Bhakti Vaibhava Study Course (CANTO 1 to 6)
by HG Gauranga Darshan Das
A Certified Systematic Online Study Course on Srimad Bhagavatam CANTO 1 to 6.
Requirement: - Bhakti Shastri Certificate (those who are about to complete Bhakti Shastri or awaiting the certificate can also join)
- Recommendation letter from your respective ISKCON temple president.
- Harinam Initiation
Dates: 11th Feb 2023 onwards
Timings: Every Saturday & Sunday - 4:00 to 5:30 PM IST (followed by Q&A)
Teacher: Gauranga Darshan Das (Author | Dean, Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha)
Platform: Zoom
NOTE: We encourage the participants to join the classes live on zoom. Recordings are also provided if students are unable to join live sessions sometimes for some reason.
Course Structure: Bhakti Vaibhava course the first six cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam are covered in 4 modules as follows:
Module-1 = CANTO 1 (19 Ch) + CANTO 2 (10 Ch) = 29 Chapters
Module-2 = CANTO 3 = 33 Chapters
Module-3 = CANTO 4 = 31 Chapters
Module-4 = CANTO 5 (26 Chapters) + CANTO 6 (19 Chapters) = 45 Chapters
Study Materials: Srimad Bhagavatam Cantos 1 to 6 by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Additional References:
• Sarartha Darshini by Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarthy Thakur, English Translation by HH Bhanu Swami Maharaj
• Bhagavata Subodhini (Study Guide) Canto 1-2, Canto 3, Canto 4, and Canto 5-6, by HG Gauranga Darshan Das
• Bhagavata Ratnamala (Sloka Book) Canto 1-6, Compiled by HG Gauranga Darshan Das
Course Fees: Can be paid module-wise or for all modules together.
- Following are the account details for those who want to pay module-wise:
Beneficiary - ISKCON GEV RC INCOME
Bank Name - State Bank of India
IFSC Code - SBIN0007773
Account Number - 37753665422
SWIFT Code - SBININBB236
Kindly contact +91 8928073812 after the transaction.
Assessment Types: Each module has the following tests:
- Multiple Choice Questions tests
- 3 Closed-book tests
- 3 Open-book tests (submissions - all 3 can be submitted after completion of each module)
- 3 Sloka tests (submissions - along with the Closed-book exam)
- 1 Presentation (submissions - after completion of each module)
- The question-banks will be provided for the reference questions for all the assessments.
Closed-book tests
- The students need to write the test of short, long & essay-type answers based on memory & not referring to any course materials.
- The exam will be conducted via zoom platform as per the announced schedule, by the supervisors from Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha.
Open-book tests
- The open-book tests are of long answers (essay-type) which are based on the understanding of the subject.
- Students can write the answers as per the required word count, referring to the course materials or books, and submit the answersheets.
Sloka tests
- Students need to write the slokas along with their meaning & submit the answers.
- The Sloka test will be in written format & will be conducted along with the closed-book tests.
Presentations
- Students are required to give a presentation on the topic of their choice from the question-bank (25-30 mins) & record the video of the presentation.
- The video can be uploaded on google drive/youtube & the link should be submitted along with the PPT file.
- The meeting will be arranged on zoom for Q & A and comments by the supervisors from Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha.
NOTE: Those who can’t appear for the closed-book & sloka exam as per the schedule, can complete them with the help of an invigilator/supervisor from the local ISKCON temple/center. The email can be sent to [email protected], 3-4 days prior to the exam date, keeping the invigilator's email address in copy and mentioning the day, date, time (in IST) & module of the exam. The question paper will be sent to the invigilator's email address 30 minutes before the exam. Closed-book exam answersheets should be sent in a single PDF file from the supervisor to the same email address. The same process should be followed for the sloka exams.
