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Nov 17, 2019 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Nov 17, 2019 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Following is summary of Balavihar session on Nov 17th, 2019

  • We started the class with Meditation (2 mins), Guru Stotram and continue to learn – Ajam Nirvikalpam
  • We continue to learn Ganesh Pancharatnam (Mudakaratha Modakam....)
  • We learnt the story birth of Pandavas and Kauravas and meeting with Dronacharya
    • Pandavas are 5 children of Pandu, Kunti and Madri in the forest
      • 3 out of 5 Pandavas born to Pandu & Kunthi - (udhishthir with blessings of Dharamaraj, Arjun with blessing from Indra, Bhima with blessing from Vayu Bhagavan
      • 2 out of 5 Pandavas born to Madri - Nakul and Sahadev with grace of Ashwini kumars
    • Kauravas are 100 children born to Dhritarastr and Gandhari
    • After the death of Pandu & Madri, Kunti came to Hastinapur with Pandavas.
    • Both Pandavas and Kauravas started education under Kula Guru Krupacharya
    • One day, while playing Ball fell in a well, that is when they met Dronacharya, the great archer. Dronacharya became guru for both Pandavas and Kauravas. However, Arjuna became his favourate student.
  • We learn the story of Tapovan Maharaj, He is the Guru for Gurudev - Swami Chinmayananda. We discussed the values followed by Tapovan Maharaj
    • Be Humble
    • Be Truthful
    • Be Simple
    • Keep vows
  • We started learning Bhagavad Gita Slokas
    • Repeat slokas from previous weeks (1 through 4)
    • New slokas 5 & 6



Hari Om

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