Parāśara Jyotiṣa

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The Parāśara Jyotiṣa course is to be taught in the tradition of Puri, India and includes spiritual instructions to develop the mind in order to grasp the entire subject. The student is to develop a keen understanding of Vedic astrology and will master all the śloka of Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (BPHS).

The course for each academic year of the Parāśara Jyotiṣa Course shall commence from Makara saṅkrānti (about 15 January) and shall be taught online.

The contact course shall be for about 30 days (as required for each year, refer syllabus) in the Himalayas, India during the auspicious Tula māsa (Kārtika Pūrṇimā, Guru Nanak jayanti).

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Sarasvatī Pujā, the ritual worship of the goddess Sarasvatī,is done today on Magha Pañcamī day everyyear. The festival celebrates the goddess of knowledge and learning. Templesand households are full of activity on this day. As per the Mahā Sarasvatī Upaniṣad,her mantra is
ॐ ऐं गुरु-सरस्वत्यै नमः
om aiṁ guru-sarasvatyai namaḥ
It is believed that on this day, goddess Sarasvatī was born, although this is a metaphysical reality implying the birth of knowledge in Revatī nakṣatra (the last constellation of the zodiac).
Sarasvatī is the consort of Lord Brahma who is not worshipped in Kali Yuga except as the Vedic teacher (see Preparatory lesson –Languageof Seers Part#3) Bṛhaspati or Guru. Sarasvatī is the Goddess of Vāc (Vedic speech,sound) and Knowledge in every form and manner. Therefore this mantra is simultaneous prayer to the joint form of Bṛhaspati-Sarasvatī. Please note that this form is ‘one’ and not two separate deities and that is why the Mahā Sarasvatī Upaniṣad refers to the joint form as being feminine and singular as ‘yai’ instead of ‘bhyo’ after guru-sarasvatī.
Please recite four rounds (108 x 4 times) of this mantra today.
ॐ ऐं गुरु-सरस्वत्यै नमः
om aiṁ guru-sarasvatyai namaḥ
Thereafter, meditate on the sound
ऐं (aiṁ)

100 Preparatory Lessons Year-1
- Teacher: Sanjay Rath
Cost: $100.00
Preparatory lessons for the first year of Parasara Jyotisa Course. Includes lessons on Yuga, Vedic Calendar, Nakshatra
Śrī Gaṇeśa Sādhanā
Cost: $100.00
Gāṁ: Śrī Gaṇeśa is the remover of all obstacles and is the Veda mūrti whose benign glance is always invoked at the time of starting any work, particularly learning and that too the study of veda or a vedāñga.
Aditya
- Mentor: Michal Dziwulski
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Agni
- Mentor: Gordon Brennan
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Ganesha
- Mentor: Sarajit Poddar
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Gouri
- Mentor: Sat Siri Khalsa
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Hanuman
- Mentor: Maja Zejak
- Mentor: Visti Larsen
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Isana
- Mentor: Freedom Cole
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Jagannath
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Kalika
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Shiva
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Vishnu
- Mentor: Eric Rosenbush
- Mentor: Sue Ann McKean
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