Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

A report on the “Summer Sanskrit camp” for children at Mumbai

June 3, 2011

With the Benign Blessings of Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Summer Samskrtia Camp for children commenced on 7th May 2011 during the Mahotsavam of Sri Shankara Jayanti. Thirty children registered for the camp and within a short span of 15 days they learnt without any book or paper, Prarthana Slokas, Ganesha Pancha Ratnam, Sharada Bhujangam, etc.

Concluding day function was held on Saturday, 21st May 2011 and children recited before the public whatever they learnt.

After the summer camp, regular classes for slokas , learning samskritam, stories of great saints, etc will be be held on all sundays between 9 amd and 10 am throughout the year.

Photos taken on the concluding day are in the gallery below.

To that which is born, death is indeed certain; and to that which is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, knowing this, you ought not to grieve over (this) inevitable. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
Daylight and darkness, dusk and dawn, winter and springtime come and go. Time plays and life ebbs away. But the current of desire never leaves. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
Once you begin to feel the presence of God, a joy unknown to you ever before will begin to be felt. The thought of his ever- living presence with you will be a great solace to you. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
Tendencies develop, regardless of the characteristic of the action performed. Hence, he who wishes to lead a proper life will do well to avoid evil deeds and to repeatedly perform virtuous deeds. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
To err is human. Accepting one’s error and correcting oneself is a mark of nobility. Humility is the primary path to achieving nobility. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names