Mantra Foundation

msf_largeDevaguru Bṛhaspati Center announces a new program on Mantra Śāstra titled “Mantra Śāstra Foundation” to be taught by Pt. Sanjay Rath.

Objectives

The Mantra Foundation program is to be taught in the tradition of Puri, India and includes spiritual instructions to develop the mind in order to grasp the entire subject. The student is to develop a strong foundation of mantra śāstra which includes a functional knowledge of Sanskrit alphabets and words that form the root sounds of mantras. The program includes five courses.

  1. Bāla Jyotiṣa aims at imparting the rudimentary knowledge of vedic astrology and the Hindu calendar, in addition to the devatā associated
  2. Akṣara includes the Sanskrit syllables, their three divisions into groups of 16, 25 and 9 syllables and the extra 3 that add to the last nine to form the 52 syllables. Personification of the Sanskrit syllables as śaktī and the 52 śaktī pīṭha. Devanāgarī akṣara and the deva nakṣatra chakra, deva rāśi chakra etc. are included.
  3. Mantra pañcāṅga is the fundamental basis of every mantra without which mantra practise is akin to walking in the darkness (tamas)
  4. Mantra Theory teaches the application of mantra for various purposes and the associated colours, posture, mudrā etc.
  5. In Mantra sādhanā we learn about practises associated with penance, daily ritual practise, protection of dwelling and temple, various rules and regulations meant to protect and guide in the sādhanā.
InfoSyllabus
Schedule

  • Mantra Śāstra Foundation program shall start on Nandana Magha pūrṇimā, (25 February, 2013) and shall include weekly online lessons.
  • Online workshop shall be held on the first Saturday of every third month where the lessons shall be applied and various case studies, illustrations shall be given.
  • Quarterly Quiz shall be the means to assess progress
  • The program is expected to be completed in 12-16 months.

Tuition Fees

India Students

Students residing in India, Nepal, Śrī Lanka and Maldives shall pay about 60% of the fees and not less than ₹ 21,000

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Please Note

  • Tuition Fees include cost of all materials for the course including lessons delivered online through various media.
  • We do not take any Credit card numbers. Please do not send any Credit or Debit Card information to Sanjay Rath or any of our officers.
  • The tuition fee does not include the cost of travel, boarding, lodging, books and other material (other than the reading material which is a part of the course)
1. Bāla Jyotiṣa 1.01 Foundation: thirty-three devatā; navagraha – adhi Devatā, pratyadhī devatā;
1.02 Nakṣatra mandala, nakṣatra devatā
1.03 Jātaka (horoscope): bhāva, mantra bhāva, bhāveśa, rakṣa bhāva, ayana – dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa; lagna, Bhairava as guardian of jyotirliñga and śaktī pīṭha
1.04 Pañcāṅga: weekday (vāra), tithi and devatā
1.05 Dṛg (directions), dṛg-graha, digpāla devatā
2. Akṣara
2.01 Sanskrit syllables; mātrā, mātṛkā
2.02 Manuśya: Graha and Tattva Syllables; Manuśya Nakṣatra Syllables: hoḍā chakra; simplified chakra for horoscopy
2.03 Mandala Syllables: Sṛṣṭi, Sthiti and Saṁhāra krama
2.04 Devanāgarī: City of celestials; Deva Nakṣatra syllables; Deva navtārā chakra
2.05 Devanāgarī: Deva Rāśi syllables; Devākṣara rāśi chakra
3. Mantra Pañcāṅga
3.01 Mantra Ṛṣi, Chandas, Devatā, Bīja and Śaktī; Tattva bhāva; Nirbīja mantra; Kīlaka
3.02 Mantra Rupa (form); Mantra Śaktī
3.03 Rising of Five elements
3.04 Chandas Theory
3.05 Prasiddha mantra
4. Mantra Theory
4.01 Ṣaḍkarma definition
4.02 Devatā colours; ṣaḍṛtu; ṣaḍkarma vāra, tithi etc.
4.03 Ṣaḍkarma directions
4.04 Posture, Mudrā
4.05 Mālā: The rosary
5. Penance: Mantra Sādhanā
5.01 Five kinds of sādhanā; mantra saṅdhyā
5.02 Daily worship, morning rites, guru, iṣṭa devatā, bathing
5.03 Tilakaṁ: vaiṣṇava, śaiva; ācamana (quenching thirst, inner cleansing); dvārapāla (door guardians for protection of residence, place); vighna-nāśa (destruction of obstacles called bādhaka); āsana (seat); arrangement for pujā
5.04 Yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyama
5.05 Pañca Upacāra pujā (five offerings and their impact); Japa; Dedication

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