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WELCOME

• Self Study of Vedas

By

•Er. Subodh Kumar

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ॐ ॐ भ�भ��व: सव: ! ततसविवत�व�र�णय� भरगो�द�वसय धी�मवि�,धिधीय� य� न: परचो�दय!त" !!

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Recap of Introduction

What are Vedas Vedas are infinite Interpreting Vedas , Yask, various

Bhasyas, Sayan, Max Muller, Western scholars

Topics-subjects of Vedas Para,Apara, Upaasanaa

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Role of Devtas

Devata represents an excellent perfect quality/ attribute/ force in function/ in operation producing results on the physical / spiritual plane.

Role of Dewata can be said to be limited to presenting an ideal to guide and motivate the forces in pursuit of achieving the goals set for by Supreme God in Vedas.

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Who are Dewtas?

अय� त एमि� तनवा� प रसत�दवि�शव द�वा� अभि� �� यनतिनत पशचा�त� ! यद� �हय� द�धर� ��गमि�नदरा� SSदिदन�य� क" णवा� वा$य�%भिण !!

ऋगवा�द 8 /100/1

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Devatas in our life

इनदर आस!�न�त!ब(�सपवितद�कषि+णा! यजञः. प�र एत� स�म. !द�वस�न!न!मकषिभभञजत�न!� जयनत�न!� मरत� यनतवगरम" !! यज� 17.40

Indra Brihaspati as entrepreneurs obtain Victories in all yagyas – the efforts – campaigns

Soma – Is the commander in Chief –The intellect guiding all the actions.

Maruts – Are the Microbes that lead by pervading entire environment.

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INDRAINDRA

IndraIndra represents ideal- highly self represents ideal- highly self motivated -physical action oriented motivated -physical action oriented enterprising spirit on every plane.enterprising spirit on every plane.

Indra achieves complete success in Indra achieves complete success in each one of his ventures. each one of his ventures.

Indra destroys all his adversariesIndra destroys all his adversaries

Achieves complete victory over Achieves complete victory over themthem

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Prosperity by Indra

अव!�ञचोधिमनदरमम�त� �व!म�� य� रगो�जिजद" धीनजिजदशचजिजद" य: !

इम� न� यजञः� विव�व� श(णा�तवसम!कौमभ���य�शव म�द> !! अथव� 5/3/11

इ�दर स� पर!पत स!मरथयय� स� �म रगो�धीन, समपननत! स� य�कत ��न� कौ� यजञः म� पररिरत र�F. �मF �य�शव पर!पत �G

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Agni in VedasAgni in Vedas

Agni literally means Fire. But symbolically

It represents all forms of energy in every action taking place in nature, in our body, in all phenomenon to bring about a physical change every where. (Potential- Kinetic Energy )

Agni as light also shows us the path a head.

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SOMSOM

• Som: स�� ज�व!तम! कौ� व�द�कत कौलय!णा म!रगो� म� उततम जञः!न स� पर�रिरत कौरन� व!ला! , सव!धय!य, अन�स�धी!न, परशिश+णा स� उतपनन ��न� व!ला! जञः!न विवजञः!न �N.

• Som has been a very misunderstood term. Som also represents a herbal mind invigorating preparation, often misconstrued as an intoxicating drink. Som is not Sura- Wine.

• Vedic Som is called Pawmaani Som प!वम!न� स�म,this represents knowledge based on R & D acting as motivating force for human intellect.

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Vedic TerminologyVedic Terminology

• Yagna यजञ कौ� स�स!र कौ� कौलय!णा ��त� एकौ विवश�ष लाकषय कौ� शिसदध कौरन� व!ला� कौम� कौ� रप म� द�खा! ज!त! �N.

• Action alone is the Supreme Duty• यजञः� वN शर�षटतम कौम�.

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Ashwinau_ Principle of Parity- Ashwinau_ Principle of Parity- DualityDuality

• Ashwinau : are symbolically dipoles in nature, pairs of opposites.

• All +ve actions emanate from Dipoles.

• Light & Darkness, Health & Disease, Male and Female, Day and Night, Virtue & Evil, Rich & Poor. From technical angle ,in magnetism North Pole and South pole , in Electricity Positive and Negative etc.

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Some Vedic Terms-1Some Vedic Terms-1

• Ashwa: Literally means a horse, but it represents Energy. In all forms. Ved also talks about �य�शव- ‘a green horse’ This is Green Energy in technology.

