JnAnavAhini

Welcome to JnAnavAhinI portal. We hope you get enough information about
kids and adult classes conducted by Shri VyAsa Bhajana Mandali(SVBM), CA, USA.

SVBM is conducting two classes namely Bala Mukunda and Jnanavahini.

BALA MUKUNDA : Stothras, dasara padas and Srimadh HarikathAmrutha
sAra class exclusively for kids. This happens every Sunday between
4:00 PM and 5:15 PM PST.

JNANAVAHINI - Tatva vAda basics session :
Mani manjari and learning basic Sanskrit, many other tatva vAda topics
as detailed below.

JNANAVAHINI - Srimadh HarikathAmrutha Sara :
This session is exclusively for adults to learn to recite Srimadh
HarikathAmrutha sAra and knowing the basic summary of each padya.
We have members from bay area, NJ, NC, WA and TX in this class.

We like to encourage all participants in this class to present their topics of
interest to the rest of the group on rotation basis. This will give a chance to
all members to prepare for the class and learn more about our
Srimadh Acharyara siddantha.

We equally encourage all SoubhAgyavathis to participate in this program
by means of presenting topics, discussions and Q&A.

Jnanavahini Team
Bala Krishna : bala.krishna.18@gmail.com
C.D.Vijay : Cdvijay@aol.com
Vikram Rayabhari : rvikram@yahoo.com

Please send your valuable suggestions to the above team.

JNANAVAHINI - Tatva vAda basics session:

1. This session will be held twice a month.
2. Sessions will be on Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
3. This class will be divided into three 30 minutes sessions. The
first and second sessions will be presentations (by all our
participants on rotation basis) and the last session would be for
QA/disscusions.
4. Classes will start on time and we would sincerely request all
participants to be punctual as this also involves remote members
over the phone.
5. Study topics for the upcoming classes will be announced at least a
week in advance.
6. We would request all participants to try to study previous class
topics and if possible come prepared for the upcoming class.


JNANAVAHINI - Srimadh HarikathAmrutha Sara:

Will be held every weekend in January 07 and once in two weeks from
March 2007.

The duration for this class will be 1.25 to 1.5 hours.
Care will be taken to avoid overlaps of sessions.

*************** Topics of Interest ***********

JNANAVAHINI : Tatva vAda basics session
1. Learn Sri Manimanjari and basic Sanskrit through it having the benefit
of knowing tatva vAda principles.
Sri Vijay has started on this topic and has kindly agreed to continue
to teach this topic.
Sri Vikram Rayabhari has also kindly agreed to teach this class for us
for next sessions.

2. What are pramEyas? Knowing Tatva vAda pramEyas and linking them to
our shastras in smruthis and shruthis.

3. Importance of Sandhya vandandana and how to perform it as a
bimbOpAsana kriya.

4. Sankshiptha devA pooja vidhAna and its importance.

5. SAdhana vichara. Get to know the sAdhana of para shukla triayaru,
devatha gana, rishi gana, pitru gana and all other jeevas till 32nd
kaksha.
Study of aDhyAtma rasaranjani of Shri Madanuru Vishnu Thirtha to
understand the crux of bimbopasana

6. Understanding AnAdi Karma in jeevas, asrUjya, srUjya concepts,
sanchita, agAmi and prArabha karmas. This is a very big topic and can
be handled in multiple classes.

7. Meaning of many famous dasara padas, knowing the tatva behind it
and how we can practice(anusandhANA) in our daily lives.

8. Importance of Guru mantra for SoubhAgya vathis, Sri Tulasi pooja
mahatva and other related Sou: Sthri dharmas.

9. Learn Srimadh HarikAthAmrutha sAra.

10. Learn to know the meaning of selected Srimadh Bhagavadh Geetha
shlokas by looking into the original text, bhasya/tAtparya nirnaya of
Srimadh Acharyaru, tIka from Sri Jayathiirtharu and tippani from Sri
Raghavendra rAya guru sArvabhoumaru. This will be wonderful topic and
we will have it some time in our JnAnavAhini sessions.

Reading Materials for Shri Manimanjari:
This work of developing Manimanjari files is due to Sri Vikram Rayabhari.

Instructions:
1. Download htm file and all font files.
2. Install fonts in your browser.
3. Open the htm file to view.

Please download Manimanjari files at:
http://www.box.net/public/stzig72ivy
Shri Manimanjari Sarga 1, Shlokas 11 through 31 : http://www.box.net/shared/vzhvnjgu8g
Shri Manimanjari in DevanAgari : http://www.box.net/shared/mo225acqo0
Rama, Guru, Hari Shabda and other useful docs : http://www.box.net/shared/stzig72ivy