Global Contribution of Nath Panth

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Co-organizers

Deen Dayal UpadhyayaShodhpeethGorakhpur

Estd.-2018

Mahayogi GuruShri GorakshanathShodhpeeth, Gorakhpur

Maharana PratapShiksha ParishadGorakhpur

Carebanik MathKendrapada, Odisha

Baba Mastnath UniversityRohtak, Haryana

Yogishwar Math, Kadri HillsMangalore, Karnataka

DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYAGORAKHPUR UNIVERSITYGorakhpur

Organizer

This three-day International Conference on Nath Panth is a humble attempt to study its various dimensions and also to account for it popularity amongst the masses.

To trace the origin and antiquity of Nath Panth is certainly not easy. The word 'Nath' has been used in the Rig Veda to refer to the creator of this Universe, the Almighty and also for the Universe itself. According to the traditional belief of Nathpanth, MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath is omnipresent and eternal, but historically He is

th thbelieved to have appeared between the 7 to 13 century. After Shankaracharya, MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath is the most influential and epoch-making personality.

About the Conference

In the persona of the honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanathji, one can see the embodiment of Shri Goraksh Peeth's ideals of public welfare.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University has the status of being the first University to be establ ished in Uttar Pradesh after the independence of India. Since its inception, this University has played an important role in maintaining the religious, cultural and social values of this region.

It has long been the aspiration among the intellectuals of Gorakhpur that an international study center be established to disseminate the philosophy, universal principles and ideas of Nathpanth amongst the masses. It was with this objective that the Mahayagi Guru Gorakshnath Shodhpeeth was established in the year 2018 in the University.

The highest establishment of Nath Panth is Shri Gorakhnath Temple in the city of Gorakhpur, which has been the tapobhoomi of Mahayogi Shri Gorakhnath. It is here that he embraced Samadhi. The Mahants (chief priest) of Shri Gorakhshnath Peeth have made unprecedented contribution in building a harmonious society and in providing prudent political leadership.

For centuries, the yogis and sadhaks of Nath Panth had been trying to erase social evils through religion and yoga. The civilization, culture, life, knowledge, philosophy, religious practices and literature of India are permeated with the philosophy and ideals of Nath Panth. Along with this it also continues to provide direction and guidance towards developing India into Greater India.

• To look for sources of cultural unity through tourist routes and places associated with Nath Panth.

Objectives of the Conference

• To study the various dimensions of Nath Panth and also to highlight its popularity amongst the masses.

• To deliberate on the unexplored areas of Indian Yoga tradition and Nath Panth, and also assess its social relevance and benefits for the people.

• To deliberate on the philosophy and literature of Nath Panth.

• To study the glorious history of Nath Panth and foreground its role in nation building.

• To outline the role of Nath Panth in building a harmonious society.

• To explore the social, cultural and scientific dimensions of Nath Panth.

The three-day International Conference is divided mainly into the following five sections:

Conference Sections

The concept of Yoga in India is ancient. Atharvaveda mentions the acquiring of mystical and spiritual powers through Yoga. In Kath, Taitiriya and Maitrayani Upanishads, the term yoga has been categorically defined. In Maitrayani Upanishad, we find a description of shandag yoga. Both Jain and Budhhist religions believe in the practical dimensions of yoga. In the yoga philosophy of Maharishi Patanjali, ideas of Vikirn Yoga have been compiled in a scientific manner. With the passage of time, MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath, the incarnat ion of Lord Shiva disseminated the tenets of Nath Panth amongst the masses. The background of his thoughts was 'Chaitanya's lokatit samadhyavyavastha'. According to him there is no distinction between Shakti and Shiva. Shakti represents centrifugal force whereas Shiva represents the centripetal force. Whoever is able to establish a union between the two becomes a Siddha

Indian Yoga Tradition and Nath Panth

Lights Sound Programme, Shri Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhpur

Shri Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhpur Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath Ji

Yogiraja. Under this section, various aspects of the philosophy of Nath Panth shall be discussed. This section of the Conference proposes to deliberate on the unexplored areas of Yoga on the one hand and on the other it will also assess its social relevance and benefits for the people.

