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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & 20TH INDIA CONFERENCE on Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge Osfnd Kku Ds Oskkfud I{K ASSOC D IA L T R IO O N W KNOWLEDGE F IS NECTAR O S R IE V D EDIC STU WAVES2016 InternationalConference Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge oSfnd Kku ds oSKkfud i{k BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN,NEWDELHI World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) (A Multidisciplinary Academic Society—Tax Exempt in the US) Wider Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) (A Multidisciplinary Academic Society, Regd. in India) in collaboration with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi WAVES 2016 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & 20TH INDIA CONFERENCE on Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge oSfnd Kku ds oSKkfud i{k Abstracts of Papers Edited by: Prof. Shashi Tiwari Prof. R.P. Singh General Chair, WAVES 2016 Co-Chair, WAVES 2016 Dr. Umesh K. Singh Dr. Aparna Dhir Jt. Secretary, WAVES India Jt. Secretary, WAVES India December 15-18, 2016 Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001 WAVES 2016 [12th International & 20th India Conference of WAVES] Organizing Committee: v Mr. Sashi Kejriwal, President, WAVES International, USA v Mr. Dhirendra Shah, Treasurer, WAVES International, USA v Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Director, INADS, Dartmouth, USA v Dr. Shashi Tiwari, General Secretary, WAVES, India v Prof. R.P.Singh, Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India v Mr. Ravi Joshi, Member of Board, WAVES International,USA v Dr. Candace Badgett, Member of Board, WAVES International, USA v Dr. David Scharf, Member of Board, WAVES International, USA v Ms. Aditi Banerjee, Member of Board, WAVES International, USA v Dr. Ved Mitra Shukla, Delhi University, India v Mr. Ashok Pradhan, Director, Delhi Kendra, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, India Local Committee: v Dr. Dharma, LB College, Delhi University, India (Certificate) v Dr. Pratibha Shukla, Uttrakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (Certificate) v Dr. Lalita Juneja, Faridabad, Life Member, WAVES India (Certificate) v Dr. Aparna Dhir, Delhi, Joint Secretary, WAVES India (Reception) v Ms. Suruchi Sharma, Faridabad, Member, Tarun Tarang WAVES (Reception) v Ms. Preeti Verma, Member, Tarun Tarang, WAVES (Reception) v Dr. Umesh Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, WAVES (Technical ) v Dr. Ranjit Behera, President, Tarun Tarang, WAVES (Photograph) v Mr. Tahasin Mondal, Aligarh Muslim University (Photograph) v Dr. Bharati Sharma, Roorkee, Life Member, WAVES India (Report) v Dr. Aruna Shukla, Hoshiarpur, Life Member, WAVES India (Report) v Dr. Kalpana Sharma, ARSD College, Delhi University (Report) v Dr. Rishiraj Pathak, SPM College, Delhi University (Cultural) v Mr. Prem Deoli, Sanskrit, Delhi University (Banner) v Ms. Geeta Rani, I.P. College, Delhi University (Invocation) v Dr Sushma Chaudhary, KNC Delhi University (Invocation & Canteen) v Dr. Vedwati Vaidik, Sri Aurovindo College, Delhi University (Canteen) v Dr Kailash Chandra, Former Researcher, Delhi University (Youth group) Conference Coordinator: Prof. Shashi Tiwari Ph: 09810690322 (M); Email : [email protected] Swagatam & Abhinandanam to all Delegates 2 Introduction of the Conference ‘WAVES 2016’ International conference is organized at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan of New Delhi to deliberate upon the various aspects of Bharatiya Vidya–Vedic learning and ancient Intellectual traditions, which are quite significant today for observant civilization and also for being proud of our great literary heritage. The theme of the conference ‘Scientific aspects of Vedic knowledge’, indicates that advancement of science and the transcendent thought of Veda are complimentary to each other. Our hearts desire newness and appreciate modern technology, while our brains feel enormous pride when acquainted with traditional values. Ancient knowledge of our ancestors should not be a subject of history, but must be studied regularly to improve ourselves in current times. The conferences of WAVES provide us an opportunity to study, discuss and think upon the various views of ancient Indian thinkers and Sanskrit texts. From time immemorial it is well accepted by all that Vedas are the repositories of all knowledge–‘Vedo akhilo dharmamu-lam’. Vedic seers were great visionaries as they could visualize the truth of life and universe. What they envisaged they revealed it in the mantras. - - - That is why Vedic seers are called Sa ks.a tkr.tadharma n.ah., observers of Dharma, the eternal truth. Indian traditions believe that Vedic mantras communicate to us real knowledge and express authentic principles of cosmic order. Vedic seers either state explicitly or give good hints in their mantras, which may sound highly enigmatic, but they themselves were in least