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9525 Miramar Rd, San Diego, CA 92126 Phone: (858) 549-3940 June 2016 Issue 6 1 BALABHAVAN NEWSLETTER VEDIC CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL CENTER OF SAN DIEGO June 2016 Balabhavan Coordinators Sangeetha Prahalad Vidhya Raghunathan Shankar Parasaram Sridhar Seshagiri [email protected] Class Coordinators Super-Senior Class: Lavanya Kadiyala [email protected] Senior Class: Archana Sampath Sushma Natarajan [email protected] Junior Class: Rajashree Balaji Ashvini Yoganarasimha [email protected] Toddler Class: Anupama Rajagoplan Shiv Chandrasekar [email protected] Registration coordinator: Sridhar Seshagiri Newsletter Coordinator: Krishna Meduri [email protected] ---------------------------------------- Newsletter Editors Shreya Shriram Srinidhi Malavalli CHANDRASEKARA BHARATI SWAMIGAL Sri Chandrasekara Bharati was the 34 th Acharya of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. He was both a scholar and highly respected saint. He is regarded as a “Jivan Mukta” which means a person who has attained Moksha while still alive. Chandrasekara Bharati Swamigal was born on October 16, 1892 to Lakshamma and Gopala Shastri. He was the 12 th son of Lakshamma and Gopala Shastri. His birth name was Narasimha. He studied at the schools of Sringeri and Bangalore. He became an expert in shastras at a very early age. Narasimha excelled in his class. He was very fond of chanting the hymn Mookapanchasati. Once while on his way to the market, he was so engaged in chanting it, he went far beyond the boundaries of Sringeri and only realized it after he finished chanting it. At the age of 20, he became the head of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. He renovated the temple of Sri Sharada and established it as a center of learning Vedic shastras. The Acharya before him, Sri Narasimha Bharati Mahaswami gave him the sannyasa name “Chandrasekara Bharati.” He had the rare power to transform, by a mere glance, even the non-believers of God into believers. He was able to explain, with great ease and humility, any subject that anybody brought to him. Although he was a very learned man, he did not have the least ego. Sri Chandrasekara Bharati Swamiji left this world like a true yogi at the age of 61, on September 26, 1954. By Punarvasu Sangam BBC Announcements: 1) Thank you to everyone who volunteered/helped with the picnic. It was a lot of fun! Photos (a special thank you to Prashanth) can be found @ https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a qlj429dfqzckfn/AACnm5QR_t77O 77-em-n88Cta?dl=0 2) Our summer camps have been finalized. Information about the camps and registration information can be found on the next page, and will also be emailed/sent via the BalaBhavan yahoogroup shortly. BBC Team June Birthdays Toddlers: Akshara Shankar Alekhya Boorla Anuhya Boorla Arjun Anand Ashvik Kannan Esha Anand Karthik Chandra Vada Rishab Shyamal Saketh Sundaram Siri Karkera Moorthy Vaaruni Shastry Juniors: Shriya Venkatesh Krishnan Seniors: Aneesh Devulapalli Mahathi Amshumanth Sanjay Magesh Bharadwaj Tanya Mandyam Super Seniors: Anugraha Panneerselvam Atulya Mandyam Smayra Ramesh
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BALABHAVAN NEWSLETTER VEDIC CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL CENTER OF SAN DIEGO
June 2016
Balabhavan Coordinators
Sangeetha Prahalad Vidhya Raghunathan Shankar Parasaram Sridhar Seshagiri
Class Coordinators
Super-Senior Class:
Lavanya Kadiyala [email protected]
Senior Class: Archana Sampath Sushma Natarajan
Junior Class:
Rajashree Balaji Ashvini Yoganarasimha
Toddler Class:
Anupama Rajagoplan Shiv Chandrasekar
Registration coordinator:
Sridhar Seshagiri
Newsletter Coordinator:
Krishna Meduri [email protected]
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Newsletter Editors
Shreya Shriram
Srinidhi Malavalli
CHANDRASEKARA BHARATI SWAMIGAL
Sri Chandrasekara Bharati was the 34th Acharya of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. He was both a scholar and highly respected saint. He is regarded as a “Jivan Mukta” which means a person who has attained Moksha while still alive. Chandrasekara Bharati Swamigal was born on October 16, 1892 to Lakshamma and Gopala Shastri. He was the 12th son of Lakshamma and Gopala Shastri. His birth name was Narasimha. He studied at the schools of Sringeri and Bangalore. He became an expert in shastras at a very early age. Narasimha excelled in his class. He was very fond of chanting the hymn Mookapanchasati. Once while on his way to the market, he was so engaged in chanting it, he went far beyond the boundaries of Sringeri and only realized it after he finished chanting it. At the age of 20, he became the head of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. He renovated the temple of Sri Sharada and established it as a center of learning Vedic shastras. The Acharya before him, Sri Narasimha Bharati Mahaswami gave him the sannyasa name “Chandrasekara Bharati.” He had the rare power to transform, by a mere glance, even the non-believers of God into believers. He was able to explain, with great ease and humility, any subject that anybody brought to him. Although he was a very learned man, he did not have the least ego. Sri Chandrasekara Bharati Swamiji left this world like a true yogi at the age of 61, on September 26, 1954.
