In this Course students will learn a select set of shlokas from Adi Shankara’s Soundaryalaharii text. The entire course will be taught in the Samskrtam language. Using special handouts, select verses of the Soundaryalaharii will be expounded to unravel both the meaning of the verses and the philosophical foundations of the shaakta sampradaaya. Students will learn to think about the Soundaryalaharii from within the Sanskrit language, along with the cosmology and worldview that it represents.
Familiarity in at least one Indic Language, willingness to understand simple Samskrtam
Semester / Quarter:
Quarter
Number of Weeks:
11
Required / Core / Elective:
Required
Semester / Quarter Offered:
Summer 2023
Days of the Week:
Monday
Time:
9pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
Start Date:
July 10, 2023
End Date:
September 18, 2023
Faculty
Dr. Padmakumar Korattiyadath
Dr. Padmakumar Korattiyadath holds a Ph.D. in Sanskrit from Sri Shankara University, Kerala, India. Prior to that, he obtained his Master’s Degree in Sanskrit from Kerala Varma College, Kerala. He has also studied Hinduism, in a traditional Gurukulam setting in Kerala.
