Smara Nama Sahasram – Part 2
With the immense grace of our Guru Maharaj, HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji, and the divine couple, Sri Madhuri Sakhi Sametha Premika Varadan, Global Organization for Divinity successfully conducted the second part of the global Vishnu Sahasranamam quiz series – “Smara Nama Sahasram”. This quiz covered the second shatakam from the 104th to 197th Naama from Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam and was based on the YouTube series “Every Day with Nama” presented by Sri Poornimaji, disciple of HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji. The primary aim of this event was to enable devotees worldwide to celebrate Bhagavan and His divine names through learning and appreciating the meanings of the beautiful divine names from Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam.
The quiz was organized into two distinct stages:
Part I: The Preliminary Round, covering Naama 104 to 162 (Sloka #12 to #17)
Part II: The Finals, covering Naama 104 to 197 (Sloka #12 to #21)
The preliminary round took place in September 2024, for which about 54 teams from several countries around the world had registered. This effort culminated in 8 teams advancing to the finals. The final round took place on February 15th, 2025, featuring 8 teams – 4 from India and 4 from USA.
The Part 2 Finals event on Feb 15, 2025 commenced with a Nama prayer, followed by a concise and impactful introductory talk by Sri MK Ramanujam ji, which effectively established the tone for the occasion. The participating teams excelled in all five rounds, demonstrating extraordinary enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and insightful responses. Their hard work, preparation, and sincerity truly captured the joy and spirit of the event, leaving all attendees in awe.
The event concluded with a heartfelt expression of appreciation and gratitude from Sri Poornimaji, bringing the successful and inspiring occasion to a close. Sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to making this event a resounding success.
The finalists of the quiz were:
First place: Team Chitrakootam – Smt. Aarthi Vijay, Atlanta USA
Second place: Team Laddu Gopal – Smt. Vilasini Sainath Iyer & Ms. Samyukta Iyer, Atlanta USA
Third place : Team Samarpan – Smt. Chitra Ganesh, Smt. Sreevidhya Mahadevan, Smt. Akila Shankar, Chennai India
The other finalists were:
Team Vishnu – Sri Raman Veezhinathan & Smt. Lalitha Raman, Virginia USA
Team Guru Krupa – Smt. Vidhya Kailash, Wisconsin USA
Team Anudhinam Nama – Smt. Jananiramya Rajendran, Smt. Kavitha Thirupathi, Smt. Ramya Mohan, Rajapalayam India
Team Madhuri – Smt. Mathumitha R. Dharmesh, Madurai India
Team GuruPadhaRenu – Ms. S Chandrika, Smt. Radhika Mahesh, Sri Rangan Mahesh, Chennai India
A big round of applause to all the participants, once again.
Please stay tuned for Part 3 quiz on the third shatakam, coming up soon.
The live broadcast of Part 2 Finals can be viewed here: https://youtube.com/live/4xfGXNgY1fc
The playlist of all the prelims and finals events of Smara Nama Sahasram can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf2GTja1Pr3OmWDsK8sEG7It-gE4–gKQ