• Gau; Literally means just a cow. But it represents provider of food, health, provider of brain power, temperament modifier like a true mother , destroyer of pathogens/ diseases. Cow maintains the Carbon and Nitrogen cycle of the environment. Cow is embodiment of all our wealth.

• क" दविषट Technology• क तस Farmer

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More Vedic Terms-2More Vedic Terms-2

• अशन A Demon who subsists on devouring people and society परज! कौ� खा! ज!न� व!ला! दषट

• वय�स A Demon who creates methods to cause troubles and pains in Society विवविवधी परज!प�डकौ उप!यG व!ला! दषट

• रलिधकर Administrative Government system to prevent crime and establish rule of law परज!ओ कौ� प!प स� र�कौन� व!ला! विनयम और वयवसथा! सथा!विपत कौरन� व!ला! परश!सन त�तर ��त! �N.

• दलिधकर� One who guides towards proper conduct in life सनम!रगो� पर चोला!न�

व!ला! रगो�र, र!ज!,म!त!, विपत! ,विपतर

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More Vedic Terms-3More Vedic Terms-3

• द�$क A dangerous Demon who causes immense hardships परज! कौ� तर!स द�न� व!ला! भय�कौर पर!णा� �N

• दविपपर � A Demon who fills his own belly at the cost of society सम!ज म� अपन! �� प�ट भरन� व!ला! सव!थ^ प�रष �N .

• पभिण Represents in modern times a trader. Vedas in the first place praise the role of Panis as a class of people who store and preserve any surplus product for use of the society when required. On the other hand Vedas also point out the improper conduct of Panis when they indulge in hording a commodity, create artificial shortage to exploit the needy people. Vedas also warn of Panis indulging in unfair practices for selfish motive by using wrong methods to exploit unknowing masses.

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Self Study of Vedas -1Self Study of Vedas -1

Knowledge of Sanskrit, Vedic Terms , सनधि`विवचछ�द.• Vedas being shruti Vedic language is based what you

hear. In any spoken language , words are often combined and some times used individually in speech. This is true of Vedic language also. Later this became a subject of study in Vedic grammar called sandhiwichhed स�धिधीविवचछ�द .

• Brahmins while memorizing the Vedas, to ensure correctness of the mantras, used padapath पदप!ठ . In padapath the individual words are given as they were in the original and not as they are actually heard.

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Hints for Vedas self study -2Hints for Vedas self study -2

• In a Sookt many Mantras have common refrains- repeated rhymes, lines, or words. Such mantras become easier to understand and interpret.

• As an example, consider my presentation of Rig Ved 2.14. The first eleven of its 12 mantras begin with अधवय� and are addressed to अधवय��. It forced me to look for deeper meanings of अधवय��. Concentrating on the wider meaning of the word अधवय�� the deeper meaning of the entire Sookt showed itself as the Vedic Road map for the President/ Prime minister of a nation to establish an prosperous environmentally sustainable society .

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वा�द�रथ%वा�द�रथ% कOकO कस>दिटय��कस>दिटय��11. 1. वा�द �4 स�वा%�>� दविनाय�Y क� परदवितप�दना ह�ना� च�दविहय�.• 2. दविकस$ द�शी य� ज�दवित दविवाशी�ष क� समबनध उस �4 ना ह�ना� च�दविहय�.• 3. ईशवर क� ग ण,क�% तरथ� स"दविषट दविनाय�Y क� दविवारP ना ह�.• 4.’सवा%जञ�ना�य� दविह स:’ वा�द सब सतय दविवादया�ओ क� प सतक ह<, उस स�

यह अवाशय दविवादिदत ह�.• 5.. ��नावा ज$वाना क� परतय�क अङग पर परक�शी डा�लत� ह�,अरथ�%त ��नावा

कO जञ�ना समबनध$ स�$ आवाशयकत�ओ क� पर� करत� ह�.

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वा�द�रथ%वा�द�रथ% कOकO कस>दिटय��कस>दिटय��22• 6.. नय!य!दिद श!सतरG कौ� विनयमG कौ� विवपर�त न ��, दसर� शबदG मF

तकौ� कौf कौस7ट> पर ठgकौ उतर�, अथ!�त तकौ� सममत ��.• 7..जिजस मF विकौस� वयशिकत विवश�ष कौ! इवित�!स न ��.• 8..वितरविवधी अथi कौ! जञः!न कौर!त! ��.• 9..आपत सममत ��,ऋविष म�विनयG कौf धी!रणा!ए� भ� जिजस कौ�

अन�रप �G.• 10.. जिजस कौf एकौ आजञः! दसर� आजञः! कौ� न कौ!टत� ��.

