Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 10: Abhinavagupta Jayanti was celebrated enthusiastically in the Sri Ranbir campus of Central Sanskrit University, here today.
The chief guest of the program was the Vice Chancellor of Central Sanskrit University, Delhi, Prof Srinivas Varkhedi. Former Principal of the campus Padmashree Prof Vishwamurti Shastri Saraswat was the guest on the occasion. Keynote speaker was Prof Manoj Kumar Mishra and the distinguished speakers were Dr. Mahesh Kaul and Sanjay Raina. The program was presided over by the campus director Prof Madan Mohan Jha.
Vice Chancellor Prof Srinivas Varkhedi, referring to the thousand-year-old Sanskrit tradition of Kashmir, called Kashmir the Gangotri of Sanskrit tradition and India’s culture. He said that Kashmir has been the cradle of Ras, Sound and Bhakti traditions.
Prof Vishwamurti Shastri, while discussing the contribution of Abhinavagupta in Sanskrit literature, discussed his Rassiddhanta. He also pointed out that the main objective of establishing Sanskrit institutes of higher education in the whole of India is to preserve and promote the scriptures.
Keynote speaker Prof Manoj Kumar Mishra threw light on the work and personality of Acharya Abhinavagupta as well as his entire philosophy.
Sanjay Raina, expert on Kashmir affairs, said that the real name of Kashmir Shaivism is Trik. He stressed that the International Abhinavagupta Institute should be established in Kashmir.
Kashmiri scholar Dr Mahesh Kaul, in his address, said that Tantra is the applied form of Vedas. He said that Sanskrit is a complete echo-system which includes both weapons and scriptures. He also said that the problem of Jammu and Kashmir is in fact a problem of decentralization. The solution to this problem is the re-Sanskritisation of the Himalayas. He said that Kashmir is the institution of India, which we have to save at all costs. He called Acharya Abhinavagupta as the symbol of Akhand Bharat.
Campus Director Prof Madan Mohan Jha said that Abhinavagupta has a unique place in Sanskrit literature. “In today’s era, we can prepare many Abhinavagupta and it should be our goal. Only then we will be able to give India the form of Vishwaguru as before,” he added.
The coordinator of the program, Sharat Chandra Sharma presented vote of thanks. The program was smoothly conducted by Dr Rajkumar Mishra from Department of Literature and Sharat Chandra Sharma, Dean, Department of Modern Subjects.
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