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Prof. M A Alwar

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

What will you gain from this course? (Key Benefits / Learning Outcomes)

  • Understand the Brahmasutras from Shribhashya perspective.
  • Ability to compare and contrast the same with other systems from an academic perspective so as to understand and appreciate the depth of thinking of our ancestors in general.
  • Exposure to the Vishishtadvaita doctrine.


What are the materials/support you get?

  • Over 300 pre-recorded videos which you can access anytime, from any device.
  • Doubt clarifications through Email.


What are the pre-requisites to get the best out of this course? (Eligibility)

  • Knowledge of basic concepts of Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
  • Ability to understand spoken Tamil is mandatory. Knowledge of Sanskrit is preferable so that you can get the best out of the text and commentary. 

CURRICULUM

  Class 01: The 18 Branches of Knowledge

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  Class 02: Basics of Vedic Interpretation (mīmāmsā)

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  Class 03: Historical Context of Sribhashyam

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  Class 04: Introduction to Upanishad

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  Class 05: The concept of Karya-Karana Bhava and Upadana-Upadeya Bhava

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  Class 06: Basic concept of Dharma-dharmi Bhava and Lakshana-lakshya

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  Class 07: Theory of Knowledge

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  Class 8: Perception, Inference, and Verbal Testimony

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  Class 9: Brahma Sutras: Authorship & Organization

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  Class 10: Mangala Shlokah "akhila-bhuvana..."

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  Class 11: Mangala Shlokah - What is Viśiṣtādvaita?

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  Class 12: Mangala Shlokah - pārāśarya-vacas-sudhām..."

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  Class 13: The Heritage of Bodhayana Maharshi [sūtra 1.1.1 part 1]

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  Class 14: The Desire to Know Brahman [sūtra 1.1.1 part 2]

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  Class 15: जिज्ञासाधिकरणम् (jijñāsādhikaraṇam) [sutra 1.1.1 part 3]

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  Class 16: Prerequisites to inquiring into Brahman [sūtra 1.1.1 part 4]

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  Class 17: Prerequisites to Inquiry in Advaita [sūtra 1.1.1 part 5]

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  Class 18: Path to Moksha in Advaita [sūtra 1.1.1 part 6]

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  Class 19: Q&A on Laghu Purvapaksha [sutra 1.1.1 part 7]

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  Class 20: Problems in Advaita's Spiritual Method (Laghu Siddhanta) [sutra 1.1.1 part 8]

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  Class 21: Upāsanā and Its Cultivation (Laghu Siddhanta) [sutra 1.1.1 part 9]

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  Class 22: The Sevenfold Discipline (Laghu Siddhanta) [sutra 1.1.1 part 10]

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  Class 23: Karma-Yoga vs Karma (Laghu Siddhanta) [sutra 1.1.1 part 11]

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  Class 24: Advaita Vedanta Fundamentals (Maha Purvapaksha) [sutra 1.1.1 part 12]

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  Class 25: The Illusory Universe (Maha Purvapaksha) [sutra 1.1.1 part 13]

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  Class 26: Real and Apparent Truth (Maha Purvapaksha) [sutra 1.1.1 part 14]

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  Class 27: Reality = Pure Undifferentiated Knowledge (Maha Purvapaksha)

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  Class 28: Maha Siddhanta 1 [sutra 1.1.1 part 16]

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  Class 29: The "I" is not an illusion (Maha Siddhanta 2) [sutra 1.1.1 part 17]

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  Class 30: Maha Siddhanta Q&A [sutra 1.1.1 part 18]

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  Class 31: Initial Examination of "tat tvam asi" (Maha Siddhanta) [sutra 1.1.1 part 19]

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  Class 32: Vedic Passages Indicating Unity (Maha Siddhanta) [sutra 1.1.1 part 20]

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  Class 33: "tat tvam asi" In Depth (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 34: sāmānādhikaraṇya and Philosophies of Identity and Difference (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 35: 4 Branches of Vedanta Thought (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 36: Brahman -- the Abode of Knowledge and Bliss (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 37: Brahman as revealed in Sruti (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 38: Smriti Ghatta of Maha Siddhanta (sutra 1.1.1)