Philosophy, Literature and Nath PanthA new era begins in the Hindu religion and

philosophy with MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath. Like Adi Shankaracharya, his role in Indian religious practices and literature is pivotal. Guru Gorakhnath occupies a place of eminence amongst the contemporary preachers and philosophers. The edifice of Indian philosophy rests on the teachings of Guru Gorakhnath. The Sage tradition of India is indebted to Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath. He has the distinction of having discovered the various paths to the realization of the Ultimate Truth. He devised new techniques of meditation and religious practices. Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath possessed a unique personality and his philosophy is extant and complete in itself. From the philosophical perspective of Nath Panth, Pind (individual body) and the Universe have been treated as analogous. Shankaracharya claimed Brahma as Truth and the world as a delusion. Contrary to this, Guru Gorakhnath established moral and practical principles for the realization of the Universe through the realization of the Pind. The knowledge traditions of

Nath Panth glitter like gold when placed amongst the innumerable philosophies and literatures, and can provide the way of deliverance from the problems and challenges of life.

It emerges in his writings that Guru Gorakhnath's philosophy is that of a Yogi who through Sadhana led to cultural enrichment and contributed to the development of a tolerant society based on exchanges of ideas and views. While the Guru was imparted supreme significance, he also laid emphasis on the purity of inner being not just for the Yogi but the entire humanity. He lit the torch of Bhakti movement and for this the Bhakti movement and Hindi Bhakti literature will remain indebted to Shri Yogi Gorakhnath.

Nationalist Thought, Nation Building and Nath PanthIn the Indian context, the word “Rashtra” (Nation) is inherent in the word “Matribhoomi” (Motherland). India has long been struggling with a Western model of Nation that in no way can be considered an adequate expression of the idea of Nation. However, the notion of Nation always existed in its basic concept in India. This was possible due to the significant role of the spiritual founders of the nation who kept the basic principles of nation secure. Nath Panth played an important role in nation building by reaching out to the masses and binding the society in a common thread. By maintaining social harmony along with a cultural consciousness in the entire subcontinent, the Nath Panth played a great role in nation building by transcending all differences of caste and community. There is an inherent need within the academic world to compile the glorious history of the role of Nath Panth in nation building. This Section of the Conference shall be a humble attempt to explore this role of Nath Panth.

This three-day International Conference on Nath Panth is a humble attempt to study its various dimensions and also to account for it popularity amongst the masses.

To trace the origin and antiquity of Nath Panth is certainly not easy. The word 'Nath' has been used in the Rig Veda to refer to the creator of this Universe, the Almighty and also for the Universe itself. According to the traditional belief of Nathpanth, MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath is omnipresent and eternal, but historically He is

th thbelieved to have appeared between the 7 to 13 century. After Shankaracharya, MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath is the most influential and epoch-making personality.

About the Conference

In the persona of the honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanathji, one can see the embodiment of Shri Goraksh Peeth's ideals of public welfare.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University has the status of being the first University to be establ ished in Uttar Pradesh after the independence of India. Since its inception, this University has played an important role in maintaining the religious, cultural and social values of this region.

It has long been the aspiration among the intellectuals of Gorakhpur that an international study center be established to disseminate the philosophy, universal principles and ideas of Nathpanth amongst the masses. It was with this objective that the Mahayagi Guru Gorakshnath Shodhpeeth was established in the year 2018 in the University.

The highest establishment of Nath Panth is Shri Gorakhnath Temple in the city of Gorakhpur, which has been the tapobhoomi of Mahayogi Shri Gorakhnath. It is here that he embraced Samadhi. The Mahants (chief priest) of Shri Gorakhshnath Peeth have made unprecedented contribution in building a harmonious society and in providing prudent political leadership.

For centuries, the yogis and sadhaks of Nath Panth had been trying to erase social evils through religion and yoga. The civilization, culture, life, knowledge, philosophy, religious practices and literature of India are permeated with the philosophy and ideals of Nath Panth. Along with this it also continues to provide direction and guidance towards developing India into Greater India.

• To look for sources of cultural unity through tourist routes and places associated with Nath Panth.

Objectives of the Conference

• To study the various dimensions of Nath Panth and also to highlight its popularity amongst the masses.

