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Sannyasa Diksha and Brahmachari Vratta The Four Asramas

Shivasahasranaamaavalihi 1008 Names of Lord Siva

On the day of Sri Maha Shivaratri, 18 February 2004, three were given Sannyasa Diksha and attained the stage of life called Sannyasa Asrama. On this day, ten were given Brahmachari Vratta or the oath of studentship, dedicated to a life built around service, learning, celibacy and pursuit of the truth as their main goal.

	Pre-Sannyasa Name	Sannyasa Name
1	Sri Lakshminarayan	Swami Keshavananda
2	Br. Ambarish Chaitanya	Swami Advaiyananda
3	Sri K. C. Choudhury	Swami Durga Prasadananda
	Pre-Brahmachari Name	Brahmachari Vratta Name
1	Sri Santosh	Brahmachari Om Chaitanya
2	Sri Dilip	Brahmachari Atmanistha Chaitanya
3	Sri Soubhagya	Brahmachari Brahmatma Chaitanya
4	Sri Arun kumar	Brahmachari Guruprem Chaitanya
5	Sri Satrughna	Brahmachari Damodara Chaitanya
6	Sri Prasanta	Brahmachari Saswat Chaitanya
7	Sri Niranjan	Brahmachari Suddha Chaitanya
8	Sri Anup	Brahmachari Jyotirmaya Chaitanya
9	Sri P. K. Pattanayak	Brahmachari Purushottam Chaitanya
10	Sri Koraprasad	Brahmachari Ramanistha Chaitanya

Sannyasa Diksha

Brahmachari Vratta