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Corruption in GovernanceCorruption in Governance

Atharv Ved 5.18Atharv Ved 5.18

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Sage Counsel

नNत!� त� द�व! अददसत�भय� न(पत� अततव� ! म! बरा!हमणासय र!जनय रगो!� जिजधिnतस� जन!दया!म" !! अथव�

5/18/1 O King the wise counsel by the learned

has not been given to you be treated like fodder.

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Power Blind RulersPower Blind Rulers

• अ+दरगधी� र!जनय: प!प आतमपर!जिजत: !• स! बरा!हमणासय रगो!मदया!ददया ज�व!विन म! शव: !! अथव�

5/18/2• Kings/Rulers overpowered by their

personal desires, who ignore the wise counsel by the learned are self defeated, they may have the present but they have no future.

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Birth of “ Naxalism” as reactionBirth of “ Naxalism” as reaction

• आविवधिषटत!nविवष! प(द!कौ� रिरव चोम�णा! !• स! बरा!हमनसय र!जनय त(षटNष! रगो7रन!दया! !! अथव� 5/18/3• Such wise counsel ignored is like deadly

poisonous reptiles in a leather pouch. These reptiles are blood thirsty, and once they start escaping due to hunger , from their hideouts they are impossible to hunt down

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Naxalism parallelNaxalism parallel

• Can we not see the failures of our Indian rulers in proper handling of problems of deprived tribal people Forest Wealth, Mineral Wealth and the present ‘Naxalite’ situation?

• Exploiting the poor land owning farmers in acquiring their fertile land for Urban & Industrial development.

• Denying infrastructure growth in Rural areas.

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Strength of Public Voice

• विनवr +तर� नयवित �नतिनत वचो�Sगनिगनरिरव!रबधो� विव दन�वित सव�म" !• य� बरा!हमणा� मनयत� अननम�व स! विवषसय विपबवित तNम!तसय !! अथव�

5/18/4• Rulers who believe in physical force, corner all

wealth for personal gains, kill sane voices thinking that they are not physical threat.

• Banish wise counsel .• What they eat as food for their existence, is

but a deadly potion that engulfs the entire nation in fire of an inferno. Such rulers earn hatred of every body.

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Amassing personal wealthAmassing personal wealth

• य एन� �नतिनत म(द� मनयम!न� द�वप�य�धी�नकौ!म� न शिचोततत" !• स� तसय�नदर� हदय�Sगनिगनधिम` उभ� एन� वि|ष� नभस� चोरनतम" !!

अथव� 5/18/5• Greedy rulers who give importance to money,

ignore and smother truth and the sane voices that oppose corrupt practices involved in illegal amassing of personal wealth.

• Ignoring sane voices considering them as soft and weak, they do not realize that they are stoking great violent fires.

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Rulers should promote VirtuesRulers should promote Virtues

• न बरा!हमणा� हि�~शिसतवय�3गनिगन: विपरयतन�रिरव !• स�म� हयसम द!य!द इ नदर� असय!कषिभशसतिसतप!: !! अथव� 5/18/6• Knowledge and Wisdom are like a beating heart

in human body, and sustain the very life of a Nation.

• Ruler is duty bound to protect and promote growth of knowledge and think tanks. (Perform Som Yagya)

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Self destruction of corruptSelf destruction of corrupt

• षठा!� शत!प! विन विरगोरवित त!� न शकन�वित विन:गनिखादन" !• अनन� य� बराहमणा!� मलव: सव!|दमी�वित मनयत� !! अ थव� 5/18/7• These fools ( the short sighted rulers) who feast

to enjoy at the expense of public interests, do not realize that what they swallow down are not sweets but poisons with hundreds of barbs, that will tear them down

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Voice of people is all-powerful• जिजहवा! जय! भववित कौ� लमला�

व!ङ" न!ड�कौ!दनत!सतपस!कषिभदिदगधी: !• त�कषिभबरा�हम!विवधयवितद�वप�य�नहदबलाNधी�न�रभिभ~द�वज�तN: !! अथव�

5/18/8• The tongue of the voice less public becomes

like bow from which are shot the destructive arrows of public speech

• Destructive arrows are sharpened by the teeth of the public whose voice is ignored

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Curse of people is never wastedCurse of people is never wasted

• त�कषणा�षव� बरा!हमणा! बरा!हमणा!��वितमनत� य!मसयनतिनत शरवय!�3 न स! म(ष! !

