Meetings at Delhi, Jodhpur, Varanasi, Darbhanga and Jaipur

To involve Vedic scholars from different parts of the country in promoting discussion and debate on Veda vijnana, the Shikshayatan has been organising regular programmes at various places, including Jodhpur, Jaipur and Varanasi, the three renowned centres of Vedic learning. See below for meetings in Delhi.

For meetings in Jodhpur, Varanasi, Darbhanga and Jaipur, see here

August 29,2023

National Seminar on Sharirikavimarsha Part V

The fifth seminar on Pandit Madhusudan Ojha’s Sharirikavimarsha, an exceptional work on Brahma vijnana, was organised by Shri Shankar Shikshayatan on August 29, 2023. The present seminar focused on the twelfth chapter, Atmabrahmamimamsa. The meeting was chaired by Professor Santosh Kumar Shukla of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी : शारीरकविमर्श (भाग-५)

श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन वैदिक शोध संस्थान द्वारा दिनांक २९ अगस्त २०२३ को शारीरकविमर्श विषयक एक ऑनलाईन राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी का समायोजन किया गया । पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा प्रणीत ब्रह्मविज्ञान सिद्धान्त शृंखला के अन्तर्गत आने वाले शारीरकविमर्श नामक ग्रन्थ में कुल सोलह प्रकरण हैं। यह संगोष्ठी इस ग्रन्थ के ‘आत्मब्रह्ममीमांसा’ नामक १२ वें प्रकरण को आधार बनाकर समायोजित थी।

July 31, 2023

National symposium:Sharirikavimarsha Part IV

The fourth seminar on Pandit Madhusudan Ojha’s Sharirikavimarsha, an exceptional work on Brahma vijnana, was organised by Shri Shankar Shikshayatan on July 31, 2023. The present seminar focussed on eighth, tenth and twelfth chapters of the text.

राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी : शारीरकविमर्श (भाग-४)

श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन वैदिक शोध संस्थान द्वारा दिनांक ३१ जुलाई २०२३ को शारीरकविमर्श विषयक राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी का समायोजन किया गया । पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा जी के ब्रह्मविज्ञान सिद्धान्त शृंखला के अन्तर्गत शारीरकविमर्श नामक ग्रन्थ आता है। इस ग्रन्थ में सोलह प्रकरण हैं। यह संगोष्ठी इस ग्रन्थ के आठवें, दसवें एवं बारहवें अधिकरण के आलोक में समायोजित थी। शारीरकविमर्श के इन्हीं प्रकरणों में वर्णित विषय को आधार बनाकर पर सभी वक्ता विद्वानों ने व्याख्यान प्रस्तुत किया ।

June 30,2023

On June 30, 2023, Shri Shankar Shikshayatan organised the national seminar on Sharirikavimarsha. This was the third meeting on Sharirikavimarsha. The meeting focused on the seventh chapter of the book on Brahmavijnana authored by Pandit Madhusudan Ojha.The main speaker was Prof. Kamlakant Tripathi of Sampoornanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi. Other speaker was Dr Kuldeep Kumar of Himachal Pradesh Central University. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Centre for Sanskrit and Indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and convener, Shri Shankar Shikshayatan.

राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी : शारीरकविमर्श (भाग-३)

श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन वैदिक शोध संस्थान, नई दिल्ली द्वारा दिनांक ३० जून २०२३ को
शारीरकविमर्श विषयक राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी का समायोजन अन्तर्जालीय माध्यम से किया गया।
यह संगोष्ठी पं. मधुसूदन ओझा प्रणीत शारीरकविमर्श नामक ग्रन्थ के सप्तम प्रकरण को
आधार बनाकर समायोजित की गयी थी। जिसमें संपूर्णानन्द संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, वाराणसी
के मीमांसा विभाग के अध्यक्ष प्रो. कमलाकान्त त्रिपाठी ने विशिष्ट वक्ता के रूप में तथा हिमाचल
प्रदेश केन्द्रीय विश्वविद्यालय, धर्मशाला के संस्कृत, पालि एवं प्राकृत विभाग के सहायक आचार्य
डॉ. कुलदीप कुमार ने वक्ता के रूप में व्याख्यान दिया । यह संगोष्ठी श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन के
समन्वयक तथा संस्कृत एवं प्राच्य अध्ययन संस्थान, जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय के आचार्य प्रो. सन्तोष कुमार शुक्ल की अध्यक्षता में सम्पन्न हुई।

