Clash between Tradition and Modernity The lecture is based on Pratyantaprasthanamimasa authored by Pandit Madhusudan Ojha in which he has presented a strong and well-reasoned argument in favor of foreign travel at a time when sailing overseas was widely regarded as a taboo and thought to be against the shastras. He wrote this work in the context of the coronation of King Edward VIII, to which all Indian rulers had been invited. Jaipur’s king, Sawai Madho Singh, was also required to attend the ceremony in London. As the royal guru, Ojhaji was consulted on whether such a long journey—spanning two to three months—was permissible under the shastras. While the king’s ministers and advisers expressed reservations, Ojhaji advised that the journey was indeed legitimate, and he himself accompanied the royal entourage to London. On their return, however, strong criticism arose. Rumors spread of banishing Ojhaji from the community, and the king too faced opposition. In response, Ojhaji composed this volume, demonstrating with scriptural authority that foreign travel was not prohibited but rather sanctioned within the framework of the shastras. Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi With nearly four decades of continuous service as a regular teacher at the Universities of Udaipur and Sagar, Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi is among the senior-most Sanskrit scholars in the country. At Dr. Harisingh Gour University (formerly University of Sagar), he holds the distinction of being the senior-most professor. Prof. Tripathi is widely recognized for his original and pioneering contributions to the study of Nāṭyaśāstra and Sāhityashāstra. His prolific scholarship includes 109 books, 183 research papers and critical essays, along with translations of more than 30 Sanskrit plays and several classical works into Hindi. He has twice served as Dean, Faculty of Arts, at Dr. Harisingh Gour University. As the senior-most professor of the institution, he also officiated as Vice-Chancellor for about six months, and on two other occasions was appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor by the Hon’ble Governor of Madhya Pradesh. In recognition of his literary and academic contributions, Prof. Tripathi has been honored with over 20 national and international awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit poetry and the Shankar Puraskar of the K.K. Birla Trust for his monumental Nāṭyaśāstra-Viśvakosha (in four volumes). He has headed the Department of Sanskrit at Dr. H.S. Gour University from July 1980 to the present, except for a three-year period (2002–2005) when he served as Visiting Professor at Silpakorn University, Bangkok, under an ICCR deputation.

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Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture 2024

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Shri Shankar Shikshayatan organises Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture every year. The lecture forms part of the annual festival organised by the institute for vedic research. On September 28, 2024,this lecture was organised at the Vachaspati Auditorium of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University. During this function, two books were released by the guests present. One book was ‘Vedic Concept of Man and Universe’ written in English language. This book contains five lectures given by Pandit Motilal Shastri at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in 1956. The English translation of these lectures was done by Rishi Kumar Mishra. The institute has brought out a new edition with corrections and additional translation of the fifth lecture which was absent from the earlier edition. The second book was Ahoratravada Vimarsh. It is a review of Pandit Madhusudan Ojha’s book named Ahoratravada. Both