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Sept 24, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
September 24, 2023 -  Class Updates
  1. Kids wrote Likhita japa for the first five minutes.
  2. We started off the class with the chanting of OM three times and opening prayer (Dhyana shloka - Om Saha Navavatu)
  3. Shloka Chanting - practiced first three verses of Ganesha Pancharatnam. 
    1. Kids learnt the meaning of the second verse. 
  4. Mahabharata
    1. Outline of seven generations

2. Background of how Mahabharata was told to Janamejaya by Vaishampayana 
3. Adi Parva
        1. Begins with the King Shantanu of Hastinapura
          • Puru (Pauravas) and Kuru (Kauravas) dynasty
        1. King Shantanu met Ganga Devi and wanted to marry her
        2. Ganga Devi set conditions for the marriage that Shantanu should not question who she is and/or her actions
        3. Shantanu agreed and married Ganga Devi
        4. When their first son was born, Ganga Devi took it and drowned the baby in the river
        5. Shantanu was shocked, but did not question her because of the agreement
        6. Ganga Devi repeatedly did the same for the next 6 babies
        7. When their eighth child was born, Shantanu could not take it anymore and questioned her as to who she is and why she is drowning the babies
        8. Ganga Devi told Shantanu that she is Ganga Devi and it is time for her to leave him as he broke the agreement
        9. Ganga Devi explained that the eight babies were the Ashtavasus and because of the curse of Sage Vashishta, they were born as humans
        10. She told Shantanu that she will give back the eighth child once he is sixteen
        11. Name of the eighth child was Devavrata
        12. Devavrata learnt from different gurus - scriptures from Sage Vashishta, archery from Parashurama in Deva Loka
        13. Devavrata joined King Shantanu and was heir to the throne of Hastinapura
        14. King Shantanu met Satyavati, a fisherwoman and wanted to marry her
        15. Satyavati's father did not want her to marry Shantanu as her sons will not inherit the throne of Hastinapura
        16. In order for Shantanu to marry Satyavati, Devavrata took vows that he will not inherit the throne and that he will never get married. He came to be known as Bheeshma
        17. Long before, because of the blessing of Paraashara Muni, Satyavati had a son who is none other than Vyasa
                                  4. Kids did the following word search 

 
5. Story of a Saint - Swami Tapovan Maharaj
      1. Swami Tapovan Maharaj was born in Palaghat, Kerala
      2. His child name was Chippu Kutty
      3. "Tapovanam" means forest of austerities
      4. He is the Guru of Swami Chinmayananda
      5. He is a very strict teacher
      6. He has authored books in Malayalam and Sanskrit
        1. Kailasa Yatra
        2. Himagiri Vihaaram
        3. Ishwara Darshanam
        4. Sri Soumya Kasisha Stotram
      7. Values to be learned from him - to be simple, to be humble, to be truthful
        • Truthful in thoughts, speech and action
      1. Photographs of Swami Tapovan Maharaj are available in http://archives.chinmayamission.com/gurus/swami-tapovan/Intro 
6. Aarti and pledge in temple hall

Our next class is on October 1st. 

Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Thanks.

Regards,
Rameshwari  and Roopa
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