Month:

Explore the Brahmanas as Vedic ritual texts, with their links to the four Vedas and a close look at Manu’s story in the Shatapatha Brahmana.

Understand the Garuda Purana’s wider themes, its connection with funeral readings and how the sixteen-chapter Saroddhara differs from the larger text.

Discover the Devi Bhagavata Purana’s twelve books, its vision of the Divine Mother and the teachings on knowledge and devotion in the Devi Gita.

Begin reading the Mahabharata with its narrators, major books and three scenes that open questions of dharma, loyalty and responsibility.

Understand Dharmashastra’s teachings on conduct, ritual and law, alongside its social hierarchies and the difference between prescription and practice.