After this course you will-

• learn the verses in detail along with vyakarana aspects.
• understand poetic devices like alankaras.
• understand how to study sanskrit kavyas in detail.

The story of Rukmini Kalyana in the Dashama Skandha of Srimad Bhagavatham has been put forth as a kavya, consisting of 4 sargas by Sri Krishnapremi Swamigal. It can be called a Mahakavya as it has the descriptions of cities, sringara, war, rivers etc. The various figures of speech such as upama, rupaka, utpreksha etc. and various metres such as upendravajra, vasantatilaka, malini are employed. The different rasas such as sringara, vira and hasya are found to be used with enough command. It is most suitable for beginners of kavyapatha, as it is simple and elegant in style and is laden with bhakti.

Teacher of the course

Dr. S. Umapathi

• Dr. S. Umapathi is a disciple of Sri Krishnapremi Swamigal and Dr. K. Sreekantha Sharma.
• He is currently the HOD of the Sāhitya dept, Madras Sanskrit College, Chennai.
• Has done his doctoral thesis in the works of Sri Krishnapremi Swamigal related to Sāhitya.
• He has expertise in Shrimadbhagavatam (shridhariyam), Shrimadramayanam etc.

The course is meant for those who have finished Sri. Anna’s Balapatamala/Chittoor paricaya/equivalent course; who have reading and writing skills in Samskrtam.

The classes will be conducted online through a tool called GoToWebinar. Students can join the classes through their computers or smartphones.

2. Are the classes live?

Yes. Live sessions are conducted weekly between 8.00 PM to 9.00 PM IST every Monday starting 24th July 2020. Only 500 attendees can enter the live webinar room on a first-come basis.

3. Can I ask questions / doubts?

Yes, you can get your doubts clarified during the Q&A portion of the live sessions. During Live Session, you can type in your questions and submit through the Question-Answer Panel.

4. I came to know of this course late, and a few classes have already happened? What do I do?

Recordings of the sessions are made available on YouTube within a week after the session completes. They can also be accessed from the Course page afterwards. Please note that the recordings will be made available based on the availability of resources for uploading and processing.

If you are a pre-existing user of Sanskrit From Home

1. Log in to your account and visit –https://www.sanskritfromhome.in/course/rukmini-parinaya/
2. Click the ‘Take this Course’ option below this course description (Red-coloured button). This will allow you to access all materials of the course.
3. You will also automatically be registered for the Live webinars. You will receive a confirmation Email from GoToWebinar with the link to “Join Webinar”. You can click on that join link at the time of class to enter the webinar.

If you are a new user,

1. 1. 1. Visit –www.sanskritfromhome.in/register to register for a free account in our portal and choose a username and password for yourself.
      2. Activate your registration using the link in your confirmation email. [The email will be sent to the id that you provide during registration. If you cannot find the email, please check your Spam or Promotion folders].
      3. Log in to your account and visit – https://www.sanskritfromhome.in/course/rukmini-parinaya/
      4. Click the ‘Take this Course’ option below this course description (Red coloured button). This will allow you to access all materials of the course.
      5. You will also automatically be registered for the Live webinars. You will receive a confirmation Email from GoToWebinar with the link to “Join Webinar”. You can click on that join link at the time of class to enter the webinar.

Do I need any special app for attending the classes?

If you are attending through a Smartphone, please download the free “GoToWebinar” app from the Playstore. Clicking the “Join Webinar” link from your Email will open the GoToWebinar app and take you into the webinar.

GoToWebinar App for Android

GoToWebinar App for iOS

If you are attending through a PC, just click on the “Join Webinar” link from your Email and follow the instructions on-screen.

For help in attending webinars, visit this page – https://support.goto.com/webinar/how-to-join-attendees

1. What will be the language used in the classes?

The lectures will be in simple Tamil.

2. How are the sessions structured?

Each session in the course is of 60 minutes duration. The last 15 minutes will be spent on addressing some of the questions raised pertaining to the session. The beginning session will be spent on part of the syllabus meant for the session.

3. What is the fee for this course?

The course is free of cost. However participants may give a voluntary Gurudakshina as donation to Vyoma Labs.

The other courses based on texts of Sri Krishnapremi Swamigal on our portal-

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2. संस्कृतबालपाठमाला (Learn Basic Sanskrit grammar through simple devotional stories) (Completed Course)

3. हरिभक्तिमञ्जूषा – An in-depth study of Nārada Bhakti – Sūtras (Completed Course)

4.श्रीवेङ्कटाचलमाहात्म्यम् – Sri Venkatachala Mahatmyam (Live Webinar)