Magazine of June - 2010 - Rups.net

Mumbai, Borivali: The AGM of the Sabha washeld on May 9. The following members were elected asoffice bearers for the year 2010-2011: Gaurang Katre(President), Chaitanya Chandavarkar (Vice President),Shri. Anand Dhareshwar (Jt. Vice President), ShekharAldangady (Secretary), Ramesh Ullal (Jt. Secretary),Ashwin Bondal (Jt. Secretary), Umesh Trikannad(Treasurer) and Satish Udiaver (Jt Treasurer).Reported by Anand DhareshwarMumbai, Dadar: On April 14, the Punyatithi ofHH Shrimat Parijnanashram I was observed with GuruPoojan performed by three Yuvadhara members. Theteachings of our first Guru from “Sadguru Bodhamruta”were read out and an aarti by Usha Bijur (published inSunbeam) was sung. Prasad vitaran followed.Four Sanskrit Upasana Shibirs, held at differentlocations, received a very enthusiastic response.Reported by Shobha PuthliThane: On April 18, Sannikarsha at Karla, wasattended by a group of 85 devotees who performedDevi Poojan, Anusthan etc.At Mulund: Shiv Poojan and Devi Anusthan wereperformed on April 8. The Punyatithi of HH ShrimatParijnanashram I was observed with Guru Poojan andthe reading of a short sketch of Swamiji. The functionconcluded with Shankarnarayan Geet and prasaddistribution.Reported by Nirmala S. BasrurSanskrit Sambhashan Shibir, ShiraliThe Sanskrit Sambhashan Shibir, held at ShriChitrapur Math, Shirali, from January 23-26, 2010,drew an enthusiastic response from shibhirarthis,aged 7 to 70 years, divided into four groups –Dharma, Artha, Kaama and Moksha. Startingwith the melodious ‘Girvaana Pratishthaa Geet -Jayati jayati Geervaani Saraswati tu rasavati…’, theshibhirarthis heard the inspiring song, ‘RachayemSanskrit Bhavanam’ followed by an explanationof its meaning as to how this “Sanskrit Mansion”(Sanskrit Bhavanam) is to be constructed.The skillful use of simple teaching methodssupplemented by course material containing thebasic language, grammar and meanings of words/sentences used in day-to-day conversation,successfully met the aims of the Shibir. Shibirarthislearnt how to frame sentences with the help ofpictures, objects and eight vibhaktis, how to usedifferent avyavaas to frame interesting sentences,and the meanings of various subhashitas Therewere fun-filled games too such as, when the musicstopped, groups had to be formed of a numbercalled out in Sanskrit. Another great entertainerinvolved a conversation in simple Sanskrit betweentwo persons enacting well-known personalities,for example, Laloo Prasad and Mamata Banerjee,which evoked bursts of laughter.On the concluding day, each group gave a shortskit, song or story, each shibhirarthi performing tothe best of his/her ability. Gracing the function,Param Poojya Swamiji greatly appreciated the skitsand hoped there was a larger audience to drawinspiration to learn the divine language. In HisAashirvachan in chaste Sanskrit, He initiated avimarsha on how Sanskrit could be further spreadand its conversation facilitated.On January 22, “Guru Praapti Divas”, Swamijiattended the poojas at Bandikere Math in Gokarn.On 23 rd morning, a large group of sadhakasperformed Gayatri Anushthan of more than alakh recitations at Guru Math, Mallapur. On 24 thmorning, the second Vardhanti day of the shrines ofDevi Bhuvaneshwari, Adi Shankaracharya, MahaGanapati and Shrimat Parijnanashram Swamiji IIIPaduka Sannidhi, Swamiji performed abhishekaand worshipped the shrines. Ganahoma and otherrituals preceded the poojas. The evening broughtback memories of the Padayatra undertaken twoyears ago through the screening of a film. Later,Vinod Yennemadi, Standing Committee President,gave a speech in Sanskrit.On the whole, the Shibhir was a very enrichingexperience. (Please see our Math website at for a fullreport).Excerpted from a report by Shilpa Kati, MumbaiKanara Saraswat Vol. 91, No.6, June 2010 57