Aashaawad Ke Aaine se Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav

"Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav 2013" was celebrated on 6th & 7th October 2013 at Mahishi. Here we are sharing an experience and review of Mahotsav of Dr. Pankaj K Mishra, associate professor, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University. Dr. Mishra was an invited guest for the national seminar during Mahotsav and was actively involved and witnessed many of the unfolding events. 

Dr. Pankaj K Mishra  is largely been involved in academic and research works of university. He has a great research interest in Mandan Mishra and Ugratara. He has also authored many books in the respective fields.

He has a strong interest in theatre works and has directed and accted in many plays in sanskrit. Now he wants to direct a small visual commentry on the "SHASHTRARTH between Shankaracharya and Mandan Mishra".

Apart from academics and research activities,he is involved with Doordarshan and AIR for sanskrit news reading in morning and evening bulletins. To know more about Dr. Mishra, please follow : http://mahishi.org/scholars.html

Here is the experiences shared by him in his own words.

vk'kkokn ds vkbZus ls mxzrkjk lkaLd`frd egksRlo

egksRlo dh izrh{kk gh Lo;a esa jksek×pdkjh gSA fdUrq ,slk egksRlo rc lokZf/d jksek×p mRi djrk gS tc vki mlds izfrHkkxh gksrs gSa] lgHkkxh gksrs gSa ;k fuR;Hkkxh gksrs gSaA mxzrkjk lkaLd`frd egksRlo esjs fy;s dqN ,slh gh vuqHkwfr Fkh] ekuks vk¡[kksa ds fy;s ;K] dkuksa ds fy;s lqe/qj laxhr rFkk Ropk ds fy;s js'keh Li'kZA

fu/kZfjr frfFk 06@10@2013 dk Hkh vkxeu gqvk] fdUrq irk ugha bl vkuUne;h volj ls ,d fnu iwoZ bUnznso D;ksa :B x;s Fks] ,slk yx jgk Fkk ekuks vius ny] cy o 'kL=kkL=kksa dks mUgksaus blh volj ds fy;s cpk j[kk FkkA fo|qRiru ,oa ewlyk/kj o`f"V us lek;kstdksa] dk;ZdrkZvksa o izfrHkkfx;ksa dks fuf"Ø; lk cuk fn;k FkkA iqujfi] ;g mu lek;kstdksa] dk;ZdrkZvksa o izfrHkkfx;ksa dk n`<fu'p; Fkk ftls {kf.kd fujk'kk D;k bUnznso Hkh fopfyr ugha dj Ikk;sA iz'kklu ,oa izehyth dh lefiZr e.Myh ds vFkd ifjJe dk ifj.kke Fkk fd iwoZfu;ksftr dk;ZØe ds vuqlkj] dk;ZØe dk liQy 'kqHkkjEHk gqvkA ik.Mky esa mifLFkr n'kZdksa dh ck<+ us ,d fnu iwoZ dh okLrfod ck<+ dh ihM+k dks Hkqyk fn;kA i=kdkjtxr~ dh mifLFkfr us egksRlo ds egÙo dks eguh; cuk fn;kA

bl f}folh; egksRlo dk ewY;kadu rhu [k.Mksa esa fd;k tkuk visf{kr gksuk pkfg,&

(d)mn~?kkVu l=k                                                                 ([k) lkaLd`frd l=k rFkk                                                           (x) fo}r~ l=k

(d) mn~?kkVu l=k&lekjksg dk mn~?kkVu leLr visf{kr vkSipkfjdrkvksa ds lkFk gqvkA pkgs og eaxykpj.k gks ;k oSfnd eU=k IkkB] u`R; gks ;k xku] Lokxr gks ;k lEeku] Lokxr Hkk"k.k gks ;k vfrfFk Hkk"k.kA vkcky&o`¼ dh lgHkkfxrk bueuksgkjh dk;ZØeksa dks mRl iznku dj jgh FkhA Lokxre×p ^gkmliQqy* FkkA u lekIr gksus okyh Hkk"k.kijEijk dk Hkh n'kZd djryèofu ls Lokxr djrs jgsA mn~?kkVue.Mi ds lkeus gh ftykiz'kklu ds }kjk lEikfnr izn'kZuh yksxksa ds vkd"kZ.k dk dsUnz cukA fdUrq] n'kZdksa esa fujk'kk rc fn[kh tc ,d vk/ LVkWy ds vfrfjDr lkjs LVkWy nUrfoghu eq[k dh rjg yx jgs FksA

