Life and Culture in Rigveda - Day 2 of "Vedas to Vedantas" by Dr Sucheta Paranjpe
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- Rigveda is first of the four vedas: Rigveda, Atharvaveda, Yajurveda and Samaveda. The four Vedas are a foundational heritage of the Indian civilisation, and they are at the origin of many Indian philosophies that evolved in the centuries to come.
In the lecture series, Vedas to Vedantas, Dr. Sucheta Paranjpe provided an overview of the Vedic literature through an elaborate exposition of the four Vedas and of Vedanta i.e., Brahmanakas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.
In this second lecture, Dr. Paranjpe dives deeper into the Rigveda, and touches upon a diverse range of topics such as the mention of the solar eclipse, the Dasharajna War, various seers, customs and culture, etc.
This lecture series was organised in October 2019 under the academic programme sponsored by the Infosys Foundation. Supported by the Infosys Foundation, the Academic Programme of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute is home to multidisciplinary research on Indian philosophy, literature, languages and history.
Wonderful narration of Sage Vishvamitra crossing the confluence of two rivers and Sucheta Tai visiting the same place during her vacation. So touching and interesting way to connect us with Rigveda.
Here is one more instance of the demonstration of the fact of how our Sanaathana Dharma lives on through scholars like Dr. Sucheta Paranjape. Her efforts to spread the Vedanthic Knowledge (Bramha Gnana) among the common people is most laudable. She deserves all the encouragement and support that the government, the institutions and the society at large can give her.May her efforts bear good fruit.
Laudable effort. If she can write some books covering different aspects of Rigveda having a bearing on our lives it would be of great use
It is very very important to realise that we were the only culture with scientific knowledge and has been systematically destroyed by various other culture 5000 years ago, start reading ancient Sanskrit books for which you should encourage young childern to take up Sanskrit, big companies should invest in our culture.
Hi ,Dr. Sucheta ,I am Krishna pal one of your very old friend.I am thrilled and admiring you for your wonderful discourse on Vedas in such a lucid manner. It will be a great help to young and old who want to know about such great ancient knowledge of our country.
I had been searching for some one approaching vedas from anthropological and ligunuistic perspective. Thus is by far the best. This is how Vedas and Sanskrit have to be taken forward. Holding them too sacred and keeping it on the alter is keeping them away from masses.
Look up Shrikant Talageri
@@19683 Thanks! I have seen some of this presentation. But the back and forth controversy around his works doesn't inspire confidence to read more.
Key challenge in approaching vedas is - people hold it too close and sacred and hence relax the vigor with which they approach other works. There sheer volume, complexity, elegance, multiple version and the difficulty in arriving chronology of collection of the work makes it very difficult.
One thing to learn is how vedic works have questioned and refined by vast set of authors over long period of time to make itself relevant with times.
@@ViswaMitrann Controversy?
@@ViswaMitrann Which scholar holds them too sacred to be rigorous.
@@ViswaMitrann Refine?
Tai I bow before you. We need many such scholars who can explain our heritage in simple native language
Extremely informative lecture! Sucheta madam is the epitome of Bharat vidya & her efforts to spread that knowledge are commendable! Namo namah🙏🙏
Amazing discourse. Very well explained. Spell bounding. Thank you, Sucheta Madam. 🙏🙏
Fascinating lecture. Prof Sucheta has deep and profound knowledge of the subject and her narrative style makes it all the more interesting. Her account of the various small incidents and anecdotes makes us understand just how great and accessible a text the Rig Veda is.
So glad to listen to Scholars like Dr.Suchetha Madam. Thank you
🙌I am from kerala
Simplicity encloses her inner brilliance and purity 🙏🏻🙏🏻
नमो नमः 🙏🏻
Again wonderful session. My Pranam to Sucheta tai
Mam,you are exactly right, here in USA, if some Bollywood star is coming auditorium will be full, but any programs related to vedas or Hindu dharma hardly 1percent Indian you will see there. One day we will be looking up to foreigners to get the knowledge, this thought also brings tears in my eyes. American are 100 %dedicated to what they do.
i am probably going to germany next year for studying physics bachlors, i am also a seeker of hindu sculpturs and all of its glories and i promise, i will spread it wherever i go.
