Bhagavad Geeta Chapter 3: Karma Yogaḥ
Date: April 8, 2023 (Saturday)
170 adults and children ranging in age from 3 to 85 participated in this year’s Geeta Chanting Yajna. We are excited to announce the results. Congratulations to all the leading chanters and all the participants.
Arjuna (Grade PreK-KG)
| Participant Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Padmini Viswanath | 1 |
| Raam Prasannakumar | 1 |
| Raman Vishwanath | 2 |
| Sandhya Karthik | 2 |
| Akira Krishnaraj | 3 |
| Pavitra Ruparel | 3 |
| Saanvi Jha | 3 |
| Amrutha Nalkund | Honorable Mention |
| Neeraja Nittala | Honorable Mention |
| Sanya Murthy | Honorable Mention |
| Shubham Joshi | Honorable Mention |
| Vishruth Vangipuram | Honorable Mention |
Dhananjaya (Grade 7-8)
| Participant Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Neha Pandya | 1 |
| Shrikar Nag | 1 |
| Ishanvi Putta | 2 |
| Pranav Annavajjhala | 2 |
| Samhita Holla | 2 |
| VijayKrishna Venkateswaran | 2 |
| Aadarshini Anand | 3 |
| Siddhant Pant | 3 |
| Sonali Sharma | 3 |
| Viyona Kotecha | 3 |
| Krupa Nakhate | Honorable Mention |
| Prachi Pishe | Honorable Mention |
| Pratik Bhatt | Honorable Mention |
| Sahana Gopinath | Honorable Mention |
| Saketh elumalai | Honorable Mention |
| Zukhil Subramanian | Honorable Mention |
Bharata (Grade 1-2)
| Participant Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Aashrith Sai Masetty | 1 |
| Ayaan Mandavilli | 1 |
| Keshav Nittala | 2 |
| Naikhil Jayapala | 2 |
| Tej Ruparel | 3 |
| Atharv Krishnan | 3 |
| Reyansh Seetharaman | Honorable Mention |
| Sanskrita Ramana | Honorable Mention |
| Suvir Nagboth | Honorable Mention |
Keshava (Grade 9-12 Memory)
| Participant Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Sinchana Holla | 1 |
| Srilalitha Nair | 1 |
| Rishi Bhatt | 2 |
| Yamini Nittala | 2 |
| Nalini Kotecha | 3 |
| Roshan Ramesh | Honorable Mention |
Kaunteya (Grade 9-12 Reading)
| Participant Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Harshitha Venkateswaran | 1 |
| Aditya Kota | 2 |
| Sai Sahasra Makamchenna | 3 |
| Vaynil Narayanan | 3 |
| Mukil Narayanan | Honorable Mention |
Partha (Grade 3-4)
| Participant Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Vaishnavi Shashikantha | 1 |
| Pradyut Putta | 2 |
| Soham Saxena | 2 |
| Vedantika Rathi | 2 |
| Abhay Mukunda Akkenepalli | 3 |
| Hansini Viswanath | 3 |
| Aarit Aithal | Honorable Mention |
| Aneesh Sharma | Honorable Mention |
| Narayanee Vashi | Honorable Mention |
| Sahasra Maheshwar | Honorable Mention |
| Sushil Venkatraman | Honorable Mention |
Parantapa (Adults - Memory)
| Participant Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Jayashree Sundaram | 1 |
| Subhashini Raghavendran | 1 |
| Arati Joshi | 2 |
| Jigar Pandya | 2 |
| Niveditha Namilikonda | 2 |
| Amitha Hebbar | 3 |
| Padma Parthasarathy | 3 |
| Sridhar Lakshmikanthan | 3 |
| Nirupama Henjarappa | Honorable Mention |
| Viswanath Valluri | Honorable Mention |
Mahabaho (Adults - Reading)
| Participant Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Pramodha Thiagarajan | 1 |
| Sandhya Swaminathan | 1 |
| Divya Madhyasta | 2 |
| Madhu M | 2 |
| Radharani Venkatraman | 2 |
| Suman Kumar | 2 |
| Archana Pishe | 3 |
| Arun Lakya | 3 |
| Aruna Venkataraman | 3 |
| Gayathri Sashi | Honorable Mention |
| Harini Sekar | Honorable Mention |
| Praveena HN | Honorable Mention |
| Ruchira Khanna | Honorable Mention |
| Srivatsankara Rao Valluri | Honorable Mention |
Hrishikesha (Grade 5-6)
| Participant Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Abhay Annavajjhala | 1 |
| Mahathi Tanjore Vijayakumar | 1 |
| Riya Sharma | 1 |
| Rayan Somayaji | 2 |
| Riddhi Pant | 2 |
| Anushka Karki | 3 |
| Eshani Nittala | 3 |
| Neharika Rajesh | 3 |
| Aavart Joshi | Honorable Mention |
| Arnav Ram Maniam | Honorable Mention |
| Avish Saravana | Honorable Mention |
| Maya Kumari | Honorable Mention |
| Raaga Varesh | Honorable Mention |
| Rusheek Jayapala | Honorable Mention |
| Tapas Natraj | Honorable Mention |
Chapter 3 of Bhagavad Geeta shall be the topic of study this year. Following is the summary of Chapter 3 karma yoga.
In this chapter, Bhagavan Krishna talks about how any action can be a glorious sacrifice if only it is undertaken with the required purity of motive, with a spirit of surrender, and with the deep emotion of love. The chapter teaches how we should do our duty, yet not bound by it. Inaction out of fear of failure, rejection etc is not an option. The chapter dwells into the philosophy of “Karma” and “Karma phala” which is one of the core tenets of Sanatana Dharma.
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Verses Assigned by Group
Please note that the participants have to chant the assigned number of verses, based on the applicable group, in order to be evaluated and scored by the judge panel.
| Group | Grade | Verses |
| Anagha | Toddler Group (Will not be judged) | 1-10 (All verses) |
| Arjuna | PreK-KG | 1-10 (All verses) |
| Bhārata | Grades 1-2 | 1-16 (All verses) |
| Pārtha | Grades 3-4 | 1-25 |
| Hrishikesha | Grades 5-6 | 1-30 |
| Dhananjaya | Grades 7-8 | 1-35 |
| Keshava | Grades 9-12 (Memory) | 1-35 |
| Kaunteya | Grades 9-12 (Reading) | 1-43 |
| Medhaavi | Grades 1-6 (Memory)
(Optional additional group – Will not be judged) |
1-43 |
| Parantapa | Adults – Memory | 1-35 |
| Mahābaho | Adults – Reading + 3 minute talk on a randomly assigned set of verses from the list below. Please be prepared to speak on all 3 sets of verses: Set 1: 3.9-3.10 Set 2: 3.34-3.35 Set 3: 3.38-3.39 |
1-43 |
| Audio |
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Chapter 3 – Reference Audio Chanted by Swami Shantananda-Ji |
Chapter 3 – Instructional Audio (Provided by CCMT, All quarters repeated twice) |
| Video Instructions |
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