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VS2 : VSNA SAMANVAYA VACHANA SCHOOL

What Is VS2?

VIRC has started preparatory works in 2024 to start and run the virtual online Vachana School for all VSNA chapter children as per the responsibility bestowed in VSNA Bylaws. VIRC Director formally announced the commencement of VS2 during our recent VSNA 47 th Convention in Detroit.

Vachana school Promo Identifier has been established, and online website www.vs2.vsna.org has been created.

A dedicated group of twelve voluntary teachers has been formed and most of them have the previous experience of teaching Vachana Classes at their chapter level. An experts panel of University Professors, Doctorate Holders and Vachana Sahitya scholars has been formed as an advisory group for the school.                                                                             

What Is The Vision of VS2?

  • VS2 focus is on teaching vachanas to our chapter children of age between 6 to 14 years to provide the understanding of our Veerashaiva-Lingayat basic beliefs and way of life.
  • VS2 four courses – Basava Balla, Akka Balla, Allama Balla and Vachana Balla – will be offered for the duration of two years in all the three time zones of North America.
  • Each course will have sixteen fun-filled Vachana Lessons and will be covered in one semester. Each lesson will cover the recitation of the Vachana, explanation, related activities along with a story of an Adi Sharana.
  • Popular Vachanas have been selected for each lesson from Sajjan Shiva’s Vachana A Week blog and Shivasharana Vachana Samputa of Taralabalu Math, Sirigere. All the currently developed
    course lessons will be further refined through revisions as needed in the future.
  • VS2 online classes will be offered online via Google Classrooms on Saturday or Sunday mornings for one hour which will facilitate children to attend from their home itself.

When VS2 starts?

  • We take this opportunity to sincerely thank for the expression of interest sent by many enthusiastic parents across our chapters.
  • Google Classroom setup, course lessons finalization, teachers’ orientation and appropriate admission process is currently being streamlined.
  • We will start the school with “Basava Balla” course for 2025 Fall semester from Aug 30th 2025 and all the parents are encouraged to REGISTER their children by Aug 24 th 2025 9:00 PM EST
    (VS2 2025 Fall Registration Form: https://forms.gle/nSLbxm6hzzTL9SAx6)
  • For any further questions or if you need clarification, please contact Sri Gadigeppa Doddamani,
    VIRC Director at virc.vsna@gmail.com or by WhatsApp message to 832 607 3843.

೧೨ನೇ ಶತಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ವಚನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿ ಬೆಳೆಸಿದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ರಕ್ಷಕರು

  • ಮಾಡಿವಾಳ ಮಚಿದೇವ – ಕಾಳಚೂರಿ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಶರಣರ ಮೇಲೆ ದಾಳಿ ನಡೆದಾಗ, ದೇಹಪಾತವನ್ನೂ ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಸದೆ ಶರಣರ ಜೀವ ಹಾಗೂ ವಚನ ಪಠ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿದ ಧೀರ ಶೂರ.

  • ಚನ್ನಬಸವಣ್ಣ – ಬಸವಣ್ಣನ ವಿಯೋಗದ ನಂತರ, ಉಳವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶರಣ ಚಳವಳಿಯನ್ನು ಪುನಃ ಸಂಘಟಿಸಿದರು. ವಚನಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ, ವರ್ಗೀಕರಿಸಿ ಮುಂದಿನ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಗೆ ತಲುಪಿಸಿದ ಮಹಾನ್ ಸಂಘಟಕ.

  • ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮ (ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮೇಶ್ವರ) – ಸೊನ್ನಲಿಗೆಯ ಶರಣ, ಕಲ್ಯಾಣದಿಂದ ಹೊರಟ ನಂತರ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಅನೇಕ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಚನ ತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ಹರಡಿದವರು. ೬೮ ಲಕ್ಷ ಜನರನ್ನು ಶರಣ ಮಾರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿಸಿದವರು.

  • ಅಕ್ಕ ನಾಗಮ್ಮ – ಅವರು ಬಸವಣ್ಣನ ತತ್ವಗಳಿಗೆ ನಿಷ್ಠೆಯಿಂದ ನಿಂತು, ಶರಣ ಚಳವಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬಲಪಡಿಸಿದರು.

  • ದೇವರ ದಾಸಿಮಯ್ಯ –ತಮ್ಮ ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಾನತೆ, ಜಾತಿ–ಭೇದ ವಿರೋಧ, ಶರಣರಿಗೆ ಸಲ್ಲುವ ಗೌರವ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಬಸವಣ್ಣನ ತತ್ತ್ವಗಳಿಗೆ ಬುನಾದಿ ಹಾಕಿದವರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖರು.

  • ಫ ಗು ಹಳಕಟ್ಟಿ- ಫ ಗು ಹಳಕಟ್ಟಿ ಯವರು, 20ನೇ ಶತಮಾನ ಆರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿವಚನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಉಳಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಾತ್ರ ವಹಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ತಮ್ಮ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ೨೫೦ ಕ್ಕು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವಚನಕಾರರನ್ನು ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ತಂದರು ‘ಹೊಸ ದಿಗಂತ’ ಪ್ರಕಾಶನ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿ ವಚನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾಯತ ತತ್ತ್ವಗಳ ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆಗೆ ದಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಟ್ಟರು

About Us

The Veerashaiva Samaja of North America, affectionately called the VSNA or the Samaja, is a Non-profit Religious Organization; incorporated legally as a corporation operated by its Bylaws, with IRS Tax Exempt status (EIN 51-0245255). It is the largest Veerashaiva-Lingayat organization outside Karnataka with more than thirty chapters in various states representing more than 12,000 families in North America.

The goals and objectives of the VSNA shall be preservation, promotion, and propagation of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat way of life and philosophy and to incorporate and inculcate the Veerashaiva-Lingayat values of life and living in the day-to-day life of its members.

The mission of the VSNA shall be to preserve, to protect and to propagate for the present and posterity and to instill, to imbibe and to impart the Veerashaiva-Lingayat heritage, legacy and way of living and its universal values as exemplified in the pronouncements (Vachanas) of the Basavadi-Sharanas and to popularize, to practice the exalted principles of Dasoha and Kayaka through service to humanity at large.
VSNA is a democratic organization open to all who subscribe to its goals, objectives, mission and Bylaws. It is administered by the duly elected Officers along with Board of Directors and guided by the Board of Trustees. The Veerashaiva-Lingayat International Center (VIRC) is another service and spiritual arm of the Samaja. Its cherished objective is to serve as the source of information (Virtual Library) on Veerashaiva-Lingayat Philosophy and way of life along with responsible to conduct long-term program and activities for the members (visit www.virc.vsna.org for more information). VIRC will continue exploring ways to establish a close working relationship with other international organization around the world including from India.

VSNA was founded in 1978 by our pioneers who wanted their identity, faith, values and way of life to be preserved for the benefit of their children and future generations in our adopted land. In other words, they did not wish their children and theirs to lose their identity along with their cultural values while growing up and adopting to American Mainstream Values. To this end and to facilitate fellowship and friendship among the Veerashaiva-Lingayats living in North America, the VSNA along with VIRC organizes the many common programs and celebrations for all our chapters along with a Convention. Religious scholars from India and North America along with Swamijis are often invited to participate in the programs, celebrations and conventions. To motivate our children and youths, vachana recital and essay writing competitions are also held every year in VSNA Children Talent Festival and in conventions. During Convention, Anubhava Ghosti, Community Ishtalinga Pooje, Yoga, Women, Health, Business sessions and workshops are organized. All these activities along with other programs are captured in the Convention Souvenir and published on our website www.virc.vsna.org.