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Glimpses of Maharashtra Yoga Utsav .....Dr. Manasi Bawdekar ......... 162017 : A Memorable Yogic Experience

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GOOD NEWS FOR YOGA VIDYA NIKETAN PARIVAR

The 2nd General Body Meeting of ‘Indian Yoga Association’ (IYA) was conducted at

Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of

Hon'ble Dr. H.R.Nagendra on 8th March 2017. Shri Rajendra Joshi, General Secretary

of Yoga Vidya Niketan attended the meeting and participated in the discussion. The

heads of leading Yoga Institutes in India attended this meeting. Shri Ramdevbabaji

gave valuable suggestions for the expansion of ‘IYA’. Dr. I. V. Basavaraddi, Secretary

General of ‘IYA’ expressed the need of propagation of Yoga & active participation of

all States of India in ‘IYA’. Shri Rajendra Joshi assured Yoga Vidya Niketan's active

participation in ‘IYA’ as and when required. Yoga Vidya Niketan is included as a

Member Institute of ‘IYA’ as also a Member Institute of General Body of ‘IYA’.

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Reflections on the

Cover Page

The original Marathi article of Shri Shreedhar Parab

published under the column ‘Mukhaprushtha

Pahatana’ in Yoga Varta's issue for the month of

November 2013 has been excellently translated into

English by Shri Nitin Tawde (YVN's Yoga Teacher of

39th batch of YTTC). The said English version of Shri

Shreedhar Parab's article in Marathi is being

published hereunder with profound thanks to Shri

Nitin Tawde (Mob. : 9819186655).

Moment the picture of imposing windmill was

seen on the cover page of the Yoga Varta, many

interesting facts about this nature-friendly machine

using wind for generating electricity got unfolded in

the mind. A windmill is a beautiful, elegant structure

that converts the energy of wind into rotational

energy by means of adjustable blades. Windmills have

been used since 2000 B.C. and were first developed in

Persia and China. The windmill was orginally made for milling grain and

drawing water. Later on they have been used for many other purposes

like grainding grain or spices, pumping water and sawing wood. Modern

wind power machines are used to create electricity. These are called

wind turbines. Wind turbines operate on a simple principle - the energy

in the wind turns two or three propeller-like blades around the rotor.

The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to

create electricity.

While these thoughts were churning in mind, the attention was

drawn at the sentence, “Air : The basic element that enlivens, moves


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and…..” printed on the cover page and the mind started recounting how

much important the Vayu Tatva is in our life. Just see, man can survive

for few days without water and even for a much longer time without

food. But without air which is comprised of the most essential oxygen

for life, along with nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapour, man will

die in few minutes. Without the help of carbon dioxide in the air, plants

will not be able to produce their food. We need to take food 3 to 4

times and need to drink water for 5 to 7 times in a day. But the intake

of air is continuously going on for 24 hours consciously as well as

unconsciously. It is just impossible to live without air. That's the reason

our respiratory system is continuously working with perfect neuro-

muscular coordination of more than hundred muscles. How thoughtfully

God has designed our nostrils so that the temperature of the air

entering inside matches with that of our body and also restrict the entry

of dirt or dust particles which can cause damage to the delicate alveoli

in lungs and thereby upset the process of respiration. If we notice, the

entry of both the nostrils are downwards towards the ground. So the air

doesn't enter directly even if there is a strong wind. The nasal passage

is narrow and somewhat curved. Therefore, the air that enters becomes

slightly warmer. The hair and mucous present in the nasal passage help

arresting the dirt and the dust particles in the inhaled air. When the

oxygen thus inhaled comes in contact with the impure blood vessels in

the lungs, the very important process of the purification of blood is

initiated. Hence it is realised, how important the air is, that enters

through our nostrils. Nature has taken care to see that the supply of this

Vayu which is the most essential for life, is made available in the best

possible unadulterated form and that too in abundance.

Earth is surrounded by atmosphere up to 100 kilometres which

consists of five layers. It is due to the gravitational force of the earth,

this atmosphere is held in its place and performs at its best.

'Troposphere' is the first layer closest to earth and heaviest of all. The

next i.e. the second layer is called 'Stratosphere' which contains the


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most essential Ozone. This ozone remarkably reduces the intensity of

the harmful ‘ultraviolet’ rays of sun and thereby we are benefitted by

the health promoting sun rays. The ultraviolet rays are responsible for

causing skin cancers, ophthalmic diseases, reduction in immune powers,

etc. and the existence of ozone layer protects us from many such health

related disorders. The third and the fourth layer of atmosphere are

called ‘Mesosphere’ and ‘Thermosphere’ respectively. ‘Exosphere’ is the

lightest and farthest from the earth which is the fifth and last layer of

the atmosphere.

It is observed that this important element Vayu Tatva, amongst the

Panchamahabhutas is responsible for many useful works when it is in

balanced state by itself and in harmony with rest of the Mahabhutas viz.

Akash, Agni, Jala and Prithvi. Wind kindles fire. Any object can remain

steady because of the pressure exerted by air in all directions. CNG i .e.

Compressed Natural Gas is used as fuel for vehicles. In sport like

football, volleyball, the balls are inflated with air and the cars can run

speedily on road with the inflated tyres. When the air is blown through

mouth in musical instruments like flute or shehanai, enchanting magic

of melodies is created. It is the air only that gives us the pleasure of kite

flying or keeps the balloons floating in the sky.

This basic element ‘Vayu’ i.e. air is assimilative, subtle and directive

too. Water is easily miscible and acquires the colour with which it gets

mixed. The same is applicable to Vayu Tatva also. Yoga means to unite.

In this context, Vayu is ‘Yogavahi’. It merges very easily with whatever it

gets in contact with. In icy terrains like 'Kedarnath', Vayu becomes cold

in the company of ice. The same Vayu scorches our skin when it comes

in contact with hot sands in ‘Rann of Kutchh’, while the same Vayu near

the seashore becomes slightly humid with the moisture prevailing

thereat. Due to its assimilative (Yogavahi) property, it brings along with

it the scent of flowers coming in its way or even the foul smell from the

dump. This same assimilative property is very effectively used in 'Aroma

Therapy' where many psychosomatic ailments are treated successfully.


