March 11, 2012

Beginning Prayers

• Om Saha Navavathu
• Vakratunda Mahakaya
• Saraswathi Namastubhyam
• Ramaya Ramabhadraya
• Buddhir Balam Yashodhairyam

Bhajans:

We practised the new Rama Bhajan this week. We will be singing this in the Assembly on March 18th, 2012

• Rajathi Rajaya

Stotram:

• Lingashtakam:

   We reviewed the first five verses. We learnt the sixth verse this week.

Geeta Chanting:

• We chanted the first 13 verses of Chapter XII.

Story:

We continued the story this week.  We talked about how Hanuman, after meeting with Sita, decides to show his strength to the people of Lanka.  He grew really big and started destructing trees and homes and finally Ravana had to send his son Aksa to fight with Hanuman.  He was killed and so came Indrajit, who used his Brahmaastra to capture Hanuman. Hanuman used this oppurtunity to meet with Ravana as the messenger of Sri Rama.  Vibheeshana suggests to Ravana that Hanuman should be treated with respect as he is a messenger but Ravana ignores him.   He orders the rakshasas to set his tail on fire.  Hanuman grows really big again and they set fire to his big tail.  He suddenly gets too small, wriggles out of the ropes that bind him, and moves from one building to another setting fire to Lanka without touching Asokavanam where Sita is staying.  He flies back to the shores of the ocean in India where his friends and Jambavan are waiting to hear news of Sita.

Activity:

We coloured a picture of Hanuman setting fire to Lanka. 

Games:

We play four corners today.

Likhita Japa:

Conclusion:

We concluded with arti and pledge

Comments:

We continued our Samaskriti practice this week and will continue in the next class.  We will be adjusting our class structure to accomodate the practice as we are trying to get most of the practice done during class hours.  Please make sure to bring your child to class for the next few weeks so that we can have meaningful practice sessions with full attendance.