Science and Vedic Studies

parimal Delhi

I invoke the Agni-the single unified force, he is the Priest, Deva, Sacrificer, and Reciter of the S‚-i, Yaj¤a, He is the treasure of jewels. The modern civilization on the earth is very much influenced by the achievements of the modern science in the different fields. It is a common faith that such a development of the science on the earth has enlightened the people on the earth first time. Accordingly the common people are dwelling in between the Modern Science and Spiritualism and the Religion. They are unaware about the Aim of life on the earth. It is the main cause of the unrest and violence on the earth. The earth has faced the similar situation earlier too, it has been reflected in the hymn of 4th book a speech of a seer in the council of world scholars has been given, where, to safeguard the earth from probable nuclear threat has been indicated, the meeting was ended without conclusion, accordingly the seer has expressed these words. Un satisfied, with speech devoid of vigour, scanty and frivolous and inconclusive, Where-fore do they address thee here, O Agni? Let these who have no weapons suffer sarrow.14 The speaker was unsatisfied with the attitude of the councillors, they could not draw any conclusion, and all were divided on the issue of peace on the earth. The threat of nuclear war has been reflected in his speech. Accordingly, he has addressed Agni? Let these who have no weapons suffer sorrow. It indicates that some countries may have developed safety device from nuclear threat, those who have no weapons of safety, they are likely to suffer. In this reference, we may search for the protective nuclear device, to safeguard our-selves from nuclear threat, as indicated in the speech. The contemporary Vedic civilization with their achievements has enlightened the common people so as to guide them in the day to day life. The Vedic seers with their skill and labour have preserved their knowledge of the creation in the Vedic hymns, so as to transfer it for the succeeding generations for the welfare of the society, with their great skill it has reached to us without break. It is our humble duty to interpret them in their proper way for the welfare of the society. To interpret the Vedic hymns has been a great puzzle for the scholars. It is due the fact that the scholars were not acquainted with the Vedic scientific terminology and height of the Vedic science. The Vedic science in the Vedic hymns has its beginning, with discovery of single unified force of the creation. The same has been recognised in the modern science. . The insight in to these scriptures was to trace the mystery of origin of life on the earth. I have got the success in the scientific interpretation of Vedic language and I was very much surprise to trace all the modern principles and theories of creation in the Vedic texts. The Vedic hymns have been compiled by different ÿ–is. The Vedic books are supposed to be the family books of the ÿ–is. Looking to the depth of knowledge in the Vedic hymns it seems that the ÿ–is of the hymns are the subject expert and head of the contemporary institutes of knowledge.

Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions, 2020

How modern science was folded into a Vedic narrative

The Outlook: Journal of English Studies, 2021

Vedas, in common perception, are understood as purely cultural texts even to the academic province with the logic that they provide purely religious and theological knowledge, however the quest of spiritual truth is the prime concern of Vedas. The real problem on such understanding is that the scientific part of the Vedas is always under the shadow. This is partly from the Vedic scholars, as they have not properly revealed the scientific part of the Vedic knowledge; and partly it is the weakness of scientists because they have heavy concentration just on the facts that they have little time to keep eyes on the Vedic science. The question is always unaddressed whether religion has science. This study tries to unearth the part of science veiled within the Vedic texts, especially seeing the Vedic science of ecology, biodiversity, physics and cosmology using physico-theology as the tool of observation.

Oklahoma State University and Medium.com, 2018

Hindu achievements in ex^ct fcience 3 1924 031 220 126

First Dr. Govind Chandra Pande Memorial Lecture. India’s past scientific and technological advances have been well documented, even if mainstream history of science is yet to take full notice of it. What is generally overlooked, however, is the cultural framework within which those advances took place. Because Indian savants were steeped in specific cultural concepts involving a quest for infinity, the equivalence of microcosm and macrocosm, and a certain cosmic order, we find these concepts reflected in mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, medicine and architecture, and giving Indian developments in these disciplines a specific stamp.

History and Technology, 1990

OSU, 2021

The topic I have been asked to speak on is so vast that it is impossible to do justice to even one of the aspects that constitute the 'Ancient Indian Academic Tradition'. It is not just a question of time allotted to the speaker in a seminar; every discipline cultivated in India except ritual literature and theology will have to be taken into account. I have elected to confine myself to the following area: (a) What is meant by 'scientific outlook', (b) How it developed in ancient India, and then (c) How its application to therapeutics and surgery was thwarted by forces opposed to science.