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Another attribute of Vayu is its subtlety. Wherever there is a vacuum,

how so ever minute the place may be, air occupies it. This is the reason

air is present everywhere and it can move around anywhere. Air

because of its property of miscibility gets polluted quickly. The entire air

gets polluted when the pure air is adulterated with the vehicular

emissions, contaminants from e-waste, the toxic air released by the

industries and factories, etc. Such air proves harmful for plants and

living beings. The third attribute of Vayu is its 'directive' power. When

the air flows with velocity, we call it wind. Vayu gives directions to

others, accelerates and affects all in good or bad ways. Vayu decides the

course and direction of clouds in the sky. Vayu shows the direction and

helps in navigation of ships. The sailing ships move only with the help

of wind on the sea. In many countries, electricity is generated by using

the windmills. It is the Vayu only that provides energy to the windmills.

'Touch' is the specific attribute or 'Tanmatra' of the Vayu Tatva. Even

if we can't see Vayu, we can feel just by the touch of it, whether it is hot

or cold, pleasant or unpleasant. Air as such doesn't have any shape of

its own. It acquires the shape of the place that it occupies. Air is very

unstable but at times it blows with a very high speed. While describing

the enormous speed of flight of Lord Hanumana, in an aphorism in

Ramaraksha, it has been narrated as "_ZmoOd§ _méVVwë`doJ_²&' From this,

it implies that like mind which is very unstable and which can travel

from one place to a very far destination in a fraction of a second, Vayu

too is very unstable and speedy Tatva amongst the Panchmahabhutas.

Actually speaking, the Panchmahabhutas from the Nature namely

Prithvi, Jala, Agni, Vayu and Akash are like five sacred Gods. These five

basic elements are nothing but the forms manifested with specific

attributes, giving us the experience of the ‘attributeless’ and ‘formless’

Supreme Reality which otherwise can not be experienced with our sense

organs. All these five basic elements are of immense importance in plant

and animal life. Unfortunately all of them are adulterated by various

types of pollutions. Especially, Vayu and Jala are the most polluted ones


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and are rapidly losing their pure, sacred and divine form due to the

selfish and thoughtless acts of man. Environment is drastically losing its

balance. The natural calamities like cyclone are actually the cautionary

warnings given by the nature to the human beings of the environmental

changes, global warming as also of the adverse effects caused by the

increasing e-waste. Strictly adhering to the laws of nature will be the

most effective measure to change the present deteriorating state. We

say that “All animals and plants are our near and dear ones” but the

question is that do we really behave accordingly? This dreadful situation

can be controlled to some extent if everyone amongst us realises from

within, that exploiting the nature for our selfish motives under the

name of so called development is not ultimately in the interest of

humankind.

The ‘Dasha Pranas’ in human body are indications of Vayu Tatva.

These Vayus are recognized with distinctive names such as Udana, Prana,

Samana, Apana, Vyana which connotes their predominant activities and

specific area of operation. Indian sages and Yoga exponents have done

thoroughly deep thinking about the ‘Pranamaya Kosha’ of human beings

which is composed of ‘Dasha Pranas’, that are the five main ‘Pancha

Pranas’ (Pramukha Pranas) stated above and the five sub Pranas (Upa

Pranas) namely Naga, Kurma, Krikala, Devdutta and Dhananjaya. The

very effective science of Pranayama has been evolved through it.

Pranayama is beneficial not only for maintaining health but also for easily

preparing mind for higher level Yogic studies like Dharana, Dhyana by

gaining control over mind which is extremely unstable like mercury. This

has been written down in his works ‘Patanjal Yoga Darshana’ by Maharshi

Patanjali way back in the year 200 B.C. as "YmaUmgw M `mo½`Vm _Zg…&'which means, by practising Pranayama, the mind gets prepared for

performing Dharana. Yogi Swatmaram in the fifth chapter of his Yogic

work ‘Hathapradipika’, which is written somewhere during the 14th to

16th century, has described the predominant regions of operation of the

‘Tridoshas’ viz. Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Accordingly, the region from sole


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of feet to the umbilicus is known as 'Vata Pradesh’, the region from

umbilicus to chest is known as 'Pitta Pradesh' and the chest upward is

known as 'Kapha Pradesh'. From this it is expected that, these Tridoshas,

Vata, Pitta and Kapha should keep functioning properly in their

respective functional areas. It is stated in Hathapradipika that various

diseases and ailments can occur if any one of these Tridoshas move from

its functional area and enters into other's, by any reason, especially

while erroneously practising Pranayama. The remedies suggested in the

below-mentioned verses from the fifth chapter of Hathapradipika, are

predominantly related to Vayu Tatva –

`pñ_Z² `pñ_Z² `Xm Xoeo éOm ~mYm àOm`Vo&Vpñ_Z² Xoeo pñWV§ dm`w§ _Zgm n[a{MÝV`oV&& (H.P. 5.9)

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This means whenever any region is afflicted by disease, one should

contemplate upon the Vayu situated in that region. With concentrated

mind, one should meditate (in sitting or lying down on back position)

upon Vayu and for that one should fill the lungs by inhaling maximum

possible air through nose. Then to exhale with full capacity using

Rechaka techniques through nose to empty out the lungs as best as

possible. Thus it shows how Vayu Tatva can be effectively used as

treatment with the help of such similar and simpler Yogic practices.

Below mentioned famous aphorism in Ayurveda appropriately

defines the Health as –

g_Xmof… g_mp½Zü g_YmVw_c{H«$`…&àgÝZmË_opÝÐ`_Z… ñdñW{_Ë`{^Yr`Vo&& (MaH$g§{hVm)

Thus that person shall be called healthy who is having all Doshas in a

balanced state, who has all ‘Agnis’ including ‘Jatharagni’ i.e. digestive

fire neither too intense nor too dull, that means, in a moderate and

equilibrium state, who is having all ‘Dhatus’ in right proportion and in

abundance, whose excretion is proper and whose mind, senses and soul

are in pleasurable state. This definition of health is based on the


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principle embodied in the aphorism – Xmof YmVy _cm_wc§ {h eara_²&According to this principle, it is said that our body is formed and

maintained due to the Tridoshas - Vata, Pitta and Kapha; the Sapta

Dhatus - Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja and Shukra; and the

three Malas - Purisha (faeces), Mutra (urine) and Sveda (sweat).

