National Conference 2010

2nd National Conference – 2010
on ‘Mysteries of the Upanishads’
Organized by Ärsha Vidyä Vikäs Kendra
Convenor – Swamini Atmaprajnananda Saraswati
6th – 7th February, 2010

A 2-day National conference was arranged by Ärsha Vidyä Vikäs Kendra on 6th and 7th February 2010.

In the 2-day Conference, thirteen Delegates (nine scholars from various Universities and Colleges in India, and four Samnyäsis of Ärsha Vidyä Order (founded by Sri Swämi Dayänanda Saraswati) participated. Delegates included academicians, educationists and intellectuals from Utkal University, Rashtriya Samskrta Samsthana: Sri Sadasiva Campus, Sri Jagannath Samskrta Visvavidyalaya and Utkal University of Culture. External Delegates were from Deccan College, BORI, and Rabindra Bharati University.

Chief Guest – Mr. Ajit Tripathy, IAS
Organising Secretary – Dr. Subhash Chandra Dash
Keynote Address – Dr. Harmohan Mishra
Chairperson – Prof. Prafulla Kumar Mishra

Brahmacäris from a local Vedapäthasälä chanted portions from the Vedas on the Inaugural as well as the Valedictory Sessions. ‘Vastram’ and ‘Upavastram’ were distributed to all the Brahmacäris.

‘Dharmapadiyam’, a long narrative in Sanskrit authored by Prof. Prafulla K Mishra was released.

Report of 1st National Conference was released

Swami Aiswaryananda Saraswati Ärsha Vidyä, Indore ‘bhidyate hrdayagranthih’ -Mindaka-II.2.8	Swami Muditavadanananda Saraswati Ärsha Vidyä Aranyam ‘parikshya lokan karmacitan’ – Mundaka-I.2.12	Swami Brahmaparananda Saraswati Ärsha Vidyä Tirtha, Jaipur ‘vedänta-vijnäna-suniscitärthä-’ Mundaka-III.2.6
Swami Bhagavatananda Saraswati Vedänta Vijnäna Gurukulam ‘yat tat adryeasa-agrahyam’ -Mundaka-I.1.6	Prof. Ganesh U Thite BORI, Pune Mantra 1 & 2 of Isäväsyopanishad with sp. Ref. to Sänkarabhähyam	Dr. Purna Chandra Sahoo Deccan College, Pune ‘brahmanah parimara’ in Taittiriyopanishad
Dr. Sacchidananda Mohapatra Govt. College, Sundargarh Impact of Isopanishad on Bhagavadgitä	Mr. Niranjan Rath Adi Sankara Vedanta Pratishthana	Paramba Yogamaya Utkal University Chandogyopanishad-VI.26.2

Dr. Bhashkarnath Bhattacharyya Rabindra Bharati University ‘srutisirah-samsücitam srshtirahasyam’	Dr. Pralay Kumar Nanda Sri Jagannath Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya ‘upanishatsu bandhamukti-rahasyam’	Dr. Kamalesh Mishra Sri Jagannath Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya ‘upanishat-parämarshät ätmatattvam prakäsate’
Dr. Biswanath Swain Sri Jagannatha Vaidika Karmakanda Mahavidyalaya ‘kathopanishadi dharmah’

Chief Guest – Dr. Bimalendu Mohanty, Ex VC, Utkal University of Culture
Guest of Honour – Prof. J P Narayan
Chairperson – Prof. Prafulla Kumar Mishra