doubt about the observations.They claim to have experiences in realms that are not accessible to us. They could have had knowledge that we, despite our proud technological progress and centuries of philosophical speculation cannot attain. Therefore they could state simply after crystallizing their observance of a succession of instances, of how the many relate to or arise from One, and that the One has become all (and everything). - - - - Eka eva gnir bahudha samiddha ekah. su ryo vis'vamanu prabhu tah./ - - - - Ekaivos.a h. sarvamidam. vibha tyekam. va idam. vi babhu va sarvam// RV 8.58.2 ‘Being one, Agni (fire) is kindled variously in-many-places; the sun being one has prevailed over all; being one, indeed, the Dawn illumines this all (creation); the One has variously (vi) become all this and everything’. Here, the poet states that the entire creation has evolved out of the One, an unidentified original Power, and illustrates this with instances of common experience. Vedic seers are very sure about their statements. They never doubt what they say or experience, because they are experiencing truths during meditation through higher state of consciousness.They did not learn science in laboratories by doing research.A careful examination of the Vedas shows that Vedic poet-seers’ declarations about creation, destruction, life, cosmos etc. are their experiences not speculations. Similarly secrets of human life and after life were also revealed to them which are presented in the mantras directly or indirectly. 3 Science is defined as a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe and beings.Vedic life style, guidance, strategies, observations, and rituals all have been found to be fully validated by modern science. The observations made by Vedic R.s.is, the seers, are thus convincing enough to confirm that they were indeed great ‘Scientists’. When we talk about science in Vedas, we should not expect Vedas to constitute a text book or handbook of science as understood in modern education, but should appreciate the scientific approach and higher vision put in there. In the International conference entitled ‘WAVES 2016’ a number of renowned scholars from USA, France, Israel, Belgium, Canada,Trinidad and Tobago are taking part, along with many Indian scholars coming from all parts of India in various capacities. Prof. John Kineman, Colorado, USA; Dr. Koenraad Elst, Mortsel, Belgium; Prof. Robert H. Schneider, Fairfield, USA; Dr. Madan Lal Goel, Florida, USA; Prof. Narayanan M. Komerath, Atlanta, USA; Prof. Michael Sternfeld, Fairfield, USA; Prof. Ved P. Nanda, Denver, USA; Prof. Jeffrey Armstrong, Vancouver, Canada; Prof. Indrani Ram Prasad, Trinidad and Tobago; Prof. B.N. Narahari Achar, Memphis, USA; Prof. Nilesh Oak, Atlanta, USA; Dr. Rajiv Malhotra, Princeton, NJ, USA; Dr. Ramen Nandi, NJ, USA; Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Dartmouth, USA; Dr. Kumar Nochur, Boston, USA; Dr. Joydeep Bagchee, NY, USA; Dr. Come Carpentier de Gourdon, France; Dr. Daniel Raveh, Israel, are few important overseas delegates. Among eminent National Scholars Prof. S.R. Bhatt, Delhi; Prof Bhudev Shrama, Noida; Dr. M.V. Jagannadham, Hyderabad; Dr. Bhakti Niskama Shanta, Bangalore; Dr. Bhakti Vijnana Muni, Bangalore; Dr. Shilpi Saxena, Delhi; Prof. Bhaskarnath Bhattacharya, Kolkata; Dr. Asha Rani Tripathi, Lucknow; Prof. Ram Sewak Dubey, Allahabad; Dr. Radhey Shyam Kaushal, Delhi; Dr. C.L. Prabhakar, Bangalore; Dr. Saroj Bala, Gurgaon; Prof. Lallan Prasad, Noida; Dr. Shakuntala, Assam; Prof. Ganesh Dutt Sharma, Ghaziabad; Prof. Ram Gopal, Jodhpur; Dr.Soma Basu, Kolkata; Prof. R.P. Singh, JNU, Delhi and many other are going to participate. About 121 abstracts of papers to be presented are included in the souvenir of WAVES 2016. Messages published here in the souvenir are from the prominent persons of the three organizing institutes which address about the sincerity and spirit of the conference. I am hopeful that through this conference we will be successful to show that Vedas contain very deep understanding of social, physical and spiritual sciences, and how Vedic directives are inherently based on modern scientific research. On behalf of WAVES, I convey my gratefulness to all chairpersons, presenters, delegates and committee-members of the conference and wish them success for their fruitful deliberations. Prof. Shashi Tiwari General Chair, WAVES 2016; General Secretary, WAVES India, Delhi; Director, WAVES International, USA; Former Faculty, Sanskrit, M C, University of Delhi. [email protected] 4 Editorial Note World Association for Vedic Studies, WAVES, is going to organize 12th International and 20th India conference on the theme Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge on December 15-18, 2016, at New Delhi. The respond to WAVES 2016 has been overwhelming. Many well- known academicians and scholars from India and abroad have contributed papers to the conference. We have received, after twice peer
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