Vision and Objective

The loftiest Vedic vision is symbolised in the following Vedic Mantras.

• द्यौः शांतिः अन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः पृथिवी शान्तिः आपः शान्तिः
  ओषधयः शांतिः वनस्पतयः शान्तिः विश्वेदेवाः शान्तिः ब्रह्म शांति
  सर्वं शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः सा मा शान्तिरेधि ।।
• यतां यत: समीहसे ततो नो अभयं कुरु ।
  शं नः कुरु प्रजाभ्यः अभयं नः पशुभ्यः ॥
• एकं सत् विप्राः बहुधा वदन्ति ॥
• आनो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः ।।
• समानीव आकूति: समाना हृदयानि वः ।
  समानमस्तु वो मनो यथा वः सुसहासति ।।
  

These Mantras show that our vision is universal, our objectives are universal, our aspirations are universal and our prayers are also universal. Indeed we consider the entire earth as one Rashtra.

'पृथिव्यै समुद्रपर्यंताया एक राळिती ।'

The well-wishing Vedic seers gave us the Rashtra, vigour and strength by dint of their knowledge and penance. As the intellectual class of the society and Rashtra, we must ever remain alert and help increase its prosperity, wisdom, lustre and strength. This is summed up in the following mantras.

• 'भद्रमिच्छन्त ऋषयः स्वर्विदस्तपोदीक्षामुपनिषेदुरग्रे ।
  ततो राष्ट्रं बलमोजश्च जातं तदस्मै देवा उपसंनमन्तु ॥
• सा नो भूमिस्त्विषिं बलं राष्ट्रे दधातूत्तमे ।
  समहमेषां राष्ट्रं स्यामि समोजो वीर्यं बलम् ॥
  वयं राष्ट्रे जाग्रियाम पुरोहिताः ॥

The present national boundaries are therefore arbitrary and are not considered permanent. Yet the established fact of shrunken boundaries due to the ravages of time, circumstances and our follies cannot be wished away and whatever is in our profession has to be preserved and protected at all costs. Thus while our ultimate vision is universal our immediate concern has to be the nation. Social and national aspects must have immediacy and primacy in all our efforts including research.

The Institute must not therefore confine to pure academic research. While the approach must be academic the content of research must be socially and nationally relevant. Academic research does have a place, but the emphasis has to be on socially relevant research.