TAT1301 – (C.P.H.S – Elective Course) This course on Vishnu Sahasranama stotra, will prepare students to chant the slokas with clear pronunciation and furthermore, explore the meaning and essence of thousand names of Lord Vishnu expressed in the 108 slokas (verses) in the stotra. This course on Vishnu Sahasranama stotra, will prepare students to chant the slokas with clear pronunciation. And furthermore, explore the meaning and essence of thousand names of Lord Vishnu expressed in the 108 slokas (verses) in the stotra.
A brief background of Vishnu Sahasranama in the context of the ancient Mahabharata epic, will also be discussed with the introductory verses (Purva Bhaga) and the benefits of chanting Vishnu Shasranama in the concluding verses, the phala stuti (Uttara Bhaga). Essence of the 1000 names of Lord Vishnu in the context of the three aspects or lakshanas of the Lord Vishnu, renders the chant a meditative quality.
Beginner reading level of Sanskrit and Admission into a Program of Study
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11
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Elective
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Faculty
Acharya Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi
Acharya Shri Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi hails from Uttar Pradesh, India. He holds a Master of Theology Degree in Dharmashastra from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi (Kashi), India. He is a former student of Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Sanskrit Gurukul, where his love and passion for Sanskrit language and scriptures got initiated.