• To deliberate on the unexplored areas of Indian Yoga tradition and Nath Panth, and also assess its social relevance and benefits for the people.

• To deliberate on the philosophy and literature of Nath Panth.

• To study the glorious history of Nath Panth and foreground its role in nation building.

• To outline the role of Nath Panth in building a harmonious society.

• To explore the social, cultural and scientific dimensions of Nath Panth.

The three-day International Conference is divided mainly into the following five sections:

Conference Sections

The concept of Yoga in India is ancient. Atharvaveda mentions the acquiring of mystical and spiritual powers through Yoga. In Kath, Taitiriya and Maitrayani Upanishads, the term yoga has been categorically defined. In Maitrayani Upanishad, we find a description of shandag yoga. Both Jain and Budhhist religions believe in the practical dimensions of yoga. In the yoga philosophy of Maharishi Patanjali, ideas of Vikirn Yoga have been compiled in a scientific manner. With the passage of time, MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath, the incarnat ion of Lord Shiva disseminated the tenets of Nath Panth amongst the masses. The background of his thoughts was 'Chaitanya's lokatit samadhyavyavastha'. According to him there is no distinction between Shakti and Shiva. Shakti represents centrifugal force whereas Shiva represents the centripetal force. Whoever is able to establish a union between the two becomes a Siddha

Indian Yoga Tradition and Nath Panth

Lights Sound Programme, Shri Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhpur

Shri Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhpur Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath Ji

Yogiraja. Under this section, various aspects of the philosophy of Nath Panth shall be discussed. This section of the Conference proposes to deliberate on the unexplored areas of Yoga on the one hand and on the other it will also assess its social relevance and benefits for the people.

Philosophy, Literature and Nath PanthA new era begins in the Hindu religion and

philosophy with MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath. Like Adi Shankaracharya, his role in Indian religious practices and literature is pivotal. Guru Gorakhnath occupies a place of eminence amongst the contemporary preachers and philosophers. The edifice of Indian philosophy rests on the teachings of Guru Gorakhnath. The Sage tradition of India is indebted to Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath. He has the distinction of having discovered the various paths to the realization of the Ultimate Truth. He devised new techniques of meditation and religious practices. Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath possessed a unique personality and his philosophy is extant and complete in itself. From the philosophical perspective of Nath Panth, Pind (individual body) and the Universe have been treated as analogous. Shankaracharya claimed Brahma as Truth and the world as a delusion. Contrary to this, Guru Gorakhnath established moral and practical principles for the realization of the Universe through the realization of the Pind. The knowledge traditions of

Nath Panth glitter like gold when placed amongst the innumerable philosophies and literatures, and can provide the way of deliverance from the problems and challenges of life.

It emerges in his writings that Guru Gorakhnath's philosophy is that of a Yogi who through Sadhana led to cultural enrichment and contributed to the development of a tolerant society based on exchanges of ideas and views. While the Guru was imparted supreme significance, he also laid emphasis on the purity of inner being not just for the Yogi but the entire humanity. He lit the torch of Bhakti movement and for this the Bhakti movement and Hindi Bhakti literature will remain indebted to Shri Yogi Gorakhnath.

Nationalist Thought, Nation Building and Nath PanthIn the Indian context, the word “Rashtra” (Nation) is inherent in the word “Matribhoomi” (Motherland). India has long been struggling with a Western model of Nation that in no way can be considered an adequate expression of the idea of Nation. However, the notion of Nation always existed in its basic concept in India. This was possible due to the significant role of the spiritual founders of the nation who kept the basic principles of nation secure. Nath Panth played an important role in nation building by reaching out to the masses and binding the society in a common thread. By maintaining social harmony along with a cultural consciousness in the entire subcontinent, the Nath Panth played a great role in nation building by transcending all differences of caste and community. There is an inherent need within the academic world to compile the glorious history of the role of Nath Panth in nation building. This Section of the Conference shall be a humble attempt to explore this role of Nath Panth.

