Hari OM!
Beginning Prayers
- Om Saha Navavathu
- Vakratunda Mahakaya
- Saraswathi Namastubhyam
- Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu
- Ramaya Ramabhadraya slokha.
- Budhir Balam
Stotram:
- GuruStotram (My Prayers, Page 9) - We reviewed slokas 1-7. We learnt shloka 8.
- Lingashtakam - We reviewed the first six stanzas of Lingashtakam.
- Gita Chanting: We learnt 7 slokas of Chapter 13
Story:
Rama asks Sugriva to challenge Bali to a fight and Rama promises to kill Bali. However Bali and Sugrive look so alike that Rama is not sure which is which. In the meantime, Sugriva gets beaten up by Bali. He comes back to Rama disappointed that he did not keep up his end of the promise. Rama explains the similarity between them and suggests that Bali wear a garland of flowers and challenge him again. He does and this time, Rama shoots an arrow from behind a tree that takes Bali's life. Rama then explains to Bali that it was fair to kill him while in hiding since htat's what they do when they hunt. Bali feels blessed to be killed by Rama and asks Sugriva to take over the kingdom and his wife and son, Angada.
The monsoons set in, and they are unable to proceed in their search for Sita. Meanwhile, Sugriva is rejoicing in the kingdom and forgets about his promise. Hanuman goes to Sugriva and reminds him and he asks that all vanaras assemble within a day to start searching for Sita. Lakshmana too comes looking for Sugriva to find out the status of the search. Seeing Sugriva is intoxicated, Lakshmana gets angry and strings his bow. The sound reverberates through all of the kingdom and brings Sugriva to his senses. Meanwhile, all the bears and monkeys from the kingdom assemble to help Sugriva and Lakshmana plan the search for Sita.
The monsoons set in, and they are unable to proceed in their search for Sita. Meanwhile, Sugriva is rejoicing in the kingdom and forgets about his promise. Hanuman goes to Sugriva and reminds him and he asks that all vanaras assemble within a day to start searching for Sita. Lakshmana too comes looking for Sugriva to find out the status of the search. Seeing Sugriva is intoxicated, Lakshmana gets angry and strings his bow. The sound reverberates through all of the kingdom and brings Sugriva to his senses. Meanwhile, all the bears and monkeys from the kingdom assemble to help Sugriva and Lakshmana plan the search for Sita.
Activity:
The children colored pictures from Ramayana
Meditation/Japa:
Games:
None
Conclusion:
We conluded the day with
- Om Purnamadah
Comments:
Please encourage them to practice the slokas at home. Please also have them read the pages that refer to the above part of the story from the Ramayana book. We do quizzes in every class and the kids will find this useful.
Next class is on Mar 3rd, 2013.
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