May 30,2023

National Seminar on Sharirikavimarsha

Shri Shankar Shikshayatan organised a National Seminar on Sharirikavimarsha on May 30, 2023. This is the fourth seminar in the series of discussions organised on Brahmavijnana. The main speaker is Prof. K I Dharanidharan, Pondicherry University. Other speakers were: Prof. K. Ganapati Bhatt, Central Sanskrit University, Tirupati, Dr Ramachandra Sharma, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University, Delhi, and Dr Devendra Kumar Mishra, Indira Gandhi National Open University. The Meeting was chaired by Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and Managing Trustee, Shri Shankar Shikshayatan.

राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी शारीरकविमर्श

श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन वैदिक शोध संस्थान, नई दिल्ली द्वारा ब्रह्मविज्ञानविमर्श शृंखला के अन्तर्गत दिनांक ३० मई २०२३ को शारीरकविमर्श विषयक राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी का समायोजन अन्तर्जालीय माध्यम से किया गया। यह संगोष्ठी पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा प्रणीत शारीरकविमर्श नामक ग्रन्थ के चार प्रकरणों को आधार बनाकर समायोजित थी। जिसमें पाण्डिचेरी विश्वविद्यालय, पाण्डिचेरी के संस्कृत विभाग के आचार्य. प्रो. के. ई. धरणीधरण ने मुख्य वक्ता के रूप में तथा अन्य वक्ताओं में प्रो. के. गणपति भट्ट, आचार्य, अद्वैतवेदान्त विभाग, राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, तिरुपति, डॉ. रामचन्द्र शर्मा, सह आचार्य, न्यायविभाग, श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वद्यालय, नई दिल्ली तथा डॉ. देवेश कुमार मिश्र, सह आचार्य, संस्कृत विभाग, इन्दिरा गाँधी मुक्त विश्वविद्यालय नई दिल्ली ने व्याख्यान प्रस्तुत किया।

April 29,2023

National Seminar on Brahmavijnana-Sharirikavimarsha

Shri Shankar Shikshayatan, under the series of Brahmavijnana-vimarsha, organised a national seminar on Sharirikavimarsha on April 29,2023. The seminar was based on the Pandit Madhusudan Ojha’s unique text, Sharirakavimarsha. Prof. Dr. Satchidananda Mishra, Member Secretary, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, served as the keynote speaker and Prof. Devnath Tripathi was the distinguished speaker. The programme was chaired by Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla, convener, Shri Shankar Shikshayatan.

राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी : शारीरकविमर्श

श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन वैदिक शोध संस्थान, नई दिल्ली द्वारा ब्रह्मविज्ञानविमर्श शृंखला के अन्तर्गत दिनांक २९ अप्रैल २०२३ को शारीरकविमर्श विषयक राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी का समायोजन अन्तर्जालीय माध्यम से किया गया। यह संगोष्ठी पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा प्रणीत शारीरकविमर्श नामक ग्रन्थ पर आधारित थी। जिसमें भारतीय दार्शनिक अनुसन्धान परिषद्, नई दिल्ली के सदस्य
सचिव प्रो. सच्चिदानन्द मिश्र ने मुख्य वक्ता के रूप में तथा सावित्रीबाई फुले पुणे विश्वविद्यालय, पुणे के संस्कृत एवं प्राकृत भाषा विभाग के अध्यक्ष प्रो. देवनाथ त्रिपाठी ने विशिष्ट वक्ता के रूप में व्याख्यान प्रस्तुत किया। कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन के समन्वयक तथा संस्कृत एवं प्राच्य अध्ययन संस्थान जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय के आचार्य प्रो. सन्तोष कुमार शुक्ल ने किया ।

