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Part 1: A Gathering in the Presence of the Guru We are seated in the presence of Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Viśvaguru Paramahaṁsasvāmī Maheśvarānandajī. We are seated in the place where the aura of your tapobala is created. I would like to invite Śrī V.C. O.P. Chaṅganī to welcome the dignitary with a garland, a sword, and a symbol of respect. Ādarṇīye Rāṇī Junīvālajī, we will begin... please stand. Today, every person builds an institution, but to run institutions with integrity and to maintain their ideals is an amazing thing. On this occasion, I remember Ādarṇīye Sagarmal Junīvālajī. His journey began with the first Sanskrit school, and today this work is spreading through the true virtues of his foundation. It is amazing for a person to accomplish such great work. This is the grace of the Gurus. We are welcoming Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa Viśvagurusvāmī Maheśvarānandajī, who has established 3,000 centers worldwide for the promotion of Indian Sanātana culture and yoga. As a result of his penance, lakhs and lakhs of foreigners have adopted sāttvika principles, and some examples can be seen here as well. He has turned his life towards Sanātana culture and is very happy within it. Welcome, our most revered Svāmījī. Welcome to this world. We extend our best wishes to our dear O.P. Chaṅganījī, Kulapatī of Apex Radio. It is an honor to have Śrī Kapil Agrawaljī, Ambassador of the World Peace Council India, with us today. He has been associated with Pūjanīya Mahārājjī for many years and has been instrumental in all his endeavors. I request Śrī Kapil Agrawaljī to kindly enlighten us with insights regarding the āśrama. Hari Om. First, many, many salutations to my holy Gurudeva, Viśvaguru Svāmī, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramaḥaṁsa Svāmī Maheśvarānandajī. It is my pleasure to welcome Maheśjī Gurujī, who is sitting here with both Gurujī and God. And our Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Svāmī Jñāneśvara Purī, who has come from his country of Croatia and has taken Indian citizenship. It is a matter of great pride for us that he speaks Hindi and Sanskrit so fluently that even you and I can learn from him. So, I welcome our Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Jñāneśvara Purī. And our Major Surendra Nārāyaṇa Mathurjī, you are also very welcome. Ravi Junīvālajī, who has highlighted the name of Apex University not only in India but across the whole world. And Saṅghanījī, Vice-Chancellor of Apex University. Dr. Saroj Pāṇḍey, President of the Rāṣṭrīya Sanskrit Academy. Vijendra Bansaljī, and our Dr. Raghu Śarmājī, who has organized this very beautiful program. I welcome them all. All my dear students and everyone who has come to this international event, our media friends, I would also like to thank the Śiṣyagṛhī Paśan Srot Sansthān, Śrī Svāmī Mādhavaānanda World Peace Council, and Apex University for organizing the great event of the International Seminar on Yoga and Indian Culture. Before introducing our NGO, I wish to share some thoughts on yoga. Yoga is an essential building block for transforming this world into a global planet of peace. It makes you a child again. Where there is yoga and Vedānta, there is no impurity, ignorance, or injustice. Yoga is not a religion; it is a way of living whose aim is a healthy mind in a healthy body. As my beloved Gurujī Svāmījī always says, tons of theory are nothing compared to a gram of practice. You can attend any seminar, watch any TV program, engage in any theoretical activity, but yoga only happens by doing it. Until we practice yoga, there is no yoga. Therefore, we must not only be active listeners but also practice and implement the teachings of our Guru. Secondly, there are many students present. I would like to tell you one more thing regarding today's environment and the subject of this conference: yoga and Indian culture. Indian culture, Indian yoga, Indian food—we are all leaning towards the West. You are all very good. One of you will become a doctor, an engineer, an IAS officer, IPS officer, or a judge. But you will become that only when you are healthy. The most important thing for health is our food. So, we should take care of our food and drink. Do yoga, eat good things, eat fruits. This is Svāmījī's message so that we can make our country proud in the future. Now, I will proceed with the introduction. This is our NGO, Yoga in Daily Life International. Svāmījī is seated here. First, in our Guru-paramparā, we speak of the tradition. In our tradition, first came Lord Alakapurī, after whom a river in the Himalayas flows—Alakanandā. The incarnation of Lord Svāmījī first came in our tradition. His disciples are Devapurījī and Bābjījī. They have a very large āśrama near Kailāśa Khaṭūśyāṃjī. If you ever go to Khaṭūśyāṃjī, please visit. We have our Mahāprabhujī, Śrī Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī, whose Gāḍī is in Nāgaur, near Kailāśa Khaṭūśyāṃjī. Svāmījī has established three āśramas and a cowshed there. Many foreigners come for yoga and meditation. After that, our Gurujī, Hṛdaya Hindū Rāja Svāmī Mādhavaānandajī, who was a disciple of Śrī Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī, has his Gāḍī in Jāṛdhana, Pālī. And his disciple is our Svāmījī, our beloved Gurudeva, Viśvaguru Mahāmahima Śrī Svāmī Maheśvarānandajī, who has, till now, 108 āśramas in 21 countries. Svāmījī has 108 major āśramas. The large āśramas are in 21 countries. I will name some: there are ten āśramas in the Czech Republic. Ten percent of the Czech Republic's population are Svāmījī's disciples. We have six centers in Vienna, and fifteen centers in Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA. I salute Viśvaguru Svāmī Maheśvarānandajī on completing 52 years of service