Amongst them, the role of Tridoshas is considered very important

because for the healthy life, the functioning of Tridoshas is of immense

value. When the Tridoshas - Vata, Pitta and Kapha are in right

proportions and are functioning properly in the body, then the Sapta

Dhatus and three Malas too remain in balanced state and maintain the

health of the body. When there is imbalance amongst these Tridoshas

or if they flare up, then such contaminated Tridoshas also infect the

Sapta Dhatus and Tri Malas resulting in disease. That's why the Vata,

Pitta and Kapha are called Doshas. Reason for explaining all this in so

much details is, to emphasize the fact that the most important amongst

the Tridoshas is the Vata Dosha. The Tatva that induces energy and

action in body is called Vata or Vayu. All kinds of movements in our body

are generated by this Vata or Vayu. Vayu is the one that stimulates all

our senses and also kindles the ‘Agni’ in body called ‘Jatharagni’ i.e.

digestive fire. Vayu is the source of happiness and vigor as it initiates all

Dhatus to perform their functions. Vayu creates space for the various

passages present in our body. Pitta and Kapha individually cannot harm

us in any way if not accompanied by Vata Dosha. But if Vata Dosha alone

flares up, then many diseases erupt in the body. This Vata Dosha alone

can infect other two Doshas – Pitta and Kapha, and also the Dhatus,

Malas and different passages inside body because it is Vata only, that

carries Pitta and Kapha Doshas from one place to other and when

accompanied with infected Vata, the balance of Kapha and Pitta gets

disturbed causing diseases. Thus, it is considered in Ayurveda that a

flared up Vata is the basic reason for all the diseases in the body. That's

why, for whatever reasons the Vata Dosha has flared up, it becomes

necessary that it shall be treated by way of diet, medicines,

Naturopathy, etc. to bring it back to the balanced state.


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At every step in our day to day life, we come across this vital Vayu

Tatva. Therefore, everyone must sincerely do all the necessary efforts to

keep this very essential Vayu in its best possible pure form, to derive all

its health-related benefits. If we consciously adopt some small positive

steps related to the Vayu Tatva, then it will help us greatly in enhancing

our health. For example, whenever possible, we should sit quietly, for a

while in an clean, open place for the fresh air. The experience of the deep

sleep underneath the star-studded open sky enjoying cool breeze in an

insect-free environment, can't be expressed in words. The health benefits

of the Vayu Tatva can be easily derived if the health of five sensory

organs – ear, nose, eyes, tongue and skin is in good condition. Therefore,

it is necessary that along with many useful Yogic Kriyas for cleansing of

eyes, ear and skin, the Kriyas like Shwasana Marga Shuddhi and

Kapalabhati meant for cleansing of nasal passage and Simple Yogic Kriyas

like Jivha Dhouti, Kapala Randhra Dhouti shall be practised for

maintaining health of nose and mouth. The health of body and mind shall

be maintained by inclusion of Pranayama practices like Anulom-Vilom,

Ujjayi, Bhastrika, Bhramari in our daily regime of Yogabhyas. Care should

be taken to see that the breathing is through nose only. Habit of covering

the face for protection against insects while sleeping, should be broken

by inculcating the habit of sleeping in a mosquito net. A very simple but

extremely useful exercise of brisk walking, silently without talking with

anybody, should be practised daily and continuously either in the

morning or evening in a nearby garden, open space or on a seashore and

if not possible at any of these places, then at least on the building’s

terrace. It will be the most beneficial act a comprehensive exercise like

Suryanamaskar is practised alongside brisk walking. Care should be taken

at home as well as at workplace that the arrangement of doors, windows

and curtains is not obstructing the cross ventilation. Smoking should be

strictly avoided. Contact with harmful fumes from burning of rubber or

tyres should also be avoided. Hazardous gases and chemicals like

chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons, insecticide and the articles of which they


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are part of should be avoided unless and until utmost necessary. Avoid

crackers emitting harmful smoke. Spitting at public places to be stopped

to prevent the spread of lungs diseases like T.B. Don't throw garbage and

litter in public places. Separate covered dustbins should be used to

segregate the dry and wet garbage. Maintain the house and surroundings

clean and take care of the plant life and trees in the neighbouring area.

Plant as many trees and saplings as possible and take proper care of

them. Ensure that environment is not polluted by our vehicles. Unless

utmost necessary, prevent the usage of cars and scooters. Give

preference to walking and whenever possible, make use of non-polluting

vehicles like those running on CNG or use bicycle. Blowing of conch daily,

morning and evening, helps in increasing the respiratory powers and also

derives the optimum benefits of clean environment. Thus, constantly

remembering the Vayu Tatva depicted on the cover page of Yogavarta and

by practically adopting all the above mentioned useful practices, let us

maintain our overall health in its best condition!

(Shreedhar Parab)

Executive Editor

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Free ThinkingE

Sadashiv Nimbalkar

(Tel. : 27895777)

WHO WANTS SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT ?

Very few people do whatever is real and ultimately

beneficial to life. People are generally habituated to

lead aimless life. Most of them are addicted only to

eat, drink and enjoy. They cannot keep control on their

emotional life. Some people never think about their

spiritual life and spiritual enlightenment. They feel that

the life is only to eat, drink and be merry.

Once Bhagwan Buddha had come to one village for giving spiritual

lessons. He was trying to awaken every person spiritually. There was

one person who was taking interest in Bhagwan Buddha's lectures. He

said, "Bhagwan, every day you say that everyone can become spiritually

enlightened. Then why don't you make everybody from this village

enlightened? Why are you not getting success in your mission of making

all people aware of spirituality?

Bhagwan Buddha calmly said, "My friend, tell me how many days

you are staying in this village, how many persons are there in this village

and how many of them you really know well?"

"I am in this village for long and I know almost all the people from

this village," said the person. Bhagwan Buddha then advised him to go

to the village next day early in the morning and make an exhaustive list

of the people living in this village and of them, who are really interested

in spiritual upliftment and spiritual enlightenment.

The man accordingly woke-up early on the next day and went to the

village at the early morning. He sat under one tree and started asking


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everyone passing by as to whether he was interested in spiritual

enlightenment. He also informed them that Bhagwan Buddha has came

to our village for helping us to achive spiritual enlightenment. He

continued this exercise till late night. But to his total surprise, not a

single person said that he was interested in spiritual enlightenment.

Next day, he met Bhagwan Buddha and told him that nobody was

interested in the spiritual upliftment. He, therefore, again requested

Buddha to tell as to why it is so? Bhagwan Bhaddha replied calmly with

smile saying, "Everyone is capable of making spiritual progress. But very

few persons really wish to get enlightenment in spiritual field. This is

the truth. Therefore, my mission is to relentlessly search for those few

who may be interested in spiritual upliftment. Meeting one or two such

persons is worth the efforts we are in!"

Thanks for Appreciation & Encouragement

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I regularly read Editorial of Yoga Varta. I like it. I am Ayurved-consultant

working in Karad. I am subscriber of magazine for last 5 years. All editorials

are good. Article of March 2017 is slightly descriptive but very informative.

You have pointed out relation between Yoga & Mind very nicely. But people

from our area don't know how much time Yoga should be done daily for

better benefits ? Most of the people consider Yoga as one type of exercise.