It is heartening to know that she has determined to carry the greatness of our scriptural truths to the common ignorant careless Indians
Tai , too good. On listening to your wonderful talk I have also started feeling proud to be an Hindu. You are simply great. Regret that I have not learnt Sanskrit. 🙏🙏💐
Superb series. Many many thanks.
The pronunciation of reminded me of of one lecture during Navratri by Swami Sarvapriyanand of Vedant Society of New York where he played two versions of Devi Stavan , one was Vedic way the other regular as we would do. Such stark difference, the vibrations must be so powerful in the first type.
"If you don't split the word rightly, you would never know anything."
That's wisdom.
Thanks mam learning new things at age of 75year, because of you my sincere regards for you.
Thankfull to Dr Sucheta . When Vedas are not so clear about the method ,the way the means to be estanlished on the self sustaining Truth , the Vedanta is clear on this point of a comprehensive and inclusive way to transcend the Vedas that were the sublime confuguration of three gunas as highlighted in the Geeta -
Traigunyavisayah vedah Naistriyagunya bhavarjuna
Nirdwandwa nityasatwastha Niryogakhema atmavan
🙏🏼 🙇🏻🙏🏼 Many thanks to Dr. Paranjape for a stellar illuminating lecture
Speechless. No words. Mesmerized.
simply fantastic lecture by Dr.Sucheta mam. Thanks a lot mam!
It is understandable that when questions are asked in Marathi, answers also were provided in Marathi. But since it is being taken to wider audience, most of whom don’t understand Marathi, it is a good idea to provide English translations. Especially when both questions and answers are in Marathi only.
Wonderful knowledgeable session. धन्यवाद.
Excellent. I am just learning alphabet s of sanskrit. This is a great insight into Rig veda.Thanks mataji for uploading
Pls can you say full details of "Sanskrit alphabet (letters) ". like
1) varnamala
2) diacritic letters
I am trying to constructing new writing system for Sanskrit
it felt so lovely to hear these things to hear from you
If such knowledge is shared in Hindi, many people will be benefited. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you and namaskar Mata so very much for this lecture and also those to come. 🕉
My highest respect , gratitude and regards to Suchta Tai and Oriental Research Institute for the postings of speeches on Vedas
I request you to ket me know good books on veda , either soft copy or hard copy which give the suktas , mantras fully and explanation in English so that I can study
I am from Mumbai 🙏🙏🙏
Regards - Dipak Ashar
Thanks - Illuminating - you have an in-depth knowledge of your field. Please consider making use of slides also.
Fabulous, fantastic, exciting,vyakhanam.
खरोखर धन्य आहेत ते विद्यार्थी ज्यांना डाॅ.सुचेताताईंसारखे गुरू लाभले.
डाॅ .सुचेताताईना साष्टांग दंडवत🙏
It's fascinating.
अप्रतिम . खूप प्रचार प्रसार होणे आवश्यक 🙏
Remarkable, amazing, fabulous.
Excellent Dr. S. Thanks.
Very much needed in India
Could someone please guide me to a good English book/translation of the Rigveda. And a big thank you to Dr Sucheta for a wonderful introduction to this beautiful text.
Do you have a translation of vedas
It was amazing. Thank you for sharing this.
Enjoying the series, but wish the question answer round was in English or at least had subtitles.
Mem, love and respect to all, mem Americans and Europeans and japanis and chinish love and respect our entire ancient literature but unfortunately hardly less than one percentage of people know about this golden books in fact if these things are introduced from standard one to master level and onwards PhD,such things will help entire human race to know many facts to make life more meaning full for all
Good presentation for common people.
