Sanatana Dharma
What is the oldest veda of the 4 vedas?
Rig Veda
Who was the scribe of the Mahabharata, and who was the narrator?
Ganesha-scribe
Vyasa-narrator
What is the holy pace that was sunk into the Arabian Sea?
Dwaraka
Who was the one that started the Rashtra Sevika
Samiti?
Laxmibai Kelkar/Mausiji
Who or what is the guru in HSS?
Bhagwa Dwaj
What are the names of the 4 Purusharthas?
Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha
What was the formation that Abhimanyu broke into but could not get out of that killed him?
Chakravyuha
Where is the place that the largest Hindu temple is located?
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Who was the one that spread Vedanta philosophy in the U.S?
Swami Vivekananda
What does Ek Shaha Sampada mean?
Come together in a line by order of height
Match the UpaVedas(sciences)
1. Ayurveda -Warfare
2. Dhanurveda -Music
3. Sthapatyaveda -Health
4. Gandharvaveda -Architecture
Ayurveda-Health
Dhanurveda-Warfare
Stapatyaveda-Architecture
Gandharvaveda-Music
Who was the Kaurava that switched over to the Pandavas side?
Yuyutsu
Where is the richest holy temple in India located?
Hint: Balaji Temple
Tirupati
Who is the king that fought against Mughal invasion on his horse Chetak?
Maharana Pratap
When did HSS start in the USA?
1989
What are the names of the 4 Mahavakyas?
Tat Tvam Asi, Aham Brahmasmi, Ayam Atman Brahman, Prajnanam Brahman
What are the names of Karna’s foster parents?
Adhiratha & Radha
Modern day names for holy places
Avantika -Haridwar
Kashi -Ujjain
Maya -Varanasi
Avantika-Ujjain
Kashi-Varanasi
Maya-Haridwar
Who is the founder of the international society of krishna consciousness(ISKCON) or more commonly known as the “Hare krishna movement?
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Name the 6 festivals celebrated in Shakha
Makar Sankranti, Varsha Pratipada, Hindu Sanghatan Diwas, Guru Dakshina, Raksha Bandhan, Vijayadashami
Which of the 4 yogas does ashtanga yoga fall under and name any 4 of the 8 angas?
Raja Yoga
Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pratyahara, Pranayama, Dharana, Dhyana,
How many sons did Arjuna have and name 2- one who fought in the war and one who did not?
4 sons
Fought in war:Abhimanyu(Subhadra), Shrutakirti(Draupadi)
Did not fight in war: Iravan(Ulipi), Babruvana(Chritangada)
Jyotirlingas are holy places in India. How many are there and name the states of where any two are?
12 jyotirlingas
Somnath(Gujarat), Mallikarjuna(Andhra Pradesh), Mahakaleswar(Madhya Pradesh), Omkareshwar(Madhya Pradesh), Kedarnath(Uttarakhand), Bhimashankar(Maharashtra), Vishwanath(Uttar Pradesh), Trimbakeshwar(Maharashtra), Baidyanath(Jharkhand), Nageshvara(Gujarat), Ramanathaswami(Tamil Nadu), Grishneshwar(Maharashtra)
Match the scientist with their discoveries
1. Concept of Zero, heliocentric theory, value of Pi to 4 demcimals,Sine table in Trigonometry
2. Radio and microwave optics; Plant life proof
3. Algebra,concept of gravity and astronomy
4. Nobel prize in physics for light scattering effect
Bhaskaracharya, Aryabhatta, Dr. CV Raman, Jagdish Chandra Bose
Concept of Zero, heliocentric theory, value of Pi to 4 demcimals,Sine table in Trigonometry(Aryabhatta)
Radio and microwave optics; Plant life proof(Jagdish Chandra Bose)
Algebra,concept of gravity and astronomy(Bhaskaracharya)
Nobel prize in physics for light scattering effect(Dr. CV Raman)
Recite the shanti mantra
Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Santu Niraamayaah |
Sarve Bhadraanni Pashyantu
Maa Kashcid-Duhkha-Bhaag-Bhavet |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||