to mankind. In these 52 years, he has completed 54 circumnavigations of the globe. There is hardly any other person in the entire world who has circled the earth 54 times by airplane. Since the 1970s, he has been actively teaching yoga, introducing it to the West. Today, he has more than 80 million disciples, of which 10 million are foreigners. Before 1947, when we were slaves, the English ruled over us. Today, those very English bow at Svāmījī's feet. This is a matter of great pride for us. Viśvagurujī is a real saint who has sacrificed his whole life for the benefit of the world. He has made millions of people vegetarian by propagating non-violence in thoughts, words, and especially deeds. They have not just made their diet vegetarian; they have made their thoughts vegetarian. They remove anger from any of our disciples. They have only one thing in mind: peace. In 2007, Viśvagurujī founded the Śrī Svāmī Mādhavaānanda World Peace Council in commendation of his beloved Master, Śrī Svāmī Mādhavaānanda. It is an international forum for fostering world peace through tolerance, respect, and understanding among religions, cultures, and nations. It is a work recognized by the United Nations, holding special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Our Council, the Mādhavaānanda World Peace Council, is affiliated with the United Nations Social and Economic Forum. The Council annually conducts a World Peace Summit to raise global awareness for achieving peace through non-violence, tolerance, and mutual respect. The summit draws world luminaries, intellectuals, and other celebrities who believe in world peace. From 2009 to 2019, 18 World Peace Summits were organized in various places, namely at the United Nations in Vienna, Sydney, the Czech Republic, Bratislava, Wellington, and Hungary. Here we are organizing a World Peace Summit. Svāmījī just told me one more thing: he has invited you all to the next World Peace Summit in Geneva in June. All students should come. He is engaged in many humanitarian initiatives: a research center, the Desert Rain Harvesting Initiative, Village Water Action Plan, community-based water management, a school, a college, etc. Svāmījī has his own school and college in Jāṛdhana, where thousands of children study free of cost. All funds come from abroad, not a single penny from India. In 1994, Viśvagurujī laid the foundation stone of his largest project, called the Oṁ Viśvadīpa Gurukula Svāmī Maheśvarānanda Education Research Centre, commonly called the Oṁ Āśrama. Svāmījī has been building the Oṁ Āśrama since 1994. In this project, 2,500 laborers have been working since 1994, and it is 90% complete. Thus, Svāmījī has been providing employment to 2,500 laborers since 1994, with all funds coming from abroad. This is a matter of great pride for us, as we are also creating employment. This Oṁ Āśrama has 108 residential units designed in the shape of a homa (sacrificial fire altar) to attract tremendous cosmic energy. There are 108 rooms. There are 1,108 statues of Lord Śaṅkara, each in a different mudrā. This will be the eighth wonder of the world, to be inaugurated by our Prime Minister in 2023. Many governments and organizations worldwide recognize his work and have bestowed various honors and awards in appreciation. I am blessed to be associated with such a miraculous saint. He showed me the path to success. He always told me that we must not only understand and respect one another but also welcome each other. It is my honor to serve as secretary and assist in this tireless effort for the betterment of mankind. We have special centers for animal welfare as well. Svāmījī has as many gaushalās (cowsheds) as we have āśramas. The āśrama also supports sādhus, the poor and differently-abled, and the marriages of underprivileged girls. We are also running rainwater harvesting projects. Svāmījī has created an artificial lake in Jāṛdhana. It fills during the rainy season, and we supply water to the village when needed. During the first wave of COVID-19, more than 40,000 kg of food was distributed in the Pālī area, 42,000 kg in the Nāgaur area, and 45,000 kg in Gujarat. The āśrama gave food and shelter to more than 800 migrant workers walking to their homes. During the second wave, the āśrama organized oxygen concentrator machines, covered medical expenses, and provided home care, support, and meals. We are also giving financial support to people who lost their family's breadwinners. As you can see, Svāmījī has done significant welfare work in India and here in Rajasthan. With this, I thank you for your attention. Thank you. Jai Hind. You are a member of the Environment Monitoring Committee. A scholar like you is advancing the university and becoming a role model for those present. This is a very amazing thing in itself. When a person moves forward, influenced by the personality before them... the personality before you, Ādarṇīye O.P. Chaṅganījī, His Holiness Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa Śrī Svāmī Maheśvarānanda Purījī Mahārāja, all the guests on the stage, especially our Chairman Ravi Junīvālajī, whose efforts have made this program possible on our campus. Apex was established 57 years ago by our Founder Chairman, Dr. S.M. Junīvālajī, a great philanthropist. It began with his efforts, starting as a modest school and slowly growing into a banyan tree. Today we have nine campuses. The establishment of Apex University was his dream project, realized through his own efforts in 2018, and since then, our progress has moved forward. The idea behind Apex was to keep the values of Indian culture at the forefront, and the organization has always aimed to advance with this principle. For 57 years, we have always kept these two issues at the forefront: Indian culture and values have always been our focus, and this is the inspiration of