But to get benefits physically & mentally, one must have trust in Yama &

Niyama. So please elaborate this point also in your article. Thank you!

Dr. MILIND PENDHARKAR


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Glimpses ofMAHARASHTRA YOGA UTSAV : 2017

A Memorable Yogic ExperienceE

Dr. Manasi Bawdekar

(Faculty at YNTC, Vashi. Mob : 9820181182)

The first of its kind Maharashtra Yoga Utsav was held at Mumbai

from 24th to 26th March 2017 at three locations within the city viz.

Kaivalyadhama (Marine Drive), SNDT University (Churchgate) and K. C.

College (Churchgate). The Utsav showed an overwhelming participation

of over 3000 registrations from different parts of Maharashtra exhibiting

‘Unity in Diversity’ in a true yogic sense.

It began with 10 parallel Workshops conducted by 10 different

Schools (Institutes) of Yoga in Maharashtra State, based on various

interesting topics ranging from Light on Yoga, Management of

Hypertension through Yoga, Science of Kriya Yoga, Rajayoga to Chaitanya

Pranayama and Meditation. Similar parallel sessions were held on all

three days at two different locations – SNDT University and

Kaivalyadham, thus totally 41 workshops were held.

The Introductory Session held on 24th March 2017 at 2.00 pm at

Patkar Hall (SNDT University) was extremely interesting. Mr. Subodh

Tiwari (CEO, Kaivalyadham) gave the welcome address as the Organizing

Secretary of the Maharashtra Yoga Utsav and mentioned that the

objective of such gatherings is to integrate Yoga communities and

practices from different lineages and States by offering a common

platform to Yoga seekers and experts alike. Dr. Nagrathna - Medical

Director of SVYASA University, Bengaluru, shared her experiences

related to the extensive research being carried out in the field of Yoga.

She spoke on the Yoga Movement for Diabetes Control ({Z`§{ÌV _Yw_oh -^maV A{^`mZ), a mission to pull out India from Diabetes – an

exponentially rising lifestyle disorder. She revealed the threatening


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current scenario of Diabetes across the globe to be one in five to be

diabetics which very soon is predicted to rise to one in two diabetic

patients. She also mentioned that Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India has

chosen the Indian Yoga Association (IYA) to lead this Diabetes Control

Movement in the form of implementation of the National Diabetes

Control Program all across the country. Shri Babanrao Lonikar.

Honorable Cabinet Minister for Water and Sanitation was the Chief

Guest for the Introductory Session. Mr. Lonikar, himself a Yoga

practitioner, supported Yoga whole-heartedly saying that Yoga is a

blessing to the world and that it should not be considered merely as a

therapy for treatment but should be accepted as a life-style. He also

stressed on the fact that ‘Yoga is India’s hospital’ and it has no substitute

as Yoga makes you smart, young and energetic. According to him, the

reason Honorable Prime Minister of India promoted Yoga is because it

is the only answer for a healthy and fit next generation and

consequently our country to become a super power.

The Inaugural Ceremony began with a beautiful and pious e§IZmXand _§Ìmoƒma followed by lighting of the lamp and floral tribute to Sage

Patanjali. The ceremony was held amongst well-known dignitaries like

Shri O.P Tiwari, Honorable Secretary, Kaivalyadhama, Dr. Bhushan

Upadhyay, Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra and

Dr. Sashikala Wanzare, Honorable Vice Chancellor, SNDT University. Shri

O.P Tiwari welcomed the guest by saying that Swami Kuvalyananda’s

dream of Yoga becoming a complete message for humanity - mind, body

and soul has been realized today. He also emphasized on the fact that

Yoga should be spread without running behind fame and money and

Yoga should not be diluted in any form. Dr. Wanzare who was the guest

of honor defined Yoga as the means to link mankind from heart to heart

and thereafter to God. She appreciated India’s Honorable Prime

Minister’s efforts to speak about Yoga at the distinguished platform of

UN assembly to attract due attention and respect towards this

magnificent science. Dr. Bhushan Upadhyay has been a Yoga practitioner

himself for over 40 years. He thanked the organizers for inviting a police

personnel to speak on Yoga. According to him, Police department is

among the most stressed out departments in the country, particularly


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the staff working with prisoners. He was instrumental in declaring three

months early release for the prisoners practising regular Yoga as

substantial improvement was observed among such prisoners.

According to him, Yoga integrates all the five koshas and is nothing but

merging man with man first, then with nature and eventually merging

with the cosmic conscious. The best advantage of practising Yoga,

according to him is that it acts as a stress buster. Three books were

released during this session, namely second edition of "{ZgJm©hma' in

Marathi and first edition of "àmH¥${VH$ Amhma' in Hindi, both authored by

Shri Durgadas Savant of Yoga Vidya Niketan and second edition of

&&`moJm_¥V_²&& by K.J Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskriti Peetham, Mumbai. The

session concluded with a meaningful vote of thanks proposed by

Dr. Ulka Natu, a well-known Gynecologist and Yoga expert, who also

compered the entire Inaugural Session excellently.

The inaugural ceremony was followed by a Cultural Program

comprising of breath-holding Yoga practices presented by visually

impaired children (composed and executed by Dr. Nisha Thakker of Yoga

Vidya Niketan); spectacular rope and pole Mallakhamb performances

(conducted by world renowned coach Shri Uday Deshpande of Samarth

Vyayam Mandir, Dadar) and Yoga Ballet (Sadguru Mangeshda Kriya Yoga

Foundation, Mumbai).

The theme of the first discussion (plenary) session on 25th

March 2017 was ‘Understanding Yoga in Scientific Perspective’, chaired

by Dr. Rajan Welukar, Provost - Somaiya Vidyavihar with over 32

years of rich experience in the field of education. The first speaker

Dr. Praseeda Menon from Scientific Research Department,

Kaivalyadhama spoke about the origin and journey of scientific research

in the field of Yoga. She spoke about the beginning of the scientific

research at Kaivalyadhama by Swami Kuvalyananda way back in 1916-

17. She also emphasized the fact that Yoga is based on perfectly rational

principles. She also shared some of Swami Kuvalyananda’s meaningful

quotes like “Propagation of Yoga after due research will lead mankind to

a truly regenerative life” and “Yoga and research in Yoga can serve as a

bridge between Science and Spirituality”, which remain true and

meaningful even in today’s era. She also briefly stated some of the path-


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breaking research studies undertaken by Kaivalyadhama Research

Center along with the current and prospective research projects.

