Hari Om Parents !
We started the class by chanting three Om's , Sahana Vavathu, followed by Vakrathunda Mahakaya shloka . Next , we chanted daily prayers Karaagre vasate, Samudra Vasane devi , Gangecha Yamune chaiyva , SriRama Raamethi , " Kara Charana Krutam va " .
Story Time :
Hanuman is ready to fly across the ocean and went on the mountain.
After flying for a while, he came across a mountain and heard a voice, " rest on me Hanuman, Rama is a good friend of mine" . Hanuman was in a rush to find Sita so he said, sorry, will take rest while going back . After going for a while, a big monster came up from water and want Hanuman to go inside its mouth but Hanuman became a small spec and went inside her mouth and came out and said , her wish got fulfilled. She replied that she was testing him , and blessed him with a success in his search.
Another Raaksasi came out from water and now Hanuman became big and burst from its mouth and killed raaksasi and started again his journey to Lanka.
The brave Hanuman has overcame great obstacles in his flight across the ocean. His great strength and quick thinking brought him safely to the golden shores of Lanka. Here Hanuman pauses to survey the island and marvels at the efficiently planned city. Hanuman knows that crossing the ocean is only the first step. He must be careful not to make any mistakes or be careless. First he needed to determine that Sita was alive. Hanuman waited for nightfall and shrunk to the size of a little monkey. He began prowling around the city wall and was immediately stopped by a fierce rakshasi. He dealt a blow to her jaw and the rakshasi fell. She remembered the prophesy that when a monkey's blow would make her fall, the end of rakshasa race would not be far. She let Hanuman enter the city. we paused the story , kids played some games from spirit day and ended class with Pledge.
Regards ,
Jayashree and Uma