Adi Sankara's childhood
Disciples & Mutts/Maths
Adi Sankara's Shlokas/Bhajans
Complete the shloka
Bhajans
Sai Baba
100
The parents of Adi Shankara
Aryamba and Shivaguru
100
A boy named Giri spontaneously sang these verses / Shlokas. What is the name of the Shloka ? What did Adi Sankara name him ?
Totakaashtakam & ToTakAcharyA
100
What is the kanakadhArA-stotram ?
100
anāyakaika nāyakaṃ _______ daityakam ।
natāśubhāśu nāśakaṃ namāmi taṃ ________ ॥ 1 ॥
1. vināśitēbha
2. vināyakam
100
What is the Saraswathi bhajan that we learned this year?
Jai Jai Jai Ma Saraswathi
100
What was the name of the old mosque where baba lived through out his life
Dwarakamai
200
The birthplace of Adi Shankara.
Kaladi / Kalady
200
One of the 4 principal disciples,he was the first guru of the Shringeri Sharada Peetham.
Sureshvaracharya (formerly Mandana Mishra).
200
At Kasi, Lord Shiva came in disguise as a “Chandala” with 4 dogs to test Adi Sankara and remind him that all are equal. What 5-verse hymn did Adi Sankara compose ?
Maneesha Panchakam
200
suvakṣōjakumbhāṃ sudhāpūrṇakumbhāṃ
________________ prapuṇyāvalambām ।
sadāsyēndubimbāṃ ________________
bhajē śāradāmbāmajasraṃ madambām ॥ 1 ॥
1. prasādāvalambāṃ
2. sadānōṣṭhabimbāṃ
200
Complete the lyrics for the following Bhajan: Jaya Mrityunjaya Mahadeva
Maheshwara Mangala Shubha charana
200
What is the name of the holy fire lit by Sai baba with his yogic power
And what is the name of the holy ashes which emerges from the fire.
Dhuni is the name of the fire
Udi is the name of the holy Ash
300
Sankara changed the course of this river to help his Mom. What is the name of the river ?
Poorna / Purna
300
Who is Padmapadacharya ?
He was a staunch devotee of Lord LakshmiNarasimha, and the first head of Puri Govardhana matha
300
Shloka composed in praise of Goddess Saraswathi
Sharada Bhujangam
300
akiñchanārti mārjanaṃ _________ bhājanam ।
purāri pūrva nandanaṃ surāri garva charvaṇam ।
prapañcha nāśa bhīṣaṇaṃ dhanañjayādi _______ ।
kapōla dānavāraṇaṃ bhajē purāṇa vāraṇam ॥ 4 ॥
1. chirantanōkti
2. bhūṣaṇam
300
In which Bhajan that we learnt this year does Vitthal's name come?
Ram Ram Bhajo Man - Vithala Bhajo Man, Vithala Bhajo re
300
Which 2 holy rivers meet at Prayag (Confluence of 2 rivers)
Confluence of Ganga and Jamuna
400
Which animal was holding Sankara's leg in the river and on what condition did it let him go ?
A crocodile. It let him go when his mother gave her blessing for Sankara to become a Sannyasin.
400
He was a very quiet boy who used to do nothing, but upon seeing Adi Sankara started talking and demonstrated all his knowledge. What was his original name and the name given by Adi Sankara?
Prthvidara and Hastaamalaka Acharya
400
What is the name of the Shloka which describes all the steps for doing Pooja (all the offerings to God) ?
Shiva Manasa Pooja
400
ātmā tvaṃ _____ matiḥ sahacharāḥ prāṇāḥ śarīraṃ gṛhaṃ
pūjā tē viṣayōpabhōga-rachanā nidrā samādhisthitiḥ ।
sañchāraḥ padayōḥ pradakṣiṇavidhiḥ stōtrāṇi sarvā girō
yadyatkarma _____ tattadakhilaṃ śambhō tavārādhanam ॥ 4 ॥
1. girijā
2. karōmi
400
What does the third line in the Bhajan for Ganga Jatadhara mean?
Nandi vahana Naag bhushana - One who rides the Nandi bull and one who wears snakes like ornaments
400
What do you call a person who knows the present, past and the future such as Sai Baba
Such a person is called Trikal Gyani or Siddha
500
What was Adi Sankara’s Guru’s name ? Where was he located ?
GovindaBhagavatPada
Omkarnath / Omkareshwar
500
Names of the last 4 Acharyas of the Kanchi Mutt / Math at Kanchipuram
Chandrashekarendra Sarawathi (68th),
Jayendra Sarawathi (69th),
Shankara Vijayendra Sarawathi(70th),
Satya Chandrashekarendra Sarawathi (71th)
500
What famous song did Adi Sankara compose to emphasize “remember and worship God” rather than focus on small unimportant things like Sanskrit grammar ?
Bhaja Govindam
500
_________ nethraja sampoojyamanam,
Lasan manda hasa prabha vakthra chihnaam,
Chlath chanchalodhara ________ karnam,
Bhaje Saradambhaam ajasram madhambham., || 8 ||
1. Bhavambhoja
2. Tatanka
500
In which Bhajan is the Veena instrument mentioned?
Dhimika dhimika dhim - Mridanga bole...Veena bole jay Shiva Shankara
500
In which year did Baba enter Samadhi
1918