vk¡[kksa dks fn[kusokyh bu vkfr'kckth dh fgykusokyh vkokt] dkuksa dks lquus dks feyhA ekuks ;s vkokt iw.kZfodflr iq"i ds ihM+ksRiknd 'kwy gksaA dbZ yksx dgrs ik;s x;s fd ik.Mky dh vis{kk e×p ij vf/d yksx FksA ;g O;aX;ck.k FkkA lek;kstd fu#Ùkj Fks] D;ksafd lcdks izl j[kus dh mudh foo'krk gksrh gS] lkjs iz'uksa ds mÙkj u nsus dh foo'krk gksrh gS] lcdh Identity cpkus dh foo'krk gksrh gSA

gesa ;g Hkh le>uk pkfg, fd izR;sd dk;Z dk dksbZ u dksbZ dkj.k vo'; gh gksrk gSA ge iwtk Hkh blhfy;s djrs gSa fd gekjh vfHkyk"kk iw.kZ djus ds fy;s bZ'oj izl gksaA ,sls esa e×pklhu gks ;fn bl dk;ZØe dks izk;ksftr djus okys jkT; iz'kklu ds izfrfuf/ viuh lfnPNk ,oa ;kstuk n'kZdksa ds lkFk ck¡Vrs gSa rks buesa nks"k D;k gS\ mUgha ds izHkko ls rks bl misf{kr /eZLFkyh dks jkT;@jk"Vª ekufp=k ij LFkkfir djus dk iz;kl gks jgk gSA vU;Fkk vkxkfeo"kksZa esa bl egksRlo dh ifjdYiuk dh tk ldrh gS D;k\ gesa bl dVqlR; ls eq¡g ugha eksM+uk pkfg, fd nq/k# xk; ds iSjksa dh pksV lguh gh iM+rh gSA

fdlh ds eq¡g ls ;g Hkh lquk x;k fd leqn~?kksf"kdk dh mn~?kks"k.kk iqjkus xzkeksiQksu ds lwbZ dh rjg ^pUn* ,oa ^vkxkt+* bUgha nks 'kCnksa esa iQ¡lh jghA mn~?kks"k.kk esa cklhiuk dh cw FkhA D;k djsa egk;K ds lEiknu dh Rojk esa vuk;kl ,d vk/ =kqfV;k¡ jg tkrh gh gSaA

blh l=k esa fpjizrhf{kr Lekfjdk ^/jksgj* dk Hkh yksdkiZ.k gqvkA blesa ftuds vkys[k Ni x;s Fks muds psgjs ij nwt ds pk¡n dh rjg eqLdku Fkh vkSj ftuds ugha Nis Fks muds psgjs ij fujk'kk dh eksVh js[kk Li"V fn[k jgh FkhA iqujfi dbZ vkys[k] /jksgj dh ;ksX;rk esa U;wurk dh J¼k×tfy;k¡ lefiZr dj jgh FkhaA ;|fi lcls lq[kn Fkk Lekfjdk dk dysoj] rFkkfi nq%[kn Fkk fo"k; dk lek;kstuA eq[ki`"B ls izkjEHk v'kqf¼;k¡ vUr rd Lekfjdk dk lkFk NksM+us dk uke ugha ys jgh FkhaA e.Mu ds bl izns'k esa izkjfEHkd f'k{kk dh nqjoLFkk dk] ;g if=kdk vkxkfeo"kksZa esa izek.ki=k u cu tk,] blds fy;s fpUru ijeko';d gSA lekjksg dh liQyrk mruh izlÂrk ugha ns jgh ftruh fd /jksgj ds ys[kksa esa NikbZ dh v'kqf¼;k¡A buls tqM+s yksxksa ds leiZ.k ,oa lfnPNk dk ge Js; ugha Nhuuk pkgrsA fdUrq vk/qfud ;U=kksa ds lkFk lke×tL; fcBkus dk nkf;Ro iwjh rjg ls ,d ;qok Vhe dks ns nsuh pkfg,A

([k) lkaLd`frd l=k & ;g ,d ,slk dk;ZØe Fkk ftlds fy;s ftyk iz'kklu esa lokZf/d leiZ.k ns[kk x;kA egksRlo ds fy;s izkIr jktLo dk lokZf/d O;; blh ds fy;s FkkA cM+s cM+s foKkiu Hkh blh ds fy;s FksA lqj{kk dk rFkkdfFkr rke >ke Hkh blh ds prqfnZd~ fleVk FkkA LokHkkfod gS fd bl egksRlo dh liQyrk blh dk eq¡g tksg jgh FkhA vUrkjkf"Vª; [;kfr izkIr xkf;dk dYiuk vkSj ekfyuh us e.Myiz'kklu dks fujk'k ugha gksus fn;kA n'kZdksa ds lkFk&LkkFk iz'kklu ds izgjh Hkh muds rku o xku ij vius iSj fFkjdkrs ns[ks x;sA nsj jkr rd gj oxZ us lwnlfgr vkuUn ywVkA lkaLd`frd 'kCn dh ekuks ;gk¡ lksís'; O;k[;k dh tk jgh FkhA