IFSC Code: IDIB000G616

The International Webinar-cum-Conference on 'Global Contribution of Nath Panth' will be conducted both in Offline and Online modes. The registration link along with bank details to register for the Webinar is attached herewith.We invite abstract of 300 words and a full paper with the maximum length of 3500 words on any topic related to the Conference-sections. Abstract/Full paper must be typed in MS word format in Times New Roman with font size 12 along with the title, name of the author (s), complete address, telephone number and should be sent to Webinar-cum-Conference email id [email protected] after registration. The last date for the submission of abstract is March 15, 2021.

Registration Fees. Student- Rs. 500; Other Participant- Rs. 1000 (*Invited speakers/ Guests of the Webinar-cum-Conference are exempted from Registration Fees, Guests are requested to write their name in transaction-details column of the registration form)

Registration Link, https://forms.gle/3cotSHFU9ojLtyTg9

Participants can submit/pay registration fees through internet banking / paytm/ google pay/ any other transaction apps using following account details and fill the details in transaction-details column of the registration form -

Account Number: 50535336871

Account Name: Conference Webinar Workshop

Bank's Name: Indian Bank/Allahabad Bank

University Branch, Gorakhpur-273 009, UP, India

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Maha Yogi Shri Gorakhshnath is among those nine saints who accomplished the admirable task of uniting the ideas of Sanatan Hindu religion (Shaiva Sampradaya), Buddhist and Yoga traditions. Important places associated with Nath Panth are spread across India and other countries as well. In eastern Uttar Pradesh, Shri Gorakhshnath Temple, Devipatan, the Nath Temple in Ballia, Asthal Bohar in Haryana, the Jwalamukhi (Jwala Devi) Temple in Himachal Pradesh, Haridwar in Uttarakhand, Kandhera and the Pashupati Nath Temple in Nepal, Kadri in Karnataka, Jogi Tila in Punjab (Pakistan), Hinglaj Temple in Pakistan etc. are mapped as places and sites associated with Nath Panth. There is a close connection between Nath Panth's cultural spaces, their related tourist customs, traditions, standards, values and beliefs with a particular region's specific customs and rituals. To look for sources of cultural unity through these places and tourist routes associated with Nath Panth, shall be the academic endeavour of this Section.

Nath Panth : Cultural Places and Tourism

traverse the social, cultural and scientific dimensions of Nath Panth.

Nath Panth: Social, Cultural and Scientific AspectsThe period during which the Mahapuranas , Upapuranas, Agam and Tantra were written is often referred to as the Puranic-Agamik-Tantrik Age in the religious firmament of India. This was the age of both religious conflict and cooperation. It was during this historical period that Shaiva-Siddhas, followers of the Yoga tradition, established an unprecedented organization based on meditation and spiritual discipline which came to be known as the Nath Sampradaya or Nath Panth in India. According to the spiritual tradition of Nath Panth, Lord Shiva is the first Nath of the Yoga tradition and is worshipped as Adi Nath. An incarnation of Adi Nath Shiva, Siddha Yogi Matseyndra Nath Ji is the first human- Nath- Guru of Nath Panth who first received the teachings of Hath knowledge (Hath Yoga) from Adi Nath. Gorakhnath is Siddha Yogi Matsyaendranath's well known disciple who with his exceptional talent organized and developed the Nath Panth and gained reputation as Shiva Incarnate-Maha Yogi. Maha-Yogi Guru Shri Gorakhnath has been all pervasive in the religious, philosophical, social, and cultural life of Greater India. The systems of Kriya Yoga, Kaya Shodhan developed by Maha Yogi Shri Gorakhnath and his disciples (NathYogis) are completely scientific and are revered the world over. This session of the Conference shall

Eminent Speakers

Mr. Ashish GautamFounder, Divya Prem Seva Mission, Haridwar

Prof. Rajesh Singh, Vice-ChancellorDeen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

Shri K. K. Singh, Aayush Mantralaya

Dr. K. Subrahmanyam, AdvisorS-Vyasa Yoga University, Bangaluru

Dr. Sharda Shankar, Yoga Co-OrdinatorS-Vyasa Yoga University, Bangaluru

Guruji Dr. H. R. Nagendra, ChancellorS-Vyasa Yoga University, Bangaluru

Dr. Balwant Jani, Vice-ChancellorDr. Harisingh Gaur University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

