The Academy of Yoga and Oriental Studies (AYOS) organised a two-day All India Yoga-Ayurveda Seminar at the Fakir Mohan Bhavan here on December 25 and 26. This was the seventh consecutive annual Yoga-Ayurveda Seminar. The Academy has been organising a seminar on the same dates in the same month every year since 2009.
The Ayurveda topic was “Kashyapa Samhita: A study” and the Yoga topic was “Swami Sivananda Saraswati’s life and philosophy”. At the inauguration function Sanskrit scholar former IPS officer Arun Kumar Upadhyaya was the chief guest and Odisha AYUSH Director Basudeva Bahinipati was the guest of honour. The meeting was presided over by AYOS president Sudarsana Nayak.
Mihir Kumar Mishra welcomed the guests while the introductory speech was delivered by AYOS director Dr Indulata Das. Academic sessions continued up to 4 pm.
On the second day, the academic session continued till 4 pm. Many topics like “Kasyapa Samhita: its Tradition and Subject”, “lasuna Kalpa (garlic treatment) in Kasyapa Samhita”, “Diseases of Children and their Treatment”, “Contribution of Kashyapa Samhita to Ayurvedic Pharmacy”, “Amla Pitta in the light of Kashyapa Samhita”, “Utility of Shatapuspa with Reference to Kasyapa Samhita”, “Formation of body Components in Garbha according to Kasyapa Samhita”, “Snehapana Treatment according to Kasyapa Samhita” were discussed.
In yoga, topics like “life and Philosophy of Swami Sivananda Saraswati” , “What Becomes of the Soul After Death: an Appraisal”, “Nadayoga according to Swami Sivananda Saraswati” , “Thought Power: a Study” were the main ones.
Scholars from different parts of Odisha, Delhi, Kolkata and lucknow participated in the seminar. At the valedictory function, S Sundar Rajan was the chief guest and Prof Pratibha Manjari Ratha, former HOD, Dept. of Sanskrit, Utkal University, the guest of honour. The meeting was presided over by AYOS director Dr Indulata Das.The guests opined that knowledge of Sanskrit is indispensable for the correct understanding of the texts of ayurveda and yoga.
