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Study the Srimad-Bhagavatam at your own pace
A recorded study programme that turns reading into a daily practice: close reading, verse meditation and written reflection, in six structured modules.
- 24 recorded lessons
- 6 reflection worksheets
- Printable study workbook
- Lifetime access
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Why a method matters more than motivation
Most people who begin the Srimad-Bhagavatam do it with real enthusiasm and stop somewhere in the first canto. The book is long, the language is dense, and without a rhythm the reading slides quietly to the bottom of the day's list. Good intentions are not the problem; the absence of a method is.
A second pattern is just as common: reading a great deal and remembering very little. Pages pass, the day intervenes, and a week later you can recall the mood of a chapter but not a single verse. Study that never turns into practice leaves almost nothing behind.
This programme was built to fix both. It gives you a fixed structure — six modules and twenty-four recorded lessons — and a small daily practice that keeps the text in front of you between lessons. You listen, you write, you meditate on a verse, and you come back the next day.
Nothing here requires an exam at the end, a strict progression of levels, or a race through the cantos. The pace is yours; the structure is what makes that pace sustainable.
What you will be able to do
By the end of the programme you will have a working method, not just a finished book.
- Read a verse in four passes
Translation, purport, context and application, so a single shloka gives you something to carry into the day.
- Set up a daily listening habit
A slot in your ordinary week that survives travel, work and tiredness.
- Meditate on one verse through the day
A short, repeatable practice that does not need silence or a free hour.
- Retell a chapter in your own words
The test of real understanding, and the skill that makes the text yours.
- Keep a study notebook you will reopen
Notes organised so that a question six months from now has somewhere to land.
- Turn a lesson into one concrete action
A way of translating reading into behaviour without turning practice into performance.
- Design a two-week study cycle
A rhythm you can keep for years, long after the course is finished.
- Prepare a short katha to share
A ten-minute retelling for your family or your own circle of friends.
- 6
- structured modules
- 24
- recorded lessons
- 6
- reflection worksheets
- 1
- printable study workbook
How the course works
The whole programme is recorded and self-paced. Lessons sit in your account as a library: you can follow the suggested order or open a single lesson when a question comes up in your own reading. There are no scheduled class times and no live meetings to attend, so a missed week never means falling behind anyone.
Each module follows the same shape. Two recorded lectures set out the theme and read the relevant passages closely; a verse-meditation lesson walks you through a shloka you will return to over the following fortnight; and a worksheet gives you three or four written exercises to complete at your own speed. Most students spend two to three hours a week on the material.
The suggested rhythm is one module every two weeks, which puts the full programme at roughly twelve weeks. You can move faster, and you can stop for a month and come back — access does not expire. The lessons stay in your account, together with every worksheet and the workbook, for as long as you need them.
The programme
Six modules, twenty-four lessons. Each module closes with a worksheet that goes into your workbook.
1Module 1 — Foundations: why this book, why a methodGet the shape of the text and set up the habits everything else depends on.4 lessons
- The twelve cantos at a glance
- Hearing as a practice: building a daily listening slot
- Reading a verse in four passes: translation, purport, context, application
- Setting up your study notebook
2Module 2 — Thinking in the categories of scriptureMove from collecting quotations to seeing your own week through the text.4 lessons
- Key terms and how to keep track of them
- Retelling a chapter in your own words
- Journaling prompts that go beyond summary
- When a passage puzzles you: the questions worth writing down
3Module 3 — Verse meditationA repeatable shloka practice that fits into an ordinary working day.4 lessons
- Choosing a verse worth returning to
- Chanting slowly: rhythm, pauses and attention
- Carrying one verse through the day
- A weekly review of your meditation
4Module 4 — Krishna-katha: story and meaningWhy the text teaches through narrative, and how to read a story at more than one level.4 lessons
- The Bhagavatam as narrative rather than doctrine
- Reading a story at three levels
- Preparing a short katha to share
- Listening to someone else's katha
5Module 5 — Applying what you readTurning study into practice without turning practice into a performance.4 lessons
- One lesson, one concrete action
- Working with dry periods and resistance
- What to do when you disagree with the text
- Keeping a practice log you can trust
6Module 6 — A rhythm for the years aheadLeave with a plan rather than a finished book.4 lessons
- Designing your own two-week study cycle
- A reading plan for the next twelve months
- Sharing what you learn with family and friends
- Reviewing your notebook and setting the next goal
What you get
- 24 recorded video lessons
Close readings, method lessons and guided verse practice, available immediately.