Dr. Ishwar V. Basavaraddi, DirectorMorarji Desai National Institute of YogaMinistry of Yoga, Govt. of India

Dr. B. R. Ramakrishna, Vice ChancellorVyasa University, Bangaluru

Prof. Badri Narayan, DirectorGovind Ballabh Pant Samajik Vigyan Sansthan, Prayagraj

Prof. Sadanand Prasad Gupta, Executive PresidentUttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow

Prof. Harmahendra Singh Bedi, Vice-ChancellorHimanchal Central University, Chandigarh

Prof. Arvind P. Jamkhedkar, President, ICHR, New Delhi

Dr. Uday Pratap Singh, President, Hindustan Academy, Prayagraj

Prof. B.N. Labh, Vice-ChancellorNalanda Vihar University, Nalanda

Prof. B.R. Ram Krishna, Vice-ChancellorSwami Vivekanand Yog Anusandhan University, Karnataka

Prof. Nand Kishor Pandey, Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra

Prof. Sriprakash Mani Tripathi, Vice-ChancellorIGNTU, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh

Dr. Puran Sahgal, Director, Manav Lok Sanskriti Anushka, Mansha, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh

Prof. Kapil Kapoor, Ret. Prof. Department of EnglishCenter for Linguistics and English, J.N.U., New Delhi

Prof. Prithvish Nag, Former Director-NATMO, Former Vice Chancellor, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, M.G.K.V.P. Varanasi

Prof. Prakash Khadge, Founder PresidentLok Kala Academy Mumbai University, Maharashtra

Dr. Kanhaiya Singh, Former PresidentUttar Pradesh Bhasha Sansthan, Lucknow

Prof. K.N. Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Rajarshi Tandon Open University Prayagraj and Allahabad State University, Prayagraj

Dr. Bal Mukund Pandey, Rashtriya Sachiv, ABISY, New Delhi

Prof. Santosh Shukla, JNU, New Delhi

Sri Adichunchanagiri Math, Karnataka

Mahant Shankar Nath JiSindh Prant Rattet, Sanger Talaka, Khipro, Pakistan

Prof. Neem Chandra BhowmikPresident Hindu, Buddha, Christian Okaya Parishad, Bangladesh

Dr. Prahlad Devnath, Advocate, Supreme Court, Bangladesh

Yogi Kapil Nath Ji, U.S.A.

Prof. Madhav Deshpande, Former Professor and HeadUniversity of Michigan, U.S.A.

Dr. Vishwanand Puteea, Moca, Mauritius

Param Pujya Jagadguru Dr. Nirmalanandnath Ji Maharaj, Peethadhish, Sri Adi Chunchungiri Math, Karnataka

Mahant Yogi Kripa Nath, Israel

Hok, C Hhean Gkhy, University of Combodia

Dr. Kushal B. Chakravarty, Bangladesh

Yogi Hallman Nath Ji (Halmut Herbert), Austria

Dr. Vaidurya Pratap ShahiScientist Botanical Institute, KIT, Germany

Yogi Dhuni Nath, Ukaraine

Yogi Bhagwan Nath Ji (Ian Duncan), Spain

Yogini Devaki Nath Ji (Denise Amazonas Monterio), Brazil

Yogi Satt Nath Ji, Czech Republic

Yogi Matsyendra Nath Ji, Moscow, Russia

Mahanth Chintamani Yogi Ji, Nepal

Shri Shri 1008 Raaj Yogi Raja Nirmal Nath ji MaharajKadri Hills, Manglore Karnataka

Yogi Adityanath ji MaharajHonourable Chief Minister, U. P.

Mahanth Shivnath Ji MaharajCarebanik Math, Kendrapada, Odisha

Mahant Balak Nath Ji, Vice-ChancellorBaba Mast Nath University, Rohtak, Haryana, Alwar

Swami Shantanu Ji Maharaj Siddhakuti, Deoband Saharanpur

Dr. James Mallinson, SOAS University of London

Yogi Bhagwan Nath Ji, Pune, Maharashtra

Param Pujya Swami Ram Dev, Yoga Guru

Swami Jitendranand Saraswati Ji, Rashtriya Mahamantri, Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti, Ganga Sabha

