Hari Om parents,
Hope you are doing well. Here is the summary of our class -
1. We started with 3 OM's and "sahna bhavtu" followed by shlokas for Lord Ganesha, Devi Saraswati & our Guru.
2. We chanted the Dhyaan shlok and went over the meanings.
3. Game time - We played a game to revise the meanings and names of Hanuman ji we have learned so far. Everyone participated and it was so much fun. Here is the link - https://wordwall.net/resource/12142389.
4. Story time- A curse or a boon.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful Apsara called Pumjisthala who lived in the heavens. She was very mischievous. Once she disturbed a sage in his meditation. The sage became angry and cursed her saying that she would be born as a female monkey in her next life. Pumjisthala was shocked. She cried and apologized profusely. The sage's heart melted. He said he could not undo the curse, but said that she would be free from the curse after giving birth to Lord Shiva.
As the stage promised, Pumjisthala was reborn as Anjana and, together with her husband Kesari lived a life of chastity and purity. She performed austerities for many years and worshiped Lord Shiva. Pleased with her devotion, Lord Shiva granted her a boon which would free her from the curse.
When Ravana's atrocities were increasing and he was playing havoc in the world, all the gods prayed to lord Vishnu. The devas appealed to the Lord that the earth cannot take much more of this misery and requested the Lord to come and save everyone. Lord said, I will take birth as Rama, to free the earth from the evil grip of Ravana. Since Lord Vishnu himself was coming on the earth all the devas wanted to come and serve the Lord.
Lord Shiva also wanted to serve Rama.He thought, If he comes as a member of his family, Rama may hesitate to take services from Shiva. But if he comes in a lower form as a monkey there will be no such problem. Thinking thus, he placed his tejas, brilliance in Sri Hanuman to serve Lord Rama. Therefore, Sri Hanuman is also known as an incarnation of Lord Shiva. His father's name was Kesari, which means lion. Therefore Sri Hanuman is born of a lion like monkey who is fearless, brave and strong. Sri Hanuman purifies everybody that comes in contact with, like the wind God. Therefore, Hanumanji is ~
* Pavansutta - son of Lord Pavana(wind)
* Anjaniputra. - son of Anjana
* Kesarinadana- son of Kesari
5. Brainstorming - What are some qualities of a good messenger? A good messenger is one who promptly delivers the right message, to the right person, at the right time. One can be a messenger only if one has many good qualities and is trustworthy. Some of the qualities are-
* One must be capable of delivering the message to the right person
* One must be smart enough to recognize the right situation in which the message should be delivered
* One must be clever enough to understand, remember, and deliver the right message with brevity and clarity
* One must be able to deliver the message in time, and cannot afford to be lazy.
Whenever anyone asked Hanuman ji who he was, he would simply say, Rama doot, which means messenger of Lord Rama. This is a true reflection of his humility and a great reflection of keeping lord Rama in his ❤️all the time.
6. Game time - Played the telephone game on zoom using breakout room. Super fun!
8. Hanuman Chalisa - We chanted a few chaupais and went over the meanings on how Hanuman ji took different forms in different situations and was always eager to serve Lord Ram.
9.Story time - When we talk of devotion, guess who do we talk about ? None other than our great Hanuman ji. What makes Hanuman ji so special and divine is not his invincible strength or fortitude, but rather his unwavering and boundless devotion to Lord Rama. From the moment Hanuman ji first saw Lord Ram, he dedicated his life only to the service of Lord Ram. Here is the story which depicts the same devotion -https://youtu.be/e5qYl6yLO70
9. Gita Chanting- We chanted verses 43 &44 of chapter 2. Here is the link - https://youtu.be/aQ09tsR8asI
See you all in the next class on Sunday @ 9:15 am.😊
Regards,
Chitra & Rupa.