Bhāratīya (Indian) knowledge traditions Online course

Discover the purpose of human life as self-realization and the sole aim of birth, with moksha and purushartha achievable through intellect, controlled emotions, and divinity within.

Make every effort toward self-realization by recognizing how gunas in prakriti cloud life’s purpose and applying nitya anitya vastu viveka toward moksha.

The lecture explains that the seeking of happiness never ends and the true aim is moksha, or liberation. Like gravity, the permanent source of happiness lies beyond impermanent objects.

Explore the four purusharthas—dharma, artha, kama, and moksha—and how they guide life through the four ashramas: brahmacharya, grihastha, vanaprastha, and sannyasa.

This lecture explains that the guru, a conscious guide, leads from darkness to light and, even above Govinda, guides the disciple with faith as a brahma nishtha and shrotriya.

Uncover the chaturdha vidya sthana, tracing vedas and vedangas, mimansa, nyaya, puranas, dharmashastras, itihasa, and upa vedas, with vedic pramana and the fourfold veda structure.

Trace the six vedangas, vyakarana, jyotisha, nirukta, kalpa, shiksha, and Chand, and their role in understanding the Vedas, plus Mimansa, Vedanta, pramana, and major Smriti and Puranas texts.

Itihasa presents Ramayana and Mahabharata as kavya, the fifth veda, conveying vedic values through storytelling and purana, inspiring literature and performance across languages.

Bharat revels in knowledge, tracing thousands of years of sages and seers in Indian knowledge traditions. Understand the difference between ikt and ics, where traditions become systems when documented.

Explore Prasthanatrayi—the Upanishads, Brahma Sutras, and Srimad Bhagavad Gita—through Shankaracharya's bhashya, revealing Vedanta, Mahavakyas, and the path to moksha via detachment and yoga.

Explore om as the maha mantra and sound symbol of the supreme reality, encompassing all syllables, languages, and prayers, with pranava as the expression of Ishvara and its sound journey.

Explore the life of Adi Shankaracharya, who revived sanatana dharma, wrote bhasyas on prasthanatrayi, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Brahma Sutras, and established four mathas.

Explore how Dhirendra Krishnashastry, revered at Bageshwar dam, channels the grace of Ram and Balaji Hanuman to thousands worldwide, solving past, present, and future problems free of cost.