By Punarvasu Sangam
BBC Announcements:
1) Thank you to everyone who volunteered/helped with the picnic. It was a lot of fun! Photos (a special thank you to Prashanth) can be found @ https://www.dropbox.com/sh/aqlj429dfqzckfn/AACnm5QR_t77O77-em-n88Cta?dl=0 2) Our summer camps have been finalized. Information about the camps and registration information can be found on the next page, and will also be emailed/sent via the BalaBhavan yahoogroup shortly.
BBC Team
June Birthdays
Toddlers: Akshara Shankar Alekhya Boorla Anuhya Boorla Arjun Anand
Ashvik Kannan Esha Anand
Karthik Chandra Vada Rishab Shyamal
Saketh Sundaram Siri Karkera Moorthy
Vaaruni Shastry
Juniors: Shriya Venkatesh Krishnan
Seniors:
Aneesh Devulapalli Mahathi Amshumanth
Sanjay Magesh Bharadwaj Tanya Mandyam
Super Seniors:
Anugraha Panneerselvam Atulya Mandyam Smayra Ramesh
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BALABHAVAN NEWSLETTER VEDIC CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL CENTER OF SAN DIEGO
June 2016
Summer Camp Schedules/Info
This year, we have organized the following five camps:
1. Yoga – conducted by Shri. Nemani
Subba Rao (Balabhavan coordinator Smt.Shanti Kalluri) July 16, 23, 30, Aug 6, 13, 20 Sat 4-5.30pm (senior and super-senior kids). Fee: $50
2. Vedic Math – conducted by Shri. Sriram Srinivasan July 9, 16, 23, 30 and Aug 6, Sat 3-4pm. Instructor’s note: In this short course on "Geometry in Vedic Mathematics" we will explore the existence and application of some of the basic theorems as we know today. A basic understanding of Geometry especially the "Pythagorean" theorem and some basic knowledge on triangles are needed to fully appreciate this course. Fee: $25
3. Mridangam – conducted by Shri. Raamkumar Balamurthi Jul 31, Aug 7, Aug 14 – 9-10 am. Fee: $20
4. Dance – conducted by Smt. Lalitha Krishnamoorthy Jun 25, Jul 2, 9, 16 and 23, 11am - 12:30pm, Age 6+ Fee: $30
5. Art – conducted by Smt. Rama Srinivas, Jul 16, Jul 23, and 30, 3-4pm, Fee: $20
RAMAYANA QUIZ
1) Who is Lakshmana’s wife? A. Seetha B. Urmila C. Urvashi D. Mandodari 2) Who is the brother of Jatayu who lived his life without wings? A. Garuda B. Sampath C. Sampathi D. Maricha 3) Which of the following pairs of brothers in the Ramyana had the same mother? A. Rama & Bharatha B. Rama & Lakshmana C. Lakshmana & Bharatha D. Lakshmana & Shatrugna 4) What form did Maricha take when trying to entice Seetha? A. A golden fox B. A golden rabbit C. A golden deer D. A silver deer 5) Which god was Ravana a huge devotee of? A. Vishnu B. Shiva C. Brahma D. Kartikeya
Answers: B, C, D, C, B
Class Schedules
6-04-2016- - - - - - - - - - - - Toddler Class: Story: Panchatantra: the Helpful Man
- Vikram Kuruvadi
Sloka: Ganesha Stotra 3 -Renuka Krishnan
Bhajan: Krishna Krishna Mukunda; REVIEW: Radhey Govinda Bhajo -Ramya Radhakrishnan
Super Senior Class: Story: Vedanta - Chandogya Upanishad
- Lalitha Kodandapani
Shloka: Dakshinamurthi varnamaala stotram (revise 1-25)
- Anandhi Krishnamurthy
