Hari Om Parents,
Our session in the first class of new year 2022 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 individually. We have revised the first 4 slokas of Ganesha Pancharatnam.
MAHABHARATA
We played a character quiz game as a way of refreshing kids memory about the story as we had a break of a couple of weeks. All of them remembered what happened so far and were curious to know what happens next. We are very glad to see their enthusiasm and interest regarding Mahabharata, an epic loved by adults and kids alike. We covered,
- After receiving the Akshaya Patra from SunGod the pandavas were able to feed a lot of Brahmanas and guests who came to their ashram without any difficulty.
- Arjuna goes on a quest of collecting divine weapons.
- He prays to Lord Shiva.
- There was a fight between Arjuna and Lord Shiva, disguised as a hunter.
- He blesses him with divine weapons.
- Story of Parashurama's curse on Karna.
SAINTS OF INDIA
We have covered Saint Kabir Das this week.
BHAGAVAD GITA
We chanted Slokas 49 and 50 with Swamiji's guidance. The link to the YouTube video has been shared in our whatsapp group for practice.
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. Kindly ask the kids to enter the waiting room with their regular names.
No Balavihar class next week
We will see you on 01/23/22.
Wish You All a Very Happy Makar Sankranti/Pongal !!!!
Feel free to reach out to me, Purna at lalitha.nandyala@gmail.com or
Shashi at shasikk@gmail.com
Thank you,
Purna and Shashi.