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Postgraduate Certificate Programme: Studies of the Rig Veda: Hymns to the Rising Sun, Surya-Savitri |
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Aug 08, 2010 - Jan 31, 2011 |
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Worldwide |
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USD 450 |
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* For IGNOU Certification an additional fee of INR 1,100 (or USD 75) is applicable.
Facilitator: Vladimir Yatsenko
Credits: 16 (includes a 4 Credit Research Practicum/Seminar)
Duration: Six months
Programme Objectives
This programme will introduce 12 major hymns to Surya-Savitri of the Rig Veda (Hymns to Savitri: 1.35, 2.38, 4.53, 4.54, 5.81, 5.82, 6.71, 7.38, 7.45 and Hymns to Surya: 1.50, 1.115, 10.37) in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga and especially his epic poem ‘Savitri’. The Hymns to the Supramental Godhead of the legendary Rishis: Hiranyastupa Angirasa, Kutsa Angirasa, Gritsamada Shaunaka, Vamadeva, Syavashva Atreya, Bharadvaja and Vasishtha, Abhitapa Saurya will be studied in depth, introducing all major symbols of the Vedic system of Knowledge. Besides, the basics of the Vedic Prosody, Chandas, such meters as Gayatri, Trishtubh, Anushtubh, Jagati, etc., will be studied in detail.
Course 1: Introduction to the Vedic Paradigm of Knowledge: Myth of the Rising Sun (6 Credits)
1. Introduction: Text and Meaning
2. Introduction to the Vedic Paradigm of Knowledge
3. RV 1.35
4. RV 2.38
5. RV 4.53, 4.54 6.
Assimilation & Assessment
Course 2: The Study of the Hymns to Surya-Savitri in the Rig Veda in the light of Sri Aurobindo (6 Credits)
1. RV 5.81
2. RV 5.82, 6.71
3. RV 7.38, 7.45
4. RV 1.50 5.
5. RV 1.115
6. Assimilation & Assessment
Course 3: Research Practicum/Seminar/Project Work (4 Credits)
Note: For those without a prior background in Integral Studies, a 4-Credit Foundation Course – An Introduction to Integral Studies – by ICIS, is essential. (Fee: USD 175; for Indian students Rs.2,500).
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| Vladimir Yatsenko |
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A Russian scholar and teacher of Sanskrit and the Indian scriptures, is settled in Auroville (an international township for human unity), since several years.
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