Prof.Ramachandra Jha
Prof Ramachandra Jha is a veteran Indian astronomer, editor of Darbhanga Sanskrit University’s Panchang since last thirty years and still working as a professor in the same university.
Here, we present some excerpts from his speech in Jyotish Conference held at Rajahmundry from 20th January to 22nd January 1980 at Rajahmundry. He delivered his speech in Sanskrit and we present both Sanskrit and English versions of his speech.
“My views on present Panchang are as follows. First of all the Panchang in India should be prepared depending on one among the Suryasiddhanta, Makaranda and Grahalaghava. We can bring similarity in Panchangams and can weed out the differences. For this purpose, the best, pure, authentic and respected Suryasiddhanta method is only acceptable since it was the oldest work. In this way only we can get the uniformity in religious rites and schools of thought also.”
“वर्तमान भारतीय पंचांग विषये ममायं निम्नलिखितो विचारः – सर्वप्रथमं सूर्यसिद्धान्त मकरन्द ग्रहलाघवप्रभृति पंचांग निर्माण पद्धतीनां मध्ये कांचिदेकामेव पद्धतिमवलम्ब्य सर्वथैव भारतवर्षे पंचांग निर्माणं भवेत्। अनया पद्धत्या भारतीयपंचांगेष्वेकरूपता स्याद्विषमतायाश्च नाशो भवेत्। मन्यते एतदर्थं सर्वोत्कृष्टा सर्वशुद्धा सर्वसमादरा च सूर्यसिद्धान्तीया पद्धतिः सर्वथोपयुक्ता स्यात् सूर्यसिद्धान्तस्य आर्ष ग्रन्थत्वात्। एवं सति भारते विषमतायां समता समागच्छेत् सर्वत्रैव धर्मकृत्ये च मतैक्यं जायेत।“
