Dr. Shakuntala Gawde engaged visiting lectures for M. A. in Leadership science course conducted by Chanakya International Institute of Leadership Studies, University of Mumbai. Lectures were based on application of principles laid down in Kamandakiya Nitisara and Shukraniti in modern perspectives. Texts were interpreted in the context of modern day leadership. Lectures were based on leadership…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde engaged sessions at Playpen performing Arts Trust. These sessions were focusing on Bharata’s Rasasutra and its subsequent interpretations. There was deliberation on how Rasa theory can be implemented to enhance the quality while performing various arts. There was also discussion on how art can be appreciated with Rasa theory. Participants also shared their…
Anandavardhana (9th century CE) propounded Dhvani theory in his treatise Dhvanyaloka. Word Dhvani is derived from the root dhvan means to suggest. Definition of dhvani is given as the suggested sense which gives pleasure (रमणीयव्यङ्ग्यार्थ:।). He explicitly condemns the poetry which is based on explicit sense. Figures or Rasa can be present in the poetry…
A story of Adbhuta Ramayana can be truly called as Sitayana. This narrative of Shakta orientation focusing on Sita depicts her as the avatara of Mahakali. Valmiki Ramayana elaborates the story of Rama’s birth. In Adbhuta Ramayana , Vishnu takes avatara as Rama due to a curse given by Narada to experience the pain of…
‘वेदान्त म्हणजे वेदानाम् अन्त: |’- वेदांच्या शेवटी येणारे उपनिषद् ग्रंथ यांना वेदांत असे म्ह्टले जाते. ज्ञानाची परमसीमा उपनिषद्ग्रंथात दिसून येत असल्यानेदेखील त्यांना वेदांत अशी संज्ञा आहे. उपनिषदांच्या तत्त्वज्ञानावर आधारीत सर्वच ग्रंथाना नंतर वेदांत अशी संज्ञा दिली गेली. उपनिषदांचे तत्त्वज्ञान अत्यंत सारगर्भ आणि गूढ असल्याने त्यांची अर्थनिश्चिती करण्यासाठी बादरायणाने ५५५ सूत्रे लिहिली त्याला ’ब्रह्मसूत्रे’ असे संबोधले…
•About the author: Dr. Vijay Nath is a retired Associate professor from the Department of History, Janakidevi Memorial College, University of Delhi. Two more books are on her credit based on Purāṇic literature namely- ‘Dāna: Gift system in Ancient India’ and ‘Purāṇas and Acculturation: A Historico- Anthropological Perspective’. She has contributed number of research papers…
नारद भक्तिसूत्रांमध्ये भक्तिची व्याख्या करताना ’ सा त्वस्मिन् परमप्रेमरुपा ।’ असे तिचे लक्षण सांगीतले आहे. ’भक्ति’ या शब्दाचा साधा सरळ अर्थ ’सेवा करणे’ (भज्-सेवायाम्). व्यापक अर्थाने पाहता भक्तिया संकल्पनेमध्ये प्रेम, सेवा, समर्पण, पूजा, अर्चना अशा अनेक अर्थ समाविष्ट होताना दिसतात. तरीदेखील भक्ति ही खऱ्या अर्थाने ’प्रेम’ या संकल्पनेवर आधारलेली आहे. भक्ति म्हणजे प्रेम का? तर…