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Kathaka Upanishad is attached with the Yajurveda. In the Katha Upanishad, the nature of Atman through is revealed through a dialogue with Yama and Nachiketa.
This talk is delivered by Dr. Maithili Joshi, who is a research collaborator at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute.
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[@bhandarkarorientalresearch2553]

"18 Parvans of Mahabharata - An Introductory Online Course on Mahabharata" (Begins on Oct. 07, 21) The grand epic of Mahabharata is one of the foundational heritages of India. For the Bhandarkar Institute, our work on the Mahabharata is a vital aspect of our legacy. Therefore, we are delighted to announce the first ever online course on Mahabharata that introduces the epic through the exposition of the 18 Parvans (Chapters) of the Mahabharata.The course will be based on the "Critical Edition", which is globally renowned when it comes to the textual study of Mahabharata. this is an introductory course and does not require any prior knowledge of Mahabharata. The lectures are pre-recorded and are followed by live Q/A. KZbin links to all lectures are provided for repeated viewings, and are valid for 7 days after the session. The course is conducted in English, and via Zoom Webinar. The course will commence on October 07, 2021 and will be, tentatively, completed on October 30, 2021. The lectures will take place every Monday to Saturday at 7 PM to 8.30 PM. The fee of the Course is INR 2400. For registration and payment details please click on the link below. forms.gle/UBzyjQBr2Mdc2xyp6 We will get back to all the registered participants within 48 hours of the registration. We look forward to your positive response. Also, do spread the word. Thank you.

[@purushottamdassharma3480]

Now the course time is over. Can I download a few of the Mahabharat lectures by making payment.

[@prakash999light]

GM. Brief but crisp presentation. I did PhD in Kathopanishad. Now I am delivering speeches. ' Kathopanishad in Moderen Context' ' Why Kathopanishad is more effective in 21st century ' Always take care.

[@dr.dnyaneshwarthorat8572]

Dr Prakash Sir , I want your contact number plz

[@gargibilwanikar3177]

Wow..I am deeply interested in the subject..I would be very glad if you share more of it 🙏

[@amolc312]

Sir, Please post your video lectures on KZbin 🙏

[@benefactor4309]

Glad that so many women academics are teaching Upanishads .

[@kshetra-kshetragnya]

Women were teachers too in Upanishads... Maitreyi, Gargi..etc.

[@paadipanta2607]

@@kshetra-kshetragnya No women seers but teachers.

[@AdhiyogaSystem]

Dear Maithili, you make me proud. I bow to your teachers and you also.

[@xyzxyzabc5681]

Very clear and crisp explanation by Dr Joshi. Enjoyed listening to this. Please bring out more such episodes. Bhandarkar Institute is doing a great service to the people. We are very grateful.🙏

[@shriprakashvishwasrao9035]

People know the story of Nachiket but hardly know about the discussion between Yamadharma & Nachiketa. Your lecture will surely arouse anxiety in the minds of listeners to read and learn more about Atman & Brahman. In this respect BORI & you have definitely succeeded in drawing one's curiosity about Atman the word which we use in our daily life numerous times without knowing what it is and means.

[@vasantkulkarni4806]

Very clear and cogent explanation by Dr. Joshi. I really enjoyed listening to this. You people at BORI are doing a wonderful job.

[@cheramannan]

The best narration that I have heard so far in this series. Well encapsulated. Many thanks.

[@jeena9152]

Thank you Dr. Maithili Joshy Mam.

[@mgchandrakanth]

Excellent, outstanding interpretation with basis of shlokas of Katopanishath. If I may take the liberty of suggesting Swami Thathvavidananda who has lectured on katopanishath some 85 lectures all in Telugu, if you have access to in you tube, kindly also listen if your time permits.

[@VenketeshwarraoRajayavarapu]

Excellent Crispy and Crystal Clear explanation by.May God bless u with a knowlledgeable and Happy life for giving such Precise way of Kathopanishad. Long live. Deergayushmambhava. 😊❤🎉

[@aruntyr4701]

This is a satellite view on Kathoupanishad, very very high level summary. Nice attempt to explain Atma in a very short amount of time.

[@malavishwanath2909]

The narrator spoke so calmly that we could imbibe the most in one session .thanks for giving us the essence in such simple words

[@satishrao6925]

I have read kathopanishad from Chinmaya mission and heard the explanation from Swamy Tejomayanndaji. This explanation is brief and very well condensed, without missing important points. My pranaams to BORI and madam.