Mahārājjī. I was observing Mahāprabhujī's thoughts and mission. His mission is that you recognize yourself, recognize Indian culture, recognize your society, and recognize nature. All the institutions we have developed have tried to instill these feelings in the children. Currently, it is very interesting that both the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the UGC are focusing on universal human values. This focus on universal values stems from the vision given by Mahārājjī. In that, it has always been said about Human Values: you should develop harmony with yourself, harmony with your society, and harmony with nature. This is your mission. In today's program, we would like to hear from your own mouth what we should do further regarding these three things. Thank you very much. I would like to congratulate Mr. Junīvāl. He has chosen such a great organization to run. On one hand, he is a scholar in the field of education, and on the other, he is an Air Commando who has served in the Army. Mr. Devendra is his teacher, and I request him to share his poetry with us. Mr. Junīvāl, you are amazing. Welcome. Maheśvara and Virāṭman, all students, faculty members, all of us seated here today who wish to listen to Gurudeva, there is only one quest: peace plus happiness. We spend our lives searching for it. I encapsulate it in one word: peace. I have composed a small poem applicable to all of us. In search of peace, I wandered here and there. I was, but that hidden life did not come into my sight. In search of peace, I wandered here and there. I was, but that hidden life did not come into my sight. I kept thinking, I kept thinking, one day I will attain it. When I get it, I will see everything with my own eyes. I left many places, left many lanes. I walked with life wherever it went. This was a new place. The sky was also new. I flew a lot, but again I grew tired. It was a long journey. I was not in my senses. This flight gave me much here. I saw a new place in my desires. I flew again, thinking this yearning would end when I caught a glimpse. The one seen from a distance came into my sight. There stood a person before me, And I did not get the peace that he had. I said to him, "The path is difficult. Let's share the peace. I am also not a bad person." Then came the light, but there was no one. There was a mirror, and in the mirror was my Akṣa (reflection). Smiling, he said, "I have always been in your presence." I thought, was this just my imagination? Was my peace so near? Why didn't I know? He said, "Why do you fight so much with yourself?" Everyone here torments me in this race. Thank you very much. With his words, Śrī Mathur is the world head of the All India Tribal Welfare Āśrama. He is making great efforts to find traces of Indian culture in various countries. He has traveled extensively to 37 countries and expanded his work to 12. Major Mathur is trying to bring different cultures closer. Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa Svāmī Dhyānānanda Purī... Viśvadhyānānanda Ācāryagaṇa Bandhu Bandhu. Today's topic is based on Sanātana culture. I have a brief PowerPoint presentation and must keep to a very limited time. First, let me state that I am a soldier. I know neither Sanskrit nor history. Our work began in 2006 with Svāmījī's blessings in Jaipur, with 150 foreigners present. After that, we began this research work. Our research was field-based; we did not study books. We went to those countries and learned from the Gurus there. Based on that, I will show you that Sanātana culture exists all over Europe. This presentation will focus on one particular community to demonstrate that Sanātana culture is pervasive in Europe. We are working in many countries to show that if people realize their ancestors and ours are one, it fosters peace, as Svāmījī teaches. You can see there are many communities across Europe; we could not include all on one slide. The first is the Celts. Can you see behind me? The first community is the Celts. They are in Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Northern Italy, the Balkans, and Austria. This is the primary community we will discuss today. Who are these people? This dates back 10,000 years before the time of Lord Śiva. Today, we will prove this refers to the time of Lord Śiva, 10,000 years prior. Who were they before that? Where do they live today? How do they live? What is their situation? The second are the Baltic countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia. Their influence is significant and is called the "Pursuit" culture. Then we have Scandinavia, Finland, Transylvania, and then the Slavic countries. The war happening in Ukraine and Russia involves Slavs on both sides—brothers fighting. If you combine Celts and Slavs, they constitute 45% of Europe. We can prove they are all connected to Sanātana culture. This is Devī Danu. Devī Danu is called the "Danubian" culture across Europe. Just as the Gaṅgā is a culture in our country, in Europe, the Danube is a culture. Danu is a Hindu goddess. There is a beautiful temple in Bali, Indonesia. People in Indonesia worship her; we are also asked about her. Devī Danu is worshipped throughout Europe, but she is a Hindu Devī. Danu is also a river. Among Europe's main rivers is the Danube, flowing through ten countries. It has four capital cities on its banks, and it is an international waterway. So, this Dānu means "the word of God." The word of God is pratāpa (splendor), dravya (substance), vara (boon). This is the word of God, and you can see how vast the river is. The whole of Europe is filled with the word of God. If I tell you this word of God is given by a Hindu goddess, you will understand that all of Europe is filled with the word of God. Next. When you go to Greece, they ask about God there. This is Hayagrīva. God is Viṣṇu. It is in the museum