With deep reverence to Sri Lalita Mahātripurasundari, we present the Preface to the 4th International Conference on Shrividya held on 24th and 25th of December at Senate Bhavan, University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Organized by Trayinyas Shrividya Foundation in association with the Oriental Research Institute, Mysuru Guided by the vision of integrating Knowledge (Jnana), Science (Vijnana), and Philosophy (Darsana), the conference adopts the thematic focus "Srividya: Yantra, Mantra, Tantra," acknowledging the sacred triad that constitutes the heart of this tradition.
The institutional collaboration with the Oriental Research Institute, Mysuru, endowed the conference with a profound textual foundation. ORI, established in 1891 under the erstwhile Mysore State, remains an eminent centre for the preservation, cataloguing and interpretation of Indic manuscripts. Its unique manuscript collections and classical scholarship provide the historical and hermeneutic framework within which many Shrividya-related texts-including Tantras, Agamas, Stotras and commentarial literature are preserved and studied. The association of ORI with this conference therefore resonates with both scholarly authenticity and cultural responsibility, allowing traditional wisdom to interact meaningfully with evolving academic perspectives.
Shrīvidya has never been confined to ritual performance; rather, it is a vast terrain of epistemology, ontology and transformative sadhana. Emerging from Veda, Tantra, Agama and classical commentarial traditions, its conceptual universe invites exploration through philosophical interpretation, scientific enquiry, mathematical formalism, artistic understanding and embodied practice. In this spirit, the conference brought together Acaryas, traditional practitioners researchers, philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, technologists, medica experts and cultural scholars, creating a rare space of integrated discourse where sacred intuition and analytical understanding could converge.
The proceedings commenced with Veda Ghosa, Pushparcana and Dipa Puja invoking auspiciousness at the outset of the sessions. Distinguished speakers from universities, research institutions and traditional lineages presented illuminating discussions ranging across philosophy and Sakta traditions, including Advaita Sakta phenomenology, Mahavidyā traditions and symbolical hermeneutics. and Trika perspectives, the Devi-Bhagavata vision, metaphysics of consciousness Equally enriching were interdisciplinary explorations covering the neuroscience of meditation, quantum approaches to Tantric cosmology, geometrical and mathematical aspects of the Sri Yantra, Ayurveda, yogic physiology, Jyotisa, nada-sastra and classical pramana methodologies.
Substantial attention was given to Tantric and ritual foundations, with sessions addressing diksa pathways, Kundalini tattva, the Kubjika lineage, Mahāśodanyāsa, nyāsa systems, Bala and Dasa-Mahavidya upasana, and Agni-janana traditions, Academic deliberations on Shrividya in relation to neuroscience, quantum physics, yoga, Ayurveda and mathematical sciences were complemented by traditional expositions on the origins of Shrividya mantra-sampradaya, Śrīcakra-vidya, nāda-srsti and the inner dimensions of antar-puja, offering a meaningful synthesis of ancient wisdom and contemporary knowledge systems.
The Pontiff Session, blessed by revered Swamijis, bestowed spiritual anchoring upon the deliberations. Their asīrvachana upheld lineage authenticity and devotional continuity, reminding all participants that the ultimate purpose of Shrividya transcends academic enquiry and culminates in inner transformation. Cultural presentations such as Dasavidyamayi Bala Nrutyarupa, Meenaksi Vaibhavam and classical fusion music highlighted the devotional, artistic and aesthetic dimensions of the tradition, while the valedictory unveiling of "Shri Anandabhairava and Anandabhairavi" symbolically affirmed the non-dual essence that Shrīvidya reveals.
The present volume contains selected papers, keynote lectures, philosophical reflections, scientific background, traditional commentaries and practice-based insights presented during the conference. Each contribution has undergone editorial review, preserved academic rigour while honoured traditionally.
Vedas (1216)
Upanishads (508)
Puranas (634)
Ramayana (758)
Mahabharata (372)
Dharmasastras (167)
Goddess (519)
Bhakti (251)
Saints (1553)
Gods (1310)
Shiva (392)
Journal (181)
Fiction (62)
Vedanta (383)
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