[@maheshbhatt1255]

Excellent. This is explained in a very sweet way. It reminds me of param pujya Brahma lin swami shree Madhav tirth and His Guru Param pujya Brahma lin swami shree Vam dev tirth. Jay Bhagvan. .Jay Gurudev .

[@ChaitanyaHalbeFilms]

My honest feedback on this episode: Content & narration wise I have enjoyed this one the most. Such engaging it was that I could disconnect incoming call. Very nice. And thank you for considering suggestion of adding text in the video :) Looking forward to the next one now

[@ashokg.gudsoorkar1983]

Very nicely and clearly explained. Display of Shlokas from Kathopanishad has resulted in excellence. Many thanks. -Ashok Gudsoorkar

[@satishshembekar7965]

Excellent explanation of dialogue between Nachiket (Happens to be name of my younger son) n Yamraj. All appreciation to Joshi Ma'am.

[@anildeshpande17]

Conversation between Yamdev & Nachiketa. Thanks for such video . Dr. Maithili Joshi has explaining in simple words. Best wishes you all who are working on this project. Once again thanks.

[@kamalakararaobhavaraju7589]

It is great thing that even at an younger age she is explaining the Upanishads in nutshell ( the ultimate reality). 🙏

[@jayaramann854]

You have lighted a lamp to wipeout the darkness in the heart.

[@kunda129]

Simply amazing interpretation of highest knowledge - Upanishad . 🙏🙏

[@p.v.chandrasekharan5666]

My pranams to you in the first place.It is very abstract to an uninitiated like me.Being a brahmin something definitely has reached inside of me by your clear diction.

[@rajaniborle6698]

Madam namaskaram! You have explained the subject in a very lucid and understandable language. Your voice is very calm n soothing as well. I would love to hear you again. Thanks a lot.

[@sathyemilind]

Outstanding presentation. The command of Joshi ji on the Upanishad, identifying key points of the Upanishad, and clear exposition is commendable. A request: Please bring more such videos.

[@natarajanvenkataraman275]

Your brief explanation of Kathopanishad is very absorbig. Please try to similar explanations on Mundaka, Mandukya, Prasna, Thaitriya, Brihadaranyaka, and Chandogya Upanishad. My respectful regards.

[@purushottamdassharma3480]

Excellent. You have explained in short. In the simple language. 🙏🙏🙏

[@kvchellappa1]

Excellent in clarity, brevity, pronunciation and capturing the kernel. Thanks beyond measure.

[@pk1710]

veery well articulated with utmost clarity and sincerity. thank you. would like to hear more from your learnings.

[@Right-is-Right357]

नमस्कार डॉ. जोशी मॅडम, कठोपनिषदाने बारा मिनिटात खूप छान समजावून सांगितले. अगदी सार मला समजले. 🙏🙏

[@spranavshanker]

This series of Upanishads is very good. Thanks for this.

[@dhulipalasuryanarayana9384]

Dr Joshi, like the previous speaker has a musical spell-binding voice. Thoroughly enjoyed her exposition.

[@ramakantsingh2903]

Very nice discourse..other Upanishads should also follow. Thanks.

[@srinivasalur61]

Excellent expressions of Atmans Nature

[@gandhi8163]

Congratulations to all for bringing out such a gem

[@shreenathmukundan9319]

Pranams , thanks a lot for this beautiful introduction

[@venkateswaranp1106]

I really enjoyed the brief intro to the Kathopanishad in a very lucid and interesting way. Thank you

[@vinayakdeodhar8641]

Dr Maithili Joshi explores Kathopanishad for us in this episode. If I may say so, out of five episodes aired till now, this is the best. 🎉🎉

[@satbalak]

Another superb video in the series! Commendable job!! I look forward to the future episodes!!!

[@AdarshPathak]

Spelling of Katha Is wrong in title. Kindly fix that. Rest I’m spellbound by the beauty, wisdom and immense intelligence packed in a poetry format within few lines of our scriptures. Marvel of human mind indeed. Thanks to BORI for promoting such wonderful scholars. They’re like a light house for the world, guiding them if they’re willing to open eyes.

