Sanskrit Chanting Mastery
An unparalleled, 13-hour course on the subtle art of Sanskrit verse chanting: verse meters, melodies, homework, demos, walkthroughs, personal feedback, etc. It is a sequel to the Complete Sanskrit Pronunciation.
Getting familiar with the layout
Before we begin...
Introduction 1 - Topic of this course
Introduction 2 - Course Overview
FREE PREVIEWCourse schedule
Class 1 - What is a syllable?
FREE PREVIEWClass 2 - Two Types of Syllables
FREE PREVIEWAssignment - Syllable counting
Class 3 - Laghu Syllables
Assignment - Laghu syllables
Class 4 - Guru Syllable N1 - long vowel
Class 5 - Guru Syllable N2 - anusvāra
Class 5 - Practice
Assignment - Anusvāra syllable
Class 6 - Guru Syllable N3 - visarga
Class 6 - Practice
Assignment - Visarga syllable
Class 7 - Guru N4 - "pause"
FREE PREVIEWClass 7 - Practice
Assignment - Guru N4 (pause)
Class 8 - Guru N4 - "fade-in"
Class 8 - Practice
Assignment - Guru N4 (fade-in)
Intermission
Class 9 - Guru N4 - nasals
Class 9 - Practice 1
Class 9 - Practice 2
Assignment - Guru N4 (nasals)
Class 10 - Guru N4 - sibilants
Class 10 - Practice 1
Class 10 - Practice 2
Assignment - Guru N4 (sibilants)
Class 11 - Guru N4 - 'R'
Class 11 - Practice 1
Class 11 - Practice 2
Assignment - Guru N4 ('R')
Syllables - Summary
Introduction to Section #3
Verse meter & structure
Chanting "workouts" (or "walkthroughs")
11 SYLLABLES - Indra- & Upendra-vajra
11 - Suprabhātam - walkthrough
11 - Suprabhātam - slides
11 - Bāla-mukundāṣṭaka - walkthrough
11 - Bāla-mukundāṣṭaka - slides
12 SYLLABLES - Indra-vaṁśa
12 - Three Bhāgavatam verses - walkthrough
12 - Three Bhāgavatam verses - slides
12 SYLLABLES - Bhujaṅga-prayāta
FREE PREVIEW12 - Dāmodarāṣṭaka - walkthrough
12 - Dāmodarāṣṭaka - slides
12 - Śāradā-bhujaṅga - walkthrough
12 - Śāradā-bhujaṅga - slides
12 SYLLABLES - Toṭaka
12 - Veṅkaṭeśvara-stotra - walkthrough
12 - Veṅkaṭeśvara-stotra - slides
14 SYLLABLES - Vasanta-tilaka
14 - Brahma-saṁhitā - walkthrough
14 - Brahma-saṁhitā - slides
14 - Śiva-prātaḥ-smaraṇa - walkthrough
14 - Śiva-prātaḥ-smaraṇa - slides
15 SYLLABLES - Pañca-cāmara
15 - Rādhā-kṛpā-kaṭākṣa - walkthrough
15 - Rādhā-kṛpā-kaṭākṣa - slides
15 - Gaṇeśa-pañcaratna - walkthrough
15 - Gaṇesha-pañcaratna - slides
17 SYLLABLES - Śikhariṇī
17 - Jagannāthāṣṭaka - walkthrough
17 - Jagannāthāṣṭaka - slides
17 - Devy-aparādha-kṣamāpana - walkthrough
17 - Devy-aparādha-kṣamāpaṇa - slides
19 SYLLABLES - Śārdūla-vikrīḍita
FREE PREVIEW19 - Three Devīs verses - walkthrough
19 - Three Devī verses - slides
