Seven-day National Workshop on Jagadguruvaibhavam
Report Report A National Workshop was organised by Shri Shankar Shikshayatan Vedic Research Institute from 11–17 February 2026, daily from 5:00–7:00 PM, through an online platform. This seven-day national workshop was conducted on the basis of the text Jagadguravaibhavam composed by Pandit Madhusudan Ojha. First Day Dr. Kuldeep Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, served as the subject expert and conducted a line-by-line reading of the text. In the section dealing with cosmic creation (loka-sṛṣṭi) in Jagadguravaibhava, it is stated that Nara-Brahmā is an incarnation of Divya-Brahmā. Inspired by the power of Divya-Brahmā, Nara-Brahmā divided the universe into three worlds. These three worlds are: Pṛthvī-loka (earthly world), Antarikṣa-loka (intermediate space), and Dyu-loka (celestial world). At the higher region of the earthly world, a Vedi (sacrificial altar) was conceived for the purpose of yajna. This division of the earth corresponds to the Brāhma-yuga. Thereafter Nara-Brahmā further divided the entire earth into three parts. In this work the author conceptualises Divya-Brahmā in the form of Nara-Brahmā and elaborately explains the method of creation attributed to Nara-Brahmā. Dr. Kaushalendra Das, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur, stated that the Purāṇas are the texts that describe the process of cosmic creation. In ancient times Indian scholars expounded the Purāṇas in great detail. The Purāṇa is essentially the science of creation (srishthi-vidyā). Its subject matter is divided into five branches: Second Day Prof. Meera Dwivedi, Professor, Department of Sanskrit, University of Delhi, explained that Brahmā is the creator of the universe. The creation that existed in the past, exists in the present, and will exist in the future is all fashioned by Brahmā. At the divine level Brahmā is the embodiment of Prāṇa, and on earth Brahmā appears in the form of the human Guru. Brahmā creates three kinds of creation: Prof. Kripashankar Sharma, Professor, Department of Literature, Central Sanskrit University, Bhopal Campus, explained another section of the text. According to him the first triad consists of speech (vāk), prāṇa, and mind (manas). The second triad consists of desire (icchā), austerity (tapas), and fatigue (śrānti). The third triad consists of knowledge (jñāna), action (kriyā), and object (artha). Another triad consists of viḍ, brahma, and kṣatra. All these triads represent the nature of Yajus. While discussing artha-sṛṣṭi (the creation of objects), the text states that it has three forms: Here kṣara is the effect, akṣara is the cause, and avyaya is distinct from both cause and effect. Third Day Prof. Rajdhar Mishra, Professor, Department of Grammar, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur, stated that a community known as the Manijas lived for a long time as a civilized society. Among them there emerged an extraordinarily learned scholar who came to rule the entire earth. He established Veda-creation, Dharma-creation, human creation, and world-creation. These forms of creation are described in detail in the subsequent portions of the text. Prof. Ram Kumar Sharma, Honorary Professor, Central Sanskrit University, Jaipur Campus, explained that Brahmā, the lord of all, exists in six forms in the context of creation. Two arise from the distinction between Jīva and Īśvara; two belong to the spiritual (adhyātmika) level; and two appear as Divya-Brahmā and Nara-Brahmā. Thus Brahmā is understood in sixfold form. Various aspects of the method of creation are described in the text. Fourth Day Prof. Dharmadatta Chaturvedi, Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (Deemed University), Sarnath, Varanasi, stated that Manuṣya-Brahmā first examined the Sun, and then expounded Deva-vidyā and Prāṇa-vidyā. He realized that the ultimate root of the entire creation is Brahman. In support of this idea, the author cites a mantra from the Ṛgveda. Prof. Bhagirathi Nanda, Head of the Academic Chair, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, New Delhi, explained that in the concluding portion of the Ṛgveda Saṁhitā there are two hymns describing the exploits of Indra. The detailed life-narrative of the Indra of Vaikuṇṭha-loka is described in the text Indra-Vijaya and also in other works of Pandit Madhusudan Ojha. Fifth Day Prof. Shyamdev Mishra, Professor, Department of Jyotiṣa, Central Sanskrit University, Lucknow Campus, stated that the Veda is eternal. On the basis of this eternal Veda, Manuṣya-Brahmā perceived the Veda. Divya-Brahmā is referred to as the Ātman, the supreme self that exists within Manuṣya-Brahmā. It is Divya-Brahmā who imparted the teaching of the Veda to the human Brahmā. Dr. Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Lecturer, Adarsh Vedic Inter College Sanskrit, Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh), explained that the Sun is the principal deity. The solar realm is called the supreme locus, and within the cycle of the year the Sun embodies all forms of divinity. Other deities originate from the Sun. According to the doctrine “Prāṇa is the Deva,” the vital forces are distinct from the five elements, yet they remain constantly associated with them. Sixth Day Prof. Sadashiva Kumar Dwivedi, Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, stated that modern historians rely on sources such as coins, inscriptions on stone, inscriptions on materials, donation charters, laudatory texts, and narratives. These sources form the basis of historical writing. However, the history of the Vedic age has not yet received sufficient scholarly attention. Dr. Divyachetana Brahmachari, Assistant Professor, Department of Grammar, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, stated that in the Sun three principles exist in subtle form: light (jyoti), cow (gau), and life (āyu). Among these, light is the most prominent, and the text discusses the nature of light in considerable detail. Seventh Day Prof. Krishna Kant Jha, Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, explained that the text determines time (kāla) on the basis of the position of the Pole Star (Dhruva). In the sky there is a star called Haṁsa; to its north-western lower side the Pole Star once existed. During that period the Manija people rose to prominence. Prof. Shailesh Kumar Tiwari, Professor, Department of Grammar, Faculty of Sanskrit Vidyā Dharma-Vijñāna, Banaras Hindu University, stated that Jagadguravaibhava describes four forms of water in connection…