these books have been published in 2024 by DK Print World, Delhi. The keynote speaker in this lecture was Prof. Krishna Kant Sharma, former Faculty Head, Sanskrit Vidya Dharmavigyan Faculty, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He revealed the contemporary importance of the book Indravijaya. He gave his lecture on various aspects of Indravijaya. Pandit Madhusudan Ojha accepts history in the Vedas. Other scholars do not accept history in the Vedas. If there is history in the Vedas, then the eternity of the Vedas will be destroyed. We read many stories in many verses of the Rigveda. In Indravijaya , Indra was the first king of our Bharat nation. Keeping Indra at the centre, the geography and history of Bharatavarsha has been revealed in this book. Prof. Rajdhar Mishra, Grammar Department, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur, who was present as a special guest, said that Indravijaya not only determines the geographical boundaries of Bharatavarsha, but the description of the world is also given in Indravijaya. The entire history of Bharatavarsha is proved by Shruti Praman. He said that various aspects of naming Bharat have been analysed. Bharatavarsha has four names – Bharatavarsha, Nabhivarsha, Arshabhavarsha and Haimavatvarsha. Four proofs for naming Bharat have also been presented in the book. Agnidhra’s son was Nabhi, Nabhi’s son was Rishabh, Rishabh’s son was Bharat, Bharatavarsha was named after them. Dushyant and Shakuntala’s son was Bharat, Bharatavarsha is named after them. In Shatapath Brahman, Agni is called Bharat, on this basis also the name Bharatavarsha is derived. The name Bharat also means where sustenance and nourishment is provided for. Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Jawaharlal Nehru University, welcomed all the guests and introduced Shri Shankar Shikshayatan’s principal objectives. He said the institute was founded by Rishi Kumar Mishra. Mishraji’s guru was Pandit Motilal Shastri, Motilal Shastri’s guru was Pandit Madhusudan Ojha. In this way, Shri Shankar Shikshayatan is associated with the propagation of Vedic science through guru tradition. He gave a detailed presentation on Pandit Madhusudan Ojha’s Indravijaya. The programme was presided over by Prof. Bhagirath Nand of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University. He explained the importance of Indravijaya. He said that iron was not invented in the Vedic period. But stone was available everywhere. Indra’s thunderbolt was made of stone. Here stone means the hardest substance. Kalidas has also said in his epic Raghuvansha that in the course of narration of Raghucharit, King Raghu’s horse came from Iran. This evidence proves that India’s borders were very wide. Mr Anand Bordia, trustee of Shri Shankar Shikshayatan, thanked all the scholars present. A The lecture began with the melodious singing of Vedic Mangalacharana by Prof. Gopal Prasad Sharma of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University and Prof. Mahanand Jha of Laukika Mangalacharana. The programme was conducted by Dr. Mani Shankar Dwivedi of Sanskrit Department of Jamia Millia Islamia University. Many scholars from Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University, Jamia Millia Islamia University, research students and Sanskrit lovers participated enthusiastically in the lecture and made the programme a success.

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पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा का वैदिक चिन्तन में योगदान

