BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN’S CENTRE OF INDOLOGY
OFFERS
1. Diploma Course
Launch Date: 4th April 2026 (Saturday, 03:00 PM IST)
Number of Classes: 35 (Total: 50 hours)
Expected Students: 25
Fee per Class: USD 8
Revenue:
Per Class: 8 USD × ₹90 × 25 ≈ ₹18,000
Total Revenue: ₹18,000 × 35 = ₹6,30,000
Expenditure:
₹2,000 × 35 = ₹70,000 (Honorarium + GST)
2. Certificate Course
Launch Date: 5th April 2026 (Sunday, 03:00 PM IST)
Number of Classes: 30 (Total: 45 hours)
Expected Students: 15
Fee per Class: USD 8
Revenue:
Per Class: 8 USD × ₹90 × 15 ≈ ₹10,800
Total Revenue: ₹10,800 × 30 = ₹3,24,000
Expenditure:
₹2,000 × 30 = ₹60,000 (Honorarium + GST)
Last Date for Form Submission: 31st March 2026
Special Offer: Every second student of a family will receive 50% discount
Diploma Course
Duration: 50 Hours (35 classes)
Eligibility for Admission: Passed /Qualified Certificate Course in Sanātana Dharma Paurohitya
Paddhati, Any Indian or Foreign National Citizen
Mode of Teaching: Online through Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Learning Portal.
Medium of Instruction: Bilingual (English & Hindi)
Course Objectives:
This course is designed for a professional purohit for societal purpose, simultaneously
for an individual who is well versed in Sanātan Dharma paddhati.
Creates correlation with karmānubandha.
Indian Knowledge tradition which can generate livelihood as well as dharma for societal change.
Scientific basis of ritualistic tradition of India, correlation with the cosmos, hence for human’s well-being as well as for peaceful society.
Syllabus:
This syllabus focuses on three aspects of paurohitya:
Unit I:
Śāntika Karma (Rituals of Peace)-
Purpose of Śānti karmās, Grahaśāntiprakaraņa, Nakşatraśāntiprakaraņa, Vāstuśāntiprakaraņa,
Pitŗkarmaśāntiprakaraņa, Yajňa, Pūjā-paddhti.
Unit II:
Pauşţika Karma (Rituals of Nourishment)-
Purpose of Pauşţika karmās, Şodaśa Samskāra – Garbhādhāna, Punsavana, Sīmanntonayana,
Jātkarma, Nāmakaraņa, Nişkramaņa, Annaprāśana, Karņavedha, Chudākaraņa, Vidyārambha,
Upanayana, Vedārambha, Keśānta, Samāpavartana, Vivāha, Antyeşti.
Unit III:
Śāntika & Pauştika Ubhayapakşi Karma (Dual aspect Rituals)-
Ceremonies of Well-being: Gŗha-praveśa, Rāmāyaņa-kathā, Śrīmadbhāgvadkathā, Agnihotra.
Unit IV:
Importance and Practice of Correct Pronunciation of Sanskrit in Paurohitya-karma. Mantra
chanting and memorizing.
Expected Learning Outcome:
Develop an understanding of vedic rituals which address peace, harmony on one side
while well-being of an individual and masses on the other side.
Basic techniques of sanātana dharma which explains the chain of birth and death and
the life in between.
Provides a scientific and logical approach of human existence and its correlation with
cosmos.
Selected Readings:
Nitya-karma- pūjā -prakāśa – Pt. Lal Bihari Mishra, Gita Press Gorakhpur,
Link:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiVwJTLy6b7AhW0aGwGHRxRD_UQFnoECBkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2FHindiBookNityaKarmPoojaPrakashCompletebyGitaPress&usg=AOvVaw1osVpl_nTrGkYzwzaJ7ji6
Paraskara-grhya-sutra with the commentary of Harihara-bhasya, Gadadhara-bhasya & Jayarama-bhasya; Edited by Dr. Sudhakara Malviya; Chowkhambha Prakasana, Varanasi, 2018.
Paraskara-grhya-sutra with edited by Jagadisha Chandra Mishra,
https://archive.org/details/paraskar-grihya-sutra-jagdish-chandra-mishra_202101/page/n5/mode/2up
Sanskaravidhi – Sri Swami Dayanand Saraswati,
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.319604
Pandey, Rajbali – Hindu Samskaras, Vikram Publications, Benaras, 1949;
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/8232.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi689rxyJeSAxVyWXADHdN1C_UQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1wRJ0gOhKIlC_DNp72JFKY
Pandey, Rajbali – Hindu Samskaras;
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.189451
Karmakandapradipa – Vasudeva Shastri Panshikar; Chowkhambha Vidyabhawan, Varanasi, 2016.
Karmakandapradipa,
https://archive.org/details/KarmaPradeepAlm28Shlf56298DevanagariKarmaKanda/page/n7/mode/2up
Dharmasindhu, Sanskrit text with Hindi Transliteration, edited by Ravi Dutt Shastri, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Pratishthana, Varanasi, 2015.
