Gosti
Learning and reciting together: weekly questions and answers, Abhyasam classes, group recitation and more, online, in four languages.
A gosti is the gathering of devotees who recite and learn the Lord's words together, as has been done before Perumal for a thousand years. Vyloka's Gosti brings that gathering online for families everywhere. Classes are led by qualified adhyapakas and invited scholars; the correct sound and svara are always learned from them, never from a page. Sessions begin slowly, one at a time. Fill in the form below with what you would like to join, and we will write to you when each one starts.
Why join Vyloka's Gosti?
Every material, digital
Every pasuram you learn is on the site with its meaning in four languages, and each class's notes are kept on your own page, ready whenever you revise.
Your progress, tracked live
Your page shows each course session by session, what you have attended and how many pasurams you have learned.
Ready for the next class
After every class you see exactly what to prepare for the next one.
Missed a class? Watch the recording
Every live session is recorded. If you miss one, its recording waits on your page, to watch whenever you can.
Small classes, individual attention
Classes are kept small, so the teacher hears each of you recite and corrects you one by one.
Feedback that is followed up
The teacher's feedback and your improvements are noted from class to class, so nothing is forgotten.
A separate session for your questions
Questions and doubts have their own weekly session, so class time stays for learning and reciting.
What Gosti will hold
Weekly questions and answers
Every week · Open to all · Starting soon
Send your questions on the sampradaya, the pasurams and daily practice in advance; they are answered live, and the best answers join the FAQ.
Abhyasam classes
Weekly · For Gosti members · Starting soon
The teacher recites and you repeat, a few pasurams at a time, in graded tracks: Tiruppallandu, Tiruppavai, Kanninun Siruthambu, Amalanadipiran, Tiruppalliyezhuchi, and later Tiruvaymozhi. Your dashboard keeps your progress and homework.
Reciting together
Daily in Margazhi; Saturdays through the year · Open to all · Starting soon
Gosti anusandhanam online: Tiruppavai at dawn on each day of Margazhi, and Sattrumurai together on Saturdays.
Thirunakshatram satsangs
On each Alwar's and acharya's day · Open to all · Starting soon
On the day of each Alwar and acharya in the calendar: their life, one of their pasurams explained, and recitation together.
Utsavam series
Through the festival · Open to all · Starting soon
Following the great festivals day by day: the Adhyayana Utsavam with each day's portion of the Tiruvaymozhi, Vaikunta Ekadasi, Navaratri and Ramanuja Jayanti.
Upanyasam series
Monthly · Open to all · Starting soon
Talks by invited scholars on the Alwars' lives, the glory of the Divya Desams, and each issue of Satari, Vyloka's magazine.
Daily practice workshops
In small groups · For Gosti members · Starting soon
Sandhyavandanam and bhojana vidhi with an adhyapaka, for boys after their upanayanam and for adults returning to it. They follow the Daily practice pages.
Children's Gosti
Weekends · Open to all · Starting soon
Stories of the Alwars and the Lord, Tiruppavai for children, and simple quizzes, with parents alongside.
Abhyasam tracks
Each track is taught a few pasurams at a time. Join a track from your dashboard; we will write when its first batch starts.
- Tiruppallandu 12 pasurams · 4 sessions Level 1
- Tiruppavai 30 pasurams · 10 sessions Level 1
- Kanninun Siruthambu 11 pasurams · 4 sessions Level 2
- Amalanadipiran 10 pasurams · 4 sessions Level 2
- Tiruppalliyezhuchi 10 pasurams · 4 sessions Level 2
Recitation in Gosti is taught by qualified adhyapakas. The correct sound and the svaras are learned from them; the inner meanings are learned from one's acharya.
Join Gosti
Leave your details and what you would like to join, and we will write to you as each session starts.