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  Class 39: In depth on a Sloka from Vishnu Purana (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 40: The Auspicious Object of Meditation (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 41: Sruti and Smriti (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 42: Grammar and Interpretation of Shastra (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 43: Critical Examination of the Theory of Avidya (Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 44: What is the Locus of Avidya? (āśrayānupapatti of Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 45: How does Avidya Obscure Brahman? (tirodhānānupapatti of Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 46: What is the Nature of Avidyā? (svarūpānupapatti of Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 47: Avidya and Anirvacaniya (anirvacanīyānupapatti of Maha Siddhanta)

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  Class 48: Is there any valid authority for avidya (part 1)? (pramana anupapatti)

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  Class 49: Is there any valid authority for avidya (part 2)? (pramana anupapatti)

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  Class 50: Theories of Error

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  Class 51: Theories of Error, continued

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  Class 52: jñātranupapattiḥ

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  Class 53: nivartakānupapattiḥ (1)

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  Class 54: nivartakānupapattiḥ (2), nivṛttyanupapattiḥ (1)

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  Class 55: nivṛttyanupapattiḥ (2)

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  Class 56: Conclusion of sūtra 1.1.1

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  Class 57: Should one Inquire into Brahman? (1.1.1)

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  Class 58: jijñāsādhikaraṇam - Poorvapaksha of mīmāṃsaka (1)

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  Class 59:jijñāsādhikaraṇam - Poorvapaksha of mīmāṃsaka (2), Siddhanta

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  Class 60: Purport of the Adhikaranam

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  Class 61: Siddhanta and Concept of Yajna, method of attaining the fruits according to Mimamsa Philosophy (1)

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  Class 62: Concept of Yajnas and the method of attaining the fruits according to Mimamsa Philosophy (2)

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  Class 63: जन्माद्यधिकरणम् - Introduction to janmādyadhikaraṇam (sūtra 1.1.2)

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  Class 64: जन्माद्यस्य यतः - Explanation of the meaning of the sūtra janmādyasya yataḥ, components of Adhikaranam

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  Class 65: Explanation of Vishaya vakya, samshaya, poorvapaksha

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  Class 66: Introduction to Purana

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  Class 67: janmādyasya yataḥ - Siddhantah

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  Class 68: Final conclusion, refutation of Advaita view point

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  Class 69: शास्त्रयोनित्वाधिकरणम् General introduction to śāstrayonitvādhikaraṇam (sūtra 1.1.3)

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  Class 70: Nyaya theory of Inference (1)

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  Class 71: Nyaya theory of Inference (2), types of inference, 5-membered Syllogism

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  Class 72: Concept of Hetvabhasas

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  Class 73: Inference by Deduction, Nyaya theory to prove the Existence of God by inference (1)

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  Class 74: Nyaya theory to prove the existence of God by Inference (2)

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  Class 75: Definition of Hetvabhasa, types of hetvabhasa

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  Class 76: Explanation of Satpratipaksha

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  Class 77: शास्त्रयोनित्वाधिकरणम् - śāstrayonitvāt poorvapaksha

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  Class 78: Further delineation of the poorvapaksha, how Srutaprakashika commentates on the Sribhashyam (1)

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  Class 79: An example of how Srutaprakashika commentates on the Sribhashyam (2)

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  Class 80: Gist of arguments in the śāstrayonitvādhikaraṇam

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  Class 81: Conclusion of poorvapaksha

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  Class 82: The Siddhanta

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  Class 83: The Siddhanta (Concluding view)

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  Class 84: Summarising the Siddhanta, समन्वयाधिकरणम् - General introduction

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  Class 85: Structure of the samanvayādhikaraṇam, saṅgatiḥ

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  Class 86: Explanation of the concept of samanvayādhikaraṇam, poorvapaksha

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  Class 87: Poorvapaksha (2), Concept of apūrvavāda and niyogavāda