• अन��!य तपस! मनय�न! चो�त दर!दव कषिभनदनतय�नम" !! अथव� 5/18/9

• The invisible missiles of the curse of ignored sane voices of the learned persons forming opinion, never goes astray.

• They annihilate to shatter the insensitive rulers, from behind.

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Fate of blind rulersFate of blind rulers

• य� स�सरमर!जनन!सनदशशत! उत !• त� बरा!हमणासय रगो!� जगधव! वNत�वय!: पर!भवन" !!अथव�

5/18/10

• There were thousands of rulers among them hundreds that usurped public wealth and turned deaf ears to wise counsel, they have all met with their fate.

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Self destructionSelf destruction

• रगो7र�व त!न�नयम!न! वNत�वय!� वNत�वय!� अव!वितरत" ! य� कौ� सरपर!ब`!य!शचरम!ज!मप�शिचोरन" !! अथव�

5/18/11

• Such rulers are ultimately destroyed by their own deeds under public pressures.

• When public feels gravely hurt , ignored and exploited.

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History is witnessHistory is witness

• एकौशत� त! जनात� य� �मि�वय%धनात� !• परज!� हि�~सतव!बरा!हमणा�मस�भवय� पर!भवन" !! अथव�

5/18/12

• Hundreds of such rulers who deprived people and exploited their lands are known to finally meet their tragic end by their own deeds.

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Spirited public action

• अगनिगनवr न: पदव!य: स�म� द!य!द उचयत� !• �नत!कषिभशसत�नदरसतथ! त|�धीस� विवद: !! अथव�

5/18/14• Only remedy lies in highly

organised intellectually driven positive public force to get mobilized in to action .

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END Presentation on CorruptionEND Presentation on Corruption

• Atharv 5.18

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Nation’s Planning

• Rig Ved 2.14

• Dewataa Indra

• Rishi Gritsamad

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Vedic Planning Commision Vedic Planning Commision

RV 2.14 RV 2.14

• Adhwaryu Supreme Planner of Yagyas

• Yagyas are not just Agnihotras

• All Postive actions are Yagyas

• At National Level Adharyu is Chairman Planning Commision

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11stst PRIORITY: EDUCATION PRIORITY: EDUCATION

• Creation of excellent education system to provide the society with self motivated, selfless, creative talent for honest R&D SOMA for all round welfare and progress.

•अधवाय%वा� �रत�नदरा�य स����तर�भि�: सिसeनचत� �दया��ध: !

• क��$ दविह वा$र: सद�सय प$तितe ज ह�त वा"षण� तदिदद�ष • वादविषट. !!, ऋगवा�द 2/14/1

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33rdrd Holes in OZONE Layer Holes in OZONE Layer

• Calamities (like Sunami) that have immense destructive force to toss and smash on to ground even cows are caused by holes in the worn out garment cover in the space

अधवाय%वा� य� द�$क� जघा�ना य� ग� उद�जदप दविह बल� वा:

तस�� एत�नतरिरकष� ना� वा�नतित�नदरा� स��<र�ण %त ज`ना% वासतर<: !! ऋगवा�द 2/14/3

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44thth Green House Gases Green House Gases

• Act against killers (999) who cause damage to this protective covering by enrolling trillions of hands helped by Indra (rains) –promote greenery

• अधवाय%वा� य उरण� जघा�ना नावा चखवा��स� नावातितe च ब�हना� !

• य� अब %द�वा ना$च� बब�ध� तमि�नदरा� स��सय �"रथ� दविहना�त !! ऋगवा�द 2/14/4

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55th th Global Warming Food Security Global Warming Food Security

Destroy Demons Rudhikra – cause floods, Namuchi – exploit public during famines who promote dry deserts, stop rains to cause draught and obstruct efforts to prevent loss of food production

अधवाय%वा� य: सवाशन� जघा�ना य: शी षण�शी ष� य� स�� !य: दविपपर� ना� लिच य� रलिrक�� तस�� इनदरा�य�नधस� ज ह�त !! ऋ 2/14/5

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66thth Promote environmental Promote environmental action action

Shambar is an asur styled Avartan –one who removes a covering. (punches holes in protective Ozone layer) Shambar’s Fortress is broken to smithereens by Indra to release rains for human

अधवाय%वा� य: शीत� शीमबरसय प र� दविब��द�श�ना�वा प`वाt: !य� वारचिचeना: शीतमि�नदरा: सहसर�प� वापदभरत� स��स�< !!