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पण्डित मोतीलाल शास्त्री स्मारक व्याख्यान 2023आचार्य ज्वलन्त कुमार शास्त्री September 28,2023 पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा का वैदिक चिन्तन में योगदान प्रतिवेदन श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन वैदिक शोध संस्थान, नई दिल्ली द्वारा दिनांक २८ सितम्बर २०२३ को श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय के वाचस्पति सभागार में पण्डित मोतीलाल शास्त्री स्मारक व्याख्यान का समायोजन किया गया । प्रख्यात वैदिक विद्वान् आचार्य ज्वलन्त कुमार शास्त्री ने ‘पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा का वैदिक चिन्तन में योगदान’ विषय पर यह स्मारक व्याख्यान प्रस्तुत किया । अपने व्याख्यान में ज्वलन्त कुमार जी ने पं. मधुसूदन ओझा जी के जीवन परिचय को उद्घाटित करते हुए वैदिकविज्ञान परम्परा के महनीय आचार्य के रूप में ओझा जी के शिष्यों महामहोपाध्याय गिरिधर शर्मा चतुर्वेदी, पण्डित मोतीलाल शास्त्री एवं डॉ. वासुदेव शरण अग्रवाल के नामों का उल्लेख किया। उन्होंने कहा कि युधिष्ठिर मीमांसक ने अपनी आत्मकथा में पं. ओझा जी का उल्लेख किया है। युधिष्ठिर मीमांसक जी ने पं. ओझा जी से शास्त्राध्ययन किया था । सामान्य जन वेद चार है, यही जानते हैं। परन्तु शास्त्रप्रमाण से पं. ओझा जी ने वेदत्रयी का विवेचन किया है। ऋग्वेद पद्यात्मक, सामवेद गेयात्मक और यजुर्वेद में गद्य और पद्य दोनों का समावेश है। इस दृष्टि से वेदत्रयी है। तैत्तिरीयब्राह्मण के आधार पर तत्त्वात्मक चतुर्वेद की संकल्पना की गयी है। जिस में कहा गया है कि इस सृष्टि में जितनी मूर्तियाँ हैं वे सब ऋग्वेद के रूप हैं। इस सृष्टि में जो क्रिया अर्थात् गति है वह यजुर्वेद का रूप है और सभी पदार्थों में विद्यमान जो तेज है, वह समवेद है-ऋग्भ्यो जातां सर्वशो मूर्त्तिमाहुः, सर्वा गतिर्याजुषी हैव शश्वत् । सर्वं तेजं सामरूप्यं ह शश्वत्, सर्वं हेदं ब्रह्मणा हैव सृष्टम् ॥ (तैत्तिरीय ब्राह्मण ३.१२.८.१) ओझा जी ने वेदार्थ निरूपण के लिए वैदिक पारिभाषिक शब्दों को प्रधान माना। पं. ओझा जी के अनुसार जब तक इन पारिभाषिक शब्दों का अर्थबोध स्पष्ट नहीं हो जाता है तब तक वेदार्थ स्पष्ट नहीं हो सकता है। पं. ओझा जी के यज्ञविज्ञान का अधार यजुर्वेद है। यजुर्वेद में ४० अध्याय हैं। इन ४० अध्यायों के प्रथम २० अध्यायों में यज्ञ के क्रमानुसार मन्त्र का उपस्थापन है। यज्ञ ही इस सृष्टि का मूल है, ऐसा पं. ओझा जी ने प्रतिपादित किया है। इस कार्यक्रम में मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में विद्यमान श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय के माननीय कुलपति प्रो. मुरलीमनोहर पाठक जी ने अपने उद्बोधन में बताया कि उन्होंने अपने छात्रजीवन काल में पं. ओझा जी के दशवादरहस्य का अध्ययन किया था। ऋग्वेद के नासदीयसूक्त के मन्त्र में दशवाद संबन्धी अवधारणा को लेकर पं. ओझा जी ने एक विशाल वाङ्मय का प्रणयन किया है। जिस में उन्होंने सदसद्वाद, अहोरात्रवाद, आवरणवाद, व्योमवाद, रजोवाद आदि वादग्रन्थों का प्रणयन किया है । नासदीयसूक्त की ऐसी व्याख्या अन्य आचार्यों ने नहीं किया है। पं. ओझा जी शास्त्रलेखन में तल्लीन रहते थे। वे अधिक यात्रा से बचते रहते थे। जिसका परिणाम है कि उन्होंने २८८ ग्रन्थों का प्रणयन किया । न केवल वे यात्रा से बचते रहते थे अपितु उन्होंने किसी वाद के रूप में वैदिकविज्ञान को प्रस्तुत नहीं किया है। उन्होंने वेद, ब्राह्मणग्रन्थ और पुराण में जैसा सृष्टिविज्ञान को देखा वैसा ही उन्होंने हम सब के समक्ष उपस्थापित किया है। विशिष्ट अतिथि के रूप में जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया विश्वविद्यालय, नई दिल्ली के संस्कृत विभागाध्यक्ष प्रो. गिरीश चन्द्र पन्त ने पं. मधुसूदन ओझाजी के अपरवाद ग्रन्थ में विविचित विषयों को उद्घाटित करते हुए पं. मधुसूदन ओझाजी के विदेश यात्रा के समय वैदेशिक विद्वानों के साथ हुयी उनकी रोचक वार्तालाप को भी रेखांकित किया। अध्यक्षीय उद्बोधन में उत्तराखण्ड संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय के पूर्वकुलपति प्रो. देवी प्रसाद त्रिपाठी जी ने कहा कि पं. ओझा जी का चिन्तन अद्भुत है। उन्होंने बतलाया कि त्रिलोकी के माध्यम से भूः, भुवः, स्वः, महः, जनः, तपः और सत्यम् इन वैदिक व्याहृतियों को व्याख्यायित किया गया है। भू का अर्थ पृथ्वी है और स्वः का अर्थ सूर्य है। इन दोनों के बीच में अन्तरिक्षरूप में भुवः है। स्वः लोक पृथ्वी स्थानीय, महः अन्तरिक्ष स्थानीय और जनः परमेष्ठी है। यह दूसरा त्रिलोकी है। फिर जनः पृथ्वी स्थानीय है, तपः अन्तरिक्षस्थानीय है और सत्यम् प्रजापति स्वयम्भू है। इस प्रकार यह तीसरा त्रिलोकी का रूप है। इन तीनों त्रिलोकियों का शास्त्रपरम्परा में रोदसी, क्रन्दसी और संयती के नाम से व्यवहार होता है। जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय