Sanskrit Pronunciation for ISKCON
What you'll learn
- Correctly pronounce Sanskrit words in ISKCON standard chants
- Correctly chant Sanskrit verses together with the karatāla beat
- Identify verse meters of the ISKCON standard chants
- Sing standard melodies for the verses
Requirements
- No previous Sanskrit experience required.
Description
This course is designed for the members of ISKCON who are interested to learn or improve the quality of their Sanskrit pronunciation and chanting for the daily morning program prayers. You will:
Imbibe correct Sanskrit pronunciation through the high-quality demo videos/audios from the instructor who has been professionally working with Sanskrit for the last 16 years.
Learn Sanskrit chanting rules. Foundational principles of Sanskrit chanting are presented to you in a really simple, ready-made way. So you catch them automatically as you go through the course. Everything is super-practical - no dry theory.
Strengthen your understanding of the pronunciation through the detailed tutorial videos. The tutorials will take you through each verse, each line, and even many words that are often being mispronounced.
Be able to retain authentic pronunciation together with the karatāla beat. This is a unique aspect of the course. Most of people, even after knowing the correct way of articulating the sounds compromise as soon as they need to sing Sanskrit with the beat. The course will teach you how to sing through each line of your prayers without losing the quality of your Sanskrit.
Avail of the downloadable material that present everything covered in the course and more!
Mp3 tracks are available for offline practice
Who this course is for:
- Members of ISKCON (Hare Krishna) movement.
- Anyone interested in Sanskrit chanting and pronunciation
Instructor
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- 1,119 Students
- 2 Courses
I was born in Latvia in 1982, as Artjoms Hvans. At the age of 17 I embraced the path of bhakti-yoga and shortly after that came to India to explore its ancient traditions, languages and culture. I spent five years in the South India studying and teaching the Vedic scriptures. The next five years I spent in a traditional school (gurukula) of Sanskrit in North Indian town of Govardhan, where I was thoroughly trained in Sanskrit grammar and other related disciplines, teaching the same after graduation. Since 2010 I am professionally engaged in Sanskrit translation, editing (Bhaktivedanta Book Trust) and teaching. I love Sanskrit, having lived in each corner of its land for more than half of my life, among the people who speak it, chant it, and carry on its great culture. At present, I live with my family in Vadodara (Gujarat, India)