Monday, September 15, 2025

Speaker in National Sanskrit Seminar on Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Panchayat College, Bargarh,14-9-2025)

National Sanskrit Seminar on Significance of Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita in the Present Age.  
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* द्विदिवसात्मिका राष्ट्रिय-संस्कृत-सङ्गोष्ठी 
(विषय: - साम्प्रतिक-काले गीतोपनिषदां प्रासङ्गिकता) * 
Held at Pachayat College, Bargarh, Odisha on 13-14 September 2025. 
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Organised (both online and offline) by PG Department of Sanskrit, Panchayat College, Bargarh in collaboration with Central Sanskrit University (CSU), New Delhi.
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Invited as विशिष्ट-वक्ता in the Valedictory Function of the National Sanskrit Seminar on 14 September 2025, Dr. Harekrishna Meher, through Google Meet App online, delivered speech on Socio-cultural Values, Nishkama-Karma Yoga, Essence of Jnana-Karma-Bhakti and Significance of Gita for a holistic healthy and peaceful life in the present society of atomic age, therein contextually reciting several verses from Gita, Gita-Mahatmya, Upanishads,  AdiShankaracharya's Poems  (भगवद्-गीता किञ्चिदधीता, गङ्गाजल-लव-कणिका पीता...etc.) and related works.
Concluded speech with reciting some portions of his Sanskrit Song 'Gita-Gitika' included in 'Matrigitikanjalih' Kavya. 
Principal Prof. Dr. Nakul Seth presided over the meeting. 
Esteemed Chief Speaker Prof. Dr. Banamali Biswal elaborately delivered his talk on Gita's various aspects including environmental significance.
Hearty thanks and gratitude to the organisers of the College for inviting to this auspicious and memorable occasion. The program was very much encouraging, beautiful, delightful and enjoyable. Jayatu Bharatam, Jayatu Sanskritam. 
Some photosnaps of this seminar are posted here. 
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कर्म कुरु त्वं  स्वधर्म-सक्त:, 
देहि गुरुत्वं  कर्मणि शक्त: । 
विवेक-बुद्ध्या     मानस-शुद्ध्या 
भुवि भव सुतरां विभु-पद-भक्त: । 
सम-दर्शितोष्ण-शीता । 
श्रीमद्-भगवद्-गीता । 
प्रहर्षिणीयं     महर्षि-कृष्ण-
द्वैपायन-प्रणीता । 
श्रीमद्-भगवद्-गीता। 
गीता, गीता, गीता ।। 
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Ref : गीता-गीतिका : http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/01/gita-gitika-hkmeher.html
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Monday, September 1, 2025

* ଶକ୍ତିସ୍ବରୂପା ଶ୍ରୀରାଧା ଓ ଉତ୍କଳବ୍ୟାସ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ * शक्तिस्वरूपा श्रीराधा ओ उत्कलव्यास जगन्नाथ दास : Literary Program by Baikunthanath Smruti Sansad, Cuttack: 31-8-2025

* ଶକ୍ତିସ୍ବରୂପା ଶ୍ରୀରାଧା ଓ ଉତ୍କଳବ୍ୟାସ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ *
(Shakti-Svarupa ShriRadha O UtkalaVyasa Jagannath Das) 
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 A Literary Program on  "Shakti-Svarupa ShriRadha and UtkalaVyasa Jagannath Das" was organised by Baikunthanath Smruti Sansad, Japakud, Salepur, Cuttack, Odisha on the sacred occasion of ShriRadhashtami and Atibadi Jagannath Das Jayanti on 31 August 2025 Sunday at 7.30 pm through Google Meet App. Online. 
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Invited as Chief Speaker, Dr. Harekrishna Meher delivered speech on ShriRadhaTattva,  Birth Story of ShriRadha, the Spiritual Consort and  Supreme Power Hladini Shakti of Lord Srikrishna, Embodiment of Divine Love and Devotion to Shrikrishna,  therein contextually reciting several verses from SriChaitanyaCharitamrita, Bhagavata-Purana of Vyasadeva,  Srimad-BhagavadGita, ShriRadhopanishad,  SriRadhika-SahasraNama, GitaGovinda Kavya etc. Continued speech on spiritual importance, cultural significance, social values of divinity of SriRadha-Krishna depicted in several scriptures.  During discussion also referred to GargaSamhita, Brahmavaivartta-Purana regarding divine love of  SriRadha and Srikrishna.  
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Dr. Meher further recited some verses related to ShriRadha from Odia kavyas such as Kotibrahmanda-sundari of KaviSamrat Upendra Bhanja, Bidagdha-Chintamani of Poet Abhimanyu Samantasimhara, Gopalakrishna Padyavali, Banamali Padyavali and related works. Also offered devotional tribute to the great poet Atibadi Jagannath Das with recitation of some verses from Odia Bhagavata Purana. 
 Honorable Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Raghunath Panda, Retired Sanskrit Prof. of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar,  presented his elaborate  discussions on various  aspects of Atibadi Jagannath Das, the writer of Odia Bhagavata Purana, who is known as Utkala-Vyasa. Several matters such as Birth of Poet Jagannath Das on the day of ShriRadhashtami, his immortal work Transcreation of Vyasadeva's Sanskrit Bhagavata Mahapurana into Odia Navakshari Padya, Impact of Odia Bhagavata on the people, Social and spiritual values of the writings of the poet and related things were discussed. 
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Hearty thanks and gratitude to esteemed Convenor Sri Ananta Gopal Panda, Prof. Dr. Prakash Chandra Panigrahi and the Sansad for inviting to this beautiful, inspiring and delightful program.
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Some Photosnaps of the program are posted on Facebook.
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