के संस्कृत एवं प्राच्यविद्या अध्ययन संस्थान के आचार्य तथा श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन वैदिक शोध संस्थान के समन्वयक प्रो. सन्तोष कुमार शुक्ल ने विषय-प्रवर्तन करते हुए कहा कि श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन प्रतिवर्ष २८ सितम्बर को यह कार्यक्रम निरन्तर समायोजित करता है। शिक्षायतन अनेक संगोष्ठी, वैदिकपरिचर्चा, कार्यशाला आदि उपक्रमों के माध्यम से वैदिकविज्ञान के क्षेत्र में निरन्तर कार्य कर रहा है। यद्यपि पं. ओझा जी का ग्रन्थ विश्वविद्यालय के पाठ्यक्रम में न होने के कारण प्रचार-प्रसार से वंचित रहा है। इस का संकेत श्रीऋषिकुमार मिश्र के गुरु पं. मोतीलाल शास्त्री ने निर्देश किया था। मिश्र जी ने अपने गुरु के वचनों के आधार पर वैदिकविज्ञान के प्रचार प्रसार के लिए श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन को संस्थापित किया है। प्रो. शुक्ल ने समागत सभी अतिथियों एवं श्रोतृवृन्दों का स्वागत तथा धन्यवाद ज्ञापन भी किया। कार्यक्रम का शुभारम्भ श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय के आचार्यों प्रो. सुन्दर नारायण झा के द्वारा प्रस्तुत वैदिक मंगलाचरण से एवं प्रो.महानन्द झा के द्वारा प्रस्तुत लौकिक मंगलाचरण से हुआ। कार्यक्रम का संचालन श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन के शोध अधिकारी डाँ. मणिशंकर द्विवेदी ने किया। वैदिकशान्तिपाठ से यह कार्यक्रम संपन्न हुआ।कार्यक्रम के आदि में श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन के द्वारा प्रकाशित “वैदिक सृष्टि प्रकिया” नामक नवीन ग्रन्थ का लोकार्पण समागत अतिथियों के करकमलों के द्वारा किया गया। यह ग्रन्थ वैदिकविज्ञान के अनेक पक्षों को उद्घाटित करता है।इस कार्यक्रम में दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय एवं तत्सम्बद्ध महाविद्यालयों, जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया विश्वविद्यालय, श्रीलाल बहादुरशास्त्री राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय के अनेक आचार्य, शोधछात्र एवं वैदिकविज्ञान में रुचि रखने वाले विद्वानों ने अपनी सहभागिता से इस कार्यक्रम को अत्यन्त सफल बनाया।

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Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture 2023

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Pandit Madhusudan Ojha was a profound scholar in the tradition of veda vijnana, said well-known vedic scholar, Acharya Jawalant Kumar Shastri during his lecture at Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture 2023 on September 28,2023. The annual lecture is organised by Shri Shankar Shikshayatan to honour Pandit Motilal Shastri. The topic of the lecture was Pandit Madhusudan Ojha’s Contribution to Vedic Thought.Dr Jwalant Kumar Shastri took his early learning in guru-shishya parampara and completed his higher studies at Benares Hindu University. In his 35 years of teaching life, Acharya Shastri taught post-graduate students and guided 16 doctoral students. He has authored 15 books and 250 articles. He has edited the publication of a 700-year old manuscript on Rig Veda bhashya. His programmes on dharmashastra have appeared on Astha Channel.Referring to the great teachers who made stellar contributions to the vedic thought, Acharya Shastri made special mention of Ojhaji, his illustrial disciples Pandit Motilal Shastri and Pandit Giridhar Shastri and Dr Vasudeva Sharan Agarwal.Ordinary people know that there are four Vedas. Ojhaji has instead shown various layers of vedic thought. He pointed out that each of the Vedas were a combination of text and verses and hence they were veda-trayi. He had quoted Taittiriya Brahman to explore the possibility of elemental Vedas. It is said that all the mortal beings in Creation are forms of Rigveda; all actions in Creation are Yajur Veda and Samaveda was the light in every matter. Shastriji pointed out the emphasis laid by Ojhaji on understanding the meaning and context of each specific vedic term. He referred in specific to Ojhaji’s explanation of yajna vijnana and said Yajurveda was the foundation of yajna