in Crete. What do they call it in Europe? A centaur. I have taken you to a Balkan country. There, they ask about Viṣṇu's incarnation. They say, "Yes, he has given us knowledge." Next. See, they were meeting in the museum. Next. And see, what do they say? And who is he? We all know him. I don't want to give too much information. He is an incarnation of Viṣṇu. He has given knowledge. He has given knowledge to all the sages. And Kaśyapa—who is Danu? Ṛṣi Kaśyapa's wife is Danu. This is Bhagavān Śiva. He is Sarveśvara. They call him "Triffin" there. Throughout Europe, Bhagavān Śiva is called Triffin. This is the king of that place, the throne of the king of the Celts. The third is Sarveśvara. Sarveśvara is here. It is painted here. I told you about the river Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Sarasvatī—that is our culture. Here we have written about Devī Danu, wife of Kaśyapa, and that fluid-based drop. I told you pāta is a pure, cultured word. At some stretches, the Danube River has forests on both sides, like our Gaṅgā, Yamunā, and Godāvarī rivers. There are many forests around them. There are also many forests there, which we call vana. So, we were in a forest all around the Danube River. I have used one more word: ādhṛ. Ādhṛ means a sage or one with knowledge of the Vedas. If you combine these three words, you get the word Dhanvantari. If I tell you Dhanvantari was in Europe, you will be intrigued. But if I tell you Dhanvantari was in Jambudvīpa, you will be excited. So, you can see Dhanvantari was named after Danu. Next. Secondly, who is the chief deity of the Danubian culture? God with better legs and a cauldron... God with better legs and a cauldron... You see, we know about Bhagavān Paraśurāma. When Bhagavān Paraśurāma met Bhagavān Rāma, when he was in his own age, afterwards he laid down his weapon. But what happened? We know Bhagavān Paraśurāma conquered the world twenty-one times. But nowhere in our scriptures is it written where Bhagavān Paraśurāma conquered. We have searched for this. We have been to those countries where he is worshipped. And when he relinquished everything, all the kingdoms he established—which are mentioned in our scriptures—were given to Ṛṣi Kaśyapa. And who was Ṛṣi Kaśyapa? He was the son of Danu. So, you can see that throughout Europe, Lord Paraśurāma is the God of that place. Now, what do they say? I am telling you about God Paraśu. All these names were given to me by the Gurus there. This is not my discovery. The Gurus there—who are they? They told me who they are. See, they are not calling Devṛṣi as Devṛṣi. There is no difference. These slides were provided by the Gurus there. I will tell you who those Gurus are. See, Devṛṣi is not called Devṛṣi. Lugash means Deva. All the languages there are in Sanskrit; we have extracted each word, showing how it derives from Sanskrit. You can see all that. This is about Yugas, how the Sanskrit word was formed. We will show you. You can see: Deva, Yugas, Devṛṣi—there is no difference. That's it. And see, which deities do we worship? We worship Bhagavān Śiva, but what do we call him? Kurnian Nasa. Which avatāra of Viṣṇu do we worship? We worship all. What do we call Matsyāvatāra? The fish avatāra. The salmon of infused knowledge. You ask them, "Do you know about Matsyāvatāra?" They say, "No." But if you ask, "Do you know about the Fish avatāra? The salmon of infused knowledge," they say, "Yes." And our Matsyāvatāra. After Nārāyaṇāvatāra, what is our avatāra? Our avatāra is Varāha. So, what is the Varāha avatāra called? Boar of the battle. What did God Varāha do? He lifted the Earth from the ocean. So, boar of the battle. Boar means boar of the battle. So, Varāha is boar of the battle. After that, Vāmana Devatā. Dwarf means Vāmana. The boar is called Vāmana, the dwarf of wisdom. They say dwarf of wisdom. After that, the animals are also called dwarfish. God is better than God... God is better than God... God. It is a pure Sanskrit word: La. La means Indra. You will find in Sanskrit dictionaries that Lā means Indra. They say "La." They call Manu as Manu. And similarly, that. And what was their ancient language? It is Oṁ. It is our Āgama. There is no difference. Our ancient language is Āgama. They call it Ogam. There is a slight difference in pronunciation; otherwise, no difference. Next. This is their coin. It is used in Britain today—a 50 pence coin. You can see the Goddess on this coin. There is a trident in her hand. Which Goddess is this? This is Bhadrakālī. This continues even today. Even today, in Jaipur, you can buy it from the market. This is Bhadrakālī. Bhadrakālī is known as Vardhānī. This is the origin of Pṛthānī. Pṛthānī is a place in France, Pṛthānī. This is the origin of Pṛthivī. You can see her, the Goddess. Even today, she is on their coin. Next. And this is her cycle. This cycle consists of eight main festivals. Part 2: The Eight Parvas and the Global Tapestry of Sanātana Dharma These eight main parvas are connected to our Pañcāṅga. All these parvas are our parvas. The parvas that they know, we have presented them in Sanskrit. In pure Sanskrit, it is the same word; there is no difference. They observe them in the same places that we do. Yes, the Church has changed it slightly, fixing the dates. When we follow the lunar calendar, the Church has fixed the solar date. See, this is the Celtic cross. This is the Church’s cross. The calendar I told you about earlier represents that. There are eight festivals. There is a time limit. I told you about each festival. What is its name? How did it emerge from the scriptures? See, we have one festival. Which one is this? This is the biggest Guru of the world. This is the Guru of the whole world. This is the Druid school. This is a French Guru, and this is also a French Guru. You can see me too. And what is this? Ratha-saptamī. It