Dr. Taral Nagda, Orthopaedic Surgeon was the second speaker of the

discussion session. He spoke on Science of Yoga in the context of

Alignment and Balance. According to him, alignment in Yogic postures is

very important and it happens when the center of gravity and the line

of point of contact with the ground fall in one straight line and so

alignment in Yoga is nothing but pure geometry. Accurate alignment in

Yogic postures leads to à`ËZe¡{Wë`& or effortlessness and balance. He

also mentioned that alignment needs balance of muscles and not just

bones which ultimately leads to pñWagwI_mgZ_²& as per the core sutras by

Sage Patanjali. The third speaker Dr. Rajvi H. Mehta belonged to Mumbai

branch of Iyengar Yogashraya, Pune. She spoke on scientific evidences

on efficacy of Iyengar Yoga. According to her, there is a dearth of

effective tools to measure the effect of Yoga on mankind. Modern

science always takes the reductionist approach, however the science of

Yoga is always integrative. She also highlighted the fact that Yoga

decreases the perception towards stress and not stress itself. She

emphasized that practice of Yoga has proven to develop better

discriminatory powers, improved decision making and multitasking

capabilities. Dr. Rajvi also discussed some of the experimental studies

undertaken by Iyengar Institute concerning Parkinson’s disease and

Cancer.

The second plenary session held in the pre-lunch session was based

on the theme of ‘Yoga and Cultural Synthesis’, chaired by Dr. Mrs. Kanak

Rele – world renowned classical dancer. The first speaker Dr. H. H.

Sadguru Yogiraj Sri Sri Mangeshda from Sadguru Mangeshda Kriya Yoga

Foundation shared his experiences in the context of cultural synthesis.

According to him, cultural synthesis is nothing but the ‘oneness’ which

is an inherent part of every human. Dr. S. N. Pathan, Former Vice

Chancellor, MIT University, Pune was the second speaker for the session.

He beautifully brought out the similarities between the Yogic postures

and postures adopted during Namaz by the Muslim community and

indicated that Namaz is nothing but simplified Yoga. He also voiced the

need to encourage the Muslim community to practise Yoga in order to


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better promote Indian cultural ethos. The third speaker for the session,

Father Joe Perriera of Kripa Foundation said that Yoga is a cultural

science that cuts across all cultures, religions, castes and is a beautiful

blend of science and faith. He also mentioned a peculiar study published

in the reputed medical journal Lancet which provided evidential data

that Yoga has the potential to change Type ‘A’ personality to Type ‘B’.

Dr. Rele concluded the session by sharing her experiences of dancing

and Yoga. She stated the importance of deep breathing while dancing

and highlighted the fact that Yoga leads to improved concentration.

According to her, Yoga is beyond the cultural barriers of religion and

applies to mankind at large.

The third plenary session was post-lunch, based on the theme of

‘Yoga for Lifestyle Management’, chaired by Dr. Pradnya Sarvade,

Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra State. Dr. Sarvade in

spite of being a medical doctor, has been instrumental in starting Yoga

classes for the police personnel across 72 police stations in Maharashtra

because she firmly believes in the power of Yoga in stress management

which is an integral part of police life. First speaker Mr. Peter D’souza of

Brahma Kumari spoke on how to manage lifestyle through Raj Yoga.

According to him, lifestyle of an individual depends on his country,

religion, value system, job and family background. Positive lifestyle is

the one where the outcomes are based on happiness, contentment and

joy while negative lifestyle harms one’s own self. He also asserted that

Yoga is the precise link between four types of relationships - relationship

with self, relationship with nature, relationship with fellow beings and

above all relationship with the supreme soul. He stressed that the

regular practice of Yoga leads to a positive lifestyle. Ms. Neelam Vaswani

from the Yoga Institute, Santacruz was the second speaker of the

session. According to her, life is based on four solid pillars of Aahar,

Vihara, Vichar and Achar and all these four need to be balanced for a

peaceful and happy life. She also emphasized the need to deliberately

practise relaxation of mind by demonstrating meditation through

conscious alertness of surrounding sounds. The third speaker,

Shri Durgadas Savant from Yoga Vidya Niketan forcefully spoke on the

importance of diet in Yogabhyas. According to him, ‘Hurry-Curry-Worry’


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are the three real culprits causing stress in life and as per Naturopathy,

toxemia is the only disease and so detoxification is the only solution. He

emphasized the fact that stress can be managed only through self-

management. He also asserted that medicines suppress the symptoms

without treating the root cause. On the contrary, Yoga not only

influences Aahar, Vihar and Nidra but goes beyond these three

Ayurvedic sutras to manage the disease. The session concluded with a

few comments by the chairperson Dr. Pradnya Sarvade which included

her experiences with Yoga in the Police Department.

Both the plenary sessions on the last day of the Maharashtra Yoga

Utsav were held at K. C. College Auditorium and were interesting and

interactive. The first session entitled ‘Yoga Therapy’ was chaired by

Yogacharya Vishwas Mandalik (Yoga Vidya Dham, Nashik) and comprised

of learned speakers like Dr. Ulka Natu, renowned Gynecologist and Yoga

expert, Ghantali Mitra Mandal, Thane, Dr. Samprasad Vinod of Maharshi

Vinod Research Foundation, Pune and Swami Nirmalananda from Bihar

School of Yoga. The session was extremely thought-provoking and

interesting. Dr. Natu spoke on Principles of Yoga Therapy. She started

with the concept of health saying ‘Involution is Health and Evolution is

Disease’. One who is happy is always healthy according to

Bhagwadgeeta. Mind and intellect are two ends of the same spectrum

and they need to be balanced skillfully. She also highlighted the

importance of counselling in Yoga Therapy and emphasized the fact that

depth of knowledge is required to render services as a Therapist. The

second speaker Dr. Samprasad Vinod discussed Yoga Therapy as adjunct

or supplementary to main stream medicine. He also stressed that India

is the ‘Mother of Yoga’ and so it is our collective responsibility to

maintain its sanctity and purity. He stated that if meditation becomes a

part of one’s daily life, health is bound to follow as a byproduct.

Moreover, if we take joy in practising Yoga and not merely look at it as

a treatment, it becomes much more effective. He also emphasized the

use of authentic texts for teaching and learning Yoga to avoid its

dilution. Swami Nirmalananda expressed her views about Yogabhyas

and voiced the threat that current Yoga vidya is far away from its aim of

connecting first with self, then with fellow beings and ultimately with


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the supreme. She said, ‘‘If Yoga is taught as a lifestyle, therapy

automatically happens.’’ The session was concluded by comments from

the chairperson Yogacharya Vishwas Mandalik stating that today many

are ready to adopt Yoga by spending time and money and so it is the

responsibility of the teachers to imbibe true Yoga principles not in

adulterated form. He affirmed that, though science of Yoga is slow, it is

result-oriented. Yoga is ancient, however therapy is recent and so not in

the standardized form, yet results are found to be positive.

