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Vidyavachaspati Pt. Madhusudan Ojha

Vidyavachaspati Pt. Madhusudan Ojha

Vidyavachaspati Pt. Madhusudan Ojha was born at 10.30 pm on the day of Krishna Janmashtami in 1923 at Vikramabad in the 'Gadha' village of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar province.

You were the son of Pt. Vaidyanath Ojha and Pt. Rajeev Lochan Ojha, the elder brother of Pt. Vaidyanath accepted you as an adopted son. Since Pt. Rajeev Lochan Ojha used to reside in Jaipur due to being a Jaipur state-dependent, therefore your arrival in Jaipur became possible. Your education was completed in Jaipur, Banaras, and Darbhanga. You studied various scriptures like grammar, justice, mimosa, literature, Vedanta, etc. under the abode of the master of all scriptures, Pandit Shivkumar Shastri. After being proficient in all the scriptures, you resolved to study the Vedas and criticize them from a scientific point of view.
After receiving permission from Pt. Shivkumar Shastri, worshiping Lord Kameshwar Shiva, got ready for his goal. You achieved enough success till the middle of your life and amazed the entire scholarly world with your Vaidyasya. In 1902, your historic visit to England was completed with the King of Jaipur, Maharaja Madhav Singh. With your lecture on the land of England, you opened the eyes of scholars of the whole world regarding the scientificity of the Vedas.
All the scholars of the Eastern and Western worlds accepted your Vaidushya with one voice bowing down. Many western scholars got involved in the research of Vedas and Indian scholars also started an in-depth study of Vedic commentaries. It is your contribution that today Vedas are being looked upon from a scientific point of view and innumerable scholars are engaged in the study of Vedas.
You created immense literature in your lifetime. In Sanskrit Ratnakar's Vedanta, a list of 288 books created by you has been given. Even at present, manuscripts of your handwritten books have been received and research work is being done on a wide scale by various institutions on your books.

Saraswat Sadhana of Pt. Shrimadhusudanojha

(1) Theology
1. divyavibhūti—jagadguruvaibhavam; maharshikulvaibhavam; Heaven's Message:, Indra Vijay:
2. Ukthvairajik - Sadasadvaad:, Rajoavaad:, Vyomavaad:, Aparavaad:, Coveravaad:, Ambhoavaad:, Amritmrityuvad:, Ahoratraavaad:, Daivaavaad:, Sansyataduchavaad:, Dasavadarahasyam
3. Aryahridayamsarvagrantha: - Brahmahridayam, Brahmanhridayam, Upanishadhridayam, Gitahridayam (Gita Vigyanbhashya, first mystery episode, second original episode), Brahmasutrahridayam (first part-second part), bodybuilding:
4. Nigambodh Granth - Nigdavati, Gathavati, Akhyanavati, Niruktimati, Pathyasvastirvedamatrika
5. Vigyan Praveshika - Brahmadravi, Brahmadhara, Vigyanvidyut, Vigyanpariskar:, Darshanapariskar
6. Science-Madhusudana Granth - Brahmavinaya, Brahmasamanvaya:, Brahmaprajapatyam, Brahmaopatti:, Brahmachatushpadi Brahmasiddhanta
7. Science Encyclopaedia - Physiksains Pradipika, Fire, Electrical, Ether Science, Yogic Science Pradipika, Fundamental Material Science, Physiological Science, Optical Science Pradipika, Object Review

(2) Science of sacrifice
1. Nivit-Kalap - Vaishvarupanivit, Rishinivit, Devatanivit, Atmanivit, Yagyanivit
2. Yajnamadhusudan - Yajnaviharadhyaya, Smartkundasamikshadhyaya, Yagyopakaranadhyaya, Mantrapracharanadhyaya, Atmaadhyaya, Devatadhyaya, Yajnavitpadhyaya, Karmanukramanikadhyaya, Adhidaivikadhyaya
3. Yajnavinaya-Paddhati - Yajnakaumudi, Chayanadhyaya, Chhandobhyasta
4. Experiment Parijat - Transfusion Process, Prakasomic Process, Ehat Process, Agni Process, Session Process Nirudhshubandh

(3) Purana Samiksha
1. Vishwavikash Granth - Manvantar-Nirdhar, Vishwasrishtisandarbha:, Aryabhuvankosh, Jyotishchakrasansthan, Vigyantikokakhyan, Vanshmatrika, Puranotpatti:, Purannirmanadhikaranam
2. Devyugabhasa Granth - Devasurkhyati, Raghavkhyati, Yadavkhyati, Haihaykhyati, Pauravkhyati (Atrikhyati), Akramkhyati, Madhvykhyati:, Bharatkhyati
3. Famous texts - Kathankasamuchaya, Daivatmimansa, Vedapuranadi-Shastravatar, Kalpashuddhiprasanga, Parikshaprasanga, Puranaprasishta

(4) Vedanga Samiksha
1. Vakpadika - Varna Samiksha, Chhand: Samiksha, Vedic encyclopedia, Vedic dictionary, Grammar Vinod
2. Astrology, Astronomy, Horology, Kadambini (with Saudamini interpretation), Symptomology
3. Self-sanskar Kalp - Shuddhivigyanpanjika (Ashauchpanjika), Dharmavigyanpanjika, Vratpanjika, Vyavayavasyapati, Shraddhapariskar
4. Additions - Shastraparichaya, Vedarthabhramanivaranam, Veddharma Vyakhyapanjika, Pratyantaprasthanamimansa, Gotrapravar-Pataka, Caste-Panjika, Sampradaya-Panjika, Indradhvajotthapan-Praddhati, Dharmatattva Samiksha, Panchabhuta Samiksha

Dr Surendra Kumar Sharma
Fellow Pandit Madhusudan Ojha Literature
Editor: Vishwa Guru Divine Message Monthly Research Magazine