Bhajan: REVIEW: Gowri Nandana Gajavadana ; Ekadantam Umasutham; & Gajanana Hey Shubhanana
-Lalitha Krishnamoorthy ____________________________________
6-11-2016 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Junior Class: Story: Story of Dhruva
- Kalpavalli Yalamoori
Sloka: Ganesha Pancharatnam 1-5 - Bhagyashree Hampiholi
Bhajan: Mahalakshmi Jaganmatha Madhusudhanapriya; START: JAGADHO DHARINI
- Sowmya Venkatesh Senior Class:
Story: What do the Vedas teach us? - Ram Krishnamurthy Sloka: Ganesha Pancharatnam 1-5
- Kalyan Vaidyanathan
Bhajan: Review Vinayaka Bhajans: Sharanam Siddhi Vinayaka; Gowri Nandana Gajavadana; Prathama Ganapathi Pranamamyaham
- Hema Kalyan
- Sowmya Venkatesh
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Editors Corner
NAVAGRAHAS WORDSEARCH
J S D F A B J A E K C U A N H R
C I R H K F V P R H W V Y T Y X
X X D E H P U W A K Z Y R W M O
Z U T R S H T N N S U R U Q Z J
B U G U A S D S Z B D H S F N Q
F Z P S H R S H A N I N S B U F
A M T O A I Q J U N Q A Y R Q K
P C E N I Y W T R Y A V M H T P
Q H S E R G Z H Q A B A C K N R
E S J C I K U D J X T G E K S O
G I Q K N J H R H G H R M D W J
R M L X I W I A U P S A U S H N
A L A G N A M H D U Y H D S Z V
C A N Z Q M A U X Q Q A U N P R
U H J N I V K O V N Y S H U L A
S A R V D G O N K W Q V D W K N
BUDHA CHANDRA
GURU KETU
MANGALA NAVAGRAHAS
RAHU SHANI
SHUKRA SURYA
NAVAGRAHAS WORD SCRAMBLE
1. ASNIH 2. HUAR 3. HUDBA 4. CARDNHA 5. GAANAML
ANSWERS TO WORD SCRAMBLE: 1. SHANI, 2. RAHU, 3. BUDHA, 4. CHANDRA, 5. MANGALA
Editors corner
Mahabharata
Trivia 1) Which character in
this epic laid on a bed
of arrows after being
shot?
2) How was the previously
named character able to
survive on this bed of
arrows?
Hint: Think of a boon
3) How did Arjuna aid
this person with
quenching his thirst and
comfort him compared to
Duryodhana's method to
comfort him?
4) What did Krishna say
Bhima had to do in the
one on one fight with
Duryodhana, even though
it was considered against
the rules on the
battlefield?
Editors’ Corner
Mahabharata Trivia
(Cont)
1) What shape structure was created
on the Kurukshetra battlefield to
trap the Pandavas in and what was
it called?
Hint: Think of shape for name
2) What was Bhishma's name as a
child?
3) What did Krishna recite to
Arjuna on the Kurukshetra
battlefield prior to the battle
delving into the topics of Dharma,
right and wrong, and much more?
4) What are the names of the two
main clans in the Mahabharatha?
5) Who was Duryodhana's closest
friend who Arjuna killed on the
battlefield while breaking the
codes and rules of fighting?
Editors corner
DASHAVATAR
TRIVIA
1) What are the names of
the 10 avatars of
Vishnu?
2) In which avatar of
his did Vishnu slay the
asura Hiranyakashipu?
3) In which avatar of
his did Vishnu slay the
asura Hiranyaksha?
4) In how many of his
avatars did Vishnu come
as an animal?
5) True or False: One of
the 10 avatars of Vishnu
is in the form of Gau,
or The Cow.
BONUS: Who is the son of
Jamadagni? (Hint: He is
one of the 10 avatars of
Vishnu.)
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