Dharmasindhu by Kashinath Upadhyaya, with Bhasha Tika by Mihir Chandra Khemraj;
https://archive.org/details/vndI_dharma-sindhu-of-kashinath-upadhyay-with-bhasha-
Certificate Course
Duration: 45 Hours (30 classes)
Eligibility for Admission: Class 10th and Above, Any Indian or Foreign National Citizen
Mode of Teaching: Online through Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Learning Portal.
Medium of Instruction: Bilingual (English & Hindi)
Course Objectives:
To protect and propagate Sanatan Dharma in modern commercial age, where human value system is vanishing gradually.
Emphasize on the concept that commonly used term ‘Hinduism’ is nothing but Sanātana Dharma or Eternal Dharma.
Indian Knowledge tradition which can generate livelihood as well as dharma.
Scientific connection of paurohitya tradition to the cosmos, hence for human’s well-being as well as for peaceful society.
Syllabus:
This syllabus focuses on five aspects of paurohitya:
Unit I:
Preliminary Introduction of –
Technical terms: Sanātana Dharma, Vedic Karmakāņda, Vedic- paddhati, Paurohitya and Purohita, Yajamāna, Ritvija, Paňca-mahā-yajňa, Pūjā, Archanā, Kīrtana, Japa, Kathāvācana, Pāţha, Upavāsa, Vrata, Snāna and Dāna.
Materials’ Significance: Rolī, Maulī or Kalāvā, Akşata, Auspicious Tree Leaves – Mango, Jambu etc., Dadhi, Gangājala, Carnāmŗta, Paňcāmŗta, Cow-dung, Mŗttikā, Grass – durvā, kuśā etc. Gorocana, Ghī/ Oil lamp, Incense sticks and perfumes, Devatā-vigraha, Jala-kumbha, Ghaņţā, Conch, Other musical instruments, Tulasī, Sesame etc.
Unit II:
Selection of Time for Pūjā and Sacrifices:
Introduction of Paňcānga, Panchānga vs. Ephemeris, Tithi, Vāra, Nakşatra, Yoga & Karaņa. Grahaņa (Eclipse), Pitŗpakşa/ Śrāddha, Navarātri, Dikśūla, Ayana, Sankrānti, Māsa, Rāśi, Lagna, Festivals, Vratas.
Practice and proficiency in Paňcānga Reading.
Unit III:
Nitya Pūjana Paddhati and Viśişţa Pūjā Paddhati.
Śikhābandhanam, Yajňopavīta-dhāraņam, Pavitrī-dhāraņam, Tilak-dhāraņam, Sankalpa-vidhi, Sandhyāvidhi & Tarpaņa-vidhi, Kula-devatā, Gram-devatā etc. Śrī Gaņeśa-Gaurī Pūjanam. Navagraha-pūjana-maņdalam.
Unit IV:
Stuti-prakaraņam: Gaņeśa-paňca-ratnam, Āditya-hŗdaya-stotram, Śrīsūktam, Navagraha-stotram, Śiva- paňcākşara-stotram, Śrīrāma-rakşā-stotram & Sapta-ślokī-durgā.
Pūjā-prakaraņam: Nava-rātri-pūjanam
Kathā–prakaraņam: Śrī-satya-nārāyaņa-vrata-kathā
Mānas-japa-prakaraņam: Śiva-samkalpa-sūkta
Unit V:
Importance and Practice of Correct Pronunciation of Sanskrit in Paurohitya-karma. Mantra chanting and memorizing.
Expected Learning Outcome:
Develop an understanding of vedic rituals and importance of sanātana dharma paddhati.
Basic techniques of sanātana dharma which are in accordance with cosmos or in gross manner ‘eco-friendly’ system.
Provides a scientific approach of vedic rituals.
Selected Readings:
• Nitya-karma- pūjā -prakāśa – Pt. Lal Bihari Mishra, Gita Press Gorakhpur,
Link:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiVwJTLy6b7AhW0aGwGHRxRD_UQFnoECBkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2FHindiBookNityaKarmPoojaPrakashCompletebyGitaPress&usg=AOvVaw1osVpl_nTrGkYzwzaJ7ji6
• Śrī -durgā-sapta-śatī - Gita Press Gorakhpur.
• Sri Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) in Sanskrit with English Transliteration
(PDF) Link:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiWg7WS1Kb7AhXMSmwGHfJkCw4QFnoECCIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiadivine.org%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Ffile%2F203-sri-devi-mahatmya-durga-saptashati-in-sanskrit-with-english-transliteration-pdf%2F&usg=AOvVaw2IThRu_LDU5q9efWqUadxU
• Satyanarayan Katha, Gita Press PDF Sanskrit | Hindi. Link:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjJnef41qb7AhV_4XMBHYabDyUQFnoECA8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Finstapdf.in%2Fsatyanarayan-vrat-katha- sanskrit%2F&usg= AOvVaw3694zpKGkp9dfKsmRYtvVf