A Literary Program on "Maharshi Valmiki" was organised by Akhila Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad, Ganjam Branch, Brahmapur, Odisha on 28 October 2026, Wednesday at 7.30 pm through Google Meet App. Online, on the occasion of Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti.
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As an Invited speaker, Dr. Harekrishna Meher delivered speech on Maharshi Valmiki and his Adikavya Ramayana which is an immortal and valuable contribution to the World Literature.
Continued speech on Sage Valmiki's earlier misdeeds bearing looting of wealth from the wayfarers and later on his penance with uttering RamaNama after the advice of Devarshi Narada. Creator Brahma admonished Sage Valmiki to write a great kavya on Srirama-charita. Thus Adikavya Ramayana was composed by Sage Valmiki with reference to his Shoka and the Sloka:
'मा निषाद ! प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगम: शाश्वती: समा: । यत् क्रौञ्च-मिथुनादेकमवधी: काममोहितम् ।।' after seeing the death of male Kraunch Bird killed by the hunter. Ramayana is composed with Karuna Rasa.
Another Verse from Valmiki Ramayana was also presented :
'पादबद्धोऽक्षरसमस्तन्त्रीलय-समन्वित: ।
शोकार्त्तस्य प्रवृत्तो मे श्लोको भवतु नान्यथा ।।'
Recited with reverence,
Mahakavi Kalidasa's Verse from Raghuvamsa Kavya :
'तामभ्यगच्छद् रुदितानुसारी
कवि: कुशेध्माहरणाय यात: ।
निषाद-बिद्धाण्डज-दर्शनोत्थ:
श्लोकत्वमापद्यत यस्य शोक: ।।'
Also Acharya Anandavardhana's Verse from Dhvanyaloka :
'काव्यस्यात्मा स एवार्थ: तथा चादिकवे: पुरा ।
क्रौञ्चद्वन्द्व-वियोगोत्थ: शोक: श्लोकत्वमागत: ।।'
Also discussed on socio-cultural significance of Sage Valmiki's great contribution Sanskrit Epic Ramayana and its Influence on various literatures of Indian languages.
Further referred to the Verse of Ramayana :
'यावत् स्थास्यन्ति गिरय: सरितश्च महीतले । तावद् रामायण-कथा लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति ।।'
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Contextual References of SahityaDarpana of great Kavyashastri Viswanath Kaviraj, Mahakavi Bhavabhuti's UttaraRamaCharita, Baidehisha-Bilasa Kavya of Odia Poet Kavisamrat Upendra Bhanja, Tapasvini Kavya of Swabhavakavi Gangadhar, SriRamacharita-Manasa of Goswami Tulasidas and some others were given during the speech.
While discussing on Karuna Rasa, also remembered a line from Skylark poem of famous English Poet P.B.Shelley:
'Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.'
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Another Honorable Speaker, Retired Sanskrit Prof. Dr. Raghunath Panda, Ex-President of Akhila Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad elaborately discussed on various aspects of Maharshi Valmiki's eternal contribution to the world.
Hearty thanks to esteemed Convenor Prof. Dr. Prakash Chandra Panigrahi and the Sahitya Parishad for conducting the program. It was very motivational, inspiring, delightful and enjoyable.
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Some Photosnaps of the program are posted here.
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