vijnana. There are forty chapters in this Veda and the first 20 contain mantras related to yajna. Yajna, said Ojahji, was the basis of all Creations. During the meeting, a new publication of Shri Shankar Shikshayatan, Vedic Srishti Prakriya, was released. The chief guest at the meeting, the Chancellor of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University, Prof. Murali Manohar Pathak said he had come across Ojhaji and his works during his student days. He referred to Ojhaji’s Dashavadarahasya as one of the texts he had read during those days. Ojhaji had explained the profound mysteries of Creation as mentioned in Rigveda’s nasadiya sukata. The volume referred to sadasadvada, ahoratravada, avaranavada, vyomavada, rajovada etc. Prof. Girish Chandra Pant of Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, referred to Ojhaji’s foreign travels and his various conversations with foreign scholars and journalists. In his speech, former Vice-chancellor of Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar, Prof. Devi Prasad Tripathi called Pandit Madhsudan Ojha’s writings as illuminating and profound. He made special mention of Ojhaji’s concept and explanation of the triadic world and how everything emerged and existed in these three worlds. In his introduction to the lecture and Shri Shankar Shikshayatan, Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla of Jawaharlal Nehru University and convener, Shikshayatan, said the centre was devoted to the promotion of vedic science through it monthly vedic discussions, annual lectures and various publications. He said Pandit Motilal Shastrij’s disciple, Rishi Kumar Mishra had set up the centre to preserve and promote teachings of his two gurus, Ojhaji and Shastriji. The meeting was attended by participants from Delhi University, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Rashtriya Sanskrit University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and other institutions.

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Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture on Kadambini

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September 28, 2021 Pandit Madhusudan Ojha’s Kadambini illuminated the vedic science of forecasting rain, said Dr Devi Prasad Tripathi, Chancellor, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, during his comprehensive presentation on the subject at Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture 2021 organised by Shri Shankar Shikshayatan on September 28,2021. Dr Tripathi, a well known expert on jyotish vidya, recalled the extraordinary work done by Ojhaji on rediscovering vedic terms, unraveling the meaning of many of the terms which were lost in time and creating an invigorating body of work on vedic science. His work on forecasting rain, Kadadmbini, was but one of the many volumes Ojhaji had written on various facets of nature and Creation. Referring to Kadambini, he said, it gave a comprehensive account of forecasting rain in simple and lucid terms. How does clouds form, what happens throughout the year and what are the signs of good rain or deficit rain—these are some of the topics dealt within the book. It also explains various natural phenomena like earthquake and meteor shower. The book is divided into four chapters—garbhadhyaya (formation of clouds), dvadamasikadhyaya (monsoon development in a year),nimitadhyaya (science ofastrology) and shankuntatkaladhyaya. Speaking about vrishti or rainfall, Dr Tripathi enunciated certain principles of the natural phenomenon. All living beings survive on anna or food, anna is born from parjanya or rain and parjanya is formed out of yajna. What is this yajna from all are satiated? What is the relationship between rain and yajna? How and where does apa or water form? What is the source of water? There are many such