dbZ yksxksa dk ,d dqrdZ lquus dks feyk fd bl dk;ZØe esa Hkkstiqjh xkf;dkvksa dks cqykdj egksRlo ds izfr U;k; ugha fd;k x;k gSA eSfFkyh xkuk gksuk pkfg, FkkA ;g rdZ ,d gn rd vo'; gh lgh yxrk gS fd eSfFky izns'k esa eSfFkyh xkuk dks gh c<+kok feyuk pkfg,A ysfdu esjk er blls loZFkk fHk gSA eSa ekurk gw¡ fd fodflr ekufldrk ls gh laLd`fr fodflr gksrh gSA jkT;O;kfi egksRlo esa gj ns'k dksl ds yksx vkrs gSaA blfy;s lcds euksj×tu dk è;ku j[kk tkuk Hkh vk;kstu dk è;s; gksrk gSA lkFk gh ;g dksbZ vkf[kjh vk;kstu ugha Fkk fd ge vc eSfFkyh vk/kfjr dk;ZØe ugha ns[k Ikk,¡xsA ;g egksRlo rks bl izns'k ds fy;s vonku cuus tk jgk gS] blfy;s gesa fujk'k ugha gksuk pkfg,A [kkl dj izcq¼ oxZ viuh fVIi.kh ls cpsa vkSj vius lkFkZd lq>ko ls dk;ZØe dh n'kk vkSj fn'kk cnyus dh lksp fodflr djsaA

lkaLd`frd dk;ZØe esa rks viuh gj foyqIr vFk ok foyqfIr dks izkIr gksus okyh fojklr dk izn'kZu vko';d :i ls gksuk pkfg,A vU;Fkk viuh ijEijk Hkh jsfM;ks vkSj vUrnsZ'kh; i=kksa dh rjg foyqIr gks tk,xhA lkek&pdsok] tVk&tfVu] >wjh] vnkSjh vkfn dsoy ckck nknh vkSj ukuk ukuh dh dgkuh ek=k cudj u jg tk,A

(x) fo}r~ l=k& lekjksg ds nwljs fnu fo}r~ l=k dk vk;kstu FkkA dbZ txgksa ls cqyk;s x;s vius vius {ks=k ds fo'ks"kK fo}kuksa us bl l=k esa fgLlk fy;kA dqN us dsoy vkykspuk dh] dqN us eqn~ns dh ckr dh rks dqN viuh dgkfu;k¡ lqukrs jgsA dqN ,sls Hkh fo}ku~ Fks ftUgsa vius fopkj izLrqr djus dk volj izkIr ugha gqvkA dbZ fo}ku~ vkt Hkh blh Hkzked fi"Vis"k.k esa yhu Fks fd 'kadj vkSj e.Mu ds 'kkL=kkFkZ dk D;k eryc gS] og Hkh rc tc fd 'kadj dh bl izns'k esa mifLFkfr Hkh ,d diksy dYiuk gSA ;s fo}ku~ ,sls rky Bksd dj cksy jgs Fks tSls ekuks os ml 'kkL=kkFkZ ds lk{kh gksaA ;k e.Mu vkSj 'kadj ds nwr cu dj vk;s gksaA

blh l=k dk lk{kh o izfrHkkxh eSa Hkh FkkA fofo/ fo"k;ksa ds foospu ds lkFk eq>s Jksrkvksa ds iz'uksa dk mÙkj nsus dk Hkh lkSHkkX; feykA ogk¡ ds yksxksa esa ,d vnE; ftKklk fn[khA gj Jksrk dqN dgus dh izfrHkk j[krk FkkA ,slk yx jgk Fkk fd ,sls ftKklqvksa dh fiiklk ds 'keu ds fy;s vkSj le; feyuk pkfg, FkkA blh e×p ls eq>s Hkh vius rhu izfrosnu dks izLrqr djus dk volj izkIr gqvkA ;s rhuksa izfrosnu Fks&

(1) efg"kh dk ukedj.k ekfg"erh fd;k tkuk]

(2) ogk¡ ds f'k{k.k laLFkkuksa ds ikB~;Øeksa esa e.Mu dks lfEefyr fd;k tkuk rFkk

(3) e.Mu ds uke ls ,d 'kks/ alaLFkku dk izkjEHk fd;k tkukA

lq[kn i{k ;g Fkk fd 'kh?kz gh bl lUnHkZ esa e.Myiz'kklu dh vuqdwy izfrfØ;k Hkh izkIr gks x;hA

