Hari Om Dear Families,
We had a fun Sunday afternoon with our kids. We did start our class with a few yoga poses and some stretching exercises to calm down. Please find below the summary of our class on Sunday, April 28th 2024.
Opening Prayers: We chanted 3 OMs followed by the following opening Prayers
- Om Sahanavavatu
- Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
- Saraswati Namastubhyam
- Vakratunda mahaakaavya(for Lord Ganesha)
- Buddhir Balam Yashodhairyam
Kids are given an opportunity to come in front and lead the group for chanting. Please revise as we will be asking each kid to lead in our class. We started the classes with the revision of all 8 values of Hanumanji and did a recap of all the verses we did in past Verse 1 to verse 30.
Hanuman Chalisa: We started learning Hanuman Chalisa in the last 16 weeks. We have learnt 30 verses so far.
We did verses 31 and 32 .
Verse 31:
Asta siddhi nau nidhi ke data, asa bara dínha janakí mata. (Verse 31)
Meaning:
Mother Janaki bestowed upon You the boon that You may grant the eight siddhis (supernatural powers) and the nine kinds of wealth (to anyone You like).
Group Discussion:
We did discuss about 8 different powers like to be small, become too big and other such of hanuman by giving examples.
Verse 32:
rama rasëyana tumhare pasa, sada raho raghupati ke dasa. ( Verse 32)
Meaning:
The elixir of devotion to Lord Rama is with You, who always stays at the feet of Lord Rama as His servant (with utmost humility). Elixir, a quick magical cure (rasayana) of all, is with Hanuman ji and that is, be the servant of the Lord.
Group Discussion:
We did make them do the pranam. What does it mean? While you bow down to God, Guru, parents, teacher, elders what does it mean. It means you pay highest respect to them and thank them for all that they have done or given you.
Other Activities:
Yoga: We did do few yoga poses and did some stretching exercises to calm down and get the class started.
Likhita japa: We did Likhita japa of the kid's favorite god in the book. Please remember to send it with the kids every class.
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Things to note:
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Class starts at 1 PM sharp with opening prayers. Please make sure kids are inside the classroom 5 mins before the class starts.
Please make sure kids use the restroom before entering the class.
This year's parent's handbook is available at the following link- https://www.chinmayavrindavan.org/balavihar/parents-corner/handbook
Materials Needed for the Class
Notebook for Likhita japa (Pencil and Eraser)
Hanuman Chalisa book
Balavihar Handbook (Bhagavad Gita)
Regards,
Aastha and Rajeswariji.
