Research Report

Institutions
Devasthanam Educational Office
Joint Executive Office
Śrī Venkateśvara Veda Vijñāna Pāthaśala
Śrī Venkateśvara Vedic University
Śrī Venkateśvara Ayurvedic College
Śrī Venkateśvara Music College
Śilpa-kāla Śala
Raṣtriya Saṇskṛt Vidyāpītha
Saṁskṛta Bhārati
Devaloka, Theme Park Project

Contacts

Devasthanam Educational Office - Ramachandreya

Joint Executive Office
Śrī Venkateśvara Veda Vijñāna Pāthaśala – Aśoka Svāmī
Śrī Venkateśvara Vedic University – dr. Venkata Radheśyāma
Śrī Venkateśvara Ayurvedic College – dr. Babu
Śrī Venkateśvara Music College – prof. Siṁhacala Śāstri
Śilpa-kāla Śala – prof. Rāma Murty
Raṣtriya Saṇskṛt Vidyāpītha – prof. Rani Sada Śiva Murty, prof. Niranjana Miśra, prof. Somanath Dash
Saṁskṛta Bhārati, Kirana teacher
Devaloka, Theme Park Project – Ajay Kumar

Materials
Śrī Venkateśvara Veda Vijñāna Pāthaśala
Śrī Venkateśvara Vedic University
Śrī Venkateśvara Ayurvedic College – Syllabus and Curricullum
Śrī Venkateśvara Music College - Syllabus
Śilpa-kāla Śala – Syllabus and Curricullum
Raṣtriya Saṇskṛt Vidyāpītha - Syllabus
 Books
Doctorial theses, Comparative Study of Aṣṭādhyāyi and Pāṇini
Prof. Somanath Dash, The Gate to Vedic Literature
Akṣaram
Tarkika
Pictorial Dictionary
Numerals
 Śrī Venkateśvara Veda Vijñāna Pāthaśala

Admission
2018.
abhivādana – introducing personal lineage
635 students from brāhmana families
veda – 12 years - 10-12 age – upanāyana – 5th class passed
agama/smartha – 8 years - 12 – 14 age – upanāyana – 7th class passed
55 staff teaching – excellent students
7 adhyāpakas – intendants
1 principal – most senior

Discipline

Based on good qualities obtained by performance of saṁskāras

Purification by chanting Vedas
Development of relationship with guru

Schedule

4:30 - wake up
5 - 6 snāna & sandhya-vandana
6 – 7 chintana - Revision
7 – 8 breakfast
8:20 – 9 prārthana – Prayers - Venkateśvara aśtottara-śata stotrama parayana
9 – 1 adhyāyana – Classes
1 – 2 lunch
2 – 4:30 adhyāyana – Classes
4:30 – 5:30 Cleaning
5:30 – 6:30 snāna & sandhya-vandana
6:30 - 8 prārthana – Prayers - Viṣṇu-sahasra-nāma
8 – 9:15 chintana - Revision
9:15 Dinner
Monthly Chanting Schedule

anādhyāyana - amavasya, purṇima, prathami, aṣṭami

dvitīya – chaturthi - ekādhyaya

krāmantam – 3 times
pādantam - 6 times
mūlantam – 10 times

Departments

Veda -12 years

salakṣana-ganantam

mūlantam – Saṁhītā, Brāhmana, Aranyaka - 7 years

padāntam – 2 years
krāmantam – 1 year
jatagan – 2 years

Veda-bhāṣya

Divya-prabhanda – 8 years

1000 pasurams – 1 Veda

Agama – 8 years

ārādhana – 2 years
utsavantam – 3 years
pratiṣṭantam – 3 years
Smārtha – 8 years

5 years
Apara - 3 years

Saṅskṛṭ

12 years - 1 class per day

chintana - Memorization – śabda, dhatu, Amarakoṣa

śloka-vyākhyana – Verse exposition – padāccheda (pañca sandi prakaraṇa), pratipādārtha, anvaya, tatparya (khandānvaya and saptakakāra paddhati)

Saṁskṛṭa-sahityaetihāsa – History of Saṅskṛṭ Literature (Chowkamba Saṅskṛṭ Literature)

Additional Activities

Yoga-āsana
Muhurta-tarpana
Śrī Venkateśvara Vedic University
 Raṣtrīya Saṅskṛt Vidyāpiṭha
Sahitya-bhavan – Department of Literature

- study vedic literature from traditional perspective and within context of saṁpradāya

- teach Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books by traditional method of exposition ṣaḍ-āṅga kavya, six limbs of poetry, and
vyākhyana pañca lakṣaṇa, five characteristics of lecture

- divide vaiṣṇava-ācārya kavya literature (technical literature on poetry) for syllabus and create integrated
curriculum for chanting songs of vaiṣṇava-ācāryas accompanied with study of traditional instrument

- present Mayapura Gurukula's efforts in preservation of scriptures, sastra-pariraksana, of gaudiya-vaisnava

sahitya and its unique contribution for understanding of Vedic literature as mean of recognition by
government as educational institution

Vedabhaṣya-bhavan – Department of Vedas

- create scriptural agreements, śāstra-saṅgati, on standard subject matter from perspectives of different
scriptures for holistic understanding of vedic education

- investigate connections of catur-vedas and Bhāgavata-Purāṇa and establish its priority over Vedas

- inspire students to make comparative study (as graduation work) of Panini's Astadhyayi and Jiva Gosvami's
Hari-namamrita-vyakarana

- chant and memorize Vedas (at least selected Suktas) and promote study of Vedas (tertiary education)

Granthalaya - Library

- inquire about the method of librarianship and research methodology

- collect catalouges of books for selecting good publications of relevant books

Saṅskṛta saṁvada – Conversational Saṅskṛt

- invite graduated student to speak and explain saṅskṛt to academy faculty and student
- occasionaly invite favorable proffesor expert to teach vaidika saṅskṛt and technical saṅskṛt

- send teacher and students to Mattur, saṅskṛt speaking village, to learn vyākaraṇa and apply in spoken saṅskṛt

Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (trust) is financing all educational and promotional activities of Sri Vaisnavas
Śrī Venkateśvara Ayurvedic College
Śrī Venkateśvara Music College
Śilpa-kāla Śala
Raṣtriya Saṇskṛt Vidyāpītha
Saṁskṛta Bhārati
Devaloka, Theme Park Project
Devasthanam Educational Office
Joint Executive Office