,d oDrk ;g [ksn izdV djrs ik;s x;s fd yksx eSfFkyh ugha cksy jgs FksA eSfFkyh ds izfr budh Hkkouk dks ge lHkh eSfFkyizseh iz.kke djrs gSaA ;s ,slh ekufldrk ds yksx gksrs gSa tks nwljh nqfu;k esa Lo;a dks eSfFky ;k fcgkjh dgus ls fgpdrs gSa fdUrq ?kj esa nks pkj rkyh ctokus ds fy;s viuh Hkk"kk dh nqgkbZ nsus yxrs gSaA iz;ksx esa mlh Hkk"kk dks ykuh pkfg, tks lcds fy;s xzká gksA

bl lksp dks Hkh lexzrk esa ns[ks tkus dh vko';drk gSA ge LokFkhZ u gksus dk nEHk rks Hkjrs gSa fdUrq O;ogkj esa ;k vkpj.k esa bls ugh yk ikrsA Hkkjr ds lUnHkZ esa fcgkjh gks tkrs gSa] fcgkjh ds lUnHkZ esa eSfFky] eSfFky ds lUnHkZ esa lgjlk okys] lgjlkokyksa ds lUnHkZ esa efg"kh ds] efg"kh ds lUnHkZ esa mÙkj ;k nf{k.k VksYkk ds] irk ugha mÙkj ;k nf{k.k Vksyk ds lUnHkZ esabl ?kj ;k ml ?kj ds Hkh gks tkrs gksaxs ghA jk"Vªh;rk ;k vUrkjk"Vªh;rk dh ckr djus okys cqf¼thfo;ksa dks dsoy eSfFkyh] Hkkstiqjh ;k vaxzsth dh ckr ugha djuh pkfg,] og Hkh rc tc fd Hkk"kk lEizs"k.k dh fo/k ek=k gS] og Hkh rc tc jkT;iz'kklu (ftyk ;k xzkeh.k iz'kklu ugha) bl egksRlo dks jkT; ds ekufp=k ij ykus ds fy;s iz;kljr gks vkSj og Hkh rc tc gj O;fDr viuh /jksgj ds lUns'k dks nwljksa ls ck¡Vus ds fy;s vuqfnu lksp jgk gksA oSls Hkh laLd`fr lkoZHkkSe gksrh gSA

vkxkfeo"kksZa esa bl Segment dks vkSj vf/d izkS<+ cukus dh vko';drk gSA fo"k; dh ,dfu"Brk gksus dh fLFkfr esa lkjs fo}kuksa dks dqN u dqN viuk vuqHko ck¡Vus dk volj vo'; gh feysA fo}ku~ fo"k; ls lEc¼ ckr djs rks Js;Ldj gksA dsoy e×p ij mifLFkfr fn[kkus ek=k ds fy;s dqN ls dqN cksyuk vdknfed v#fp mRi djrh gSA

mxzrkjk lkaLd`frd egksRlo ds v#fp mRi djus okyh dqN Reviewi<+us dk ekSdk feykA oLrqfLFkfr] fo"k; ,oa izfrik| dh lexzrk dks tkus fcuk fu"d"kZ fudkyus dh geyksxksa dh ,d Rojk gksrh gSA tuJqfr ,oa ijEijk dks gh lR; le> ysus dk vKku lesVs jgus dk geesa uSlfxZd LoHkko gksrk gSA dnkfpr~ ogh fLFkfr mu Reviews dh Hkh gSA lfork th us viuh izfrfØ;k esa bu rF;ksa dks Li"V djus dk egku~ nqLlkgl fd;k gSA

bl izdYi esa fdlh [kYokV (xatk) ds cky dh rjg efgyk dh mifLFkfr {ks=kh; f'k{kk O;oLFkk dh nqf'pUrk gSA ukjh izfrHkk dh mis{kk ugha gksuh pkfg,A dsoy euksjatu esa gh efgyk dks ns[kuk vkxkfefnolksa esa ekufld fod`fr dks vk/ku djus dk iz;kl u cusA