March 30,2023

National Seminar on Brahmavijnana-paratpartatva

Shri Shankar Shikshayatan organised the second seminar under the Brahmavijnana series with Paratpartatva as the focus. Paratpar means the supreme being. Brahmasamanvya is a well known book written by Pandit Madhusudan Ojha. Partpartatva is the second chapter. The first chapter is nirvishesha tatva and the seminar was organised on February 28,2023. The mains speaker at the seminar was  Prof. Satish K. S. Chairman, Department of Advaita Vedanta, Rashtriya Sanskrit University, Tirupati. Other speakers were Prof. Ganesh Ishwar Bhatt, Acharya, Department of Vedanta, central Sanskrit University, Sringeri campus and Prof. Mayuri Bhatia, Acharya, Department of Sanskrit, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. The programme was chaired by Prof. Dr. Mahananda Jha, Chairman, Department of Justice, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University, New Delhi. 

राष्ट्रीयसंगोष्ठी : परात्परतत्त्वविमर्श

यह संगोष्ठी पण्डित मधुसूदन ओझा प्रणीत ब्रह्मसमन्वय नामक ग्रन्थ के दूसरे अनुवाक में वर्णित परात्पर तत्त्व को आधार बनाकर समायोजित की गयी थी। इस संगोष्ठी में वक्ता के रूप मे प्रो. सतीश के. एस. अध्यक्ष, अद्वैत वेदान्त विभाग, राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, तिरुपति, प्रो. गणेश ईश्वर भट्ट, आचार्य, वेदान्त विभाग, केन्द्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, शृंगेरी परिसर तथा प्रो. मयूरी भाटिया, आचार्य, संस्कृत विभाग, गुजरात विश्वविद्यालय, अहमदाबाद ने निर्धारित विषय पर व्याख्यान प्रस्तुत किया। कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता प्रो. महानन्द झा, अध्यक्ष, न्याय विभाग, श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, नई दिल्ली ने की।

March 18, 2023

National Seminar on Kadambini

Shri Shankar Shikshayatan in collaboration with the Department of Vastushastra, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University, Delhi, organised a seminar on Kadambini on March 18,2023. Kadambini is an important work on srishti vijnana by Pandit Madhusudan Ojha. The book gives a comprehensive account of the monsoon and its various facets. The meeting was introduced by Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla, convener of Shri Shankar Shikshayatan and head of the department, Sanskrit and Ancient Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Notable speakers included Prof. Ramachandra Pandey, former chair, jyotish department, Banaras Hindu University, Prof. Devi Prasad Tripathi, head of Vastu Shastra department, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit University and Prof Manoj Srivastava, Banaras Hindu University.

February 28,2023

National Seminar on Brahmavijnana-nirvishesha tatva

Shri Shankar Shikshayatan organised the first seminar in the Brahma Vijnana series on February 28,2023. The topic of the discussion was nirvishesha tatva. The meeting was chaired by the Shikshayatan convener and professor at Sanskrit and Indic Studies department, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla. The main speaker was Prof. Dhananjay Kumar Pandey of Kashi Hindu University, Varanasi. Other speakers included Dr Umesh Chandra Mishra, Central Sanskrit University, Guruvayur, Kerala, Dr Arun Kumar Mishra of Uttarakhand University and  Dr Rajiv Lochan Sharma of Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University, Assam.

राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी ब्रह्मविज्ञान-निर्विशेषतत्त्व

श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन वैदिक शोध संस्थान, नई दिल्ली द्वारा दिनांक २८  फरवरी २०२३ को  ब्रह्मविज्ञान शृंखला के अन्तर्गत निर्विशेषतत्त्वविमर्श नामक राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी का ऑनलाईन समायोजन किया गया। यह संगोष्ठी श्रीशंकर शिक्षायतन के समन्वयक तथा संस्कृत एवं प्राच्यविद्या अध्ययन संस्थान, जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय के आचार्य प्रो. सन्तोष कुमार शुक्ल की अध्यक्षता में सम्पन्न हुयी जिसमें मुख्य वक्ता के रूप में प्रो. धनञ्जय कुमार पाण्डेय, आचार्य, वेदान्त विभाग, संस्कृत विद्या धर्म विज्ञान संकाय, काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय, वाराणसी ने तथा वक्ता के रूप में डॉ. उमेश चन्द्र मिश्र, विभागाध्यक्ष, व्याकरण विभाग, केन्द्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, गुरुवायुर परिसर, केरल, डॉ. अरुण कुमार मिश्र, सहायक आचार्य, वेद विभाग, उत्तराखण्ड विश्वविद्यालय, हरिद्वार एवं डॉ. राजीव लोचन शर्मा, सहायक आचार्य, पारम्परिक संस्कृत विभाग, कुमार भस्कर वर्मा संस्कृत पुरातन अध्ययन विश्वविद्यालय, असम ने व्याख्यान दिया।

February 04, 2023

Pandit Madhusudan Ojha Memorial Seminar on Different Dimensions of Upanishad vijnana-bhashya

Shri Shankar Shikshayatan in collaboration with Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, organised Pandit Madhusudan Ojha Memorial seminar at Jodhpur on February 04,2023. Inaugurting the seminar, Prof. S.P.Vyas said Pandit Motilal Shastri had given a vivid description of loka or world in his works. One of the speakers at the seminar, Prof. Santosh Lunkad, explained how Shastriji had described quite illustratively of jnana and vijnana (knowledge and science) in his many books. Prof.Kailash Kaushal, former director of KN College, said Shastriji, in his commentaries, had presented insightful notations on individual, society and nation which were of relevance even today. The organiser of the seminar, Prof. Saroja Kaushal, noted how Shastriji had included politics, dharma-niti and vijnana in his commentaries. Other speakers presented various dimensions of the work.

January 31, 2023

National Seminar on Brahmavijnana-Vijnana-vidyut and Rishi Samman

Shri Shankar Shikshayatan organised a national seminar on Pandit Madhusudan Ojha’s book, Vijnana-vidyut on January 31, 2023. The book is an important work on Brahma vijnana. The term `vidyut` means illumination. As everything becomes clear in the glare of a lightening in the sky, reading this volume will enable a reader to understand Brahma vijnana easily. The event also witnessed the presentation of Rishi Samman posthumously to  Acharya Manu Dev Bhattacharya. He passed away in 2020.

December 30,2022

National Seminar on Srimad Bhagavad Gita-vijnana bhashya

Pandit Madhusudan Ojha's commentaries on Bhagavad Gita are divided into four sections--rahasya khanda, sheershaka khanda, acharya khanda and hridaya khanda. His disciple, Pandit Motilal Shastri wrote his own commentary on Bhagavad Gita in three volumes. These volumes were Bhumika-khanda, Shri Krishna Tattva-khanda and Mulya bhashya khanda.In the first volume, Shastriji has explained the external historic form of Gita. In the second volume, Gita’s internal meaning has been explained through philosophical and scientific methods. The third volume gives a vivid explanation of an even more deeper meaning of Gita. Shastriji's disciple, Rishi Kumar Mishra, wrote in English the essence of his two gurus's commentaries in The Ultimate Dialogue.