Course Curriculum
- Student's Handbook
- Session 1 - SB Introduction to 1.1.3
- Session 2 - SB 1.1.4 to 1.2.5
- SB 1.1 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.1 Slides & Key Sloka Audios
- Session 3 - SB 1.2.6 to 1.2.20
- Session 4 - SB 1.2.21 to 1.3.4
- SB 1.2 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.2 Slides & Key Slokas Audios
- Session 5 - SB 1.3.5 to 1.3.34
- Session 6 - SB 1.3.35 to 1.4.5
- SB 1.3 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.3 Slides
- Sample Open-book Exam Essays
- Session 7 - SB 1.4.6 to 1.4.31
- Session 8 - SB 1.4.32 to 1.5.22
- SB 1.4 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.4 Slides
- Session 9 - SB 1.5.23 to 1.6.4
- SB 1.5 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.5 Slides
- Session 10 - SB 1.6.5 to 1.6.38
- SB 1.6 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.6 Slides
- Module 1 Closed-book Exam Sloka list
- Session 11 - SB 1.7.1 to 1.7.34
- Session 12 - SB 1.7.35 to 1.8.11
- SB 1.7 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.7 Sildes
- Session 13 - SB 1.8.12 to 1.8.26
- Session 14 - SB 1.8.27 to 1.8.42
- Session 15 - SB 1.8.43 to 1.9.17
- SB 1.8 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.8 Slides
- Session 16 - SB 1.9.18 to 1.9.49
- SB 1.9 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.9 Slides
- Session 17 - SB 1.10.1 to 1.10.23
- Session 18 - SB 1.10.24 to 1.11.23
- SB 1.10 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.10 Slides
- Session 19 - SB 1.11.24 to 1.12.6
- SB 1.11 MCQ Quiz
- SB Slides 1.11
- Session 20 - SB 1.12.7 to 1.12.36
- SB 1.12 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.12 Slides
- Session 21 - SB 1.13.1 to 1.13.21
- Session 22 - SB 1.13.22 to 1.13.47
- Session 23 - SB 1.13.48 to 1.14.38
- SB 1.13 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.13 Slides
- Session 24 - SB 1.14.39 to 1.15.21
- SB 1.14 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.14 Slides
- Session 25 - SB 1.15.22 to 1.16.6
- SB 1.15 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.15 Slides
- Session 26 - SB 1.16.7 to 1.16.36
- SB 1.16 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.16 Slides
- Session 27 - SB 1.17.1 to 1.17.20
- Session 28 - SB 1.17.21 to 1.18.13
- SB 1.17 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.17 Slides
- Session 29 - SB 1.18.14 to 1.18.50
- SB 1.18 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.18 Slides
- Session 30 - SB 1.19.1 to 1.19.40
- SB 1.9 MCQ Quiz
- SB 1.19 Slides
- Session 31 - SB CANTO 1 Overview
- Session 32 - SB 2.1.1 to 2.1.24
- Session 33 - SB 2.1.25 to 2.2.14
- SB 2.1 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.1 Slides
- Session 34 - SB 2.2.15 to 2.2.37
- SB 2.2 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.2 Slides
- Session 35 - SB 2.3.1 to 2.3.25
- SB 2.3 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.3 Slides
- Session 36 - SB 2.4.1 to 2.4.18
- Session 37 - SB 2.4.19 to 2.5.13
- SB 2.4 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.4 Slides
- Session 38 - SB 2.5.14 to 2.5.20
- Session 39 - SB 2.5.21 to 2.6.2
- SB 2.5 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.5 Slides
- Session 40 - SB 2.6.3 to 2.6.29
- Session 41 - SB 2.6.30 to SB 2.7.14
- SB 2.6 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.6 Slides
- Session 42 - SB 2.7.15 to 2.7.53
- SB 2.7 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.7 Slides
- Session 43 - SB 2.8.1 to 2.8.29
- SB 2.8 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.8 Slides
- Session 44 - SB 2.9.1 to 2.9.24
- Session 45 - SB 2.9.25 to 2.9.36
- Session 46 - SB 2.9.37 to 2.10.35
- SB 2.9 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.9 Slides
- Session 47 - SB 2.10.36 to 2.10.51 & SB Canto 2 Overview
- SB 2.10 MCQ Quiz
- SB 2.10 Slides
- Session 48 - SB 3.1.1 to 3.1.20
- Session 49 - SB 3.1.21 to 3.2.6
- SB 3.1 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.1 Slides
- Session 50 - SB 3.2.7 to 3.2.34
- SB 3.2 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.2 Slides
- Session 51 - SB 3.3.1 to 3.3.28
- SB 3.3 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.3 Slides
- Session 52 - SB 3.4.1 to 3.4.36
