Stotram
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Chinmaya Mission
Mixed bag
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The MMS starts with these beginning words.

What is “Ayigiri Nandini Nandita”?

100

This king was the grandson of Arjuna and the ruler of Hastinapura who once meets Kali ill-treating a bull.

Who is Parikshit?

100

King Parikshit threw this at the meditating Sage Samika.

What is a dead snake?

100

He is the founding father of Chinmaya Mission-worldwide

Who is Parama Pujya Swami Chinmayananda ji?

100

This 5th grade BV teacher tells us the stories of Bhagvatam and shares his name with lord Hanuman’s father!

Who is Pawan Uncle ?

200

The demon Mahishasura could transform into this powerful animal.


What is a buffalo?

200

These are the 4 yugas (or cycles of time in Hindu cosmology)?

What are Satya, Treta, Dwapara and Kali?

200

King Parikshit was cursed to be bitten to death in these many days

What is seven?

200

This was Swami Chinmayananda’s Jnana Guru 

Who is Sat Guru Swami Tapovanam Maharaj?

200

This festival is also called the festival of lights

What is Diwali?

300

Mahishasuramardini is an incarnation of this goddess, known as the destroyer of evil.


Who is Goddess Durga?

300

The bull in the story represented this.

What is Dharma or virtue?

300

This young 16-year old brilliant sage with infinite knowledge and wisdom, told the Bhagavatam story to King Parikshit.

Who is Sage Suka?

300

This is the current head of Chinmaya mission, World wide

Who is Pujya Swami Swaroopananda ji?

300

We start our classes with this invocation prayer

What is Om SahanaVavatu or Shantipaatah?

400

Mahishasuramardini stotram has these many verses.

What is 20?

400

The weeping cow next to the bull represents this.

What is Mother Earth?

400

These were the first humans that were created by Brahma ji 

Who are Manu and Satarupa?

400

This Swami ji was the head of Chinmaya Mission after Swami Chinmayananda (Gurudev) took Samadhi.

Who is Pujya Guruji or Swami Tejomayananda ji?

400

This festival represents the victory of Good over Evil

What is Dussehra or Vijayadashami?

500

This is the author of MAhishasura mardini stotram.

Who is Bhagwan Adi Shankaracharya? 

500

These were the three lost legs of Dharma in Kali Yuga 

What are Purity, Austerity and Charity?

500

This was the purpose of Varaha Avatara

What is “ to bring Mother Earth above the surface of water (so there is a place for humans and life to go on)

500

In this year Gurudev attained Mahasamadhi (left his physical body)?

What is the year 1993?

500

The special MSC-2025 camp is happening in San Jose after these many years…

What is twenty five years?

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