Convened by Prof. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Professor, Sanskrit and indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and convener, Shri Shankar Shikshayatan, the meeting had participation from the following speakers: Prof. Shobha Mishra, Himachal Pradesh Central University, Dharamshala, Prof. Saroj Kaushal, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Dr Avanindra Kumar Pandey, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Dr Kuldeep Kumar, Vikramjit Singh Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur, Dr Lakshmi Mishra, Ramvachan Singh Rajkeeya College, Mhow, Uttar Pradesh, Dr Suryakant Tripathi, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Dr Mamata Mehra, Magadh University, Bodhgaya, Dr Mrityunjay Kumar Tiwari, Shri Kallaji Vaidik University, Chittorgarh, Dr N. Vaiti Subramanian, Himachal Pradesh Central University, Dharamshala, Dr Jaya Saha, Tripura University,Dr Madhav Gopal, Bharati College, Delhi and Dr Devendra Pal, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University.

August 19, 2017
Chhandasamiksha

Chhandasamiksha, a seminal work of Pandit Madhusudan Ojhaji,was the focus of a seminar organised in association with Delhi University. The main points of discussion,chaired by Prof. Sharada Sharma, Head, Department of Sanskrit, DU, were: rules of chhanda (metre) pronunciation, counting of metre, analysis of term 'meru' in Sanskrit metre and division of metre. The main speaker at the seminar was Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi, former VC, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi.

April 29, 2017
Yajnavijnana

A national seminar on the concept of yajnavijnana was held in New Delhi. The meeting, organised in collaboration with the Indian Archaelogical Society, focussed on Pandit Madhusudan Ojha's Yajnasarasvati, a comprehensive work on the methodology of performing yajna. Several well-known scholars from different universities were invited to discuss and debate the term, yajna, in the context of adhibhautika (material world in its entirety), adhidavika (world of supraphysical energies) and adhyatmika (spiritual).

Opening the discussion, Dr Santosh Kumar Shukla presented the view that there were two fundamental types of yajna—one that is happening perpetually in nature, called prakriti yajna and another is the replication of this natural process by the humans, called kritrim yajna. He quoted Bhagwad Gita and Shatpath Brahmana to explain the concept more deeply. He said another name for yajna was Vishnu; he was therefore known as yajnonarayan prajapati, the master of all beings. He said yajna was the bridge between devatas (manifestations of supraphysical energies) and manushya (human beings).

Noted Vedic scholar, Acharya Jvalant Kumar Shastri laid out the importance of yajna by pointing out that the term was used 1184 times in the Vedas, with 580 times in the Rigveda alone. He said the term, yajna, has been misunderstood and misinterpreted over the ages. He pointed out that yajna as a ritual was only one of its definitions. In her address, Dr Shashiprabha Kumar, former Vice Chancellor, Sanchi University, Bhopal, said earth or prithvi was the altar of cosmic yajna but this process of Creation happened simultaneously at various levels, within our bodies and outside.

December 11-12, 2015
Varnasamiksha

A national seminar was organised in Delhi on Varnasamiksha. The main speaker on the occasion was Prof. Jaishankar Lal Tripathi, former head of Sanskrit Department, Benaras Hindu University. The main points that emerged from the meeting were—introduction of matrika (alphabets), appraisal of syntax and nature of speech and phonetics. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Pandey, Vice Chancellor, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi.

November 7, 2015
Sanshayataduchhedavada

Theory of doubt or scepticism has been an important aspect of debate in the Vedic texts. Ojhaji's work in three volumes on this aspect, Sanshayataduchhedavada, therefore deserves special attention. The one-day seminar organised in Delhi, focussed on this key element of Ojhaji's work. In his address, Prof. Piyush Kant Dikshit said the way in which Ojhaji has presented diverse viewpoints to reach a reasonable conclusion to the intricate issues being examined showed his extraordinary scholarship and deep understanding of Vedic knowledge.