,d ckr vkSj] bl lkaLd`frd egksRlo dh liQyrk esa gh izns'k dk fodkl fufgr gSA ;g fodkl vizR;{k gksrk gSA izR;{k fodkl ds fy;s fdlh vU; e×p ls jktdh; mn~?kks"k.kk,¡ gqvk djrh gh gSaA gesa ,d tqV ls blds fy;s 'kqfprkiwoZd lefiZr gksuk pkfg,A

ehfM;k us nksuksa fnuksa rd bl izdYi dk vk|ksikUr fooj.k izLrqr dj egksRlo ds izpkj izlkj esa egÙoiw.kZ Hkwfedk fuHkk;h gS] muds izfr lk/qokn gekjk nkf;Ro curk gSA

vUr esa izehyth lfgr mudh ;qok Vhe ds lnL; vfer};] fnyhi th] eqDrs'ojthvkfn ds lkFk lkFk 'kf'kHkw"k.kth (ftyk/h'k) ds usr`Ro esa dk;Z djus okys izR;{k o vizR;{k tu dks c/kbZ] ftUgksaus brus lqUnj egksRlo dh ifjdYiuk dhA

fuLlUnsg vkxkfeo"kksZa esa mxzrkjk lkaLd`frd egksRlo vius ije o pje y{; dks izkIr gksxkA

bfr 'ke~

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WWe take this opportunity to thank Dr. Pankaj K Mishra via our platform MAHISHI.ORG to attend the Mahotsav and made the event of National Seminar fruitful. We propose to take extreme care about his suggestions made about the organization of Mahotsav and would like the mass to also give a thought about it. Such a kind of large event will never be successful and would meet its objective till each person of society will not be connected with it. 

The views shared by him and published here is entirely the experiences and view of Dr. Mishra and we would like you to put your views on this via comments or emails. 

You are also requested to share your experiences with us , we would like to publish it via our platform. You may send your experiences on info@mahishi.org 

Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav 2013 : A complete coverage

Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav 2013 , Mahishi :

“Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav” organized by Department of Tourism , Bihar on 6^th and 7^th October, 2013 at the divine land of Maa Ugratara filled with the spirits of famous meemansak Mandan Mishra and culturally rich place Mahishi in the district Saharsa, Bihar  presented a true image of Maithili culture with rich folk traditions. There were plenty of events organized to showcase the rich cultural traditions, historical heritage, spiritual values and many more.

The Mahotsav was inaugurated on October 6^th ,2013 by the Sri Narendra Narayan Yadav ,Hon. Cabinet Minister Law, Planning & Development, Govt. of Bihar amidst the chants of Vedas by disciples of “Ved Vidya Kendra” at Mahishi. The other present guest of honors were Sri Dinesh Chandra Yadav Hon. MP Loksabha, Sri Arun Kumar Yadav  Hon. MLA Bihar Assembly, Sri Alok Ranjan Hon. MLA Bihar Assembly, Prof. Abdul Gafoor Hon. MLA Bihar  Assembly, Sri A N Pandey Director SAP  and Former Nuclear Scientist  BARC Mumbai , Sri Pankaj K Mishra Asst. Professor Delhi University, Sri Dev N Pathak Asst. Professor SAARC University New Delhi and local district administration officials.

In his inaugural speech Hon. Minister Sri Yadav threw the light on the historical and archeological importance of Mahishi and importance of the place as Shaktipeeth. He repeated the commitments of Hon. CM Bihar Sh. Nitish Kumar to protect the cultural, archeological, religious and historical heritage of Koshi region and bring it on tourism map. He also instructed to speed up the beautification work of Ugratara temple and development of it as tourist place initiated by Hon. CM Bihar Sri Nitish Kumar himself during first “Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav” in 2012.  

The inaugural session was also addressed by Hon. MP Loksabha, sitting MLAs, Vice –President Ugratara Temple Trust committee Sh. Pramil K Mishra, invited scholars and guests under the president ship of   DM Saharsa.

On occasion of Maotsav a souvenir “DHAROHAR” is also published with rich articles on Maa Ugratara, Vidushi Bharti, Acharya Mandan Mishra , Mithila and Maithil Culture. The souvenir published is a research book in itself as it has various research articles on relevant subjects of eminent national and international level scholars.

An “Udyog Mela” and “Agriculture Fare” was also organized by District Administration which was inaugurated by Hon. Minister Sri Yadav and District Judge Kumar Deodutta jointly. In the agri fair focus was on display of techonology based scientific methods of agriculture. In the “Udyog Mela” there were stalls of various industrial setups in the region, handicrafts, local food items and financial institutions. Apart from them, there were stalls of various govt. departments informing about different govt. schemes to public and utilizing them.

The evening of first day of “Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav” was filled with the joys of local folk cultural programmes by troops of “SWARANJALI” which was later taken over by famous bollywood and Bhojpuri bhajan singer Kalpana Patowary. In the performances of SWARANJALI main focus was to present rich cultural and musical heritage of Mithila region via different songs of poet Vidyapati, songs on Maa Ugratara and various occasional songs like sama-chakewa, sohar, crop harvesting time, and many more such songs.  