The final panel discussion was based on a very relevant and

important topic of ‘Yoga for Youth’. It was chaired by Smt. Manisha

Verma, an IAS Officer and Secretary of Tribal Affairs. She highlighted the

fact that India has a great legacy of Yoga. However, today youths are

facing challenges like consumerism, rising aspirations of material

wealth, alienation and fractured family ties. They require stillness,

awareness and focus. There is a need to popularize Yoga without

compromising with its principles. She also raised a question whether

making Yoga compulsory in schools will make the requisite impact on

our youth? Dr. Kala Acharya, Director, K. J. Somaiya, Bharatiya Sanskriti

Peetham was the opening speaker. She emphasized on the fact that

yogabhyas should be based on the basic health structure and nature

(àH¥${V) of an individual namely dmV, H$\$ and {nÎm and also on occupation.

Yoga Nidra for manual labourers and Inner Silence (A§Va_m¡Z) for teachers

will certainly help the respective professions. According to her,

customization of Yoga and therapy is important for youth. Mr. Mickey

Mehta, Holistic Health Guru conducted his talk in a very lively and

hilarious manner. He said Yoga is not complex and should not be treated

as "gOm' (punishment), rather should be looked at as "_Om' or

entertainment. According to him, most of the schools and school

children avert from Yogabhyas because of the absence of fun factor in

it. He stressed on the fact that every Yogic posture should transform

into a character building exercise for today’s youth. The third speaker

Dr. Rohit Sabharwal of Art of Living began by saying that today’s youth

are innocent and true and are ready to transform although they seem

to be highly distracted, restless, indecisive and impatient. They are

shunting between depression and aggression and that we need to be


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focused and relaxed at the same time. To demonstrate this, he

conducted a very interesting and interactive clap exercise with the

audience. He also spoke about six qualities of a seeker –

acknowledgment, willingness to learn, non-judgmental, committed to

his goal, puts truth and service before pleasure and perseverance. He

added that we need to teach traditional Yoga in an interesting way to

youth today giving simile of old wine in the new bottle which was highly

appreciated by all. Mr. Bharat Dabholkar, last speaker of the session, a

renowned actor and advertisement personality shared his personal

experiences to elucidate about practice of Yoga in his daily life.

Remaining stress-free, not getting angry, making others laugh and

staying away from alcohol and smoking were some of his ways to lead

a happy and peaceful life which are in line with the Yogic principles.

The Valedictory Function of this grand ‘Maharashtra Yoga Utsav’

took place between 3 to 4.30 pm. at K. C. College Auditorium which was

presided by Shri O. P. Tiwari (President, Indian Yoga Association). The

audience present in large number listened with rapt attention the

knowledge-filled, thought-provoking and inspiring speeches of Justice

B. N. Srikrishna (Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India), Dr. H. R.

Nagendra (Chancellor, SVYASA, Bangaluru), Yogacharya Vishwas

Mandalik (Yoga Vidya Dham, Nashik) and Dr. H. H. Sadguru Yogiraj Sri Sri

Mangeshda (Sadguru Mangeshda Kriya Yoga Foundation).

In the nutshell, various Workshops, Lecture-cum-Demonstrations,

Opening Ceremony, Valedictory Function and all the Discussion Sessions

conducted during the three days of Maharashtra Yoga Utsav-2017 were

extremely informative, intriguing and interesting. It was a good learning

experience for all the Yoga seekers, practitioners and experts alike.

Similar conferences and summits on Yoga not only at State but at

National levels would certainly give concrete directions to take this

magnificent science to new heights in near future!

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Thanks for Donation of Rs. 30,000/- received fromShri Dilip S. Podar towards Sponsorship of

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H¡$dë` àmárgmR>r _hfu nV§OctZr Aï>m§J`moJmMm _mJ©XmIdcm Amho. {MÎmmV gVV òUmè`m pŠcï>-ApŠcï> d¥ÎmtZm{ZamoY H$aV Ë`m§Zm Amnë`m H$m~yV R>odÊ`mMm Aä`mg H$aV `moJrd¡am½`mÀ`m {XeoZo dmQ>Mmc H$aVmo. M§Mc, AMni d doJdmZAem _Zmcm Ë`mMo YmdUo ~§X H$ê$Z EImÚm {R>H$mUr pñWaìhm`cm YmaUoÀ`m Aä`mgmZo {eH$dco OmVo. YmaUoV _Z ho AYyZ_YyZ EH$mJ« hmoVo. Ë`m_wio Ü`mZ{H«$`m VwQ>H$-VwQ>H$ Aer H$m`©aV

AgVo. nU gamdmZo, Aä`mgmZo ho _Z OmñV doi EH$mJ« amhÿ cmJco H$s Ü`mZ{H«$`m VwQ>H$Z ahmVm A{daV H$m`©aV hmoD$ cmJVo. Aem àH$mao A{daV Ü`mZ cmJy cmJco H$s _JòUmè`m AZw^dmer {MÎmmMr EH$ê$nVm gmÜ` hmoVo. Aem doir _ZmMo, "_r' nUmMo doJioApñVËdM CaV Zmhr. `mcmM åhQ>co Amho "g_mYr', qH$dm "H¡$dë`'.

