Origin of Murti Puja through Vedic Dance | Dr.Bharat Gupt |

In the present talk, the eminent scholar Dr. Bharat Gupt, is making attempts to revive the actual traditions that once existed as traditions of performance based on saguna upaasanaa.
It was propogated in the 19th century scholars that Murti Puja has nothing to do with Vedic Yajna. The Hindu apologists saw the emergence of sects like Arya samaj, Brahmo Samaj etc. that undermined the Murti Puja. In Natya Shastra the transition from worship of a Devata through mantra recitation/ucchaarana in Yajna to the visual representation of a Devataa/Devi as a dancing figure. This dancing rupa was called Pindi bandha which was later imitated by sculptors to create murti. Bharat Gupta ji reiterates the importance of Murti puja based on Saguna Upasana and the Natya Shastra that was used by Natyakaar to propogate the teachings of Vedas to common people.

Key Points:
Murti Puja- Saguna Upasana
Natya Shastra - the spiritual connect
Propagation of Vedas for common people

About the Speaker:
Dr. Bharat Gupt, an eminent Hindu intellectual, is retired Faculty from University of Delhi. He is a classicist, theatre theorist, sitar and surbahar player, scholar of Hinduism, musicologist, cultural analyst, and a newspaper columnist. He is trained in both Western and traditional Indian knowledge systems, using the texts in Hindi, English, Gujarati, Sanskrit and Greek. He was a McLuhan Fellow for Communication at the University of Toronto, and a Senior Fellow at the Onassis Foundation, Greece.
His major books include: Dramatic Concepts: Greek and Indian (1994,96,2006-16-19), Natyasastra, Chapter 28: Ancient Scales of Indian Music (1996, 2019), Twelve Greek Poems into Hindi (2001), India: A Cultural Decline or Revival? (2008).

Topics Covered:
00:00 - Introduction and Mangalacharan
02:29 - The 19th Century Debate: Vedas vs Idol Worship
07:06 - Colonial Impact and Christian Intimidation
11:39 - Why Murti Puja is Not Inferior Worship
17:12 - Natya Shastra: The Fifth Veda Connection
23:47 - Shiva's Dance and the Origin of Pindi Bandhas
28:02 - Understanding Pindi Bandhas: Divine Embodiment
34:36 - From Vedic Devatas to Physical Icons
39:51 - Vedic Connection: Dhruva Songs and Geetakas
44:41 - Natya Shastra's Antiquity and Historical Evidence
47:15 - Q&A: Dance, Depiction and Divine Forms
53:45 - Vedic Chanting vs Modern Musical Corruption
1:06:15 - Greek Parallels in Worship and Sacrifice
1:11:35 - Victorian Guilt and Temple Eroticism
1:19:24 - Literature, Romance and Cultural Fragmentation
1:21:54 - Arya Samaj: Christianity in Hindu Garb?
1:35:42 - Greek Revival vs Indian Temple Restoration

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