Beautiful lecture
Did renowned Dr sucheta paranjpe written on Rig veda
WOW !!!!! 👌🏼👌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Only ONE thing 🙏🏼---- can we all Hindustanis PLEASE stop calling them ...... suktas, vedas, sura, asura, yoga...... etc etc etc etc 😔........ JUST TO be pronounciable by the english speaking part of the world ....... we have made AND now accepted 😔...... yog as yoga ... sukt as sukta.. ram as raama.... dharm as dharma ..... sanatan as sanatana......... ved as Veda ......... you name it and every Hindi Sanskrit word is CONCOCTED now 😣 for what ???? For the whim of the "english" speakers ????? Really? When we very well know and as you reiterated here too 🙏🏼, Hindi Sanskrit words have .... meanings in them....... now, if the words are written wrong in books n for posterity ...... they are all loosing their sense, their meanings......
And that is NO WAY Mam 🙏🏼, you would like the words to be preserved to, right?
These are all the plans of these other cultures ..... to demolish Hindi, Hindustan .... one erosion at a time .... in these current times ... first is, to demolish the language AND its sense ... itself.
I- am in New York, i live here, I am seeing the whole world now. N trust me, I know, what's going on. Seeing n understanding all that, I've realized - we Hindustanis HAVE to accept 🙏🏼, acknowledge, Respect What We Have ..... and then .... Spread the core n crux of these veds n purans to the surroundings---- cause Hinduism/Hindutv.. has been the pagan culture ... which is the believer in vadudhaiv kutumbkum, hence, has delved only n only in uplifting of human mind body n soul ........ which obviously included the nature, the earth, the cosmos n the universe; which is what we realized 6000 years ago ....... that human is just a particle of this whole cosmos BUT it is important to the highest degree too.. so, realizing once place and the importance of it.
Great work proud of you Madam....
Stars look brighter compared to the sky's in light polluted area. With that and without the aid of bright light during night, it is possible that people had better night vision.
she is talking about everything else other than explaining that time's contemporary culture..
very well enterpreted. madam ko namaskaram.
Oh my god, mam you mentioned same thing.
mam is so passionate about Sanskrit,Vedas,vedanta...Thanks and it's a great seva..But I am asking how do u know it's only 5000 years old..even ramayana happened 10000 years ago and even before that all avatars like parasurama, narshimha happened and Veda is even before that is what I thought as it's a very ancient knowledge...
so what does your reading and study tell you? why are scholars saying it is around 5000 years old when it was first written down?
@@nirvanabliss73 u can trace a written document but for an oral narration you have to track each and every family or person that sukta was transfered to which makes it pretty hard! Rig veda in written form was formed around 2500BC . Scholars were meant to research instead they started indulging in lectures which is partly good as it promotes the study but the main part is still missing out
@@meghog3823 I am tatlking about written form only in my earlier comment. I agree that its difficult to age the oral narration but study of linguistic and language evolution can you give some clues. But what main part is missing out, as per you? I didnt understand
Amazing, 🙏
By heliocentric did we mean in the Vedas the Sun as centre of the universe or centre of solar system.
YES
of the Solar system.
Madam, please recommend some books for a beginner on vedas in English.
❤
Thank you
yes poat shakha of yajurveda is definately known to people who are the descendants
याच लेक्चरच्या पहिल्या दिवसाचा व्हिडिओ आहे का?
🙏🙏 Namo Namah
Thanks
vishvavaraa
🙏
Pro. Should have recommend Hindi or English books not just Marathi
हिंदी में इस विषय में अच्छी पुस्तकों का नाम सुझाएँ।
Fanti discourse by Madam Dr Sucheta but it would have been much better if question/answer session been in English or in Hindi because everybody does not understand Marathi
Can one have e-mail of Paranjape madam or of BORI ?
