MSP Year-1 Syllabus

MSP101: Foundation

Mantra yoga; classical literature; bīja kośa; mantra pīṭha; mantra, tantra and yantra definitions; mātṛkā; nyāsa; aṣṭāñga yoga; daśa yama; daśa niyama; pañca āsana; prāṇāyāma; pratyāhara; dhyāna; dhāraṇā; samādhi; mokṣa path; mātrā lakṣaṇa; dhyāna; śarīra; chakra; bhūta udaya; daśa vighna; haṁsa upaniṣad; siddhi; praṇava upāsana; kuṇḍalī

MSP102: Bāla Jyotiṣa

Pañcāṅga; Pilgrimage; Muhurta for mantra; Jātaka; Gochara (transit); purification muhurta; navagraha prayers

MSP103: Sādhanā

Preparatory Process for sādhanā. Topics: Morning rites; worship process; guru and iṣṭa devatā; bathing; tilakaṁ (forehead marks); mantra saṅdhyā; ācamana; dvarapāla (door guardians); removal of obstacles; seating procedure; ritual preparation; vessels, etc.

MSP104: Mantra Śāstra I

Types of remedy – precautions; fulfillment of desires; reasons; unattached karma; knowledge and emancipation; prognostication; dream effects; indications of result; Theory of Karma. Saḍkarma; devatā; color; ṛtu (season); directions; weekdays; posture (āsana); arrangement (vinyāsa); maṇḍala; mudrā; varṇa; pañca tattva; samidhā (fire wood etc); mala (rosary)

MSP105: Mantra Śāstra II

Brahma svarupa: Sabda-brahma; Śiva, Śaktī; guru svarupa; etymology; mantra dṛṣṭa devatā; viniyoga; chandas; ṛṣi-devatā; caitanya; kuṇḍalī description; sṛṣṭi (creation); prākṛti; kāla; puruṣa; ahaṁkāra; pañca tanmātrā; pañca bhūta; birth; ten-winds; ten-fires; ṣaṭ-kośa; kuṇḍalī explained; aṣṭa vasu; catuḥ-ṣaṣṭi-pīṭha; aṣṭa siddhi; nava rasa; kuṇḍalī origin; doṣa etc; varṇa (akṣara) introduction