- SB 3.4 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.4 Slides
- Session 53 - SB 3.5.1 to 3.5.39
- Session 54 - SB 3.5.40 to 3.6.36
- SB 3.5 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.5 Slides
- Session 55 - SB 3.6.37 to 3.7.20
- SB 3.6 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.6 Slides
- Session 56 - SB 3.7.21 to 3.8.23
- SB 3.7 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.7 Slides
- Session 57 - SB 3.8.24 to 3.9.21
- SB 3.8 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.8 Slides
- Session 58 - SB 3.9.22 to 3.9.44
- SB 3.9 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.9 Slides
- Session 59 - SB 3.10.1 to 3.12.15
- SB 3.10 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.10 Slides
- SB 3.11 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.11 Slides
- Session 60 - SB 3.12.16 to 3.13.15
- SB 3.12 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.12 Slides
- Session 61 - SB 3.13.16 to 3.14.31
- SB 3.13 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.13 Slides
- Session 62 - SB 3.14.32 to 3.15.21
- SB 3.14 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.14 Slides
- Session 63 - SB 3.15.22 to 3.16.12
- SB 3.15 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.15 Slides
- Session 64 - SB 3.16.13 to 3.16.37
- SB 3.16 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.16 Slides
- Session 65 - SB 3.17.1 to 3.20.53
- SB 3.17 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.17 Slides
- SB 3.18 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.18 Slides
- SB 3.19 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.19 Slides
- SB 3.20 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.20 Slides
- Session 66 - SB 3.21.1 to 3.21.32
- Session 67 - SB 3.21.33 to 3.22.27
- SB 3.21 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.21 Slides
- Session 68 - SB 3.22.28 to 3.23.33
- SB 3.22 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.22 Slides
- Session 69 - SB 3.23.34 to 3.24.23
- SB 3.23 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.23 Slides
- Session 70 - SB 3.24.24 to 3.24.47
- SB 3.24 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.24 Slides
- Session 71 - SB 3.25.1 to 3.25.22
- Session 72 - SB 3.25.23 to 3.25.44
- SB 3.25 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.25 Slides
- Session 73 - SB 3.26.1 to 3.26.49
- Session 74 - 3.26.50 to 3.27.30
- SB 3.26 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.26 Slides
- SB 3.27 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.27 Slides
- Session 75 - SB 3.28.1 to 3.28.25
- Session 76 - SB 3.28.26 to 3.29.14
- SB 3.28 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.28 Slides
- Session 77 - SB 3.29.15 to 3.29.36
- Session 78 - SB 3.29.37 to 3.30.34
- SB 3.29 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.29 Slides
- SB 3.30 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.30 Slides
- Session 79 - SB 3.31.1 to 3.31.42
- Session 80 - SB 3.31.43 to 3.32.28
- SB 3.31 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.31 Slides
- Session 81 - SB 3.32.29 to 3.33.37
- SB 3.32 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.32 Slides
- SB 3.33 MCQ Quiz
- SB 3.33 Slides
- Session 82 - SB CANTO 3 Overview
- Session 83 - SB 4.1.1 to 4.2.35
- SB 4.1 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.1 Slides
- SB 4.2 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.2 Slides
- Session 84 - SB 4.3.1 to 4.4.12
- SB 4.3 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.3 Slides
- Session 85 - SB 4.4.13 to 4.6.22
- SB 4.4 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.4 Slides
- SB 4.5 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.5 Slides
- Session 86 - SB 4.6.23 to 4.7.19
- SB 4.6 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.6 Slides
- Session 87 - SB 4.7.20 to 4.8.16
- SB 4.7 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.7 Slides
- Session 88 - SB 4.8.17 to 4.8.56
- Session 89 - SB 4.8.57 to 4.9.9
- SB 4.8 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.8 Slides
- Session 90 - SB 4.9.10 to 4.9.53
- Session 91 - SB 4.9.54 to 4.11.6
- SB 4.9 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.9 Slides
