Hari Om Parents,
Shlokas:
- "Om Saha navavatu" (page 8 in My Prayers book)
- "Vakrathunda mahakaya" (page 27 in My Prayers book)
- "Om Saraswati namastubhyam" (page 12 in My Prayers book)
- "Karegre vasate" (page 11 in My prayers book) - New
- "Samudra vasane devi" (page 11 in My Prayers book) - New
Activities:
- House Inaugural Assembly
After a brief recap of our story so far, we continued on with how King Janaka, the ruler of Mithila was ploughing the fields with his hands one day, prior to a yagna. He heard crying and to his surprise, found a beautiful baby girl in the fields. He accepted the baby as a gift from Bhooma Devi herself and he named her Sita. We introduced 2 new shlokas this week. We explained the meaning of both of the shlokas and how "Samudra vasane devi…", is an apt shloka to learn at this time during our story as we are discussing Mother Earth.
As a child, Sita loved to play with Rudhra's bow, which had been a family heirloom for a very long time. Sita grew up into a beautiful young woman with all the qualities of a perfect woman. On seeing that, King Janaka was deeply concerned about how he would be able to find the perfect match for his daughter. He decided to use that very bow that Sita was so fond of to fetch himself the perfect son-in-law! Most of the kids knew the continuation of this part of the story!
The trio (Visvamithra, Rama & Lakshmana) continued into the city of Mithila that was decorated for all the festivities that were to follow once King Janaka found the apt suitor for his beloved daughter Sita. The huge hall was filled with people eager to make the beautiful Sita their bride. A chariot on which Rudhra's bow was on required 500 men to pull to get the bow into the hall. After a multitude of suitors failed to complete the challenge of lifting, stringing and breaking Rudhra's bow, Sage Visvamitra prompts Rama to take his turn. He very easily lifts, stings & successfully breaks the bow & his success is heard everywhere! Rama & Sita exchange garlands. After that, messengers were sent to inform & invite King Dasaratha, who was overjoyed to Mithila.
The wedding will have to wait till next week as we had a short class!
Please go to the link below to check out the pictures from this week's class
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Required books for Grade 1
- My Prayers Book
- Bala Ramayana Coloring Book
We require at least 1 parent inside the ashram during the full duration of the class. You are free to choose an Adult Study Group or sign up to Volunteer or Meditate/Read in the Temple.
Regards,
Keerthi Kobla and Dipti Chauhan