Yogini Aadishakti, Ukaraine

Bhavya Shri, Religion Journalist, Founder, Religion World

Dr. Suresh Lal Barnwal, Prof. & Dean, Yoga & Health FacultyDev Sanskriti University Shantikunj, Haridwar

Yogi Suraj Nath Ji, Guru Gorakhnath Math, Maharashtra

Shri Abhishek Pratap Shah, M.P. Kapilvastu, Nepal

Dr. Dinanath RaiDirector, Kundalini Yog Research Institute, Lucknow

Mahant Yogi Somwarnath Ji, Latur, Maharashtra

Mahanth Dr. Vilas Nath Ji MaharajOm Shiv Goraksha Panchayatan Mandir, Glane, Maharashtra

Prof. Ramesh Chandra Sinha, PresidentBhartiya Darshnik Anusandhan Parishad, New Delhi

IFSC Code: IDIB000G616

The International Webinar-cum-Conference on 'Global Contribution of Nath Panth' will be conducted both in Offline and Online modes. The registration link along with bank details to register for the Webinar is attached herewith.We invite abstract of 300 words and a full paper with the maximum length of 3500 words on any topic related to the Conference-sections. Abstract/Full paper must be typed in MS word format in Times New Roman with font size 12 along with the title, name of the author (s), complete address, telephone number and should be sent to Webinar-cum-Conference email id [email protected] after registration. The last date for the submission of abstract is March 15, 2021.

Registration Fees. Student- Rs. 500; Other Participant- Rs. 1000 (*Invited speakers/ Guests of the Webinar-cum-Conference are exempted from Registration Fees, Guests are requested to write their name in transaction-details column of the registration form)

Registration Link, https://forms.gle/3cotSHFU9ojLtyTg9

Participants can submit/pay registration fees through internet banking / paytm/ google pay/ any other transaction apps using following account details and fill the details in transaction-details column of the registration form -

Account Number: 50535336871

Account Name: Conference Webinar Workshop

Bank's Name: Indian Bank/Allahabad Bank

University Branch, Gorakhpur-273 009, UP, India

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLjxggFL0FG9fkc81p5_7CQNq66IsfaJ3XLVq_amQrIai7vQ/viewform

Registration

Maha Yogi Shri Gorakhshnath is among those nine saints who accomplished the admirable task of uniting the ideas of Sanatan Hindu religion (Shaiva Sampradaya), Buddhist and Yoga traditions. Important places associated with Nath Panth are spread across India and other countries as well. In eastern Uttar Pradesh, Shri Gorakhshnath Temple, Devipatan, the Nath Temple in Ballia, Asthal Bohar in Haryana, the Jwalamukhi (Jwala Devi) Temple in Himachal Pradesh, Haridwar in Uttarakhand, Kandhera and the Pashupati Nath Temple in Nepal, Kadri in Karnataka, Jogi Tila in Punjab (Pakistan), Hinglaj Temple in Pakistan etc. are mapped as places and sites associated with Nath Panth. There is a close connection between Nath Panth's cultural spaces, their related tourist customs, traditions, standards, values and beliefs with a particular region's specific customs and rituals. To look for sources of cultural unity through these places and tourist routes associated with Nath Panth, shall be the academic endeavour of this Section.

Nath Panth : Cultural Places and Tourism

traverse the social, cultural and scientific dimensions of Nath Panth.

Nath Panth: Social, Cultural and Scientific AspectsThe period during which the Mahapuranas , Upapuranas, Agam and Tantra were written is often referred to as the Puranic-Agamik-Tantrik Age in the religious firmament of India. This was the age of both religious conflict and cooperation. It was during this historical period that Shaiva-Siddhas, followers of the Yoga tradition, established an unprecedented organization based on meditation and spiritual discipline which came to be known as the Nath Sampradaya or Nath Panth in India. According to the spiritual tradition of Nath Panth, Lord Shiva is the first Nath of the Yoga tradition and is worshipped as Adi Nath. An incarnation of Adi Nath Shiva, Siddha Yogi Matseyndra Nath Ji is the first human- Nath- Guru of Nath Panth who first received the teachings of Hath knowledge (Hath Yoga) from Adi Nath. Gorakhnath is Siddha Yogi Matsyaendranath's well known disciple who with his exceptional talent organized and developed the Nath Panth and gained reputation as Shiva Incarnate-Maha Yogi. Maha-Yogi Guru Shri Gorakhnath has been all pervasive in the religious, philosophical, social, and cultural life of Greater India. The systems of Kriya Yoga, Kaya Shodhan developed by Maha Yogi Shri Gorakhnath and his disciples (NathYogis) are completely scientific and are revered the world over. This session of the Conference shall