questions which evoke curiosity.The first chapter offers answers to them. For instance, yajna is the offering of soma in agni. The sun is agni and water is soma—the sun causes rain to happen when water is offered in its fire. This is yajna. In the second chapter, Ojhaji has explained the effect of planetary movements on rain.Giving a vivid account of the Indian science of meteorology, Dr Tripathi said there were two methods of forecasting rain given in various vedic and other texts. These are—instrumental measurement and mathematical measurement. Under the mathematical measurement method, five parameters are taken into account for making the forecast. These parameters are planets, movement of the sun, the moon, planetary movements and positions. Introducing the programme, Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla, convener of Shri Shnakar Shikshayatan and head of the department, Sanskrit and Ancient Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, said the annual lecture series began in 2008 when the institute founder, Pandit Rishi Kumar Mishra, decided to honour his guru, Pandit Motilal Shastri. The lecture is organised every year on September 28 and focuses on one of the works of Pandit Madhusudan Ojha or Shastriji. Dr Shukla gave a brief account of the scope and depth of works on vedic vijnana authored by Ojhaji, Shastriji and Mishraji. Prof. Ramachandra Jha said Kadambini was an important work on the science of rain forecasting based on ancient Indian principles. The book presents a clear explanation of the causes of rain and how to make scientific forecast. Prof. Ramachandra Pandey pointed out the importance in rain in a country which is predominatly agrarian. He said it was an easy task to make rain forecasts. There are numerous aspects which need deep examination. Fire, air, sun and moon are causes of rain and these are explained with great clarity in Kadambini. The references given in Kadambini are drawn from veda samhitas and puranas. These are also found in popular literature which makes rain, its forecasting and its influence on agriculture a part of traditional knowledge. The online programme was organised and managed by Dr Mani Shankar Dwivedi, Dr Lakshmi Kant Vimal and Dr Bishnu Shankar Mohapatra, research staff at Shri Shankar Shikshayatan.

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Rishi Kumar Mishra Memorial Lecture

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 February 2, 2019 Veda svarup ka vichar A seminar on Veda svarup ka vichar –Discussion on the meanings of Veda–was jointly organised by Shri Shankar Shikshayatan and Satyawati College, Delhi University, on February 2,2019. was the subject of the first Rishi Kumar Mishra Memorial National Seminar. Introducing the theme, Dr Santosh Kumar Shukla, convener, Shri Shankar Shikshayatan, explained the meaning of the Vedas as enunciated by Pandit Madhusudan Ojha and Pandit Motilal Shastri. He pointed out that rishis divided the essence of the Veda into four parts. He quoted the Bhagvata Purana to state that when rishis found people losing longevity, intellect and vitality, they took inspiration from the paramatma (supreme soul) who dwelt in their heart to  present the Vedas. It can be said that the rishis unveiled the meaning of the Vedas while rishis, taking forward the tradition of learning, presented the mystery of purana vidya (knowledge of the puranas). Prof. Ramesh Chandra Bharadwaj, Sanskrit department, Delhi University, said Pandit Madhusudan Ojha developed a unique way of reading the Vedas. To understand the true essence of the Vedas, it is important to read the works of Pandit Ojha and Pandit Motilal Shastri. Inaugurating the seminar, Prof. Shashi Tiwari said the Veda was tatva or essence of creation. She said it had been so explained in the Mundakopanishad. Quoting hymns from the