Purna Vidya centers are for your rest and reflection and the retreats enable the contemplation process in finding inner peace and bliss. Retreats help you to connect in depth with Vedic wisdom and unearth the energetic yoga processes to awaken your spiritual self and explore beyond the materialistic acquisition and fleeting experiences of day to day life.

Whether you find yourself at Tapasyalayam high up in the Himalayas or in the plains of Coimbatore at Purna Vidya Foundation surrounded by magical mountain ranges or in the tropical lands of Kerala at Sri Venugopalaswamy Ashram, each center offers the perfect combination of peaceful surroundings and teaching that your spirit seeks.

Swamiji’s scholarship and mastery of Paniniyan Samskrtam Grammar allowed him to create the pedagogy and structural tools for the 3.5 years residential Vedānta courses in Arsha Vidya. Inspired by Swamiji’s clarity and mastery of Vedānta and Samskrtam, many of his students have dedicated their lives to sharing this sacred knowledge. They continue the guru-sisya lineage in teaching Sankara-bhasyam, the scholastic commentary of Ādi Śaṅkara on the Upaniṣads, Bhagavad Gītā and Brahma Sūtras.

In addition, Swamiji spearheaded the AIM for Seva movement in its early stages for 7 years at Anaikatti, creating the frameworks for programs on Women’s Empowerment, Balavadi, Hostels for children and a charity hospital for the Adivasis of Anaikatti Hills.

In 2006, Swamiji chose to live a life of Ekantam (solitude) and continues to inspire Purna Vidya Foundation’s activities as the silent spiritual head of the Trust.