is called Imbolc. How is the word "Imbolc" in Sanskrit? Give me a chance, I will tell you. Next. This is Tārā. This is the place of Tārā in Ireland. Can you see this, Śivālī? This is the place in the form of the Mahākāla of Ujjain. I have called it Ujjain. This is a very big observatory. There is a Pañcāṅga there, where the Guru’s Pañcāṅga is published. We receive many blessings from the Pañcāṅga here. It is an experiment. They built many huge temples, but they were destroyed. Yet people still come here and worship. We receive many blessings from the prayers, and we have poems here. The songs that are written there... Lord Brahmā gave birth to Īśāna on the day of Akṣaya Tṛtīyā, which is his birthday. He went there and established his kingdom. This is Newgrange. On the 21st and 22nd, two days before, on the 21st of December, these Celtic people went there and worshipped. There, the sun’s rays enter the earth only on that specific day. They can only enter the earth on that same day. This is a World Heritage Site, and this is a part of Tārā Pariṣad. We are going to showcase it in Ujjain. We are going to demonstrate it by learning from them. We have forgotten many things. We have forgotten about the temples. Now we will identify the temples. Which sun’s rays will fall on which temple during Mahākāla? And what will happen? We are going to show this. You can see this is a World Heritage Site. This is a very significant issue in itself. The whole PowerPoint presentation is about it. These are the Druids. These are the Druids of Ireland. Even today, they teach their students. I asked them why they gave this command. They said they don’t have a plenum, and this is the calendar of Scotland. This is entirely in Sanskrit. You can see the month of May. These are the letters. And Dīvālī is their Navarātri. And what is said on that Diwali? "Go to Satsaṅga in November, An-A-N-P-Samay," they call it Samay. But what is this word? An-Tasmay, we say Tasmai Śrī Gurave Namaḥ. An-Tasmay. Salutations to that Devatā. Salutations to the Ananta Devatā. It is his ninth Śrīvarī. It is written in all the Purāṇas. You see, in the month of March, join AM, MA8, this is called Amṛta. So why is Amṛta in March? Because Amlā is the 11th. We are on March 11th, we are in Amritsar—what an ancient calendar it is! Now I would like to tell you about those countries; they are called Celtic countries. By the way, they are all over Europe. And God Paraśurāma is present throughout Europe. So see this: there is Ireland, I-R-E-L-A-N-D is Ireland. Above is England, Britain, the United Kingdom. Its three provinces are Scotland, Wales, Cornwall. This is with God Paraśurāma. Thank you. I would like to invite Swāmījī Avdād Gurujī to give a speech on yoga. Salutations to the Cosmic Self, salutations to Śrīla Gurujī Siddhāpīṭha Paramparā, my reverential praṇāma to our beloved Gurudev, His Holiness the Śrī Guru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa Swāmī Maheśvarānanda Purījī Mahārāj, respected guests who are seated on the stage and who are gracing us with their presence, all the students, lovely brothers and sisters seated before me, and to all our dear Guru brothers and Guru sisters. As you have heard from Kapiljī and others, our Pūjya Gurudev has been promoting Sanātana Dharma, Yoga, and Indian culture all over the world for the past 55 years. There are more than 3500 ashrams and yoga centers under Pūjya Gurudev, where daily yoga sessions, yoga classes, and weekend seminars are conducted. I am surprised that in today’s younger generation—we are the future—we are more interested in the culture of the West. We try to copy the people living there, instead of following our own culture, which is our Indian culture. For example, we see that the people who have come here with Swāmījī, our Guru brothers and Guru sisters, have all worn traditional attire according to Indian culture. And what do we do, the new generation? Jeans. Jeans are okay, that’s fine, but they have tears on their knees. That’s all fashion. We are forgetting where our roots are. We should never forget the roots from where we started. Our roots are here, so we should stick to that. We should never forget where we came from. No matter how far you have come in life, no matter how high you have reached, you should never forget your roots. We should never forget where we started. Our roots are only mother, father, brother. There are so many words which are still there in English and in Croatian. People say that India was a Viśvaguru, and we have to make it a Viśvaguru again. India was a Viśvaguru, is a Viśvaguru, and will remain a Viśvaguru. No one can change this. We are the only people who can go ahead and save this culture in the future. Now we are all studying. We are all students. Myself, I am also studying, so we are all students. So we should study well. We should know what we want to do in our lives, and we should always remember our roots and go on and follow the path and never forget. Just say, "Guru Kṛpāhi Kevalam." This is what we focus on. Guru Kṛpāhi Kevalaṁ, Śiṣya Ke Ānanda Maṅgalaṁ. Sarvaṁ prathama guru kaun āte hamāre? Mātā Pitā, jino ne āpko paidā kiyā hai. Phir kaunse Guru āte hain? Jo hamāre Ādhyāpak gaṇ hai, jo hameṁ paḍhāte haiṁ. Jo bhī insān āpko phuch bhī prakar kī śikṣā de, that can be your friend, that can be your parents, that can be your uncle, anyone who gives you any type of knowledge is a Guru in one sense. But the highest Guru is Śrī Satguru Dev, who can guide you and who can make you one with the Lord. Guru is such a Mahāpuruṣa who can take us from the sea to the shore. So, until we have Śrī Gurudev Satguru Dev’s blessings, our life becomes... So, without further ado, I would like to pay my respects to Śāstra and Gurudev at the feet of our Pūjya Gurudev. We will now listen to the words of our Gurudev. God bless