[@sudeeplimaye4399]

Thank you. The format is really good. The talk is interspaced with written text. 🙏🙏 Thank you Dr. Joshi ma'am.. am thankful.

[@ashishpatel350]

great work

[@sundaramsadagopan7795]

Thank you for this exposition done with simple truths and examples.

[@ranganathanv5365]

This level of clarity and simplicity in explaining a subject considered complex is possible only with great learning

[@vasantiagashe7336]

So simplified and in fluent words. Enjoyed and more curious now. Thanks for showing text also. In geets, one shloka has so much concentrated knowledge, just keep wondering, how it was written!

[@balakrishnanm3656]

नमस्ते। At the end of the brief yet a bird's eye view of the Kathopanishad , bahini says ,"thank you." Is it not we ,who have the good fortune to hear the upanishad from her holy lips ,who should thank her? Your very demeanor and delivery invokes regards and respects to you . Dhanyawad.

[@anandreddy8322]

Very very good madam 🙏

[@sunilparkhi1237]

Short talk but well comprehended.

[@umakulkarni8276]

Beautifully explained thanks so much 🙏🙏🌹

[@buttegowda]

Dhanyavaad madam🙏🙏

[@ankurchauhan5596]

Great episode!!

[@adolforosado]

Namaskaram!!!

[@nandinijoshi5768]

Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@SS-yb1qd]

कोटिभास्कर बाईंची आदर्श विद्यार्थिनी

[@meta2011]

The state of Atmanishta (being fixed in the Self) , devoid of individual feeling 'I' , is the supreme state. Ramana Maharishi

[@abhishekayushya1901]

Beautiful narration😍

[@154711]

Excellent articulation!

[@tejaspatel254]

Thank you !!

[@sadananddingare2566]

धन्यवाद मॅडम,अतिशय सुंदर विवेचन

[@balagopalramakrishnan8048]

A great job, Dr. Maithili Ji. It's my humble suggestion to state very clearly the subjective nature of Brahman, which is everyone's self. Hence your talk and the listeners' listening ( and my writing this comment and it's reading by any too) are the 'experiences' of Brahman . The understanding of the Upanishad in itself is liberating. In short it is subjective inquiry and not objective. The 'mahavaakyams' declare so.

[@yogitamarathe7774]

Thank you..

[@prasannan8733]

Well explained,body, mind, intellect Atman and Brahman. Thanks for sharing the story from Katho upanishad

[@prasenjitdutta2109]

Excellent explanation.

[@richabadola5989]

Very easy to understand explanation of the kathopnishad. Thank you. Also, i am curious as to why Nachiket/a is referred to as Nachiketas?

[@swaminisumatmananda1806]

Enjoyed the narration of Katha very much ! Thank you

[@kesavanvn3661]

very good talk

[@prakashcuntoor2352]

Thank U madam Namaskaram

[@satyaramc]

Thank you Madam 😊🙂

[@sudeepmallick3873]

the distinction between atman and brahman is very important and could be delved deeper into. more elaboration is welcome. excellent talk!

[@iammanjunath580]

Very informative

[@raghurammanchi]

Very brief and condensed explanation. Glad to have heard this

[@rajeshwarec9037]

Very well explained. Precise and accurate. Thankyou so much.

[@tkvenkatesan4856]

Very good class

[@narayandeshpande5379]

Very well explained in simple words regarding atman.

[@srinivasalur61]

Khatoupanishat is enclosive to understand Atman

[@sgiridharanseetharaman7637]

🙏 great

[@indianmanuinusamds8832]

Thank you 🙏🏼 namaste this was a great lesson

[@eknathvishwasrao5306]

🙏

[@sulabhabhide2295]

I have to hear the whole episode again ….breaking into parts to understand sentence by sentence !

[@understandinglife1161]

Respectfully, it’s said in this talk on Kathopanishad, that Atman enjoys only when it gets united with body mind complex! Question is: does Atman gets affected by the actions of body mind complex! So far I understand that Atman is just an enabler like a movie screen, a movie can’t be played without screen but it doesn’t matter to screen which movie is played! If possible please share your thoughts🙏

[@kamalakararaobhavaraju7589]

Sir, My understanding goes that Athman does not affect by actions of body, mind, just like the Sun does not affect by the clouds. The very nature of Athman is BLISSFULNESS. Thanq. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[@sanand3283]

