मूकं करोति वाचालं पङ्गुं लङ्घयते गिरिं ।
यत्कृपा तमहं वन्दे परमानन्द माधवम् ॥
Muukam Karoti Vaacaalam Panggum Langghayate Girim |
Yat-Krpaa Tamaham Vande Param-Aananda Maadhavam ||
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगम् जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् ।
वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ।।
Manojavam Marut Tulya Vegam Jitendriyam Buddhi Mataam Varishtham ।
Vaataatmajam Vaanara Yooth Mukhyam Shri Raama Dootam Sharnam Prapadye ।।
Shivaratri : We started the class discussing about Shivaratri and went over the Samudhra Manthan story, why Shiva is called NeelaKanta , Bholenaath and how Parvathi maa held his neck and stopped the poison from spreading to his body and thus learnt the significance of Shivaratri.
My 24 Gurus :
Story Time: Thru the Story of the Monkey and the Orange hidden in Coconut shell - we learnt not to be greedy.
Karma and Nishkam Karma: We discussed what Karma is, how to build Good Karma thru good actions and how we sometimes end up with bad karma knowingly and Unknowingly.
Next Guru : HoneyGatherer/BeeKeeper
Who Am I ?
You may think I am a thief.I loot hard earned savings of busy workaholics.Not only that, I drive them out of their homes.But, in the end, people enjoy the sweet rewards, my loot.
Bees collect honey with great trouble, but beekeepers take away honey depriving the bees.
Honey-gatherers/ BeeKeepers teach us to judiciously enjoy what we have saved and share it with everyone too.
Story time: Thru of the story of Barber and the Seven pots of Diamonds and Gems, we learnt that we should not hoard and learn to have only what we need, enjoy what we have and live happily.
Bala Bhagavatam:
Krishna and Govardhan pooja - A quick recap of this story, Kids responded well and stated all the key points in this story.
Trees are Noble : We shared with the kids that Krishna and the Gopis and Gopikas discussed how great all the Trees are. How they give shelter, fruits, flowers,leaves fragrance, their bark etc. for the welfare of everyone, do not discriminate and at the same time endure the sun, rain and winds, stay strong and are always a Giver to all and hence are Noble.
Little Krishna and the Brahmin ladies:: Through this story we learnt of the boundless love and devotion the Brahmin ladies had for Little Krishna and how Krishna blessed them and forever lived in their hearts and relished the delicious food made by them.
Story time: The King and the Magic Mirror: Thru this story we learnt that we should enjoy nature, sunlight, fresh air, go for long walks in the nature, mountains etc, and not overindulge in food, drink and waste life in merriment.
And then we had some fun time with kids sharing about the different activities they participate in and shared their hobbies and prized possessions like art set, lego creations, painting, books etc.
After this, we said our Closing Prayers and ended the class.
Sincere Thanks to all Parents for helping kids join the Online Class. Truly Appreciate your help and support as always!!
We had a very interactive online class, all the kids participated very well and kept the class lively throughout.
Sincerely thank each one of you for your contributions to our Class Sewa - Annadhanam , your contributions made a difference to the Homeless Shelter!!!
Pranaams
Mahalakshmi Arcot
Anurag Saran