you. Yogeśa Purījī, who is working with Mahārāj Jī, who is the full architect of Aum Ashram. When you go to Aum Ashram, you will get to know that it must have been more than 25 years of your life. You have worked with Gurudev since this year. Dear Swāmī, Aum Yogeśa Purījī. Ādarṇīya Gurudev, respected professors, dear brothers, sisters, dear students. Today’s topic is Indian culture worldwide, yoga, and Sanskrit. What a beautiful presentation of the culture of Bhārat it is when we came and we were received with so many happy smiles, welcoming smiles, rangolī, flower mālās, and mūlī. And here I have this beautiful gulāb as a token of love and respect. That is the culture. It is said, Bhārat, not India, Bhārat is the guru of all the world. Matursa explained very much, very nicely how the Bhārat, the culture of Bhārat, was all around the world. Yes, it was, but today we are in Kali Yuga, the shortest and the most beautiful of all yugas, of all four yugas. Now, Bhārat and Europe slowly, slowly... Europe is known in the world as a very wealthy part of the world, a very wealthy continent. Yes, materially, but spiritually, it is slowly, slowly transforming into a desert. And Bhārat is Kashmir. Bhārat is the beautiful garden where still the old tradition, old culture is present. Present. Nowadays, you are importing the same from Europe. Yes, nothing is wrong with cars, houses, or good standards. Everyone should have a house, a beautiful car, and a beautiful standard. But we should not forget our culture. Our culture, which is teaching us or giving us knowledge of how to live together nicely, peacefully, harmoniously, is what Bhārat is exporting. What knowledge? The Ṛṣi-Munis’ Ārṣa knowledge. Gurudev came to my country; it is a very small country, Slovenia. There are only 20 lakh of population there, meaning 2 million. It is a small part of Jaipur. But we have 116 yoga centers and ashrams where Gurujī and his disciples are teaching what was taught in ancient Bhārat, in the Guru Kulas, because we are talking about education. Yes, we are all educated here, but this is one-sided education. The bird to fly needs to have two wings. It means we need to have very good material education to live a comfortable, happy life. And we need to have the spiritual education because we are, in the end, we are spiritual beings. When I was young, I did not believe in God. That was the saṃskṛti of my country. When I met Gurudev, and I was blessed to meet him, I said, "What a knowledge! What is this knowledge?" It completely changed my life. When I understood for the first time that we are immortal, immortal beings, then what is there to worry about? Everything, anything. You see, I will just tell you one small difference between the European culture and the Hindu culture. In Europe, we say after our time will come, expired, then we will die. We are all afraid of death. In India, we say what? Mokṣa mileṅge. We will be reborn. So I wish for every one of us to, besides the material education, also learn the spiritual education. Because, as we say, we cannot change the world, but we can change ourselves. With this, I will finish my humble talk. Thank you very much to all of you for inviting us to this night. Thank you. This is the penance that has been given to Mahārāj Jī in his ashram to help Mahārāj Jī to move forward. Whether it is the Om Ashram, the Banikhatu, the Kailash, the Jaipur Banishar, or any other organization, you have put together a new Kīrti Māna in order to purify them. Anani, Swāmī Prīya, respected Viśvāmurojī, Ānandeśvara, Swāmī Ganeśvapurījī, Kapil Muni, Swāmī Avalokiteśvara, all dignitaries on the stage, foremost of all professors and students, because without students, there is no need of a teacher, professor. So you made it actually happen that we are here today. Thank you very much. As Swāmī Yogeśapurījī mentioned about the culture. Our Gurujī sometimes was joking, the best culture is the agriculture. Because from agriculture, we actually get nourished; our body gets nourished, and our life becomes sustainable. And for every agriculture, we have to learn how to grow the crop, how to do, how to run, when to plant, and for this we need also a teacher, be it parents, be it friends, or whoever. When I came to India, I was astonished that students call their professors "Gurujī". And that is the beautiful thing in India, because "guru" has a very deep meaning. The name has a very deep meaning. "Guru" means one who dispels darkness and gives knowledge, who leads us towards the light. Be it in the material world, be it in the spiritual world. We come here to the university to study. We study to get knowledge, to function in the world, to get a profession, and to go out into this world to sustain ourselves and our families, to plan our future, and to be an integral and useful tool within our society. There are two types of main knowledges, that is, parāvidyā and aparāvidyā, and both go hand in hand throughout life. If we neglect one, the other gets out of balance. Aparāvidyā is what we learn here, connected to the material world, to the senses, to the intellect. Parāvidyā comes when we start to ask ourselves and look into ourselves: who we are, from where we are coming, and where we are going. This knowledge is very much connected to an introspective way of teaching, and for this we need another type of teacher, another type of professor who knows that knowledge and can give it further. It’s connected with the way of yoga and spirituality; it has to do something with it. A kind of longing, it’s the knowledge of the self. Many of you have heard about Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras. There you will find the secrets, the diamonds, and the way how to get to this knowledge. It’s about Vairāgya, Viveka, Satsaṅga, Bhakti, and the last one is Mokṣa. The strong longing to know who