September 12, 2015
Syadvada

It was the Jain doctrine of syadvada which formed the basis of discussion at the third seminar organised in collaboration with the Indian Archaeological Society at New Delhi. The term syadvada means that no belief is more than partially true; all judgements are conditional, holding good only in certain conditions, circumstances, or senses, and are expressed by the word syat (may be). Ojhaji has explained this theory of doubt as the first chapter in the second part of Sanshayataduchhedavada. According to Ojhaji, it would be fallacious to have a definite view on Creation. Quoting Bhagavad Gita, he pointed out that both truth and untruth were an integral part of the universe and hence it would be misleading to give a single meaning to the term 'Creation'.

October 10, 2014
Darshapaurnamas

A notable event in this series was a seminar organised on the theme of darshapaurnamas in collaboration with Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan in Delhi on October 10, 2014. The meeting, chaired by Prof. Lakshmi Dhar Jha from the Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Delhi, saw presentation of papers and views on the subject by more than 30 experts, including Prof. Ramesh Chandra Bharadvaj, Head, Department of Sanskrit, Delhi University, and Prof. Ravindra Nagar of the Vidyapeeth.

The rules for performing certain yajna are given in the Brahmanas—Shatpath Brahmana, Aitreya Brahmana and others. The yajnas that find mention in Shatpath Brahmana are called prakriti yajna. Darshapaurnamas is a yajna which is mentioned in the first chapter of Shatpath Brahmana. Shastriji's Hindi commentary on Shatpath Brahmana was the basis of the seminar in which the focus of the discussion was—the vow of discipline, placement and removal of water, preparation of materials for oblation, concept of man as god, concept of moon as devata or deity and other important points related to performing the specific yajna. This yajna is undertaken on the days of the New Moon and Full Moon. It is mandatory to perform this yajna on both the days.

August 13-14, 2014
Sanshayataduchhedavada Part I

The second seminar on the subject was organised at New Delhi in collaboration with Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan. Speakers from JNU, Delhi University and Vidyapeeth dealt with the subject of maya and its different meanings. Maya in the conventional sense means illusion or appearance but its true meaning is 'it is not what it seems to be'; 'it is constantly changing'. The speakers pointed out that there were three types of maya—samanyamaya (simple maya), mahamaya (great maya) and yogamaya (concept of creating maya through Yoga). Maya is the power to bind the unlimited. The maya which has no cause is samanyamaya; the one which binds ananda, vijnana, mana, prana and vak is mahamaya; and the maya from which Creation takes place is yogamaya.

September 1-3, 2012
Sanshayataduchhedavada

An important work of Brahmavijnana by Pandit Madhusudan Ojha is Sanshayataduchhedavada in three parts. His disciple, Pandit Motilal Shastri, subsequently rendered these volumes into Hindi. In these volumes, Ojhaji has comprehensively addressed the subject of Creation and its process. He has presented different theories on the subject to clarify divergent views before presenting a cogent explanation of Creation. Complex questions about parameshvar, ishvar, atma, joy and sorrow, birth and death, moksha (liberation) and upasana (worship) have been resolved in a scientific manner in these works.

A national seminar was organised on this subject, in collaboration with Sampurnanand Sanskrit University at Varanasi. Prof. Binda Prasad Mishra, Chancellor, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, in his address, said Ojhaji, in his works, had explored the meaning of the Vedas in a scientific manner. Ojhaji, he pointed out, had a unique insight into the subject and articulated his understanding from three levels of awareness—at the spiritual level, at the material level and at the supraphysical level. To understand the true meaning of the Vedas, Prof. Mishra said, it was important to understand Ojhaji's works on the subject.

Several noted scholars from Benaras Hindu University, Sampurnanand University, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi addressed the seminar. Important speakers included Prof. Vasisht Tripathi, Prof. Jayaprakash Narain Tripathi, Prof Ramkishore Tripathi and chief of Jangambari Math, Jagadguru Chandrashekhar Shivacharya.

The important points of discussion at the seminar were—abhu-abhva as the basic elements of universe and living forms of ishvar, atma and dukha.