Hari OM Dear Families,
Here is this week's update.
Week : 12
7th Jan 2024 / 9:15AMClass began with 3 OMs followed by
"Om Saha Navavatu" (page 8 in My Prayers book)
Om shrI Ganeśaya Namaha, shrI Saraswatyai Namaha, shrI Sat Gurubhyo Namaha.
"Vakratunda Mahakaya" (page 27 in My Prayers book)
"Saraswati Namastubhyam" (page 12 in My Prayers book)
"Gurur Brahma" (page 60 in My Prayers book)
"Om Saha Navavatu" (page 8 in My Prayers book)
Om shrI Ganeśaya Namaha, shrI Saraswatyai Namaha, shrI Sat Gurubhyo Namaha.
"Vakratunda Mahakaya" (page 27 in My Prayers book)
"Saraswati Namastubhyam" (page 12 in My Prayers book)
"Gurur Brahma" (page 60 in My Prayers book)
"Neelaam buja" & "SriRama Rama rameti" (page 129 My prayers book)
Naama ramayanam- We learned the kishkindha kaanda, and the meanings along.
Ramayanam-
Hanuman explained to her all the events that had happened since she was abducted. Overcome with joy of finding her, he offered to carry her back to Rama. Sita kindly declined saying she would not willingly choose the help of a man other than Rama. Hanuman then asked her to give some token of recognition for Rama.Sita gave him her Chudamani (hair ornament) and also told him the story of Kakasura. She also told Hanuman that she would wait for only one month for her rescue by Rama.
Hanuman then decided to get a measure of Ravana's military might and proceeded to destroy Ashoka vana. Ravana sent many of his military leaders to fight but they were all killed by Hanuman. Frustrated, he sent his son Indrajit, who managed to get Hanuman bound by the Brahmastra. The demons who accompanied them tied him again with ropes which released Hanuman from the brahmastra, but he quietly went as he wanted to see Ravana. Entering the court, he was very impressed by Ravana and wondered what a great person he could have been if only he followed dharmic ways. He introduced himself as Rama's messenger and advised him to return Sita and avoid war. Ravana was furious and wanted to kill Hanuman, but Vibhishana's wise counsel stopped him. Ravana decided to set Hanuman's tail on fire. But this backfired as Hanuman, protected by Sita's prayers and blessings, did not feel any pain and instead jumped all around Lanka, setting the whole city on fire. He then went and met Sita again, before returning back to where Rama was.
Gita Time- we learned verse numbers 15 & 16 from chapter 4.
We played hangman and had a quiz on ramayanam (story learned so far)
Next class on 1/21/24
Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns you may have.
Hari OM
Prarthana Gururaj and Vidhya Aiyer
