October 2009

BBC Announcements: Balabhavan Coordinators SAGE BHRIGU

Bharathy Thridandam Navarathri was observed with Nithya Sudhakar the BB children invoking the Sriram Srinivasan blessings of Goddess Saraswathi by their sweet [email protected] rendition of the bhajans, Class Coordinators shlokas and prayers lead by Panditjis. The festive display Super-Senior Class: of the kolu at the temple by Sudhakar Devulapalli: Srinivas Varadarajan and [email protected] family is highly creative and Ashok Malavalli: much admired. [email protected] Ram Krishnamurthy: October 10th: Please note [email protected] that the parent meeting will be held at the temple main Senior Class: Maharshi Bhrigu was one of the hall between 4:00-5:00 p.m. Renuka Krishnan: Manasputras (born by a wish) of Lord Brahma We request that at least one [email protected] (It is said that he was born from the heart parent from each family be Anitha Chidambaram: part). Sage Narada, Vasishtha, Atri, Gautama present and please be [email protected] etc. were others. Bhrigu is considered as one prompt as there are a lot of of the Nine Brahmas. He was married to Khyati items on the agenda that Junior Class: (the daughter of ), Puloma (daughter of need to be covered. Seetha Janakiraman: Kardama) and Usana. Two sons, Dhata and [email protected] Vidhata and a daughter Shri were born to Re-registrations in October: Sangeetha Prahalad: Khyati. Maharshi Bhrigu is also called Current BB children need to [email protected] (creator) as he was created by Lord Brahma to be re-registered. Please fill help him in the process of creation of the out the membership form Toddler Class: universe. Chyavana was his son from Puloma as online and pay the fee to the Vidya Chari: we have seen. BBC team. The registration [email protected] period ends on October 31st. Murali Chari: Sri (), his daughter became the [email protected] ______consort of Shri Vishnu. Since She is the Priya Ram: daughter of Bhrigu, She is called Bhargavi. [email protected] October Birthdays: Toddler: Similarly Sukracharya, the preceptor Registration coordinators: Shruti Chari of Daityas is another son of Bhrigu born to Panneer Selvam: Juniors: Usana and hence is known as Kavi, Bhargava [email protected] Priyanka Samavedam etc. We will try to catch up more about these Matangi Munukutla: Seniors: great sages in future. Maharshi Bhrigu had [email protected] Bhairav Peri Chidambaran accomplished many Yagnas and had helped Priya Ram: Aishwarya Vuppala others to accomplish them. With his powers, [email protected] Shreya Sriram he fulfilled the wishes of people for begetting Mukta Phadnis sons. During the two months of Shravana and Newsletter Coordinator: Bhadrapada, he made the chariot of the Sun Krishna Meduri: Super Seniors: God as his abode. [email protected] None I By Deepika Vuppala

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Class Schedules What happens to people when commit Class Schedules evil ? 10-3-2009 ------10-10-2009 ------