Vedas, she said there was no difference between the Vedas and Brahma. Since all elements reside in Brahma, everything is a manifestation of Brahma. Speaking in the first session, Dr Sundar Narain Jha, Department of Veda, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth said there was adequate reference to the Veda tatva in the Taitteriya Brahmana. The Brahmana grantha (text) has illustrated the Vedas as four directions—east has been described as Rigveda, south as Yajurveda, west as Atharvaveda and north as Samaveda. The second session was chaired by Dr Jai Prakash Narain and the concluding session was presided over by Prof. Sharada Sharma, Department of Sanskrit, Delhi University.  The seminar was attended by teachers and students of Delhi University colleges, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth and Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts. श्री ऋषि कुमार मिश्र स्मारक राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी श्री शंकर शिक्षायतन और सत्यवती महाविद्यालय, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के संयुक्त तत्त्वावधान में ‘वेद का स्वरूप’ विषय पर राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी का समायोजन दिनांक २ फरवरी २०१९ को महाविद्यालय के सम्मेलन कक्ष में किया गया। पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा और पण्डित मोतीलाल शास्त्री के अनुसार वेद के स्वरूप विषय को स्पष्टकरते हुए डॉ. सन्तोष कुमार शुक्ल, समन्वयक, श्री शंकर शिक्षायतन ने कहा कि  एक ही तत्त्वात्मक वेद को तात्कालिक समाज के अनुरूप ऋषियों ने वेद का चतुर्धा विभाग किया। भागवत महापुराण में यह बतलाया गया है कि जब ब्रह्म को जानने वाले ऋषियों ने देखा कि समय के प्रभाव से लोगों की आयु, शक्ति और बुद्धि क्षीण हो गयी है, तब उन्होंने अपने हृदय देश में विराजमान परमात्मा की प्रेरणा से वेदों को अनेक रूपों में प्रस्तुत किया। क्षीणायुषः क्षीणसत्त्वान् दुर्मेधान् वीक्ष्य कालतः। वेदान् ब्रह्मर्षयोऽभ्यसन् हृदिस्थाच्युतनोदिताः ॥ भागवत महापुराण १२/६/४७ एवं ब्रह्मसमन्वय, निर्विशेषानुवाक  पृ. ४ इस वाक्य से स्पष्ट होता है कि एक तत्त्वात्मक वेद को अनेक रूपों में ऋषियों ने तात्कालिक समाज के अनुरूप प्रस्तुत किया। समय के प्राभाव से वस्तु बदलती रहती है। एक ही क्रम में ऋषि और मुनि की परम्परा चली है। ऋषियों ने वेदविद्या के रहस्य को उद्घाटित किया है जबकि मुनियों ने पुराणविद्या के रहस्य को खोला है। प्रो. रमेश चन्द्र भारद्वाज, संस्कृत विभाग, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय ने कहा कि वेदव्याख्या की पद्धति को विकसित करने वाले पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा हैं। वेद के सही अर्थ को यदि जानना है तो पण्डित ओझाजी और पण्डित शास्त्री जी के ग्रन्थ को पढ़ना अत्यन्त आवश्यक है। उद्घाटन समारोह  के अध्यक्ष डॉ. शशि तिवारी ने कही कि वेद  तत्त्व है, इसका वर्णन मुडकोपनिषद् में है। उन्होंने मन्त्र को  उल्लेख किया- तत्रापरा ऋग्वेदो यजुर्वेदः सामवेदोऽथर्ववेदः। १.१.५ इस मन्त्र में  प्रयुक्त अपरा की श्रेणी में ऋग्वेद आदि हैं। पराविद्या की श्रेणी में ब्रह्म है। ब्रह्म और वेद एक है। क्योंकि ब्रह्म  से ही संपूर्ण तत्त्वों का आविर्भाव होता है। आविर्भाव होकर वस्तु में  ब्रह्म का ही रूप रहता है।  अत एव ब्रह्म और वेद में कोई भेद नहीं है। प्रथम सत्र के अध्यक्ष के रूप में बोलते हुए डॉ. सुन्दर नारायण झा, वेद विभाग, श्रीलाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विद्यापीठ ने कहा कि तैत्तिरीयब्रह्मण में दिशाओं को वेदतत्त्व के रूप में वर्णन मिलता है। पूर्व दिशा ऋग्वेद,  दक्षिण दिशा यजुर्वेद,पश्चिम दिशा अथर्ववेद और उत्तर दिशा सामवेद है।           ऋचां प्राची महती दिगुच्यते दक्षिणामाहुर्यजुषामपराम्।           अथर्वणामङ्गिरसां प्रतीची साम्नामुदीची महती दिगुच्यते।।                    तैत्तिरीय ब्राह्मण  ३.१२.६ उपनिषद्भाष्यभूमिका, द्वितीय खण्ड पृ. ११८ उन्होंने कहा कि आज भी श्रौत या स्मार्त यज्ञ में वेदी के चारों दिशाओ में इसी क्रम से वेदपाठी को रखा जाता है। द्वितीय सत्र की अध्यक्षता डॉ. जय प्रकाश नारायण ने की। समापन सत्र की अध्यक्षता प्रो. शारदा शर्मा, अध्यक्ष संस्कृत विभाग, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय ने की। कार्यक्रम का संचालन डॉ. अजय कुमार झा ने किया। कार्यक्रम में दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के महाविद्यालयों से, श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्टीय संस्कृत विद्यापीठ से एवं इन्दिरा गाँधी राष्ट्रीय कला केन्द्र से अनेक प्रतिभागी विद्वानों ने विद्वत्त पूर्ण शोधपत्र का वाचन किया।

