Hari Om Parents,
The class was started with Likhitha Jaapa, Daily Prayers, Ganesha Pancharatnam and Nirvana Shatakam.
We discussed our annual class play, Class was divided into two groups India the Sacred land or Mahabharata. Most kids opted for Mahabharata. We have our class play on May 3rd 2024. Have asked the children to come up and help with writing the script about Bakasura vadha and Draupadi Swayamvara. We had a long discussion on what, how the plot should be and what characters are needed for the Play.
Few children have volunteered to write the script for the play, have asked them write the scripts and also submit by replying to the email with subject as class play not later than March 30th 2024 Latest. The entire play must be completed in 12 mins and must be in language which kids can understand.
Then we continued with our mahabharata story.
Yudhishthira builds a palace with help of Maaya the architect of devas. A beautiful palace of illusion was built for Yudhishthira.
Kauravas are invited to visit the Illusionary palace during the Rajasuya Yagna invitation as well.
Yudhishthira wants to help Dhuryodhana's and to take him on tour on the palace but he declines the same due to his pride.
The palace was full of illusions and Dhuryodhana's could not make out whether it was floor, or wall or pond or was it flower vases or mirrors.
While exploring he bumped into many obstacles, while exploring he fell into a pond of water thinking it was a floor and was mocked by Draupadi that he was blind just like his father and mother. Dhuryodhana feels insulted a lot with critics passed by Draupadi. After the Rajasuya yagna and after Krishna slayed Sisupala, everyone present there went back to their kingdoms.
Dhuryodhana was not happy looking at the Rajasuya yagna and seeing the prosperity of Pandavas.
Back in Hastinapura Duryodhana is very restless and expresses his grief and wants to take revenge on Draupadi and Pandavas. Dhritarastra asks Dhuryodana why he wants to invite trouble but he is encouraged by his uncle Sakuni. Sakuni tells Duryodhana to invite his cousins over for a Game of Dice. Uncle Sakuni tells duryodhana that he has magic dice with him which would roll the numbers of what is thought or told by Sakuni. There was a back story of these Dices but it was about time for swamiji's Gita Chanting and our Aarthi so we had to stop our class here.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DON'T HAVE CLASS NEXT FRIDAY 29TH MARCH AS WE ARE CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK.
Until we meet next i.e. April 5thh 2024.
With Om and Pranams
Anuradha
Important Information:
we see still parents not getting information and also kids not bringing things to class
Parents who are not part of What's app group are requested to join the same by using the link below:-
https://chat.whatsapp.com/E0cfUe3NUDYCBwYVKD7tyg
List of things that we need the kids to bring to the class
1. An empty notebook to write Likhitha jaapa and notes.
2. Two sharpened pencils
3. Daily Prayers book
4. Curriculum for 5th graders
1. Mahabharata by Raja Gopalachari.
2. India the sacred land (handouts will be provided by teachers)
3. Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 4. Shlokas 1-28
4. Shlokas- Ganesha Panchratnam and Nirvana Shatakam.
4.1 Ganesha Panchratnam
4.1.1 Link to rendition with lyrics in English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4lZCKxeJFE or
4.1.2 Link: https://youtu.be/Oyo0FWP9fB8?si=ZaYVDepNkX0YWShI (play at lower speeds for kids to follow lyrics and hear clearly
4.2. NirvanaShatakam
Link to chant
https://youtu.be/rKx7K13OvQ4?si=lM6g_ZtX0kdF5Sfo - Uninterrupted Line Guided Chant - YouTube
