25+
Years of Experience
Teaching Sanskrit pronunciation, music and guided practice.
Experience the Power of Sanskrit, Music and Spiritual Wisdom
Learn Sanskrit Stotras, Mantras and Shlokas with correct pronunciation, rhythm, meaning and musical guidance under the mentorship of Poonam Patil.
ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु ।
Mantra recitation · 4 min
Sanskrit • Music • Spirituality
Shravan Month
Lord Shiva Hymns for Shravan Month
A seasonal course through the Shiva hymns most recited during Shravan — taught live and online, with the pronunciation worked at line by line.
Hymns covered
- Śrī Rudram
- Shiva Sūktam
- Liṅgāṣṭakam
- Bilvāṣṭakam
- Rudrāṣṭakam
- Shiva Tāṇḍava Stotra
- Pañchākṣarī Stotra
- Śrī Shiva Mahimnaḥ Stotra
Teaching experience at a glance
1000+
Learners Guided
Adults and children taught in classrooms, gatherings and online.
India & Abroad
Learners Worldwide
Online classes reaching students across time zones.
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Courses Offered
Sanskrit, scripture, yoga, speech practice and music.
An Integrated Practice
Where Sanskrit Pronunciation Meets Music and Spiritual Practice
Poonam Patil brings together the precision of Sanskrit pronunciation, the harmony of devotional music and the stillness of spiritual practice. Her teaching helps learners understand not only how to recite Stotras and Mantras, but also how to experience their rhythm, meaning and spiritual depth.
Sanskrit Pronunciation
Where each sound is formed, how long it is held, and the differences that carry meaning — worked at syllable by syllable.
Music
Melody, metre and phrasing taught by a professional vocalist, so a verse is carried by its music rather than recited flat.
Scripture
The text itself: what it says, where it comes from, and the occasion it belongs to — explained before it is recited.
Guided Practice
Steady, unhurried repetition with corrections given personally, so what is learned in class holds up at home.
Most people arrive already reciting something — a Shloka learned from a grandparent, a Stotra half-remembered from childhood. What changes here is the attention given to each sound: where it is formed, how long it is held, and what it means. Recitation becomes less hurried, and a good deal more settled.
Four Pillars
What Every Class Is Built Upon
Four strands run through all the teaching. They are not separate subjects — each one supports the others, and a class usually touches all four.
Pronunciation & Meaning
Each syllable given its correct place of articulation, and the sense of the line understood — so a verse is recited rather than only repeated.
Music
Melody, metre and phrasing drawn from years as a vocalist — recitation carried by its music rather than recited flat.
Culture
The context a verse comes from: the story behind it, the occasion it belongs to, and the tradition that carried it here.
Practice & Spiritual Understanding
Steady, unhurried repetition — Stotras and Mantras held in a daily practice, and the stillness that attentive recitation may bring with it.
Courses
Learn the Texts You Already Love
Every course is taught live and online, through individual sessions or small groups, allowing each learner to receive personal guidance and correction.
Individual Live Online Small groups
Lord Shiva
Thirteen Stotras and Mantras to Shiva, from the Vedic Śrī Rudram to short daily verses like Liṅgāṣṭakam.
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Goddess (Shakti)
Fourteen texts to the Devi — from the seven hundred verses of Durgā Saptaśatī to the Vedic Śrī Sūkta and Medhā Sūkta.
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Lord Viṣṇu
The Viṣṇu Sahasranāma at its centre, with Rāmarakṣā, the Sūrya recitations, the Vedic Sūktas and the daily Viṣṇu mantras taught around it.
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Śrī Bhagavad Gītā
The Gītā taken chapter by chapter — each verse heard, placed syllable by syllable, then brought to its metre, with the meaning explained before it is recited.
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Lord Gaṇeśa
The Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa and the Stotras and Mantras recited to Gaṇeśa before anything is begun.
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Hanumān jī
Hanumān Chālīsā, Bajrang Bāṇ, the Marathi Māruti Stotra, and the Sundara Kāṇḍa in full or in parts.
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Daily Mantras
The short verses that mark the ordinary parts of a day — waking, bathing, eating, and the close of worship.
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Yoga
Āsana, prāṇāyāma and stillness taught live and online by a certified yoga teacher, at an unhurried pace and with the same attention to breath that runs through the recitation classes.
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Stammering Course
Sanskrit recitation used as structured speech practice — syllable articulation, breath and rhythm, at an unhurried pace.
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Events
Workshops, Recitations and Recordings
Brochures for what is coming up, and recordings of sessions already held.
Yoga Course
A guided yoga course taught live and online, with the same attention to breath and steadiness that runs through the recitation classes. Individual sessions and small groups.
Stammering Course
Sanskrit recitation used as structured speech practice — syllable articulation, breath and rhythm, at a pace the learner sets. One to one, or a very small group.
Śrī Bhagavad Gītā
Recitation of the Gītā with attention to metre and pronunciation, recorded so learners can revisit the pace and the phrasing between classes.
Devotional Music
Bhajans and Stotras sung with learners and their families, led from the harmonium — recordings of evenings of devotional music.
Recording to be added
Śuddha Ucchāraṇa
Every Sanskrit Syllable Carries Meaning, Rhythm and Energy
Sanskrit distinguishes sounds that are easy to let slide — a long vowel from a short one, an aspirated consonant from an unaspirated one, a retroflex from a dental. These differences carry meaning. Observing them is what turns repetition into recitation.
Accuracy — each syllable given its correct place of articulation Rhythm — the natural metre of a verse, held evenly Breath — phrasing that lets long passages be sustained Intonation — where a line rises, rests and turns Understanding — knowing the sense of what is being recited
Regular chanting may support concentration, calmness, discipline and a deeper sense of spiritual connection. These are experiences learners commonly describe — they are not medical claims, and nothing taught here is offered as a treatment for any condition.
Hover, focus or tap to animate
वाक् शुद्धिः मनः स्थिरम्
Clear speech, a steady mind
25+
Years
The Mentor
Meet Poonam Patil
For more than twenty-five years, Poonam Patil has taught Sanskrit Stotras, Mantras and Shlokas with a steady focus on how they are sounded — each syllable placed correctly, each line carrying its rhythm, and the meaning understood rather than only repeated.
Sanskrit Stotra & Mantra pronunciation expert Sanskrit mentor Sanskrit and Hindi educator Professional musician and devotional vocalist Music director and conductor Certified yoga teacher
Learners Worldwide
Teaching Learners Across the World
Classes run live over video, so where a learner lives makes little difference — batches are arranged around time zones rather than borders.
India
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
United Arab Emirates
Singapore
Japan
Hong Kong
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Netherlands
Italy
Norway
France
Spain
Russia
Mexico
Brazil
Ghana
New York · New Jersey · Philadelphia · Washington DC · Chicago · Texas · Colorado · California · Los Angeles · Oakland · Alaska · Melbourne · Sydney · Queensland · Barcelona
In Their Words
What Learners Say
Feedback from learners about their experience of the classes.
On Video
Learners in Their Own Voice
Short videos recorded by learners about what changed in their recitation, and what the classes are actually like.
Begin Your Journey with Sanskrit, Music and Yoga
Join Poonam Patil’s live online classes — for adults and children, individually or in small groups — and study through accurate pronunciation, meaningful understanding, musical guidance and steady practice.