What the example you said is exactly what Ramana Maharshi said. Atman is like screen. What movie, rain or fire in movie will not effect the scree. It remain as witness of all happening. As Lord Krishna said in Geeta, one can't function with out me (means Atman) and same time, i am not responsible for your actions. Namaskar & Hari om

[@kamalakararaobhavaraju7589]

@@sanand3283 🙏

[@jaykrishnasaptarshi5187]

Thanks for lesson

[@agarwalfamilybhagwatgita4617]

Very well explained 🙏

[@ganapathysithar3239]

Thanks

[@omkarnathBharadwaj]

🙏🕉️🙏

[@ytrrs]

@ Dr. Joshi: Namaskaram! The content of your presentation is very dense! I plan to play it at a slower speed and listen to it again and again, pausing it wherever I need to. I wish you had made this presentation longer, like an hour long, elaborating your assertions, or even adding more sub-topics with examples, to make a common man like me, understand easier. 12 minutes are too short!

[@sreedharb.k6274]

Regarding the course "28 parvans of Mahabharata"-are registered participants eligible to download the youtube lectures?

[@shrikantpase3791]

हे माय मराठीत सुद्धां सांगितले तर बरे होईल ही नम्र विनंती.

[@joshidp2]

Good exposition! Request use of graphics or slides for effective communication. Please remember we live in 21st century.

[@sundararajan6192]

Is it KatHopanishad or Ktopanishad ? Please clarify.

[@wizardofb9434]

Enjoyed this spontaneous lecture without any distractions..But one doubt..Which is more ancient ? Srimad Bhagavat Gita or Katha Upanishad ?

[@urvishmarkad]

Great video. The speaker is so cogent and knowledgeable. Reminds me of Gargi! I wonder how beautiful it will be to learn Upanishads the 'Upanishad' way from these scholars.. प्रणाम!

[@KnowYourVEDAS]

Namaste sister. Really nice. You are a gentle soul. Your eyes reflects it. However pls note that this explanation contradicts Vedas only on the part of soul is God. Pls refer Rigved 10/129/3 where Almighty God clarifies God creates this universe with Avyakt prakriti. As well 10/129/7 where God mentions that He is lord of souls and prakriti. As well pla study rigved 1/169 sukta which says Dwa Suparna sayuja sakhaya which clarifies 3 eternal entities. World is created by God for soul to attain moksha. Also pls study yajurved 40/8 where quality of God is AVRANNAM which clarifies that soul cannot merge with God as it is not peace of God. Otherwise your explanation is very nice. Namaste.

[@krishnajoshi9812]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@sulabhabhide2295]

Very difficult to understand for me without any background.Explanation should be in slow pace so that the amateur like me can understand the journey up to “ Purush “….this is my first reaction !

[@RobinSharmaRobinSharma]

नचिकेतस् क्या नचिकेता का मराठी रूप है ?

[@YATIN0]

Ma'am, are you CSB?

[@haragopal1]

There are hardly any notable translation of Upanishads ..... Can you recommend me any good one??

[@prakash999light]

hara gopal Ji, GE. Pl.first listen to discourses on Kathopnishad. Then note down your doubts. Read the text with word word meaning. Again note down your doubts. But they must your own sincere doubts. It will take time. Do not fix the time . It is gestation time. Happy to quote reassuring lines of हस्तीमल हस्ती प्यार का पहला ख़त लिखने में वक़्त तो लगता है नये परिंदों को उड़ने में वक़्त तो लगता है " गाँठ अगर लग जाये तो फिर रिश्ते हो या डोरी लाख करें कोशिश खुलने में वक़्त तो लगता है जिस्म की बात नहीं थी उनके दिल तक जाना था लंबी दूरी तय करने में वक़्त तो लगता है हमने इलाज-ए-ज़ख़्म-ए-दिल तो ढूँढ लिया लेकिन गहरे ज़ख़्मों को भरने में वक़्त तो लगता है " Listen to Jagjit singing same lines. Wishing you great days for the days to come. Always take care. Blessings.

[@SK-xr6kf]

Please describe upnishad in मराठी 🙏

[@kutumb428]

अगर हिंदी में भी हो तो उत्तम🙏🙏

[@shrikantinamdar9781]

Bhandarkar institute I think Bhandarkar was Maharashtrian, why all Drs hv obsessions abt English. Even maharashtrain are also intersted in Sanskrit literature..