19 - Rāma & Kṛṣṇa verses - walkthrough
19 - Rāma & Kṛṣṇa verses - slides
8 SYLLABLES - Anuṣṭubh
8 - Gītā on samādhi - walkthrough
8 - Gītā on samādhi - slides
8 - Gītā on knowledge - walkthrough
8 - Gītā on knowledge - slides
11 SYLLABLES - Dodhaka
11 SYLLABLES - Indirā
11 SYLLABLES - Svāgatā & Rathoddhatā
11 SYLLABLES - Śālinī
12 SYLLABLES - Sragviṇī
13 SYLLABLES - Matta-mayūrī
15 SYLLABLES - Mālinī
15 SYLLABLES - Tūṇaka
17 SYLLABLES - Mandākrāntā
17 SYLLABLES - Pṛthvī
21 SYLLABLES - Sragdharā
10/11 SYLLABLES - Viyoginī
12/13 SYLLABLES - Aupacchandasikā/Puṣpitāgrā
Āryā 1 - Gīti (12/18 mātrās)
Āryā 2 - Mātrā-samaka (16 mātrās)
8 (Anuṣṭubh) - Melody 1
8 (Anuṣṭubh) - Melody 2
8 (Anuṣṭubh) - Melody 3
8 (Anuṣṭubh) - Melody 4
8 (Anuṣṭubh) - Melody 5
8 (Anuṣṭubh) - Melody 6
8 (Anuṣṭubh) - Melody 7
11 (Dodhaka) - Melody 1
11 (Indirā) - Melody 1
11 (Indirā) - Melody 2
11 (Indirā) - Melody 3
11 (Indra-vajra) - Melody 1
11 (Indra-vajra) - Melody 2
11 (Indra-vajra) - Melody 3
11 (Indra-vajra) - Melody 4
11 (Indra-vajra) - Melody 5
11 (Svāgatā/Rathoddhatā) - Melody 1
11 (Svāgatā/Rathoddhatā) - Melody 2
11 (Svāgatā/Rathoddhatā) - Melody 3
11 (Svāgatā/Rathoddhatā) - Melody 4
11 (Svāgatā/Rathoddhatā) - Melody 5
12 (Indra-vaṁśa) - Melody 1
12 (Indra-vaṁśa) - Melody 2
12 (Indra-vaṁśa) - Melody 3
12 (Bhujaṅga-prayāta) - Melody 1
12 (Bhujaṅga-prayāta) - Melody 2
12 (Bhujaṅga-prayāta) - Melody 3
12 (Bhujaṅga-prayāta) - Melody 4
FREE PREVIEW12 (Bhujaṅga-prayāta) - Melody 5
12 (Toṭaka) - Melody 1
12 (Toṭaka) - Melody 2
12 (Toṭaka) - Melody 3
12 (Toṭaka) - Melody 4
12 (Sragviṇī) - Melody 1
12 (Sragviṇī) - Melody 2
13 (Matta-mayūrī) - Melody 1
13 (Matta-mayūrī) - Melody 2
14 (Vasanta-tilaka) - Melody 1
14 (Vasanta-tilaka) - Melody 2
14 (Vasanta-tilaka) - Melody 3
14 (Vasanta-tilaka) - Melody 4
14 (Vasanta-tilakā) - Melody 5
14 (Vasanta-tilakā) - Melody 6
15 (Mālinī) - Melody 1
16 (Pañca-cāmara) - Melody 1
16 (Pañca-cāmara) - Melody 2
16 (Pañca-cāmara) - Melody 3
16 (Pañca-cāmara) - Melody 4
16 (Pañca-cāmara) - Melody 5
16 (Pañca-cāmara) - Melody 6
17 (Mandākrāntā) - Melody 1
17 (Pṛthvī) - Melody 1
17 (Pṛthvī) - Melody 2
17 (Śikhariṇī) - Melody 1
17 (Śikhariṇī) - Melody 2
17 (Śikhariṇī) - Melody 3
17 (Śikhariṇī) - Melody 4
17 (Śikhariṇī) - Melody 5
19 (Śārdūla-vikrīḍita) - Melody 1
19 (Śārdūla-vikrīḍita) - Melody 2
19 (Śārdūla-vikrīḍita) - Melody 3
19 (Śārdūla-vikrīḍita) - Melody 4
19 (Śārdūla-vikrīḍita) - Melody 5
FREE PREVIEW21 (Sragdharā) - Melody 1
10/11 (Viyoginī) - Melody 1
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