Courses

Each course (except No. 2) comprises one online live lecture per week, generally on weekends and at a specified time that will be conveyed later. 

The medium of instruction will be English / Marathi as per the requirement of students.

1. Introduction to Sanskrit – संस्कृतप्रवेश: – All the major parts of the Sanskrit language like – Nouns, Vibhaktis, Pronouns, Indeclinables, Sandhis, Samaasas, Verbs and Tenses, Primary Nouns (Kridantas) and Secondary nouns (Taddhitas) will be taught as per the system of Panini. This theoretical framework will be made easy with short stories from Hitopadesh and Panchatantra and Sanskrit Subhashitas. After the course is completed, one should be able to understand Daily News in Sanskrit on All India Radio and simple Sanskrit prose.

The course starts from January 2024. Course duration – 40 Lectures

2. Introduction to Sanskrit for Non-Indian students

Anybody interested in Indian culture, Yoga, Ayurveda and Astrology, should have basic understanding of Sanskrit as a language, since all the texts in these fields are in Sanskrit.

Since Non-Indian students are unaware of Sanskrit words and patterns, the course aims to make them familiar with atleast 2500 Sanskrit words, 250 commonly used verbs and 300 Sanskrit Subhashitas. Anybody above 18 years of age, with good reading ability of Devanagri Script, can join this course.

The course starts from January 2024. Course duration – 60 Lectures – 2 lectures per week.

3. The Essence of Vedanta – वेदान्तसारम् – श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता –

The Bhagavadgeeta (or Geeta) is an Indian Philosophical poetic text of 700 shlokas in 18 Adhyayas and it is a part of the epic Mahabharata. The Geeta - in the form of a dialogue between Arjun and Shrikrishna, is set in the background of a war between Pandavas and Kauravas. Geeta synthesizes various strands of Hindu philosophy like knowledge (Jnana), action (Karma), meditation (Yoga) and devotion (Bhakti) for spiritual pursuits.

The Bhagavadgeeta is the essence of all the Upanishadas in easy Sanskrit. It has inspired many people from all over the world and shown them the right path in case of a moral dilemma. As such, it has got a universal appeal without any constraint of period or place. Probably no other Sanskrit text has got so many commentaries and many translations in different languages. 

In this course, the Geeta would be explained word by word with some additional inputs from the commentaries by Adi Shankaracharya (8^th Century AD), Sant Jnaneshwar (13^th Century AD), a great freedom fighter and a scholar - Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak (19^th Century) and Mahatma Gandhi’s disciple Acharya Vinoba Bhave (20^th Century).

Anybody can join the course. Youths will be immensely benefited by learning Geeta as it would provide them a sound base of righteousness to lead a purposeful life in this competitive world.

The course starts from January 2024. Course duration – 38 Lectures.

4. The Essence of Vedanta – वेदान्तसारम् - दशोपनिषद: - 10 Upanishads 

The Upanishads are the fountainhead of Hindu philosophy. There are 10 major Upanishads - ईश​, केन​, कठ​, प्रश्न​, मुण्डक​, माण्डुक्य​, तैत्तिरीय, ऐतरेय​, छांदोग्य​, बृहदारण्यक - and they would be taught word by word with additional inputs from the commentary by Adi Shankaracharya.

The course starts from January 2024 and it would be over only after all the 10 Unpanishads are completed. There would be 40 lectures during 2024.

5. Appreciation of Sanskrit Classical Literature – संस्कृतसाहित्यामृतरसास्वाद: – मेघदूतम् By कालिदास​ – Kalidasa’s Meghaduutam. 

It is a lyric poem of 120+ stanzas written by Kalidasa. It describes how an exiled Yaksha requests a cloud to take his message to his beloved wife staying in Himalayan region. The rich imagery of the cloud’s path and intense emotions make it a special poem. It is very popular and has been translated in many languages. It has provided solace to many separated couples over the last 1500 years!

It would be taught word by word with appreciation of its beauty and other interesting topics related to it. Anybody interested in literature can join the course. The course starts from January 2024. Course duration – 15 lectures.

6. Appreciation of Sanskrit Classical Literature – संस्कृतसाहित्यामृतरसास्वाद: - संस्कृतसुभाषितानि - Sanskrit Subhashitas – Sanskrit has got an enormous treasure of thousands of Subhashitas on every facet of life. Subhashitas are pithy sayings in just 2 lines which perfectly fit to several situations. They represent India’s collective wisdom over the last 5000 years; being universal in nature one enjoys their relevance in modern times as well. The course will cover 400 Subhashitas - specially curated on diverse topics such as knowledge, wealth, philanthropy, contentment, friendship, love etc. or from a particular author like Kalidasa, Bharavi, Dandi, Banabhatta etc. The course will start from mid-April 2024. Course duration – 15 lectures.

7. Appreciation of Sanskrit Classical Literature – संस्कृतसाहित्यामृतरसास्वाद: - सुमधुरस्तोत्राणि – Sonorous Stotras.

There are many sonorous Stotras devoted to many Gods like – Vishnu, Shankar, Ganesh, Sun, Vitthala and Goddesses like Laxmi, Annapuurna etc. – written by Adi Shankaracharya. Then there are many Vedanta Stotras like Bhaja Govindam, Sadhanapanchakam, Prashnottararatnamaalika etc. 

Anybody would get immense joy if she knows the meaning of these Stotras. The meaning of every word and other related aspects will be fully explained for each Stotra. The course will start from mid-August 2024. Course duration – 10 lectures.