Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya Shalaka Competition, Sarangpur
Participants visit Akshardham
Participants visit Akshardham
Participants visit Akshardham
Written Exam
Written Exam
Written Exam
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Prof. Janak Dave addresses the inaugural assembly
Dr. Gajendra Panda addresses the assembly
Prof. P.N. Shastri addresses the assembly
Dr. Kameshwar Upadhyay addresses the assembly
Bhadresh Swami addresses the assembly
Participants present a cultural program
Participants present a cultural program
Participants present a cultural program
Participants present a cultural program
Qualifying Round
Qualifying Round
Qualifying Round
Qualifying Round
Discussion and interaction with Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami
Discussion and interaction with Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya recitation in Akshardham Mandir
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya recitation in Akshardham Mandir
Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya recitation in Akshardham Mandir
Sadhus bless participants
Dr. and Mrs. Panda honor the participants
Granth Yatra - the texts of the Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya are honored in a procession around the Akshardham Mandir
Granth Yatra
Granth Yatra
Granth Yatra
Granth Yatra
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony
Group photo of participants with sadhus
Group photo of participants
Shri Somnath Sanskrit University, Somnath, and the BAPS Research Institute at Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi jointly organized a special Shalaka (Memorizing) Competition based on the first adhikaran of the Brahmasutra Swaminarayan Bhashya written by Bhadresh Swami.
In the preliminary phase, over 1,000 students studying Sanskrit at various universities and institutes throughout India participated. Of these, 125 were selected to compete in the final in New Delhi.
In the final, the students underwent written and oral tests on the memorized verses of the Bhashya. Among the expert scholars present for this competition were Prof. P.N. Shastriji (Vice-chancellor, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi), Dr. Kameshwar Upadhyayji (National Secretary, Akhil Bhartiya Vidvat Parishad, Varanasi), Dr. Rameshchandra Pandeyaji (Vice-chancellor, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapith, Delhi), Dr. Deven Patel (Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA), Dr. Gajendra Panda (Head of Department, L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad), Pujya Shrutiprakash Swami (Head, AARSH, Gandhinagar), and others.
The expert judges were very impressed by the standard of knowledge and recitations of the participants. A total of 20 prizes were awarded to the outstanding performers
