Hari Om Parents !!!

A very warm welcome to the Sathyam Class of Balavihar 2016-17

Learning Goals:

Bala Ramayana: Goal for children is to easily learn Ramayana. Bala Ramayana tells us about the Lord of the Kosala Country, Sri Rama. This epic is divided into seven Kandas – Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kiskinda, Sundara, Yudha and Uttara. Learn thru’ stories, crafts, shlokas and games.

Beginning Prayer

We started off the class with Om chanting three times, followed by Om Sahanavavathu

Guru Stotram:

Kids have learned first 7 slokas of Guru Stotram.

We have provided the hard copy of the Guru Stotram to the kids. Please have the kids practice this at home. We will continue learning Guru Stotram one new sloka at a time.

Story :

We are at the part where Rama, Lakshmana and Sita spend about 10 years in the forest peacefully roaming between different ashrams and protecting them from the rakshasas.  Finally as they near the end of their exile, Sri Rama wants to meet the great Sage Agasthya.  Rama tells Lakshmana and Sita about the greatness of Sage Agasthya where he makes the mighty VIndhya mountain bend forever and how he kills the two Rakshasas Vatapi and Ilvala.

  When they meet the sage, he suggests they settle down at Panchavati and they do.  Surpanakha (Ravana's sister) comes by and wants to marry Rama.  In the end when she tries to hurt Sita, Lakshmana cuts her nose and ears and she goes running to her brothers Khara and Dusana who rule over that part of the forest.  

Activities:

Yoga

Coloring

Hangman

Four corners

Conclusion:

We concluded the day with ‘Om Poornamadah’ Shanti Prayer.

Reminders:

Please send along the following items in your child’s bag:

• Class text books
• Crayons / pencils / notebook
• A nut free snack / Drink to have during the break time

Next class is on Dec 18^th  

We are looking forward to a fun filled class with your child!

Feb 28th class –

Hari Om Parents ! 

Beginning Prayers

Om Saha Navavathu

 

GuruStotram – completed the Grurstotram 

 

9. Na Guror-adhikam tattvam na Guror-adhikam tapah. 
Tattva-gyanat-param nasti tasmai Shri Gurave Namah. 
  
There is no higher truth than the Guru, no higher penance than (service to) the Guru, and there is nothing higher than Realisation of the Knowledge of the truth imparted by the Guru. My salutations to such a Gurudev, who is himself that very timeless truth (and who has taken up a form to bless his disciples like us with real knowledge). 

12. Man-naathah Shri Jagan-nathah Mat-guru-shri jagad-guruhu. 
Mad-atma sarva-bhutatma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah. 
 
My Lord is the Lord of Universe; My teacher is the teacher of the entire universe; and my Self is the Self of all. My salutations at the lotus-feet of such a Guru, who has revealed such knowledge to me.

13. Gurur-adir-anadish-cha Guruh-param-daivatam. 
Guroh-parataram nasti tasmai Shri Gurave Namah. 

The Guru is the beginning of the Universe, yet he himself is without a beginning, the Guru is the highest deity, and there is none higher than the Guru. My reverential salutations at the lotus-feet of such a Gurudev.  
  
14. Tvameva mata cha pita tvameva  tvameva bandhushcha sakha tvameva. 
Tvameva vidya dravinam tvameva  tvameva sarvam mama-dev-deva. 

You are everything for me; mamadev-deva – O My ultimate God  
O God! You alone are my mother, my father, my brother, and my friend. You alone are the knowledge, my real wealth. You are everything for me. You are verily my God alone.

 

Story:

·             Completed the Ramayana

·             Completed the Guru Stotram

·             We will be starting Lingashtakam next week and start the practice for Samskrithi too.
 

Conclusion:

We ended the class with Shanthi Mantra.

Reminders:

We have finalized the skit for Samskrithi and in the process of assigning the roles. Please make sure kids attend coming classes without failure. It will help us pick the kids for appropriate roles as well as to start the practice.