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  Class 88: Refutation of the bhartṛprapañca school - by the bhāṭṭamīmāṃsaka

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  Class 89: Concept of Sadhana and Moksha according to Advaitins in General

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  Class 90: Arguments between Mandana Mishra ana Shankaracharya (1)

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  Class 91: Arguments between Mandana Mishra ana Shankaracharya(2)

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  Class 92: Refutation of the Shankara theory by Mandana Mishra, hierarchy of Pramana - 5

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  Class 93: शाब्दापरोक्षवादः - śābdāparokṣavādaḥ propounded by Shankaracharya

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  Class 94: Refutation of the concept of jīvanmuktiḥ

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  Class 95: Refutation of the Bhedabheda, final conclusion of the Avantara poorvapaksha

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  Class 96: Concept of vakyabheda in Mimamsa Shastra, Conclusion of the poorvapaksha

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  Class 97: Meaning of tattu samanvayāt sūtra, saṅgatiḥ

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  Class 98: Summary of samanvayādhikaraṇam, Introduction to the īkṣatyadhikaraṇam

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  Class 99: ईक्षत्यधिकरणम् - Introduction of ईक्षतेर्नाशब्दम् (sūtra 1.1.5), Explanation of Vishayavakya (1)

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  Class 100: Explanation of Vishayavakya (2) with the Upanishadic Passage (chāndogyopaniṣad), saṃśayaḥ

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  Class 101: The apparent view - Poorvapaksha, The conclusive view - Siddhanta, गौणश्चेन्नात्मशब्दात् - gauṇaścennātmaśabdāt (sūtr

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  Class 102: Explanation of 6th chapter of chāndogyopaniṣad (sadvidyā)

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  Class 103: तन्निष्ठस्य मोक्षोपदेशात् - Meaning of tanniṣṭhasya mokṣopadeśāt (sūtra 1.1.7)

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  Class 104: स्वाप्ययात् - svāpyayāt (sūtra 1.1.10), गतिसामान्यात् - gatisāmānyāt (sūtra 1.1.11)

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  Class 105: Explanation of other sūtras, Introduction to आनन्दमयाधिकरणम्

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  Class 106: Introduction to Brahmananda Valli, explanation of Panchakosha

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  Class 107: Explanation of the extant of 'Ananda'(bliss) of Supreme Brahman

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  Class 108: Explanation of ānandamayādhikaraṇam's Vishayavakyam, poorvapksha

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  Class 109: The poorvapaksha view, the Advaitin's concept of पुच्छब्रह्मवादः (1)

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  Class 110: The Advaitin's concept of पुच्छब्रह्मवादः (2), Refutation of the Advaitin's concept of पुच्छब्रह्मवादः, conclusion of

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  Class 111: Explanation of sāmānādhikaraṇyam, आनन्दमयोऽभ्यासात् - ānandamayo'bhyāsāt (sūtra 1.1.13) explanation of sūtrārtha

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  Class 112: The conclusive view : विकारशब्दान्नेति चेन्न प्राचुर्यात् - vikāraśabdānneti cenna prācuryāt (sūtra 1.1.14)

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  Class 113: Answered by Ramanujacharya to the objections previously raised by poorvapakshi, तद्धेतुव्यपदेशाच्च - taddhetuvyapade

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  Class 114: Explanation of other sūtras of ānandamayādhikaraṇam

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  Class 115: Conclusion of ānandamayādhikaraṇam

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  Class 116: अन्तरधिकरणम् - Introduction to antarādityavidyā, antarikṣavidyā

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  Class 117: Saṅgati of antaradhikaraṇam, the poorvapaksha view

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  Class 118: अन्तस्तद्धर्मोपदेशात् - antastaddharmopadeśāt (sūtra 1.1.21)

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  Class 119: The conclusive view - भेदव्यपदेशाच्चान्यः - bhedavyapadeśāccānyaḥ (sūtra 1.1.22)

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  Class 120: आकाशाधिकरणम् - Brief discussion on ākāśavidyā, saṅgati and poorvapaksha of ākāśādhikaraṇam

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