Thank you Smt.Suchitra ji I am blessed to listen to you.🙏🙏
Lecture is beautiful but arrangements are poor
यो वः॑ सेना॒नीर्म॑ह॒तो ग॒णस्य॒ राजा॒ व्रात॑स्य प्रथ॒मो ब॒भूव॑ ।
तस्मै॑ कृणोमि॒ न धना॑ रुणध्मि॒ दशा॒हं प्राची॒स्तदृ॒तं व॑दामि ॥ १२ ॥
यः वः सेनानीः महतः गणस्य राजा व्रातस्य प्रथमः बभूव
तस्मै कृणोमि न धना रुणध्मि दश अहं प्राचीः तत् ऋतं वदामि ॥ १२ ॥
जो तुमच्या बलाढ्य संघाचा सेनापति असेल, तुमच्या पथकाचा अगदीं मुख्य असेल किंवा राजा असेल, त्याच्या पुढें मी आपल्या (हाताच्या) दहाहि बोटांच्या ओंजळीने हात जोडतो आणि सांगतों कीं जुगारीनें मला लुबाडतां आले नाही. हे मी खरें अगदी खरें बोलत आहें १२.
स्त्रियं दृष्टवाय कितवं तताप अन्येषां जायां सु-कृतं च योनिं
पूर्वाह्णे अश्वान् युयुजे हि बभ्रून् सः अग्नेः अन्ते वृषलः पपाद ॥ ११ ॥
स्वत:च्या स्त्रीला पाहिले तर त्याला संताप येतोच; पण दुसर्याच्या स्त्रियेला पाहिले, किंवा इतरांचे घर शृंगारलेले दृष्टीस पडलें तरी जुगार्याच्या अंगाची लाही होते; पण करतो काय ? सकाळीं धुरकटलेले घोडे जुंपून (भाड्याकरितां) गाडी हाकावी आणि (रात्री) शेकोटी पेटवून तिच्याजवळ त्या गुलामाने पडून राहावें ११.
पुणेरी विद्वानांचे वर्णन जे पुलंनी केले त्याची आठवण येते. समोरील श्रोत्यांची तुलना महिलामंडळाशी केली.
She seems to be more interested how Veda came in rather than what is there. He knowledge of history is for sure not good. She tries to fit vedic people to Sindhu river, while telling that no archeological evidences in Harappa. She forgets river Sarasvati being referred a lot more than other rivers. I found it a time waste. Expected the lecture to focus on what is there in Vedas and why they are important even today.
Shri.Vinayak Bhat,
GE.Happy to know your insightful observation. Dr.Sucheta's presentation with the best articulations is good to know. But at the end of the day, all our articulations, narratives, rhetorics, quotable quotes, metaphors may entertain but will not deliver.
." न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्य " Accedemecic assertion.
"न गच्छति विना पानं व्याधिरौषधशब्दतः ।
विनापरोक्षानुभवं ब्रह्मशब्दैर्न मुच्यते ॥ ६२ ॥ " Vivek Cudamini seekers' assertion.
Happy to quote Sant Kabir
"तू कहता कागद की लेखी मैं कहता आँखिन की देखी ।
मैं कहता सुरझावन हारि, तू राख्यौ उरझाई रे ।"
Dear sir, it is rather adutious to say that it was a waste of time because mention of Saraswati river etc.
हिंदी/मराठी का प्रयोग हो.
बाष्कळ ह्या शब्दाचा वापर 60च्या दशकात माझ्या आज्जी कडून ऐकला, बाष्कळ बोलू नये असे ती म्हणायची ....
पुणेरी विद्वानांचे वर्णन जे पुलंनी केले त्याची आठवण येते. समोरील श्रोत्यांची तुलना महिलामंडळाशी केली.
I am sorry to say that this is really very silly. To stop a learned speaker from speaking while she is in flow is quite a sin. Those who could not watch online could have downloaded the video later.
How ignorant and foolish!!
Watched for 8 minutes to know about this person. Typically I stop watching when I understand this:
The ancient texts were transmitted orally and hence they were written in Mystical story form. This lady is cynical about the fact that some text says that sun was swallowed by Rahu, Ketu. In Mystical stories the language used consist of metaphors. People who don't know that all stories were metaphors then they are completely unqualified to know the text. For some reason I think I should stop at 8:50
The Rahu and Ketu story is from the Puranas. She is talking about Rig Veda.
Baman shit ...
Jealous 😂😂😂 it's ok world accepting it..... No body cares about u
@@eeadda9504 lauda jealous
@@sulbhameshram9752 Dikh raha h
can you elaborate on why you say this