Eminent Speakers

Mr. Ashish GautamFounder, Divya Prem Seva Mission, Haridwar

Prof. Rajesh Singh, Vice-ChancellorDeen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

Shri K. K. Singh, Aayush Mantralaya

Dr. K. Subrahmanyam, AdvisorS-Vyasa Yoga University, Bangaluru

Dr. Sharda Shankar, Yoga Co-OrdinatorS-Vyasa Yoga University, Bangaluru

Guruji Dr. H. R. Nagendra, ChancellorS-Vyasa Yoga University, Bangaluru

Dr. Balwant Jani, Vice-ChancellorDr. Harisingh Gaur University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

Dr. Ishwar V. Basavaraddi, DirectorMorarji Desai National Institute of YogaMinistry of Yoga, Govt. of India

Dr. B. R. Ramakrishna, Vice ChancellorVyasa University, Bangaluru

Prof. Badri Narayan, DirectorGovind Ballabh Pant Samajik Vigyan Sansthan, Prayagraj

Prof. Sadanand Prasad Gupta, Executive PresidentUttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow

Prof. Harmahendra Singh Bedi, Vice-ChancellorHimanchal Central University, Chandigarh

Prof. Arvind P. Jamkhedkar, President, ICHR, New Delhi

Dr. Uday Pratap Singh, President, Hindustan Academy, Prayagraj

Prof. B.N. Labh, Vice-ChancellorNalanda Vihar University, Nalanda

Prof. B.R. Ram Krishna, Vice-ChancellorSwami Vivekanand Yog Anusandhan University, Karnataka

Prof. Nand Kishor Pandey, Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra

Prof. Sriprakash Mani Tripathi, Vice-ChancellorIGNTU, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh

Dr. Puran Sahgal, Director, Manav Lok Sanskriti Anushka, Mansha, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh

Prof. Kapil Kapoor, Ret. Prof. Department of EnglishCenter for Linguistics and English, J.N.U., New Delhi

Prof. Prithvish Nag, Former Director-NATMO, Former Vice Chancellor, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, M.G.K.V.P. Varanasi

Prof. Prakash Khadge, Founder PresidentLok Kala Academy Mumbai University, Maharashtra

Dr. Kanhaiya Singh, Former PresidentUttar Pradesh Bhasha Sansthan, Lucknow

Prof. K.N. Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Rajarshi Tandon Open University Prayagraj and Allahabad State University, Prayagraj

Dr. Bal Mukund Pandey, Rashtriya Sachiv, ABISY, New Delhi

Prof. Santosh Shukla, JNU, New Delhi

Sri Adichunchanagiri Math, Karnataka

Mahant Shankar Nath JiSindh Prant Rattet, Sanger Talaka, Khipro, Pakistan

Prof. Neem Chandra BhowmikPresident Hindu, Buddha, Christian Okaya Parishad, Bangladesh

Dr. Prahlad Devnath, Advocate, Supreme Court, Bangladesh


Prof. Madhav Deshpande, Former Professor and HeadUniversity of Michigan, U.S.A.

Dr. Vishwanand Puteea, Moca, Mauritius

Param Pujya Jagadguru Dr. Nirmalanandnath Ji Maharaj, Peethadhish, Sri Adi Chunchungiri Math, Karnataka




Yogi Hallman Nath Ji (Halmut Herbert), Austria

Dr. Vaidurya Pratap ShahiScientist Botanical Institute, KIT, Germany


Yogi Bhagwan Nath Ji (Ian Duncan), Spain

Yogini Devaki Nath Ji (Denise Amazonas Monterio), Brazil




Shri Shri 1008 Raaj Yogi Raja Nirmal Nath ji MaharajKadri Hills, Manglore Karnataka

Yogi Adityanath ji MaharajHonourable Chief Minister, U. P.