`moJr Ooìhm gmYZm H$aVmo Voìhm g{dVH©$, {Z{d©VH©$, gmZ§X, g{dMma, {Z{d©Mma, g{~OAm{U {Z{~©O g_mYr Aem g_mYrÀ`m EH$ EH$ nm`è`m da MT>V OmVmo. YmaUm, Ü`mZ dg_mYr ho {VÝhr EH$Ì àd¥Îm Pmco H$s Ë`mcm "g§`_' åhQ>co OmVo. Aem àH$mao g§`_ Ho$cmAgVm ̀ mo½`mcm àkm àmá hmoVo. "àkm' åhUOo dñVw_mÌmMo àH$fm©Zo, CËH$Q>VoZo kmZ KoUmar ~wÕr.gm_mÝ` _mUgmcm dñVw_mÌmMo Oo kmZ AgVo Vo AJXr g§Hw${MV, Aën AgVo. nU àkoMm CJ_Pmcm H$s Oo kmZ àmá hmoVo Vo gdmª{JU AgVo, AmËå`mVyZ ñ\w$acoco AgVo. Aem àH$mao {d{dYñWmZm§da g§`_ Ho$cm AgVm {Za{Zamù`m {gÕr àmá hmoVmV. gy`m©da g§`_ Ho$cm AgVm{dídmVrc ^ydZm§Mo kmZ hmoVo, Zm^rMH«$mda g§`_ Ho$cm AgVm earamVrc ì`yhm§Mo kmZ hmoVo.H§$R>mVrc Hy$nmda g§`_ Ho$cm AgVm ^yH$-VhmZ `m§Mr nrS>m Xya hmoVo. öX`mda g§`_ Ho$cmAgVm {MÎmmMo kmZ hmoVo. {MÎmmcm naearamV àdoe H$aVm òUo, cKw_m, Jar_m åhUOo gyú_qH$dm {damQ> ê$n YmaU H$aUo, Aem AZoH$ {gÕtMo dU©Z Ho$co Amho. nU Aem {gÕtÀ`m _mJoZ cmJVm, àmá Pmcoë`m àkoMm {d{Z`moJ nwT>rc ^y{_H$m àmá H$ê$Z KoÊ`mgmR>r H$amdm, AgmgmdYmZVoMm Bemam _hfu nV§OctZr {Xcm Amho. `moJr Oa {_imcoë`m {gÕtÀ`m AmYmao{MÎmmcm {df`^moJmV _moH$io gmoS>oc, Va {ZpíMVM Ë`mMo AY…nVZ hmoB©c.

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Ë`mgmR>r Ë`m§Zr g§nyU© EH$ nmX ñdV§ÌnUo H$m {c{hcm Agmdm? `mMo H$maU emoYVmZm AgocjmV òVo H$s _ZmÀ`m {R>H$mUr àM§S> gm_Ï`© Agco Var `m gm_Ï`m©Mm Cn`moJ {df`godZd dmgZmnyVu ømgmR>r hmoV AgVmo. `moJmä`mgmZo `m XmoÝhrMm à`ËZnyd©H$ Ë`mJ Ho$cm OmVmo.Ë`m_wio _ZmÀ`m gm_Ï`m©Mm ì`W© ì`` Z hmoVm Vo g§{MV hmoV OmVo. _J EH$ jU AgmòVmo H$s Ë`m gm_Ï`m©Mm {gÕrÀ`m ê$nmZo CÐoH$ hmoVmo. `moJgmYZm `mo½` _mJm©Zo hmoV AgocVa Ago KS>UmaM Amho, Ago nV§Ocr gm§JVmV. ̀ moJemó ho ñdV… AZw^dm`Mo emó Agë`mZo{gÕtMm AZw^d Amë`mg Amncm Aä`mg ̀ mo½` {XeoZo Mmcy Amho Ago g_Omdo. àmá Pmcoë`màkoMm Cn`moJ Amgº$snyVugmR>r Z H$aVm gmYZoÀ`m _mJm©Vrc {gÕr hr AmS>H$mR>r g_OyZVr Amocm§Sy>Z H¡$dë`àmárMo Üò` JmR>m`Mo Amho, ho {dgaVm H$m_m Zò.

_hfu nV§Ocr `m§Zr H¡$dë`nmXmÀ`m gmcr {Xcoë`m eodQ>À`m gyÌmV H¡$dë`àmárMo dU©ZHo$co Amho - nwéfmW© eyÝ`mZm§ JwUmZm§ à{Vàgd… H¡$dë`§Ÿ& ñdê$n à{Vð>m dm {M{V-e{º$[aVrŸ&& åhUOoM nwéfmW© eyÝ`Ëdmcm OmUo åhUOo H¡$dë`, JwUm§Mm à{Vàgd hmoUo åhUOoH¡$dë`, {M{Veº$s åhUOo {MÎmmVrc M¡VÝ` ñdñdénmer à{Vð>rV hmoUo åhUOo H¡$dë` hmo`.

AÜ`mË_emómV Y_©, AW©, H$m_, _moj Ago Mma nwéfmW© gm§{JVco AmhoV. _moj àmárH$ê$Z KoUo `mVM _mZd OÝ_mMo gmW©H$ Amho. _Zwî` `moZr hr H$_©`moZr Agë`mZo _Zwî`gVV H$mhr Zm H$mhr H$_© H$arV AgVmo. A{dÚm, Apñ_Vm, amJ, Ûof, A{^{Zdoe AemŠcofm§Zr `wº$ Agcoë`m d¥Îmt_wio nmn-nwÊ` {_{lV H$_} Ho$cr OmVmV. Aem àËòH$ H$_m©Mr\$io Ë`mcm ^moJmdr cmJVmV. H$mhr H$_mªMr \$io hr Vm~S>Vmo~ {_iVmV, H$mhtMr H$mcm§VamZo{_iVmV, Va H$mhr H$_mªMr \$io `m OÝ_mV ^moJyZ hmoV ZmhrV, Vr gmMyZ ahmVmV. AgoOÝ_mZwOÝ_m§Mo ^moJ gmMV ahmVmV d ho ^moJ ^moJÊ`mgmR>r nwZ…nwZ… OÝ_ ¿`mdo cmJVmV.åhUOoM {Za{Zamù`m `moZt_Üò òUmao OÝ_, {_iUmao Am`wî`, dmQ>çmcm òUmar gwI-Xw…Iohr OÝ_moOÝ_r Ho$coë`m H$_mªMo n[aUm_ AgVmV. Agm hm H$_©\$im§Mm gmR>m g§në`m {edm`,eyÝ`Ëdmcm Joë`m {edm` _moj Zmhr, OÝ_-_aUmÀ`m \o$è`mVyZ _wº$s Zmhr. hm H$_©\$im§MmgmR>m g§ndÊ`mgmR>r H$mhr OU ^º$s_mJm©Mm Adc§~ H$aVmV, Zm_On H$aVmV, Va H$mhr OU{^Þ XodVm§Mo _§Ì OnyZ {gÕ H$aVmV, Va H$mhr {Xì` Am¡fYtMm Cn`moJ H$aVmV. hmH$_©\$im§Mm gmR>m g§ndÊ`mgmR>r JrVoVrc H$_©`moJmV ^JdmZ lrH¥$îUm§Zr H$_©\$im§Mm Ë`mJH$am`cm gm§{JVco Amho.