- SB 4.10 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.10 Slides
- Session 92 - SB 4.11.7 to 4.11.35
- SB 4.11 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.11 Slides
- Session 93 - SB 4.12.1 to 4.12.33
- Session 94 - SB 4.12.34 to 4.13.49
- SB 4.12 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.12 Slides
- SB 4.13 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.13 Slides
- Session 95 - SB 4.14.1 to 4.14.42
- Session 96 - SB 4.14.43 to 4.16.14
- SB 4.14 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.14 Slides
- SB 4.15 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.15 Slides
- Session 97 - SB 4.16.15 to 4.19.9
- SB 4.16 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.16 Slides
- SB 4.17 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.17 Slides
- SB 4.18 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.18 Slides
- Session 98 - SB 4.19.10 to 4.19.42
- SB 4.19 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.19 Slides
- Session 99 - SB 4.20.1 to 4.20.38
- SB 4.20 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.20 Slides
- Session 100 - SB 4.21.1 to 4.21.52
- SB 4.21 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.21 Slides
- Session 101 - SB 4.22.1 to 4.22.25
- Session 102 - SB 4.22.26 to 4.22.63
- SB 4.22 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.22 Slides
- Session 103 - SB 4.23.1 to 4.24.15
- SB 4.23 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.23 Slides
- Session 104 - SB 4.24.16 to 4.24.53
- Session 105 - SB 4.24.54 to 4.25.24
- SB 4.24 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.24 Slides
- Session 106 - SB 4.25.25 to 4.26.3
- SB 4.25 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.25 Slides
- Session 107 - SB 4.26.4 to 4.27.30
- SB 4.26 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.26 Slides
- SB 4.27 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.27 Slides
- Session 108 - SB 4.28.1 to 4.28.27
- Session 109 - SB 4.28.28 to 4.29.33
- SB 4.28 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.28 Slides
- Session 110 - SB 4.29.34 to 4.29.70
- Session 111 - SB 4.29.71 to 4.30.21
- SB 4.29 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.29 Slides
- Session 112 - BV 4.30.22 to 4.30.43
- Session 113 - SB 4.30.43 to 4.31.31
- SB 4.30 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.30 Slides
- SB 4.31 MCQ Quiz
- SB 4.31 Slides
- Session 114 - SB 5.1.1 to 5.1.22
- Session 115 - SB 5.1.23 to 5.3.3
- SB 5.1 MCQ Quiz
- SB 5.1 Slides
- SB 5.2 MCQ Quiz
- SB 5.2 Slides
- Session 116 - SB 5.3.4 to 5.5.1
- SB 5.3 MCQ Quiz
- SB 5.3 Slides
- SB 5.4 MCQ Quiz
- SB 5.4 Slides
- Session 117 - SB 5.5.2 to 5.5.35
- SB 5.5 MCQ
- SB 5.5 Slides
- Session 118 - SB 5.6.1 to 5.7.14
- SB 5.6 MCQ
- SB 5.6 Slides
- SB 5.7 MCQ
- SB 5.7 Slides
- Session 119 - SB 5.8.1 to 5.8.31
- SB 5.8 MCQ
- SB 5.8 Slides
- Session 120 - SB 5.9.1 to 5.10.6
- SB 5.9 MCQ
- SB 5.9 Slides
- Session 121 - SB 5.10.7 to 5.11.7
- SB 5.10 MCQ
- SB 5.10 Slides
- Session 122 - SB 5.11.8 to 5.12.16
- SB 5.11 MCQ
- SB 5.11 Slides
- SB 5.12 Slides
- Session 123 - SB 5.13.1 to 5.14.46
- SB 5.12 & 5.13 MCQ
- SB 5.14 MCQ
- SB 5.13 & 5.14 Slides
- Session 124 - SB 5.15.1 to 5.17.20
- SB 5.15 & SB 5.16 MCQ
- SB 5.15 Slides
- SB 5.16 Slides
- Session 125 - SB 5.17.21 to 5.18.14
- SB 5.17 Slides
- Session 126 - SB 5.18.15 to 5.18.39
- SB 5.17 MCQ & 5.18 MCQ
- SB 5.18 Slides
- Session 127 - SB 5.19.1 to 5.19.31
- SB 5.19 Slides
- Session 128 - Bhāgavata Cosmology Part 1
- SB 5.19 & 5.20 MCQ
- SB 5.20 Slides
- Session 129 - Bhāgavata Cosmology Part 2
- SB 5.21 & 5.22 MCQ
- SB 5.21 Slides
- SB 5.22 Slides
- Session 130 - Bhāgavata Cosmology Part 3
- SB 5.23 & 5.24 MCQ
- SB 5.23 Slides
- SB 5.24 Slides
- Session 131 - Bhāgavata Cosmology Part 4
- Session 132 - Bhāgavata Cosmology Part 5
- SB 5.25 & 5.26 MCQ
- SB 5.25 Slides
- SB 5.26 Slides
- Session 133 - Canto 5 Overview
- Session 134 - SB 6.1.1 to 6.1.32
- Session 135 - SB 6.1.33 to 6.2.6
- SB 6.1 Slides
- Session 136 - SB 6.2.7 to 6.2.49
- SB 6.2 Slides
- Session 137 - SB 6.3.1 to 6.3.25
- Session 138 - SB 6.3.26 to 6.4.25
- SB 6.3 Slides
- Session 139 - SB 6.4.26 to SB 6.4.54
- SB 6.4 Slides
- Session 140 - SB 6.5.1 to 6.6.45