Hari Om Parents,
We started our class with the breathing exercise, chanted "OM" 3 times, chanted "Sahana Vavathu " and daily prayers which are on page 11 of the My Prayers book. Next , We learnt and chanted " Saraswathi Namastubhyam " most of the kids know the Shloka . Children are learning " Brahmaarpanam " Shloka this week . Please go through the daily prayers which your children to make them memorize .
Story Time :
The Ramayana story continues with Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana reaching Sage Bharadwaja's ashram, who advised them to build a Rama ashrama in beautiful Chitrakoota. Soon they set up their new home there. Meanwhile in sorrowful Ayodhya, King Dasharata remembers the incident from his youth. As a young prince he had gone hunting in the forest. He hears an animal drinking water and shoots his arrow towards the sound. To his surprise he hears a human voice cry out in pain. He soon finds Shravana, a young hermit, gravely injured by his arrow. Shravana was filling a pitcher of water for his old blind parents when the arrow struck him. He asks Dasharatha to take the water to his parents and breathes his last. King Dasharata goes to the old couple and apologizes for his mistake. Heartbroken they curse him to endure the same fate in his old age when he will be separated from his son. We spoke about Shravana's love for his parents, that even in his dying moments his thoughts were only about them. Shravana to this day is considered an ideal son. As the curse comes into force, the king passes away and entire kingdom begins mourning.
Bhajan :
We are progressing on " Khathe bhi Ram Kaho " . We chanted 7 and 8 verses of chapter 2 of Bhagavad Geeta . Children can go through this link and memorize the verses with parents.
Class Zoom Link:
See you all next Friday. Class starts promptly at 7:00 pm.
Regards,
Sangita Patankar & Uma Bhashetty