  

The famous singer KALPANA PATOWARY from Mumbai started her performance late in evening with her famous number “Jekar nath bholenath…………. ”after addressing everyone in local maithili language and Ganesh vandana. The magical moment of stage was presentation of rich Bhojpuri folk Bideshiya & Nautanki of Late Bhikhari Thakur  often called “The shakespear of Bhojpuri”  by one of his fellow troop member 105 Yrs. Old Sri Ramagya Ram and his team along with Kalpana Patowary. People even from remote places were stationed till end of programme around 2 O’clock and hardly there was any space left in ground which has capacity of more than 10 thousand people. Singer Kalpana presented various songs in different folk languages Bhojpuri, Maithili, Rajsthani, Punjabi and ended with her famous bollywood numbers in Hindi.

The second day of Mahotsav on 7^th oct. 2013 witnessed a convention of national and international level intellectuals gathered from various parts of country under the stage organization of Vice President, Ugratara Temple Trust committee Sh. Pramil Kumar Mishra and President ship  of Former Nuclear scientist BARC and Director SAP Hyderabad Sh. Amrendra N Pandey. The list of dignitaries include Professors from various universities, Authors, Writers, researchers and local intellectuals. All the speakers put on their views on Maa Ugratara, the discourse between Mandan Mishra and Adi Shankaracharya, the relevance of philosophy of meemansak Mandan Mishra in modern times and correlation of it with various other philosophical and spiritual domains. A speaker Sh. Pankaj K Mishra from St. Stephen’s college, Delhi University focused on the need of including Mandan Mishra and his philosophies in school and college level syllabus. A verbal resolution was also passed among the present guests and audience to change the name of Mahishi to “Mahishmati” to correlate it with its original glory and unique identification. All the present speakers were later honored by presenting a Memento featuring Maa Ugratara Temple by Hon. Distt. Judge Kumar Deodutta and DM Saharsa Sri Shashibhushan Kumar.

In the evening of second day of Mahotsav the popular radio programme of Akashvani Darbhanga “GAAM- GHAR” was relayed from the stage of “Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotav” and people were very happy upon seeing and hearing their artists live. The programme was later extended with the presentation of many Maithili folk regional songs and dances by various artists of region.

The last artistic performance of Mahotsav was a magical one and will be in memory of people from years as it was of famous Bhojpuri Singer MALINI AWASTHY. The magical performance started at around 10 O’clock in night and then it was a complete 3 Hrs. unforgettable moments with songs in Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Hindi ranging from patriotic songs to bhajans and Bhojpuri. All these three hours people were dancing on her tunes and specially ladies and children enjoyed the show much as once she reached among their gallery and started performing there.  Her performance covered bhakti songs on Devi Ugratara like “Tohre saran mein aaye hain jagdamba maiya….”,patriotic songs, chhath puja songs and various relevant social cultural songs. At the end she was presented memento of Mahotsav by DDC, Saharsa Sh. Yogendra Ram.

The organization of such kind of state govt. events in Mahishi is indeed a historical one and proves the commitment of Hon. CM Bihar Sri Nitish Kumar to bring it on tourism map as developed place which was earlier announced by him during Seva Yatra 2011 and later repeated in first Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav in 2012 which was inaugurated by him. The deptt. Of tourism is doing a job of appreciation by providing adequate funds and guidance for development to local administration and Temple trust committee.

The Village Mahishi , Maa Ugratara and Mandan Mishra :

Mahishi is a village situated 16 kms west of district headquarter Saharsa and 296 Kms east of state capital Patna.  The village has a great archeological, historical, religious and linguistic values. The village is famous for ancient temple of “Ugratara”, the discourse held between Mandan Mishra and Adi Shankaracharya, the great poet and author of Maithili and Hindi Rajkamal, and many modern marvel scholars. The village has a rich history and tradition which has been proved by excavation works carried time- to- time in the village.

The idol of goddess “Ugratara” is thought to be of stone - age and bear resemblance with Buddhist culture also. Many of the other idols found during excavation in a pond and other places in the village have Buddhists architecture.  The remains of “Pal Dynasty” and “Maurya Dynasty” have been found in and around Mahishi during excavation. The temple is of ancient times and is a main center of “Tantra Meditation” too due to its specialty of forming an equilateral with “Chandi Temple” of Biratpur and “Katyayani Temple” of Dhamara Ghat near Nepal Border. Thus this temple is an immense source of power and draws devotees from far and wide not only from India but also from adjoining countries like Nepal, Bhutan, China and Tibbet, etc.
The history of Mahishi goes back in 8^th Century as it has been learnt and later established   that Mahishi was the birthplace of great Meemansak and Advait Vedanti  Acharya Mandan Mishara in 8th century and he lived here with his wife Devi Bharti. A religious discourse (“Shastratha”) was held between Pt. Manadan Mishra and Adi Shankracharya in mahishi and later it was joined by the wife of Pt. mishra, Devi Bharti. Finally Adi Shankaracharya was defeated by Bharti and again came second time for the discourse. The place of discourse is still lying in Mahishi and needs a major excavation work to establish these theories of history.

