Amrutham Class----May 3rd!!!! Please Read....lots of IMPORTANT details

Hari Om parents!!!

If you have missed any BLOGs in the past, thats OK but donot miss this one. This pertains ALOT of information about upcoming class and our performance. Let me start off with the progression of the class and towards the end is the information on the next class on May 17th at Vrindavan Ashram (details below).

 

We started our class as usual with:

3 Oms

Ganesha Shloka (Vakratunda mahakay...)

Saraswati Shloka (Saraswati namastubhyam.....)

We practiced some shloka that they will be reciting in the assembly.Here are the list of Shloka so you can help them practice at home, in the car for few minutes, etc:

• Ya devi sarva bhuteshu, martru rupen sansthita, namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah.
• Twameva Mata, Chapita Twameva.
  Twameva Bandhu, Cha Sakha Twameva.
  Twameva Vidya, Dravinum Twameva.
  Twameva Sarvam Mama Deva Deva.
• Sarva Mangal Mangalye, Shive Sarwarth Sadhake
  Sharanye Tryambake Gauri, Narayani Namostute 

 

We continued (our 3rd week) talking about our superhero, Krishna. Kids were a bit disappointed that I didnt bring my laptop, projector etc to show them videos but we really wanted to take the time to focus on the performance shlokas so they are better prepared for it.

 

I discussed the story of Krishna and his friend Sudama :

Sudama was Krishna's friend and devotee. He belonged to a poor Brahmin family. Years passed and Krishna became king of Dwarka but Sudama remained a poor man. Sudama and his wife and children starved without food.Tired of their pitiable state, one day his wife advised him go seek hisfriend Krishna's help. Sudama who was an extremely honest man felt ashamed to ask for help. When his wife insisted, Sudama agreed to go, but realised that going empty-handed to meet a friend after so long would look odd. So he carried with him a handful of puffed rice as a gift. Krishna greeted Sudama warmly when he arrived at the palace. Seeing the splendour of Dwarka, Sudama felt awed. Krishna's hospitality humbled him, and was now feeling embarrassed to take out his simple gift. Seeing a small bag in Sudama's hand, Krishna promptly asked him whether his gift was inside the bag. Sudama unwillingly took it out and said he could not gift a handful of puffed rice to a king. Krishna immediately understood Sudama's problem. He happily accepted the gift as if it was the most precious thing.
When Sudama reached home the next day, he saw a huge mansion instead of his hut and his family wearing new clothes. He went inside and found lots of food. At once he knew that god had showered his blessings on him.

I was prepared  to tell them another story but we didnt have time since we started off the class with information with parents, we lost a bit of time there.

We took bathroom break, snack, coloring of a picture of grown up Krishna. Also revised his characteristics, peacock feather on his head, avatar of Vishnu, etc etc

Important Details:

• Our next class is on May 17th but NOT at the BRHS (Bridgewater high school) instead it will be OUR field trip to the Vrindavan Ashram at 95 Cranbury Neck Rd., Cranbury, NJ.  
• All parents are requested to be there no later than 10 AM.
• ALL Vrindavan and BBNJ families will attend the Arathi from 10:15-10:30am
• 10:30 am Amrutham (our class) will perform just as we were scheduled to perform in the assembly.
• 10:30-12pm Classes will be held in assigned classrooms while parents will be doing some seva activities.
• 12-12:45 ALL BBNJ families will have lunch in the Ashram basement.

 

See you all on the May 17th...Happy Mother's Day!!!!!

Meena Arvind