Mahanth Shivnath Ji MaharajCarebanik Math, Kendrapada, Odisha

Mahant Balak Nath Ji, Vice-ChancellorBaba Mast Nath University, Rohtak, Haryana, Alwar

Swami Shantanu Ji Maharaj Siddhakuti, Deoband Saharanpur

Dr. James Mallinson, SOAS University of London

Yogi Bhagwan Nath Ji, Pune, Maharashtra

Param Pujya Swami Ram Dev, Yoga Guru

Swami Jitendranand Saraswati Ji, Rashtriya Mahamantri, Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti, Ganga Sabha


Bhavya Shri, Religion Journalist, Founder, Religion World

Dr. Suresh Lal Barnwal, Prof. & Dean, Yoga & Health FacultyDev Sanskriti University Shantikunj, Haridwar

Yogi Suraj Nath Ji, Guru Gorakhnath Math, Maharashtra

Shri Abhishek Pratap Shah, M.P. Kapilvastu, Nepal

Dr. Dinanath RaiDirector, Kundalini Yog Research Institute, Lucknow

Mahant Yogi Somwarnath Ji, Latur, Maharashtra

Mahanth Dr. Vilas Nath Ji MaharajOm Shiv Goraksha Panchayatan Mandir, Glane, Maharashtra

Prof. Ramesh Chandra Sinha, PresidentBhartiya Darshnik Anusandhan Parishad, New Delhi

Organizing Committees

Patron

Yogi Adityanath Ji Maharaj

Hon’ble Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh

Chairman

Prof. Rajesh Singh

Vice-Chancellor

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University

Gorakhpur



Yogi Bhagwan Nath Ji, (Ian Duncan), Spain


Yogi Hallman Nath Ji, (Halmut Herbert), Austria

Yogini Devaki Nath Ji

(Denise Amazonas Monterio), Brazil


Mahant Shankar Nath Ji

Sindh Prant Rattet, Sanger Talaka, Khipro, Pakistan


Prof. Neem Chandra Bhowmik

President, Hindu, Buddha Christian Okaya Parishad,

Bangladesh

Dr. Prahlad Devnath

Advocate, Supreme Court, Bangladesh

Prof. Madhav Deshpande

Former Professor and Head

University of Michigan, U.S.A.

Dr. Vishwanand Puteea, Moca, Mauritius.



Dr. Vaidurya Pratap Shahi

Scientist Botanical Institute, KIT, Germany



INTERNATIONALORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Prof. Ajay Singh

Dr. Ganesh Kumar

Prof. Sudhir Kumar Srivastava

Prof. Satish Chandra Pandey

Mr. Mahendra Kumar Singh

Dr. Mahendra Vikram Shahi

Prof Divya Rani Singh

Mr. Ankit Singh

Prof. Harsh Kumar Sinha

Dr. Sachin Kumar Singh

Mr. Deependra Mohan Singh

Mr. Prakash Priyadarshi

Prof. Sandeep Dixit

Prof. Rajesh Kumar Singh

Prof. Vinita Pathak

Prof. Vinay Kumar Singh

Prof. Shantanu Rastogi

Prof. U.P. Singh

Prof. Awadhesh Kumar Tiwari

Prof. N.P. Bhokta

Prof. Chandrashekhar

LOCALORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Prof. Murli Manohar Pathak

Prof. Shiva Kant Singh

Prof. Nandita I.P. Singh

Prof. Dwarka Nath

Prof. Ravi Shankar Singh

Prof. Himanshu Chaturvedi

Dr. Narendra Kumar

Dr. Ranjanlata

Dr. Laxmi Mishra

Dr. Manoj Tiwari

Dr. Kuldeepak Shukla

Prof. Deepak Prakash Tyagi

Prof. Shikha Singh

Prof. Awanish Rai

Dr. Ruchika Singh

Prof. Vijay Chahal

Prof. Sunita Murmu

Dr. Pradeep Rao

Prof. Manvendra Pratap Singh

Dr. Padmja Singh

Dr. Raj Sharan Shahi

Documents

Global Contribution of Nath Panth