_hfu nV§Ocr gm§JVmV H$s Vn, ñdmÜ`m` d B©ída à{UYmZmÀ`m {H«$`m`moJm_wio ŠcoejrU hmoVmV, dmgZm H$_r hmoVmV d H$mcm§VamZo Zï> hmoVmV. Ë`m_wio d¡am½`àmár hmoVo.`mo½`mcm Ooìhm àkm åhUOoM {ddoH$kmZ àmá hmoVo Vo§ìhm A{dÚoMm Zme hmoVmo Am{U Amnë`m{MÎmmcm AmËå`mMo {deof kmZ hmoVo. Ë`m_wio Apñ_Vm qH$dm Ah§H$mamMm Zme hmoVmo. _råhUOo OS> Xoh ZgyZ M¡VÝ`nyU© AmË_m Amho, Agm ~moY hmoVmo. `mcmM åhUVmVAmË_gmjmËH$ma. AmË_gmjmËH$mamÀ`m doir CËnÞ Pmcocm {ddoH$ {MÎmmV gX¡d OmJ¥VAgVmo. Ë`m_wio `mo½`mcm Amcoë`m d¡am½`mZo `mo½`mÀ`m {MÎmmV dmgZm CËnÞ hmoV ZmhrV.


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Ë`m_wio ZdrZ H$_©{dnmH$ V`ma hmoV ZmhrV. gmYZoZo g§{MV H$_©^moJ hiyhiy Zï> hmoVmV.^moJ {e„H$ Z am{hë`mZo, Vo eyÝ`Ëdmcm nmoMë`mZo `mo½`mcm naV OÝ_ KoÊ`mMo H$maUM CaVZmhr d Vmo OÝ_-_¥Ë`yÀ`m \o$è`mVyZ _wº$ hmoVmo, Ë`mcm H¡$dë`àmßVr hmoVo. Ho$dë` åhUOoHo$di ApñVËd - M¡VÝ` eº$sMo ApñVËd. Aem `mo½`mÀ`m d¥Îmr Šcoe_wº$ Pmë`mZo Ë`mMo{MÎm BVa d¥Îmter EH$ê$n Z hmoVm M¡VÝ` eº$ser åhUOoM AmËå`mer EH$ê$n hmoVo. hrMVr {MÎmmMr ñdê$n AdñWm hmo`.

AmVm AmnU JwUmZm§ à{Vàgd… H¡$dë`§& åhUOo H$m`, Vo nmhÿ. `moJemó ho gB©ídagm§»` åhUyZhr AmoiIc§ OmV§. H${nc F$ftÀ`m gm§»` emómVë`m 25 VÎdm§Mm ñdrH$maH$aV _hfu nV§OctZr B©ída hr g§H$ënZm _m§S>cr. emídV, AMc, {ÌJwUa{hV, ewÕ,M¡VÝ` ñdê$n, Šcoe, H$_© Am{U H$_©\$i `m§nmgyZ A{cá Agcocm Agm {deof nwéfåhUOo B©ída, Ago nV§Ocr gm§JVmV. Agm hm nwéf{deof OJmÀ`m CJ_ñWmZr AgyZË`mÀ`m nmgyZM OJmMr {Z{_©Vr Pmcr, Ago Vo _mZVmV.

gm§»` emómV nwéf d àH¥$Vr hr XmoZ _yi VÎdo _mZcr AmhoV. OJmÀ`m CËH«$_UmÀ`mnyd© pñWVrV hr XmoÝhr VÎdo ewÕ ñdê$nmV hmoVr. nU àH¥$Vr gVV J{Verc Agë`mZo dgËd, aO, V_ JwUm§er g§`wº$ Agë`mZo {VMo ñdê$n ~XcV Joco. ewÕ àH¥$Vr nmgyZ _hV²VÎd {Z_m©U Pmco. Ë`mnmgyZ gmpÎdH$, amOg d Vm_g Ago Ah§H$ma {Z_m©U Pmco. Ë`mVrcgmpÎdH$ Ah§H$mamnmgyZ n§MàmU d n§M H$_]{Ðò {Z_m©U Pmcr, Va V_g Ah§H$mamnmgyZ n§MVÝ_mÌm d n§M_hm^yVm§Mr {Z{_©Vr Pmcr.

àËòH$ Jmoï>rÀ`m CËnÎmrgmR>r H$mhrVar H$maU cmJVo. EH$m Jmoï>rVyZM ZdrZ Jmoï> {Z_m©UhmoVo. eyÝ`mVyZ H$mhr CËnÞ hmoV Zmhr d EH$m Jmoï>rMo Xwgè`m Jmoï>rV n[adV©Z hmoVo Vr H$YrMZï> hmoV Zmhr, Zmhrer hmoV Zmhr, Ago gm§»`m§Mo {gÕm§V hmoVo. àËòH$ _mUgmV gËd, aO,V_ `m JwUm§Mo à_mU H$_r-OmñV Agë`mZo Omo JwU d¥qÕJV Agoc Ë`mà_mUo {Z_m©UhmoUmè`m dmgZm§Mo, BÀN>m§Mo ñdê$n AgVo. `moJmä`mgmZo _Z…ewÕr, earaewÕr, {MÎmewÕr hmoVOmVo. Šcoe H$_©ê$nr AewÕr H$_r hmoV OmVmV. {ddoH$kmZmZo AkmZ Zmhrgo hmoVo d gËdJwUm§Mr d¥Õr hmooVo. EH$m Jmoï>rVyZ Xwgar CËnÞ hmoUo, XwgarVyZ {Vgar `mcm nV§OctZr àgdAgo åhQ>co Amho Am{U H$m`© g§në`mda Xwgè`m dñVyMo n{hë`m dñVyZ {dcrZrH$aU hmoUo`mcm à{Vàgd, Ago åhQ>co Amho. Ogo gmoÝ`mnmgyZ Ac§H$ma ~ZdVmV d Ë`m§Mm Cn`moJZmhrgm Pmcm H$s naV {dVidyZ Ë`m§Mo gmoZo H$aVmV.

`moJr {MÎmd¥ÎmtZm {df` ^moJm§nmgyZ namd¥Îm H$aVmo, AmË_ gmjmËH$mamZo {MÎmmcmAmËå`mer EH$ê$n H$aVmo. Aem doir gÎdJwUmMr d¥Õr Pmë`mZo JwU _hV² _Üò {dcrZhmoVmV. {ddoH$m_wio Ah§Mm Zme hmoVmo d _hV² VÎd ewÕ d M¡VÝ` ñdê$n ~ZVo. ewÕr gmå`Pmë`mZo àH¥$Vr nwéf{deofmV {dcrZ hmoVo. `mcmM _hfu nV§OctZr JwUm§Mo à{Vàgd AgoåhQ>co Amho. hoM H¡$dë` hmo`!

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