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October Bengaluru Retreat: Strengthening Krpa
The Threefold Grace of Ishvara, Shaastra, and the Atma
The Vedic tradition teaches that no seeker walks alone. Ishvara’s grace brings us to the path, the grace of the Shaastra, unfolded by the teacher, shows us the vision, and our own grace, Atma Krpa, allows us to receive it. When the three come together, our journey is complete.
Through this immersive 1.5 day retreat, we discover and strengthen krpa in our lives to navigate ups and downs of life’s journey with grace and fulfilment.
Date: 23rd and 24th October 2026
Timing: Oct 23 – 10am to 6pm | Oct 24 – 9am to 1pm
Venue: Yuvapatha. 4, 31st Cross, 11th Main Rd, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560011
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Atmakrpa: Grace of the Self
A transformative online course in self-mastery and meditation
With Swamini Brahmaprajnananda
A 6-month online course | 24 weekly sessions | One hour each
20 October 2026 – 20 April 2027
Every Tuesday 20.00-21.00 hours IST
In the Vedanta tradition, total fulfilment in life comes from three flowing streams of grace:
- Ishvara Krpa, the grace of the Lord, which makes one joyful, dynamic, and open to positive transformation.
- Guru Krpa, the grace of the Teacher, who transmits the vision and way of life of Sanatana Dharma.
- Atma Krpa, the grace of the Self, which is the space in which the other two are received.
These three are not separate. They are one grace, recognised and received at different depths. This course is an invitation to cultivate that grace in yourself, for yourself, as yourself.
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Devi Sadhana: Mantra Matruka Pushpamala Stava
A Garland of Mantra Flowers for the Divine Mother
A 9-Night Online Navaratri Sadhana
Every evening | 11 – 19 October 2026 | 8:00 – 9:00 pm IST
The Mantra Matruka Pushpamala Stava is a sacred hymn whose name means “A Garland of Mantra Flowers for the Divine Mother.” It was composed by Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya and celebrates the Divine Mother as she is present in the very sounds of the Sanskrit alphabet, the matruka letters.
During the nine sacred nights of Navaratri, we will gather each evening to understand this hymn and offer it to her together.
Sri Matre Namah
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The Bhagavad Gita Course with Swamini Brahmaprajnananda
Saturdays, 4:00 pm IST
Journey Through Life’s Battlefield:
Although a dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna in the middle of the Mahabharata war, the Bhagavad Gita is really a profound flow of meaning between jiva, the individual and Bhagavan about the battlefield of life.
We battle with ourselves and the world desperately seeking answers to these questions – How can I have work-life balance? How can I manage my mind?
For centuries, seekers have found solace and wisdom in the Gita’s teachings. Now, amidst the complexities of modern life, its wisdom is more relevant than ever.
The Bhagavad Gita (The Lord’s song) can truly bless those who seek.
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotra (with Mānasollāsa)
Thursdays, 7 – 8 pm IST
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotra is a deeply revered stotra and a great poem in world literature by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya. In just ten verses it reveals the complete vision of Advaita while offering Namaḥ to Ādi Guru – Shiva, the guru of all gurus – Dakṣiṇāmūrti.
Sureśvarācārya, his disciple has written a vārttika of almost 350 verses on this stotra called Mānasollāsa, ‘that which exhilarates the mind’.
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotra uniquely combines a deep, abiding love for Bhagavān and a sharp refutation of alternative views to Advaita. All Arsha Vidya ashrams have an altar of Sri Dakṣiṇāmūrti whose grace we seek for timeless wisdom. This class began on 10th July 2025.
For this new class, eligible people are those who have exposure to the Bhagavad Gītā (at least 2 chapters) or to atleast one Prakaraṇa Grantha or Upanishad.
Those keen to learn may write to info@arshavidyananda.in
Brahmasutras-Catuhsutri
Stotram Chanting
To be able to pray is a huge privilege. And all of us (irrespective of our gender, class, nationality differences) have been blessed with this privilege to pray.
A prayer is centred on a self conscious and self-judging person relating to an altar. The mode employed by the person praying is never the same – it differs from person to person. Even for a given person it differs from time to time. A prayer can be a simple mental or oral chant or a strict elaborate vedic ritual.
There are three different forms of karma, action, in prayer: kāyikam, physical, vācika, oral and mānasam, mental. Performing a ritual is a physical form of prayer. Singing praises of Bhagavān is an oral form of a prayer while chanting a mantra silently is a mental prayer.
Puja