ऋगवा�द 2/14/6

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7th Food Safety and Security

War like constant preparedness to help thousands of farmhands and protect food from pests Kutsa demons who harm Ayu - health and Atithigva – food hospitality- such as harmful killer pests

अधवाय%वा� य: शीत�� सहसर� �मय� उपसथ�अवापजजघानवा�ना� ! क तससय�रदवितलिरथगवासय वा$र�नयवा"णग�रत� स���स�< !!

ऋगवा�द 2/14/7

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8th Responsible Journalism Media

Handle confidential matters with maturity do

not encourage hearsay.

(on the role of media not to give premature publicity to mere conjectures. Contribute towards the development healthy attitudes for positive constructive actions)

अधवाय%वा� यननर: क��य�धवा� शर षट$ वाहनत� नाशीरथ� तदिदनदरा� ! ग�सतिसतपत� �रत शर त�य�नदरा�य स��� यजयवा� ज ह�त !!

ऋगवा�द 2/14./8

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99thth Pollution Waste treatment Pollution Waste treatment

WWaste water treatment strategy by aste water treatment strategy by root root zone , solar treatment, and energy cropszone , solar treatment, and energy crops similar to NASA scientist Dr Wolverton similar to NASA scientist Dr Wolverton technique of growing Fresh Water –same technique of growing Fresh Water –same as yaju 17.6as yaju 17.6

अधवाय%वा� कततना�% अधवाय%वा� कततना�% शर दविषट�स�< वाना� दविनाप`त� वाना उननयधवा��शर दविषट�स�< वाना� दविनाप`त� वाना उननयधवा�� !! ज ष�ण� हसतय�भि� वा�वाशी� वा� इनदरा�य� स��� �दिदर� ज ह�त ज ष�ण� हसतय�भि� वा�वाशी� वा� इनदरा�य� स��� �दिदर� ज ह�त

!!!! ऋगवा�द ऋगवा�द 2/14/92/14/9

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Grow Fresh Water Yaju 17.6Grow Fresh Water Yaju 17.6

• उपज�नन प वा�तस� Sवातर नाद�शव� ! अगना� दविपतत�प��लिस �णडादविक त�भि�र�गदविह स��� ना� यजञ� प�वाक�वाण% भिशीवा�क" लिध !! यज 17.6अगना� दविपतत�प��लिस ---- pitta and agni ie fever in water is polluted water

• �णडादविक त�भि�र�गदविह ----marine life like frogs & fish family, get at that

• उपज�नन प वा�तस� Sवातर नाद�शव� ---growing plants of cane reed family which are secondary crops ( crops not fit for human consumption, but use as biomass and if fit cattle fodder etc.) in the beds of streams of such water .

• स��� ना� यजञ� प�वाक�वाण% भिशीवा�क" लिध ---may provide us with means to purify the polluted water for our welfare.

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1010thth Prebiotic Probiotic BioTech Prebiotic Probiotic BioTech Researches on CowsResearches on Cows

• This mantra gives a Futuristic strategy for researches in Biotechnology by exploring higher quality production prebiotics and probiotics By research on enzymes in Cow rumens

अधवाय%वा: पयस�धय%रथ� ग�: स���भि�र� प"णत� ��जमि�नदरा�� !

वा�द�ह�सय दविना�"त� �� एतदि�तसनत� �य� यजतभिशचाक� त !! ऋगवा�द 2/14/10

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1111th Develop Sustainable Prosperityth Develop Sustainable Prosperity

• Clear role of society and media for the development of transparency and proper mental attitudes in society is stressed in this mantra

अधवाय%वा� य� दिदवयसय वासवा� य: प�रचिरथeवासय कषमयसय र�ज� !त�`द%र� ना प"णत� यवा�ना�नदरा स���भि�सतदप� वा� असत !! ऋगवा�द

2/14/11

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1212thth Welfare State Welfare State

• Immense bounties of nature always flow on us for welfare health and wealth of all, by the continuous pursuits of knowledge based transparent activities by our well-meaning gifted people.

अस�भय� त�स� द�ना�य� र�ध: स�रथ%यसय बह त� वासवय�� !

इनदरा यसति�तर� शरवासय� अना दया�ब"ह�द�� दविवादरथ� स वा$र�: !! ऋगवा�द 2/14/12

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