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Arsha Gurukulam is a welcoming nonprofit home for Vedic study, Sanskrit learning, character formation, and shared seva in Lilburn, Georgia.
Life of study and service
A brief introduction
Acharya Vedshrami Ji is a respected scholar of Vedic literature, ancient and modern Sanskrit grammar (Prachya and Navya Vyakarana), Indian philosophy, Yoga, Ayurveda, and natural healing sciences. He has studied and taught at many renowned Gurukuls, Ashrams, Sanskrit colleges, and universities in India. His entire life has been dedicated to Vedic knowledge, the Sanskrit language, Indian culture, Yoga, Ayurveda, and service to humanity.
His journey of Sanskrit and Vedic education began at the Vedic Upadeshak Mahavidyalaya, Arya Samaj Howrah (West Bengal), where he studied under the guidance of the respected Acharya Brahmadatta Ji Vyakaranacharya. There he studied memorization of Ashtadhyayi, Prathama Vritti (First Pada), Satyarth Prakash, Vyavahar Bhanu, Aryoddeshya Ratnamala, Rigvedadi Bhashya Bhumika, and Yoga Darshan.
After this, he continued his study of Prathama Vritti under the guidance of revered Acharya Darshananand Ji at Arsha Gurukula, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh. Acharya Darshananand Ji is a dedicated Brahmachari, known for his exemplary character and scholarship. He currently resides in New York, USA, where he continues to promote Vedic knowledge and the Sanskrit tradition.
After this, he studied Prachya Vyakarana (traditional Sanskrit grammar) under the guidance of the renowned grammarian Acharya Pradyumna Ji at Arsha Gurukula Khanpur (Narnaul), Mandhana, Haryana. He further studied Prachya Vyakarana under great scholars such as Acharya Vishwadev Ji (Sonipat, Haryana), a great scholar of Mahabhashya, Acharya Pandurang Ji (presently known as Swami Purushottamanand Ji), Gangwa, Hisar, Haryana, and Acharya Dharmaveer Ji (Pune, Maharashtra).
At Divya Yoga Mandir, Kankhal, Haridwar, he studied the complete Mahabhashya under the guidance of revered Swami Muktanand Ji. He also received knowledge of Yoga, meditation, and Pranayama from him and had the blessed opportunity to receive Shaktipat initiation.
At Sadhana Sadan, Kankhal, Haridwar, under the guidance of revered Mahamandaleshwar Swami Vishwatmanand Puri Ji, he studied Tarkasangraha and Siddhanta Kaumudi. He also studied Nyaya Siddhanta Muktavali from other learned saints.
At Shri Bhagwan Das Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Shankar Ashram Chowk, Haridwar, he studied Paribhashendu Shekhar and Laghu Shabdendu Shekhar from the renowned grammarian Dr. Bhola Jha Ji, Siddhanta Kaumudi with Balmanorama and Tattvabodhini commentaries from Shri Mansaram Ji, and Raghuvamsa and Kavyaprakasha from Dr. Niranjan Mishra Ji. Later, in Atlanta, USA, he also studied Kavyaprakasha from revered Dr. Subhash Vidyalankar Ji.
At Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University, he studied Param Laghu Manjusha from respected scholars Dr. Sureshwar Jha Ji and Dr. Shashinath Jha Ji, and studied Vakyapadiya (Brahma Kanda) and Vaiyakarana Bhushana Sara from Dr. Krishnanand Jha Ji, a great scholar of Sanskrit grammar.
At Dharma Sangha, Varanasi, he studied Laghu Siddhanta Kaumudi, Padamanjari, and Kashika with Nyasa commentary under the guidance of revered Markandeya Brahmachari Ji.
At Arsha Gurukula Vadloor (Kamareddy, Andhra Pradesh), he studied Nirukta, Advanced Sanskrit, and Atharvaveda under revered Vedavrat Mimansak Ji (presently known as Swami Brahmanand Ji), a great scholar of Vedic studies and Jyotisha.
In the field of Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology), he received his first inspiration from Vedavrat Mimansak Ji (Swami Brahmanand Ji). Later, he studied Phalita Jyotisha and Laghu Parashari from revered Narasayya Ji, Panchanga preparation and horoscope making from Bhagirath Ji (Madhya Pradesh), Siddhanta Jyotisha from Acharya Lokesh Darshaneya Ji, and Phalita and Mathematical Jyotisha from Janardan Pandey Ji (Punjab).
In the field of Indian Philosophy, he studied Mimamsa Darshan under the guidance of revered Acharya Satyajit Ji (Rojad, Gujarat). He also had the opportunity to study Aitareya Brahmana and its original commentary "Veda-Vigyan Alok" written by Acharya Agnivrat Naishthik Ji, through the teachings of revered Vedic scientist Acharya Agnivrat Naishthik Ji.
His knowledge of spiritual Yoga, meditation, and spiritual practices was received through revered Swami Muktanand Ji, Acharya Satyavrat Ji, and the Vipassana tradition.
In the field of Ayurveda, he received special inspiration from revered Acharya Balkrishna Ji, whom he considers his first Ayurveda teacher. He holds the degree of B.A.M.S. (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery). He studied Acupuncture and Diet Planning from revered Dr. Kartar Singh Ji. He also studied Massage Therapy, Yoga, Naturopathy, Panchakarma, Acupressure, Colon Hydrotherapy, and Onnetsu Therapy from various reputed institutions in India and the USA. In America, he studied Anatomy and Massage Therapy at Atlanta School of Massage.
He studied Shastri and first year of Acharya course from Jagadish Narayan Brahmacharyashram Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya under Central Sanskrit University.
In the field of teaching, he has served at Arsha Gurukula Kolaghat (Midnapore), Arsha Gurukula Dayanand Vani Jan Kalyan Ashram (Madhubani, Bihar), Arsha Gurukula Sundarpur (Rohtak, Haryana), and Maharani Rameshwari Lata Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Darbhanga, teaching Sanskrit grammar.
In September 2008, through his close friend Shri Sanjay R. Shastri Ji, a renowned scholar of Phalita Jyotisha, Shri Suchendra Prasad Ji invited and sponsored him to come to America (Seattle) for the health benefit of his daughter Manisha. Through this noble opportunity, Acharya Vedshrami Ji received the chance to share Vedic knowledge in America. He remains forever grateful to both of them.
In America, he served for approximately 11 years as Dharma Acharya at Greater Atlanta Vedic Temple. During this period, he received the love and support of many devotees and well-wishers, especially Dr. Dinbandhu Chandraur Ji, Shri Madhusudan Chandraura Ji, Dr. Om Prakash Arora Ji and Dr. Vijay Arora Ji, Shri Vishrut Arya Ji and his family, and Mata Chandra Chaudhary Ji.
May God bless all these respected souls with good health, long life, and freedom from illness, and may He give them strength and inspiration to continue spreading the eternal Vedic knowledge tradition flowing from Brahma Ji to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Ji.
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.
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Our purpose
Preserving wisdom through study and practice.
Arsha Gurukulam brings adults, youth, and families together for disciplined study and a living community practice. The organization is recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3).
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