PANDIT MADHUSUDAN OJHA Pandit Madhusudan Ojha was born in Musaffarpur into a family of great scholars.

From his early days he revealed a sharp and intelligent mind, demonstrating a keen devotion to learning which was to last his whole life. After studying in Jaipur, he moved to Kashi (Varanasi) where he spent eight years studying the shastras. He not only studied vyakarana, nyaya, literature, vedanta and other disciplines but also acquired authority in these difficult subjects.

Returning to Jaipur, he was appointed Professor of Sanskrit at Maharaja College and thereafter Professo becoming a close personal assistant to the then Maharaja Madhao Singh of Jaipur. In a brief biographica mention is made of approximately 125 books authored by him, only a few of which are available today. those who had an opportunity to listen to or interact with him. He delivered lectures in Lahore, Karachi a Mahamandal honoured him with the title 'Vidyavachaspati'.

Ojhaji lived with great simplicity, in this world but remaining detached from it. He had no hobbies and n discover as much as possible about the Vedic sciences, and he devoted all his energies to unravelling the 50 years with dedication and devotion, even when in declining health.

His 70th birthday was celebrated in 1937 (vikram samvat 1993). Three years later, after a brief illness la last. His death was mourned widely throughout the country.

Ojhaji had many students, but only one who learned "at his feet" in the manner of the rishi tradition, whi was Pandit Motilal Shastri. Rishi Kumar Mishra, Founder/President of Brahma Vidya Kendra, was a stu insights into the inexhaustible treasure-house of the Vedas.

Pandit Madhusudan Ojha and his Legacy

Born on September 2 in 1866 in the village Gadha of the distric

Muzzafarpur in Bihar State, Pt. Madhusudan Ojha was taught Ojha who was a renowned scholar of his time. When he was

educated upto the elementary stage by his father, Pt. Vaidya

eight years, he was adopted by Pt. Rajeev Lochan who was

father's elder brother and was employed as the Raj Pandit in

court of Sawai Ram Singh of Jaipur. He moved to Jaipur al

with him and studied under the guidance of the best Sans

teachers available at Jaipur during those days. As a child account of the death of his foster father. He returned to Bihar

exhibited extraordinary talent but his study was interrupted

entered Darbhanga Sanskrit Pathshala at Kashi at the age of sixteen. He was taught by Pt. S Sanskrit grammar, logic analysis, literature and Vedant and became an authority on them.

Kumar Shastri who was recognized as an eminent teacher of his time. He completed the stud

Having come to know of his extraordinary genius the Director of Education, Jaipur State, invited

Ojha to work as the Head of the Department of Sanskrit at Maharaja Arts College, Jaipur. Soon

fragrance of his scholarship reached far and wide. When Maharaja Madho Singh of Jaipur hear (Pothikhana). He was also made the president of the assembly of religious scholars. He considerd one of the nine jewels of the then Maharaja.

his brilliance, he included him in his inner circle and appointed him as the head of his Royal Lib

Mahrishi Ved Vyas who authored the Gita and the Mahabharata and compilied the Veda

considered God because he was a seer gifted with divine power, to see the past, the present and

future. With the help of his infinite knowledge and transcendental wisdom he wrote invalu

treatises with the sole objective of doing good to humanity. After Ved Vyas we do not come ac

any other personage who has created such prolific literature with a broad outlook as that of

Madhusudan Ojha. In recognition of his seminal contribution to the cause of scientific interpreta

of the Vedas many Acharyas unanimously bestowed on him the title of second Ved Vyasa o

incarnation of Ved Vyasa.

Pt Madhusudan Ojha was inspired by his Guru Pt. Shiv Kumar Shastri to study the scientific as which elucidated clearly the recondite thoughts of the Vedas.

of the Vedas and simplified the obscure Vedic terminology. He presented it in simple langu

Instead of writing a commentary on the Vedas he gave a new interpretation of the words and man separate treatises on each of the ten concepts as expounded in the 'Nasdiya Sukta' of 'Rigveda' all the six parts of the Vedas i.e. 'Vedang'. The Vedic literature created by Pt. Madhusudan Ojha can be classified into the following categories: 1. Brahma Vigyan (The Science of Cosmology) 2. Yajna Vigyan (The Science of Yajna) 3. Puran Samikshayen (Reviews of the Puranas) 4. Vedang Samikshayen (Reviews of Vedang), and

depicting the science of creation. He did not leave any aspect of the Vedas untouched. He w

also created a single volume encompassing the ten concepts. Pt. Ojha also wrote critical analyse

5. Agam Rahasya (Secrets of Sacred Literature) Each category consists of several principal treat

which are forty in number. Pandit Ojha's treatises number 229. In addition to them he also autho It is an incredible feat which baffles the modern scholars since they find it humanly impossible.

59 treatises on different subjects. Thus, Pt Ojha has authored around 288 'granthas' (treatises) in

Impressed by his astounding scholarship Maharaja Madho Singh took Pt. Ojha to England wher

attended the coronation of Edward VII in 1902. In England Pt. Ojha met the renowned Sans impression on their minds. contribution would go down in the annals of human history as something unique, innovative original.

scholars of Oxford and Cambridge Universities and exchanged views with them. He left an indel

Pt. Madhusudan Ojha was a resplendent luminary in the horizon of Vedic literature and