It was rather a small and cozy class size today!!! We had ALOT to accomplish today! Today was the LAST class for the year 2014 so I revised EVERYTHING we have learned so far in this past 12 weeks.
If you have missed reading the blogs, this will give you the full scenario of what we have covered so far. Few parents asked me to write more details about the shloka so I will give more details in this blog.
We have covered 9 Shloka this far:
1) Om saha navavatu saha nau bhunaktu
saha viryam karavavahai
tejasvi navadhitamastu ma vidhwishavahai
Om shanti shanti shantihi (Page 7)
2) Vakra-Tunda Maha-Kaaya Surya-Kotti Samaprabha
Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryesu Sarvadaa
3) Sarasvatii namastubhyam
Varade kaamarupini
Vidyaarambham karishyaami
Siddhirbhavatu me sadaa
4) Ya devi sarva bhuteshu Shakti rupen sansthita
Namastasyay Namastasyay Namastasyay namo namah
5) Ya devi sarva bhuteshu Laxmi rupen sansthita
Namastasyay Namastasyay Namastasyay namo namah
6) Ya devi sarva bhuteshu Vidhya rupen sansthita
Namastasyay Namastasyay Namastasyay namo namah
7) Om sarve bhavantu sukhinah
sarve santu niramayah
sarve bhadrani pashyantu
ma Kashciduhkha-bhaag-bhavet
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih (Page 24)
8) Vighneswaraya Varadaya Surapriyaya Lambodaraya Sakalaya jagathitaya
Nagananaya shrutiyajna vibhushitaya Gauri sutaya gananatha namo namaste
9) Om purnamadah purnamidam
purnat purnamudacyate
purnasya purnamadaya
purnamevavasishyate
Om santhi santhi santhihi
hari om shri gurubhyo namah harih om (Page 25)
We sang our favorite bhajan taught by our special guest Pushpa aunty:
Come Oh bulky stomach Ganapati, You are the son of Shiva Parvati
Riding a Rat-o, Belting a serpent-o, you have the face of an elephant-o
We offer you modaka payasa, you are the steno of Veda Vyasa
Come oh bulky stomach.......
Please ensure us Vigna Vinasha, you are the guru of examination pass-a
Come oh bulky stomach.......
More topics that was revised today:
Trinity:
Brahma:
- Hes the creator of everything
- Hes the preserver/protector!
- He has Shesh naag over his head
- He holds below things in his hands:
- Gada
- Sudarshan chakra or just chakra
- Lotus
- Shankh
- Hes the destroyer of ALL evil
- He has snakes around his neck
- Ganga river flows from his head
- There is a crescent moon on his head
- He holds below things in his hands:
- Trishul
- Damru
- Kamandal
Saraswati:
- Gives us knowledge
- Her vehicle is swan
- She carries below things in her hands:
- Veena
- Mala
- Veda or books
- Lotus
- Gives us wealth (coins as per children)
- Her vehicle is owl
- She sits on lotus
- She carries below things in her hands:
- Lotus
- Coins
- Gives us strength
- She sits on tiger
1) Ganapati
2) Ekdantaya
3) Gajanan
4) Lambodaray
5) Vakratunday
Revised Ganesha:
Parents (Mother-Parvati, father-Shiva)
His favorite food Modaka and laddoo
His vehicle is a mouse
He has BIG head so he can think BIG
He has BIG ears so he can listen MORE
He has a BIG belly so he can digest GOOD and BAD
He has small eyes so he can FOCUS/CONCENTRATE
He has small mouth so he can talk LESS (cause when you talk less, you listen MORE)
Revised Gandhiji :
He was one of the freedom fighter who helped in Indian Independence
He was born in Porbandar India
We call him "bapu-ji" with love
Revised Navratri:
Talked about all 3 goddess we worship during Navratri
Nav means 9 and ratri means nights
Revised Diwali:
Good vs. Evil
Good always win---Emphasized to make good choices NO matter how small the choices are. Briefly revised the story of Ramayana.
Reiterated the fact that "Sharing is caring" and we must continue do that especially as we celebrate this holiday season.
Last but not the least, we watched a 10 minute video about how Ganesha was formed, how he got his name Ganesha!!!!
Our next class will meet on January 4th!!!! Happy holidays and wishing you ALL a VERY healthy and a prosperous New Year!!!!! See you NEXT YEAR!!!!!!
Meena Arvind
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