- 6 module worksheets
Printable PDFs with written exercises for each stage of the programme.
- A printable study workbook
Reading plans, note templates and a practice log in one document.
- Guided verse-meditation lessons
Step-by-step walkthroughs of a shloka you return to across two weeks.
- A two-week cycle template
The planning sheet used to build a study rhythm you can keep.
- A twelve-month reading plan
A suggested order for continuing through the text after the course ends.
- Lifetime access
No expiry date and no subscription — the library stays in your account.
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Read the material, try the practice, and ask for a refund if it is not for you.
A book that rewards slow reading
The Srimad-Bhagavatam is not a manual to be skimmed for conclusions. It argues through story, image and repetition, and much of its force is lost when it is reduced to a list of points. That is why the programme keeps returning to the same passages instead of pushing forward for the sake of coverage.
Retelling is the core exercise. When you close the book and reconstruct a chapter aloud in your own words, you discover immediately what you understood and what you only recognised. The lessons use this deliberately: every module asks you to speak or write a passage back before you move on.
The same logic applies to verse meditation. One shloka, carried through a working day, teaches more about attention than a chapter read in a hurry. The course gives you a small number of verses to live with, and the time to live with them.
Is this course for you?
This course is for you if…
- You have started the Srimad-Bhagavatam more than once and want a structured pass you will actually finish.
- You prefer a steady daily practice to an intensive weekend of reading.
- You want to think in the categories of scripture rather than collect quotations.
- You study alone and want a structure that holds you without a live group.
- You are comfortable with the devotional framing of the text and want to go deeper into it.
Probably not a fit if…
- You are looking for academic Indology, Sanskrit grammar or a critical edition of the text.
- You want live classes, personal guidance or scheduled group calls — this is a recorded, self-paced programme.
- You want a short summary of the Bhagavatam to read in one evening.
- You are interested only in information and not in any form of practice.
After the course
Twelve weeks from now you will have a notebook that shows a real pass through the text, a handful of verses you know by heart, and a two-week cycle written in your own hand. That cycle is the part that lasts: it tells you what to read on a Tuesday when nothing is scheduled.
You will also have a way of dealing with the difficult stretches — the passages that seem remote, the weeks when practice goes flat, the questions that have no quick answer. The course treats these as part of study rather than as failures of commitment.
Most students finish with a smaller ambition and a larger habit: not the whole Bhagavatam in a season, but a relationship with the book that continues for years.
Questions before you buy
How much time does the course take each week?
Plan for two to three hours a week: one or two recorded lessons, a short daily verse practice of five to ten minutes, and a written worksheet exercise. The suggested pace is one module every two weeks, so the full programme runs about twelve weeks.
Do I need to know Sanskrit or have read the Bhagavatam before?
No. The lessons read every passage closely and explain the terms as they appear. If you have never opened the book, you can start at module one; if you have read parts of it, the method lessons will still change how you read.
Do I need to buy the books separately?
You will want a copy of the Srimad-Bhagavatam with translations, in any edition you already own or prefer. The lessons quote the passages they discuss, so you can follow a lesson without the book in front of you, but the practice works best with the text at hand.
Are there live sessions or a discussion group?
No. Everything is recorded and self-paced: there are no scheduled calls, no live classes and no group chat to keep up with. Each module includes prompts for discussing the material with your own family, friends or study circle if you wish to.
How do I get access after payment?
As soon as the payment is confirmed you receive an email with your login details. The full lesson library, the worksheets and the workbook are in your account from the first minute — nothing is released on a waiting schedule.
What format are the lessons in?
Recorded video lessons with printable PDF worksheets and a workbook. You can watch on a computer, tablet or phone, and download the written materials to print or keep offline.
How long do I keep the material?
Access does not expire. The lessons, worksheets and workbook stay in your account, so you can return to a module months later or repeat the whole programme at a slower pace.
What is the refund policy?
You have 14 days from purchase to ask for a full refund, for any reason and without a long explanation. Write to support, and the payment is returned to the card you paid with.
Is this a membership or a commitment to a religious organisation?
No. It is a study programme you buy once. There is no membership, no recurring payment and no obligation of any kind beyond your own reading.
Begin your study this week
Twenty-four recorded lessons, six worksheets and a workbook — yours from the moment you order, at your own pace.