The places around Mahishi also have archeological and historical importance which was duly recognized by Archeological survey of India and state government. There is located Sun Temple established by  King Narsimha Dev  of Karnataka Dynasty in Kandaha near Mahishi. This is the temple where Sun is worshipped as god and his idol is placed over here carved over a single stone slab.

A website has also been raised to give information and connect people from across the countries to Mahotsav and Mahishi. The details can be found at visiting the community website of Mahishi http://usm.mahishi.org or http://www.mahishi.org and official website http://saharsa.bih.nic.in .

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The above report has been prepared by Sh. Amit Kumar Choudhary . Administrator Mahishi.org  for detailed view on the events organized during Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav, Mahishi  on 6th and 7th October, 2013. Sh. Choudhary is involved in the organization  of mahotsav since its inception and has contributed in various duties for organization. The website of Mahotsav "http:\\usm.mahishi.org" is also the brainchild of him and all the intellectual designs of cover page of souvenir, logo are provided by him. He is happy presenting his day to day accessing for the mahotsav and we request you to share it the most and put your views via comments. We also request you write your experiences and reviews and mail it to us on info@mahishi.org. We will publish it via our on handle with due credits to you.

Gala grand festival “ Shri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav” by Sri Amrendra N Pandey

Sri Amrendra N Pandey, Director Spiritual Awareness Programme  Hyderabad and former nuclear scientist BARC Mumbai is sharing his experience about "Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav 2013" held on 6th & 7th October 2013. Sri Pandey was an invited guest for the national level seminar on Ugratara, Mandan & Bharti and Maithili Culture during mahotsav by Deptt. of Tourism, Govt. of Bihar , District Administration Saharsa and Ugratara Mata Mandir Nyas Samiti. 

Sri Pandey has worked as a senior scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for more than three decades till 2006 and now  is the director of a Hyderabad-based institute, 'Spiritual Awareness Programme', is actively working in the fields of Yoga, space and Energy and its correlation with Dvait and Advait.He proposes a strong correlated concept betwen Dvaita & Advaita in 8th Century (to represent the wholesome effect of Veda) its endorsement in 17th century by Tulsi; in 20th Century by Science and in 21st Century by Yoga. Currently he is engaged in research into the reason for debate between Mandan Mishra and Shankaracharya at this place.

Pandey has published books on "Yoga - A Solution to Manage International Problems Related to Swine Flu and Post-Nuclear Leakage Crisis" and "Spiritual Approach to Combat Influenza A (H1N1)". To know more about Sri Pandey , please follow our link : http://usm.mahishi.org/scholars.html

Here we are happy to present the experience of Sri A N Pandey in his own words about his stay and participation during "Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav 2013 ".

Gala grand festival “ Shri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav”

                                               :::::: Amrendra N Pandey:::::::

Thrilling Experience:

          During events of “Shri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav “(held during 6^th & 7^th of October) at Mahishi, in Saharsa, Bihar, I was invited to participate in the events. Total five speakers were invited along with local intellectuals to participate and to explore the hidden themes of Shri Ugratara, Mandan, Bharti contributions along with Adi Shankaracharya. There were very good arrangements to the extent possible consisting welcome/cultural hospitality by the department of tourism (Government of Bihar), Saharsa District Administration officials and Ugratara Mata Mandir Nyas (trust) . The officials of district administration were very cordial while receiving, rehabilitating/ accommodating and transporting the guests from Saharsa (developed town of Bihar and Head quarter for district and commissioner officials) to the Mahotsav site.

Excellent Management and Vision of Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav Committee including Deptt. Of Tourism, District Administration and Ugratara Mandir Trust committee :

The wider vision of committee is appreciated when all the sections of the society like i) political ii) cultural iii) intellectual iv) local public of Mahishi and nearby villages  were given equal importance to participate and come out with their views for the basic mission and vision of the Nyas (trust). The representation of each section has properly been taken care (to the extent possible). Event related to cultural program was given the wide dimensions to accommodate Maithili and Bhojpuri speaking artists.

Traditional Cultural Program:

Many traditional cultural programs were organized in local Maithili and Bhojpuri language (one of the prominent languages spoken by large number of people in Bihar). In addition, Hindi was a link to provide the platform for entertainment while large number of people of Mahishi and associated rural areas were present. The cultural programs indicate the wider visions of the Mahotsav committee to accommodate many artists of different cultural background in connection with music and dance. The organizing committee of Mahotsav deserves many appreciations for selecting the artists who have expertise and the program delivered the sweat memory in the minds of large sections of people.