Toddler Class: Junior Class: Hell is the land of suffering and punishment. Early Vedic religion doesn't Story: Story of Krishna Story: Fire test of Sita - Priya Ram -Vanishree Kadaba have a concept of Hell. Rig-veda mentions three realms, bhur - the earth, svar - the Sloka: Annapoorney Sloka: Review of Sharada Sadapurney Bhujangam sky and bhuvas - the middle area, i.e. air or atmosphere. -Anandhi Sriram -Uma Badrinath Bhajan: Review the 2 Krishna Bhajan: Govinda Madhava p.18 In later Hindu literature more realms are Bhajans –Radhe Govinda #25. Review Jaya Jaya Jaya Bhajo(Pg13#3)and Krishna Maa Saraswati mentioned, including a realm similar to Hell, called Naraka-loka. In the law-books Krishna Mukunda(pg15#11) -Subha Vijayashankar/ -Gayatri Vidyashankar Vijaya Purohit like dharma-sutras and manu-sutra, Naraka or Hell is explained as a lower spiritual Senior Class: Super Senior Class: Story: Vayu – plane and is the place of punishment for sins. In Mahabharata there is a mention of Discussion: Seven Haviryajnas Hema Rangaswamy -Ashok Malavalli Sloka: Soundarya Lahari-1-32, the Pandavas going to Heaven and the Kauravas going to Hell. However for the 43, 44 – Anupama Sudarshan Sloka: Review Devi Shlokas small number of sins which they did commit in their lives, the Pandavas had to go to hell Soundaryalahari #1-38, 38-42 Bhajan – Govinda Harey,Gopala -Latha Chandrashekharan/ Harey. Review: Govinda for a short time. Hell is also described in various Puranas and other scriptures. Lakshmi Devulapalli Madhava(pg18#25 ) – Bhajan: Bhajo Madhura Asha Marar/Latha Sundar Garuda Purana gives a detailed account of Hell, its features and enlists the amount of Harinaam … Sheela Malavalli 10-24-2009 ------punishment for most of the crimes. The god Yamaraja, who is also the god of death, 10-17-2009------Junior Class: presides over Hell. Detailed accounts of all the sins committed by an individual are Toddler Class: Story: Return to Ayodhya Story: Panchatantra -Nithya Sudhakar kept by Chitragupta, who is the record keeper in Yama's court. Chitragupta reads - Gayathri Raju Sloka: Review Sharada Sloka: Annapoorney Sada Bhujangam,other Devi Stotras out the sins committed and Yama orders appropriate punishments to be given to Poorney – Priya Ram - Rashmi Madhukara Bhajan: Review Vinayaka Bhajan: Review Govinda individuals. It is believed that people who commit evils go to Hell and have to go Bhajans - Gauri Nandana Madhava (p18, #25). Gajaanana (p5,#2) / Ganesha - Rama Srinivas/ through punishments in accordance with the sins they committed. All created beings are Sharanam (p5,#2) Shankar Parasaram -Viji Ramnarayanan imperfect and thus have at least one sin to their record; but if one has generally led a - Senior Class: Super Senior Class Story: Varuna pious life, for example Mukti-Yogyas, the souls eligible for mukti or moksha or Discussion: Seven Haviryajnas --Renuka Krishnan -Ashok Malavalli Sloka: Soundaryalahari #1- liberation will be sent to svarga, a temporary realm of enjoinment similar to Sloka: Soundaryalahari #1- 32,43,44,54,57,72 44,54 57,72,100 - Shanti Kalluri Paradise. After the period of punishment in Hell or enjoyment in Svarga, they are -Viji Ramanarayanan Bhajan: Vanamali(Review),Jaya Bhajan: Review Deva Nanda Lala – reborn on earth as human or animal bodies in accordance with their karma. Therefore Deva Krishna, and Bhajo Lakshmi Srinivasan/ Madhura Harinam Anandhi Sriram neither naraka nor svarga are permanent abodes. –Viji Ramanarayanan Lakshmi Devulapalli Continued on page 3……………….

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October 2009

Class Volunteers: What happens to people…………. Stories: Continued from page 2………………. Upcoming events in Archana Sampath Ashok Malavalli Punya Karma earns you Punya and you get a November Hema Rangaswamy birth bestowed with blessings from God. Paap Nithya Sudhakar Karma gets you into the dungeons of hell ... Priya Ram Talent Day on Nov To choose is your sole prerogative! st Renuka Krishnan By Anugraha Pannerselvam 21 , 2009 Vanishree Kadaba

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bhajans: SAGE KAPILAR It is that time of the year Anandhi Sriram again. Please note that the Asha Marar Talent Day is scheduled on Gayatri Vidyashankar November 21st. Details will Lakshmi Srinivasan be announced shortly. Get Latha Sundar those dancing feet and Rama Srinivas delightful voices ready, plan Shankar Parasaram a skit or come up with a Sheela Malavalli creative act related to the Shubha Vijayashankar lessons you have learned in Vijaya Purohit Balabhavan or pertaining to Indian culture. Slokas: BBC Team Anandhi Sriram

Anupama Sudarshan Around 3000 BCE sage Kapil founded both Lakshmi Devulapalli cosmology and psychology. His main idea was Festivals of the Month: Latha Chandrasekharan that essential nature (prakrti) comes from the

Radhika Chari eternal (purusha) to develop all of creation. Rashmi Madhukara 10-17-09 – Deepavali His philosophy of Sankhya philosophy also Shanti Kalluri covered the secret levels of the psyche. Uma Badrinath Viji Ramanarayanan Maharishi ’s incarnation took place Class Presentations: for the benefit of mankind during Senior Class: Swayambhuva, Manu’s time. He was the child 10-10-09 of Kardama and Devhuti. He preached the Why do we have so many castes essence of self knowledge. He first gave the Please visit the website for divine knowledge to his mother, which is within our religion? more details … -- Muktha Padnis described in Srimad Bhagawatam. (http://www.shiva-vishnu.org) 10-24-09 Do we have a founder for He preached that with the help of Hinduism like Jesus or Buddha? desireless devation, a man becomes free from --Aravind Krishnan all the illusions and bondage of this world. Topics of the Month Junior Class: After his sermon to his mother, he went to a 10-10-09 place called Ganga Sagar. He was able to do Deepika Vuppala Why do we have so many castes his penance in the depth of the ocean. It is Smyra Ramesh within our religion? believed that he is still continuing his --Reetesh Sudhakar penance there. Maharishi Kapila is one of Newsletter Editors 10-24-09 those twelve revered teachers of Srimad Do we have a founder for Bhagawatam. Hinduism like Jesus or Akhilesh Sai Vemuri By Smyra Ramesh Buddha? --Sumana Srinivas Bhargav Munukutla

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