Hari OM
Prayer time:
We started the class by chanting OM 3 times followed by morning prayers- "Sahanaavathu" followed by Vakrathunda Mahakaya, Saraswathi Namsthubhyam, Guru Brahma and Buddhir balam.
Yoga Time:
Raji aunty taught us some yoga poses and we will continue practicing in our next class.
Bhagvatham Time:
Three types of devotion
1) Tamasic Devotion: People who have hatred, anger, jealousy in their hearts. People who worship God selfishly for their own well-being. Such people have tamasic devotion. Ask kids to retell the story they heard in class about 2 boys and ask them what they understood from the story.
2) Rajasic Devotion: When our mind is full of worldly desires and when we pray to God for material gains, we become a rajasic devotee. When we pray with a shopping list, or for better grades or for any of our wants etc., are examples of rajasic type of devotion.
3) Sattvic Devotion: People who love God for the sake of love, not for anything have sattvic devotion. It is the highest kind of devotion. People who love God not for any gains or pleasures are sattvic devotees.
Sati:
Sati was the daughter of Daksha. Sati was a very ardent devotee of Lord Siva. She would always think of Lord Siva and do his pooja. She could not think of anything else other than Siva. Finally, Siva and Sati got married.
One day, Sati's father, Daksha, decided to perform a huge sacrifice. All the Gods, sages, kings, and the celestial beings were invited. The time for the sacrifice came in and just as Daksha walked into the place everyone other than Lord Siva rose to show him respect. Daksha felt very much insulted and lost his temper. He cursed him with very bad words, but Siva kept very quiet and didn't utter a word. After all the commotion Siva left for his abode. After a few months Daksha again decided to perform a huge sacrifice. He invited everyone other than Siva and Sati. Sati wanted to go to her house for the sacrifice. Siva advised her not to go as they were not invited. But Sati still went to participate in the sacrifice. On reaching there she found that no yagna sacrifice had been kept for Siva. She got furious and turned to her father and told that she was ashamed to be born as his daughter and burnt herself in fire and was reduced to ashes. Siva on hearing the news of Sati trembled with fury and quickly pulled out a lock of his hair and threw it on the ground and it emerged into a gigantic terrible form, Virabhadra. Virabhadra immediately went to the sacrificial ground and destroyed everything there and chopped off Daksha's head and put it in the fire. All the devas became terrified at the terrible form and went to Lord Siva and requested him to calm down. Siva said Daksha's head could not be reversed again as it had been destroyed and thus replaced it with the head of a goat. From then on Daksha was very thankful to Lord Siva and always respected Him.
Shloka Time:
We learnt verse 5 of Guru Stotram. Please continue to practice at home.
Geetha Chanting vs 45-46
Please be sure to practice at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MEh3vCkSWw
We concluded the class with the Pledge.
See you all next week!
With Love,
Indira & Raji Aunty