you are, what is yourself. Aparāvidyā you can learn everywhere. You have time: 60, 70, 80 years in your life. But for the other one, you have many, many, many lifetimes. In that sense, I wish you all the best for your work, for your studying, and for your future professions. And thank you all for inviting us here today and giving us the great opportunity to present ourselves in that way, what we are thinking, what we are feeling, and I wish you all the best for your future. Thank you. Thank you very much, Swāmījī. You have talked about Parāvidyā and Aparāvidyā. You have talked about Yoga, Patañjali Sūtra. Your Indian culture is very interesting, and your contribution is amazing. I would like to thank you. We have discussed the universal Indian culture today. Major Sahab has discussed the universal Yajña. Avadhūtījī and Premadhānījī have discussed Yoga. I would like to invite Paṇḍita Mahendrajī to discuss saṃskāras. I would like to ask him to touch upon Bindu Jī and Vinaya Patrikā. I believe it is my good fortune that if there is any happiness in the world, and what is happiness, then I request Goswāmījī from Ardhānī that the union of saints and happiness should arise. And there is pain with the saint in this line. No pain will bring joy, but the saint will bring happiness. The pain will be destroyed when the saint is found. Today, in this unexpected, auspicious moment, the arrival of the auspicious feet on earth, Śrī Param Śraddhā Pratāśamanīya Viśvaguru, Śrī Śaṅkara Svarūpa Maheśa Svarūpa, I bow to Śrī Maheśvarānandajī Mahārāj. I bow to Pāda Aravindu Mahārāj. I bow to all of you. I remember a śloka. It says, Purī does not give you salvation. Such Purīs are going to give you salvation. But you will have to go to those Purīs. Only then will you get salvation. Our Gyānapurījī is sitting here. Gyāneśvarānandajī is sitting here. All the Purīs are the same. All the Purīs are the same. Greetings to Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Jī. Along with that, Mr. Mathur, our sister, sister Kochra, and Mr. Juniwal, Mr. Kabir, brother, all the well-wishers, Mother Śakti, and dear children. Culture will live only through culture. And this is the beautiful principle of Indian Sanātana Dharma. Because India is such a country where the world can become a Guru. It cannot become a Guru. It was there before, and it will remain so. Why will it remain so? Because India gives birth to these Saṃskāras. This is a very beautiful example of Rāmcaritamānasa. When this Jīva does not come into the world, before that come the Saṃskāras. Garbhādhāna Saṃskāra. Before that comes Garbhādhāna Saṃskāra, and after that comes the 16 Saṃskāras. These are Vedic Saṃskāras. Time is of great importance; I will not take much. As much time as has been given to me, I am using Goswāmījī’s Vinaya Patrikā, Mānasa, and Mahākāvya Bindu Jī’s one line to apply the saṃskāra. Vedic culture, because there are two cultures in India: one is ṛṣi culture and the other is agricultural culture. Ṛṣi culture is related to the Vedas, and agricultural culture is related to the way of life. See, there is no uneducated person in the agricultural culture. When children wake up in the morning, our elders tell them to wake up and bow to the Mother Earth, then their mother, then their father, then their Guru. Prātakāla, I am saying in Manas Prātakāla, Jagaira Gurai Nāvai Mātā-Pitā, Mātā, Pitā, and Guru. I greet those three. This is the first Saṃskāra. I am inviting the youth who do good morning and evening. The word Praṇāma has a very profound meaning, and after greeting... What is the benefit? Today’s children need benefit. I will tell you what will be the benefit of greeting: "Caturaḥ tasya vardhante āyuḥ vidyā yaśo balam." It won’t even cost money. I will request these children to wake up early in the morning and greet Mother Earth as soon as they wake up. And after that, if the mother comes in front of them, the mother will wake them up. Mother is a mother these days. She says, "Son, wake up and have tea." The mother also comes today because she has become a mother. If she was a mother, she would have said, "Son, greet her." Astu, I have come to speak on Saṃskāra. We will have to give that Saṃskāra. The Śāstra says that we will have to give that Saṃskāra. That is why I am inviting you that in the morning, when these children wake up, tell them that I will give them tea later. First, bow to me. Then go to your father. After that, it is fine if you have a Guru in front of you. Otherwise, Tasmai Śrī Gurave Namaḥ. Astu. As long as this Saṃskāravān energy of India is there, till then this Sanātana will always be there. Sanātana will never end. No country is saying that America, this country, this whole India, is the whole world. Why is that? Because when a disease like Corona came in front of the ṛṣis, it must have come before. In Durgā Saptaśatī, she prayed to God, she prayed to Bhagavatī, "Yaśasvinī śubhasvarūpā nāmabhiraṅgeśvarī akṣarūpā, pāpanāśinī kṛpāmayī, riddhi-siddhidā sadā kurujanapriye, avyādhijananī, tāṁ tvāṁ natāsmahi paripālayi devi viśvam." To protect the world, India does it. Vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam. This kind of culture is based on Hindu saṃskāras. That is why we request these children, these students, their teachers, that before starting their lessons, they should meditate on the saṃskāras for a minute. So when the children have the energy of the saṃskāras, then the scriptures will be in their hearts. Why are we not remembering the scriptures today? Why are we not memorizing them? That is why we are not memorizing them. That is why we are not memorizing them. If we look at the scriptures from the perspective of the scriptures... If we look at the Guru from the perspective of the Guru... Then there will be a definite realization. Astu! In life, the first thing to do is to do