Our session started with chanting OM 3 times and reciting opening prayers of,
- Sahana Vavatu
- Vakratunda MahAkAya
- Saraswati Namsatubhyam
- Guru Brahma
- SuklAmbharadaram
- KarAgre Vasathe Lakshmi
- Sri RAma RAma RAmeti
Each sloka was read aloud by an individual kid. We started learning the 3rd Shloka of Ganesha Pancharatnam last week. We revised all three in this class.
MAHABHARATA
We then proceeded with the recap of Mahabharata.
- After Karna was insulted by Arjuna at the talent show, Duryodhana takes him as his friend and makes him the King of Anga.
- Yudhishtara was liked by all the people for his truthfulness and wanted him to become the KIng, but Duryodhana was not in favor of this because of his jealousy.
- His brothers and Shakuni plot a plan to kill the Pandavas, they send them to Varanavat. As part of the plan a wax palace was built that would be later set on fire.
- The PAndavas were forewarned by Vidura about the impending danger who gives them hints to escape through a tunnel.
- Pandavas along with their mother escape the fire through the tunnel and reach a place called Ekachakra and stay in a Brahmanas house.
- Bhima kills the demon Bakasura, who lives in the forest killing and robbing people
- Draupadi marries Arjuna in Swayamvara and later becomes the wife of the Pandavas when Kunti unknowingly asks them to distribute equally whatever Arjuna has got as gift among all the brothers.
- When the PAndavas returned to Hastinapura they were only given half the kingdom and the forest Khandavaprastha to rule.
- Pandvas with the help of Maya built a beautiful city and palace there and named it Indraprastha.
SAINTS OF INDIA
After Adi Shankaracharya, our journey of Saints continued with Swami Tapovan Maharaj, Swami Chinmayananda and Swami Shantananda ji. We have covered Saint Samarth Ramadas this week.
BHAGAVAD GITA
We made kids practice Shlokas 39-42 of Gita. We will be recording these in our next class and sending them to the coordinators for House Points.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Request the parents to make sure there are no technical glitches. A few kids are having their videos switched off most of the time. Please remind them to keep them on.
If any of them need to leave early, send us a note or ask them to tell us at the beginning of the class.
Whatsapp Group link
Please check out the attached PDF documents for Shlokas and Ganesha Pancharatnam for kids to practice at home, so they can participate in SHLOKATHON competition early next year.
You can register your kids for Shloka classes, a flyer with details has been shared in our Whatsapp group.
Request the parents to set aside a few minutes for the memorization of 39,40,41,42 shlokas of Bhagavad Gita and first 3 stanzas of Ganesha Panchratnam.
Feel free to reach out to me at lalitha.nandyala@gmail.com or
shashi at shasikk@gmail.com
Thank you,
Purna and Shashi.