Intellectual dimensions were explored:

Ugratara Mata Mandir Nyas (trust) has organized intellectual discourse (based on its objectives) to bring out the value with added theme of Shri Ugratara, Mandan, Bharti concept. It has given the emphasis on moral, ethical and virtuous values prevailing in the local areas along with  special topics like i) Purkha Divas ii) importance of Shakti Peetha iii) gift of Mandan and Bharti to then society (8th century) and also for modern society in terms of science and technology. The wider coverage of local as well as national intellectuals was given. District administration along with management officials of the trust were present throughout the convention of intellectuals (held on 7^th of October 2013). District Magistrate Saharsa Sri Shashibhusan Kumar and District Judge Sri Kumar Deodutta were himself present throughout the seminar and patiently listened all the intellectuals and agreed to take necessary actions to include Mandan Mishra in school and college level syllabus and restore back the original glory of Mahishi as Mahishmati suggested by one of scholars Dr. Pankaj K Mishra from University of Delhi.

    

Win win dialogue of two spiritual masters (Pandit Mandan Mishra and Adi Shankara) in 8^th century was explained, taking into consideration of different angles like i)views of Shri Tulsi Das of 17^th century; ii) theme of Swami Vivekananda of 18^th century and iii)energy and space theme of science of 20^th century. The dialogue between Pandit Mandan Mishra and Adi Shankara was also analyzed taking the four nobel paths of Buddha. The participants (local and urban) understood the magnanimous vision of the Nyas to strengthen  the mission and vision of it (the Nyas /trust) for educating and also for providing the platform for human evaluation.

Role of the Ugratara Mata Mandir Nyas (trust):

The trust played a commendable role where all the members of Executive body were silently doing the best possible services to the people of the village, artists & also to the guests.  The role of Shri Pramil Mishra, Vice President of Nyas and his wife is worthwhile to be mentioned.  Madam Mishra can be equated for her help and devotional action towards Nyas (trust) with Vidushi Bharti. As Bharti had extended her contribution to the growth of Pandit Mandan’s Mission and vision; similar way, Madam Mishra is performing her role to grow the Nyas. The Secretary, the treasurer, the publication officials, volunteers associated with hospitality and other works have extended their services to make the function very successful.

Shri Amit Choudhary, Shri Amit Anand, Shri Dilip Choudhary, Shri Ajay Kumar Jha, Shri Murari Ji, Shri Vachaspati Jha   are the prominent personalities who were the back bone of the events along with Secretary and Vice President.

          

Role of District Administration Saharsa and Deptt. of Tourism:

The district administration saharsa and deptt. of tourism jointly played a vital role in organization of the mahotsav. The district officials have put their best effort to make the events successful despite having unfavorable weather conditions and large mass to manage. The DM saharsa has himself taken personal interest to make the event successful along with his other officials working on ground day and night. Sri Mukteshwar Mukesh from District administration has specially appreciated and honored by district judge Saharsa for excellent core organization of mahotsav and successful publication of the souvenir "DHAROHAR 2013".

The Management committee of the mahotsav along with district administration officials and trust committee members were very efficient to take care of all sections of the society and intellectuals along with administrative staff of the Govt. of Bihar associated with the events. Over all, a grand successful and fruitful gathering was organized to deliver the objectives of Shri Ugra Tara, Mandan Mishra and Vidushi Bharti trust. It was a thrilling and memorable moment for me and also for the people at large. 

UGRATARA SANSKRITIK MAHOTSAV , MAHISHI : An Excellent Event

"Sri Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav 2013" was celebrated on 6th and 7th October at Mahishi. The Mahotsav is celebrated by Deptt. of Tourism, Bihar and managed by Distt. Administration and "Ugratara Temple Trust Committee" jointly. Here is a report -cum- review of Mahotsav organized at Mahishi by well know feature writer and reviewer "MUKTESHWAR MUKESH"

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Mr. Mukteshwar was witness of the unfolding events of Mahotsav and is involved in it sicnce its inception. He is the man behind the many successful events of Mahotsav and largely been appreciated many times by authorities.He has successfully managed the publishing of souvenir "DHAROHAR" also and this time was honoured by Distt. Judge Kumar Deodatt. 

Writing is passion for him and besides his monotonus govt. job he has written many articles in various state and national level news papers and magzines on subjects related to History, Philosophy, Science and Fiction. A brochure on tourist locations of Koshi region is a novel work of him which was published during KOSI MAHOTSAV 2011.  

Here is accessing of him of Mahotsav organization is his own language.