To Parvati and Srini on learning Sanskrit

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Dear Parvatiji and Sriniji,

 

thank you for your advice on how to practice reading Sanskrit. I have

finally learned the letters, and the Matrka Nyasa and Bahya Nyasa

certainly seem a good way to practice, and fun too (especially

backwards:)). I think it will help to visualise the letter while

pronouncing it. Also the idea of reading along with the cd is very

helpful.

Please allow me to add another very effective way of learning how to

read: by writing. I have begun copy the Guru Gita text by hand, only

one or two verses a day, but I notice it really helps come to grips

with all the consonant combinations.

Anyway, it is very exciting to be able to read (most of) the letters;

last week I spent five minutes trying to decipher a text in devanagari

on an item in my bathroom, only to find out that it said 'ayurvedic

shampu'.

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

 

an I add , "srini_sadhu"

<srini_sadhu wrote:

>

> Dear Parvathi and Gauri,

>

> Namaste!

>

> Swamiji said the Matrka Nyasa and Bahya Matrka Nyasa are an

effective way to learn

> Sanskrit. It is in the Cosmic Puja. It involves placing the letters

of the Sanskrit alphabet on

> various parts of the body and on the Chakras.

>

> Sincerely

> srini

>

>

> , "parv108" <parv108@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Namaste Gauri,

> >

> > GGG-Go Gauri Go!

> >

> > May Lord Ganesha and Saraswati Maa bless your efforts towards

learning Sanskrit. Just

> > the other day I was thinking what a blessing it is for anyone

to be able to read and

> > chant from Sanskrit. Shree Maa says that Ramakrishna called

Sanskrit the "language of

> the

> > Gods." There are many benefits to reading Sanskrit. One of them

is that since each

> letter

> > of Sanskrit is a yantra in itself, just looking at the letters has

a positive effect on your

> > physiology.

> >

> > Your post reminded me of the time when Swamiji was teaching some

of us Sanskrit.

> First

> > we learned the letters which really wasn't that difficult. After

that, we would all sit in a

> > large circle and Swamiji would call on us one by one to read a

certain sloka from a

> > designated scripture out loud. Let me tell you that even though it

was a slow process to

> > get through one sloka at a time, Swamiji remained as patient as

ever with each one of

> us

> > guiding us letter by letter and sound by sound. I am very

thankful that he made us

> "jump

> > right in" as he did.

> >

> > In the same way, I would highly recommend anyone out there to

"jump right in" and

> begin

> > to learn Sanskrit. Since it is a phonetical language it is rather

easy to learn.

> > Making flash cards is one way to learn the letters as well as

writing them down.

> > As you learn the letters, you can pick up any scripture and begin

to identify the letters

> > within the scripture. Pretty soon you will be able to put the

letters together and read

> little

> > by little.

> >

> > On another inspirational note, I am reminded of another devotee

here who recently

> taught

> > himself to read Sanskrit. He now chants the Chandi in Sanskrit and

has even begun to

> > translate it. Go Bhuv Go.

> >

> > One other Sanskrit scholar also recommended listening to Swamiji

and Shree Maa chant

> > from one of the scriptures or puja books while following along in

the Sanskrit. For

> > instance, if you have the beginner Shiva puja CD, then you could

listen to that and

> follow

> > along in the Sanskrit in the beginner Shiva puja book. Or listen

to Swamiji chant the

> Lalita

> > Trishati and follow along, reading the Sanskrit. The Lalita

Trishati can be found in the

> Guru

> > and the Goddess book.

> >

> > Thanks for sharing this inspirational goal Gaur.

> > GEG-Go Everybody Go!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > "Take all of the pleasures of heaven and even those of liberation

and count them as one,

> > all of them together cannot be equal to the pleasure gained from

satsanagha, from the

> > communion with beings of truth."

> > Sundar Kand (Verse 4 Swami Satyananda Saraswati)

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > , "gabilu27" <gabilu27@> wrote:

> > >

> > > I will learn to chant the Chandi direct from Devanagari by

making a sankalpa to learn

> a

> > few

> > > letters every day and once i know them, to start doing a couple

of slokas a day.

> > >

> > > I will learn one sloka a week of several Chandi sections until I

know them by heart.

> > >

> > > Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai Maa,

> > > Gauri

> > > , Rangan Srinivasan

<srini_sadhu@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Dear Family,

> > > >

> > > > Namaste!

> > > >

> > > > Thanks for all the fine discussion on goals and God's

> > > > will. It really helped clarify our thinking. Thank

> > > > you!

> > > >

> > > > Swamiji said that one of the most important scriptures

> > > > to help set goals is Sadhana Panchakam.

> > > >

> > > > We have a slide show on shreemaa.org which has the

> > > > sanskrit and english translation of Sadhana Panchakam

> > > > and Swamiji speaking the translation.

> > > >

> > > > You can find it at:

> > > >

> > > > http://www.shreemaa.org/drupal-4.7.3/node/635

> > > >

> > > > Can you please read it and share a goal or two that

> > > > speaks to your heart and the sankalpa one can take to

> > > > acheive such a goal.

> > > >

> > > > Very eagerly looking forward to hearing from you!

> > > >

> > > > Jai MAA!

> > > >

> > > > srini

> > > >

> > >

> >

>