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Why Samskritam

Sanskrit is the language of Indian culture and inspiration, the language in which all her past greatness, her rich thought, and her spiritual aspirations are enshrined. Sanskrit has not only been the treasure-house of our past knowledge and achievements in the realm of thought and art, but it has also been the principal vehicle of our nation's aspirations and cultural traditions, besides being the source and inspiration of India's modern languages. - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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Ashland Lakshmi Temple kaaryashaalaa

Roshni and Chandrashekar, a married couple, attended a 2 Saturday sambhaaShaNa workshop in March, and have been attending the weekly bhaaShaa vargaH at the Temple since then.

"When we heard about "Spoken Sanskrit", it sounded [both] exciting and overwhelming at the same time. We had always associated Sanskrit with Shlokas. This was a new experience. During the two-days [of the workshop] we learnt a lot. It was fun, with lot of interaction.

Just before the workshop, we met the teachers for the first time. We were thoroughly impressed by the fact that they were talking in Sanskrit to each other. After the classes, we feel we have made a small but definite step towards getting there [being able to speak fluently]. We are now able to speak small sentences with each other. We look forward to the rest of the classes.

dhanyavaadaH
-Roshni and Chandrasekar"

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Vishva-Samskrita-Dinam - World Samskrita-Day Every year, shrAvaNa-pUrNimA, or the full-moon day in the month of shrAvaNa, is celebrated as vishva-samskrita-dinam. This year, it falls on Saturday, August 16th. Even as we celebrate this day as the World Samskrita Day, our fond hope and strong belief is that all 365 days of the year will be Samskrita-Days!

Adages exist that proclaim all of earth to be a family (vasudhaiva-kuTumbakam), the three worlds form one's habitat (svadEshO bhuvanatrayam), and so on. These reflect universal thinking. Along these lines, as we observe the day, we wish a fulfilling, prosperous and peaceful living for all mankind.

The Vedas are full of mantraas that express these sentiments. The secret to achieving this objective is harmonious co-existence among man, beast and nature.

As you sow, so you reap - the more humane we are and the more giving we are, the more we will be surrounded by generosity of character among our fellow-humans.

Click here to read the original message from our co-founder, Shri Krishna Shastry. Click here to read the electronic transcript of Shastry Mahodaya's message .