praṇām. The first is saṃskāra; then the child will bow to his parents, the child will bow to his Guru. Then you will get the blessings of all three. You will get the blessings of all three. There is no wealth in this. But if there are four, then the wealth will come back. That is why our life should be in Saṃskāra. Because Goswāmī Jī repeatedly says that Śrī Rāmcaritra Mānas is the book of saṃskāras and Gītā is the book of ācāryas. Do what is said in the Gītā and do what is done in the Manas. Manas is Ācārya Saṅgītā, and Śrī Bhagavad Gītā is Ācārya Saṅgītā. If we introduce these children to them, then it is certain that this child, who is going through a lot of trouble today, is coming in the newspapers again and again. If he becomes a saṃskāravān, then the process of any kind of constitution or punishment will end. If we don’t have saṃskāras, then we will not be able to have saṃskāras today. If we have saṃskāras, then we will definitely be able to live in a sanātana culture. And what are the saṃskāras? If we do nitya, then we will also do nitya. If we do hai-hai-ta-ta, then we will get high, and we will do praṇām. Because to say namaste is a different thing. Namaste is a kriyā. Namaste is not an object. Namaste kriyā hai. Kehne se namaste nahīṁ hotī hai. Praṇām karanā kriyā karo. Namaḥ de. Hum āpko praṇām karte hain. Astu. Har śabd kā hamāre yān jīvan mein baḍā māthvā hai. Jaise Rām. Kintu kintu japa dege. Kuch nahī hogā. Kyuki nirarthak śabd hai. Rākar makar, śakar ākar. Jaise Śyām. Śiv Śiv japenge to kyā milegā. Rām Rām japenge to kyā milegā? What will we get if we chant Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name? When our things are sold, we will tell you the importance of them. People run for profit. I will not say much because there is a lack of time. But I have a very beautiful line of Bindu along with one line. See, knowledge, yoga, chanting, penance. Their root is devotion. Bindu Jī is saying. Bindu Jī is saying, "In front of God, I become a devotee, but I also become a devotee of the great." Now, the poem is very beautiful. You said it with peace of mind, that there is only peace in life. So Goswāmījī, when Bindu Mahārāj appeared in front of God, he said, "What did you do that I became a devotee?" But I also became a devotee of the great. This is Bindu Jī Bhārat speaking. This is the feeling of time. This is the beautiful combination of culture and culture. I come and go because of Dr. Surendrajī and Dr. Raghvīrajī. I am my own Rām, Kaur, Rijā. I have lived my life for 52 years. I have lived till today. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. I will also tell you that if you give your culture to your children, then they will have certain values. And when they will have values, then what will happen is that they will get happiness. And when they will get happiness, then they will attain supreme happiness. And when will they attain supreme happiness? When will there be an end to such immoral acts of the saints? I am here with them. I would like to give a round of applause. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. I would like to invite Dr. Goṣṭhalatā Jī. We have a very limited time. I would like to talk about a very specific topic. Oṁ Namaḥ Param Brahmane Smaiṣa Mahiṣa, Manjhme, Virajpāna, Vidyādhigama, and all the students who came here to know about our culture and yoga. Bhārat was the guru of the world. When the whole of Europe was asleep in the sleep of ignorance, then the first sound of knowledge was heard in Bhārat. This is the country where Brahmins used to sit and learn knowledge, science, and character from the people of the country. Our India is so beautiful. India is a country of knowledge and science. And today’s topic is Yoga. Yoga means that which fills our life with joy, happiness, and peace, which makes our body healthy, makes our mind peaceful, makes our soul progress, and makes us attain salvation. That is what yoga is, and secondly, it is about our saṃskāras. Saṃskāras say, "Janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ, saṃskārād dvija ucyate." Human development is due to saṃskāras. I will tell you about one saṃskāra because they have given me two to four minutes. I will tell you about one of the saṃskāras. When a child is born, his life is written as Oṁ. Oṁ is written because all the things in life, whether they are with you or not, take the support of the Almighty, who will always be with you. Oṁ means the protector. The Almighty is your biggest protector. Similarly, the father says to the child in the ear, "O child, follow the Vedas. What is said in the Vedas?" Manur bhava, he manuṣya satse, means to become a human being. Who is called a human being? The one who imagines the happiness and sorrow of others is called a human being. So the father gives the objective of becoming a human being to his son. Similarly, later the father says, "Aśma bhava," become a stone. You will say, "Why are you telling your son to become a stone?" He is telling you to become a stone because, no matter how much work you do in life, never forget your goal of attaining Paramātmā, of worshiping the Guru. Then it is said, "Parāśur bhava," be like the fire of fire, be the one who fights against the enemies of your country. And lastly, it is said, "Hiraṇyam vasa tritam bhava," shine like gold, shine like the sun, be the brightest, be the brightest. And what should I say about Ādanyā Gurū Mahārāj Jī? Swāmī Jī Mahārāj Jī has given the culture of Bhakti in the whole world and spread it all over the world. Swāmījī spread the entire Indian culture. He made everyone vegetarian. He told everyone about how to live a human life. Swāmījī said, "I can’t die." I don’t have words. Swāmījī’s blessings have spread all over the world. Our Vedic culture has no words. In the end, I take my leave. These are all the blessings of Swāmījī.