Hari Om everyone,
Happy Diwali! Hope everyone had a nice celebration.
We started the class with Om and opening prayer. We did a small marble meditation. Kids were very excited. We did a recap of all of the chapters and then went over Chapters 11 and 12.
Chapter 11
-Rama, Laksmana and Sita reach Risi Bharadvaja's asrama. He guides them to Citrakuta mountains in Tapovan to build Rama asrama.
-They build the asrama in Citrakuta and are pleased with the location.
-Sumantra returns to Ayodhya to find the city still befuddled by the events.
-King Dasaratha and Kausalya are in tears. Dasaratha knows his time is coming and recounts to Kausalya his misgivings when he was young.
-When Dasaratha was young, he goes hunting in the night and accidentally kills a young ascetic, Sravana.
-Sravana takes care of his blind parents. He laments at who will take care of his parents now.
-Dasaratha goes to Sravana's parents and begs for forgiveness.
-Sravana's father realizes that he did not intentionally kill their son but tells Dasaratha that he too will lament for his son and die of grief.
-Message- Although unintentional, Dasaratha also gets the result of his actions.
Chapter 12
- King Dasaratha passes away while uttering Rama, Rama.
-Ayodyha is heartbroken.
-Vasistha sends a messenger to fetch Bharata and Satrughna from Kekeya (kingdom of Kaikeyi's father)
-Kaikeyi tells Bharata how she secured the kingdom for him. Bharata is filled with sorrow when he hears this.
-Kaikeyi does not feel any shame or guilt in what she has done.
Activity- Class colored pages from lesson 11 and 12 in their coloring books.
Bhajan- Children really enjoyed singing Khate bhi Ram Kaho…
Gita Chanting- Swamiji went over Chapter 4- Verse 6 and 7.
Next class will be on Sunday December 3rd.
Reminder- Grade 1 performance on stage will be on January 28th.
With our Guru's Blessings,
Saratha and Kavita
Opening Prayer
Om saha navavatu
Saha nau bhunaktu
Saha viryam karavavahai
Tejasvinavadhitam-astu ma vidvisavahai
Om santih santih santih
Om saha navavatu
Saha nau bhunaktu
Saha viryam karavavahai
Tejasvinavadhitam-astu ma vidvisavahai
Om santih santih santih
Jai Ambe Bhajan
Jai Ambe Jagdambe Matha Bhavani Jai Ambe (2)
Dukha Vinashini Durga Jai Jai
Kala Vinashini Kali Jai Jai (2)
Uma Rama Brahmani Jai Jai
Radha Rukmini Seetha Jai Jai (2)
Rama Bhajan
Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama nama tarakam
Rama Krsna Vasudeva bhakti-mukti-dayakam
Janaki-manoharam sarvaloka nayakam
Sankaradi-sevya-mana divya-nama keertanam
