The Academy of Yoga and Oriental Studies (AYOS) organised a workshop on Bhagavadgita here from April 5 to 9 being inaugurated by renowned scholar Arun Kumar Upadhyaya.
AYOS member Sunil Kumar Debata chanted invocation of Gita, Vyasa and lord Krishna. Rexona Rath, a student of MA in Yoga, chanted the Gita Mahatmya (glory of Gita). Another student of AYOS, Himamsu, recited the whole 6th chapter of Gita out of his memory.
Arun Kumar Updhyaya and AYOS director Dr Indulata Das were the speakers of the first day. Upadhyaya highlighted the history of Mahabharata, of which Gita is a part. The Mahabharata is very ancient according to the time mentioned in it, he said. Dr Indulata Das gave a detailed description of the chapters of Gita, their subject matter and number of Slokas.
On the second day, Dr Pratima Sadangi and Dr Indulata Das were the speakers. Dr Sadangi, Reader in Sanskrit, BJB Autonomous College, spoke on the nature of Atma and Dr Das spoke on the Sankhya Yoga of Gita.
On the third day, Prof Minati Ratha, HoD, Department of Itihasa and Purana, Rastriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sadasiva Parisara, Puri, and Dr Indulata Das were the speakers. Prof Ratha and Dr Das both discussed the Karma Yoga of Gita from various dimensions.
On the fourth day, Dr Satyaprakash Pathak, Assistant Professor, Himachal Pradesh University, and Dr Indulata Das were the speakers who discussed the Jnanakarmasannyasa Yoga of Gita from various angles.
On the fifth day, Dr Narayana Prasad Dash, former Reader of Sanskrit, Swami Vivekananda Autonomous College, Jagatsinghpur, and Dr Indulata Das were the speakers. Dr Dash discussed various Yogas described in Gita. Dr Das highlighted the Karmasannyasa Yoga of Gita.
Many scholars, lovers and devotees of Gita were present in the workshop and participated in the discussions.