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Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture 2022 and Rishi Samman

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“Ultimate Dialogue is dialogue with self“ Lecture on Rishi Kumar Mishra’s The Ultimate DialogueBy Prof. Kapil Kapoor In essence, The Ultimate Dialogue is the dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna in Bhagavad Gita, said Prof. Kapil Kapoor, noted linguist, in his address at the Pandit Motilal Shastri Memorial Lecture on September 28, 2022. Prof. Kapoor was also honoured with Rishi Samman, an award instituted by Shri Shankar Shikshayatan to honour Sanskrit and Vedic scholars who have dedicated their life to the study of veda vijnana. Shri Shankar Shikshayatan organises the lecture to honour Shastriji on the birth anniversary of its founder, Rishi Kumar Mishra. Mishraji was the chosen disciple of Shastriji. Standing in Kurukshetra, Arjuna, who all along was eager to engage in a war with Kauravas, was paralysed by a dilemma, became sad and had several questions haunting him. He asked 21 questions to Bhagwan Krishna and if minor questions were also to be included, it would amount to 25 questions in all. If we were to study these questions and their answers, we can understand the deep meaning of Bhagavad Gita. These 21 questions are contained in 700 slokas, 18 chapters and 18 yoga. Prof Kapoor explains Arjuna’s dilemma on whether jnana was superior to karma, and if so, he asks Bhagwan Krishna, if jnana was so superior, then why do you ask me to carry out such a heinous act. Bhagwan replies–Jnana is no different from karma. Jnana is also karma. Jnana itself is karma. If that were the case, why does Bhagwan persuade Arjun to follow the path of karma. Mishraji has vividly explained the meaning of two important terms, buddhi and mana. Mana as sankalp-vikalp, resolution and doubt, and buddhi as nirnayatmaka or decisive. There is a relationship between karma and jnana. Adi Shankaracharya has explained these terms in his Vivekachudamani. Of these paths, if we have to choose one, which path should we take? Which path should Arjuna take? Bhagwan replied that he should take the path of karma. It is superior because jnana is dependent on karma. How do you understand this? In universal consciousness (chetana), three elements are present, they are in conflict and in fusion. These elements are jnana, karma and buddhi. When these elements, despite conflict and tension, merge, they become consciousness. This consciousness makes us realise that the differences we witness are virtual but not in reality it is a continuous, unbroken existence; there are no differences. In bhedha buddhi, we see only objects. But when we rise above them, we can witness their relationship with each other. Prof. Kapoor posed that the basic question in Bhagavad Gita revolved around us and them. It is related to anekta or plurality. If Brahma is one, how can Brahma be present in all of us. In our culture, many wisemen have contemplated this question. We can see the differences but not the one unit from where it all emerges. Like waves, droplets and froth in a river are all but water, the whole universe is the elliptical shaped product of Brahman. Other speakers who spoke on the occasion included prof. Omnath Vimli who dwelt on the meaning of ultimate dialogue. The meeting was coordinated by Dr Mani Shankar Dwivedi and Dr Lakshmi Kant Vimal of Shri Shankar Shikshayatan. Read edited transcript

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