Hari Om Parents,
Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend and it was great to see you all.
Our class started with chanting Om three times, followed by opening prayer:
OM saha nāvavatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha vīryam karavāvahai
tejasvināvadhītamastu
mā vidviṣāvahai
OM śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
.We also Chanted
- Om Sri Ganeshaya namaha,
- Om Sri Saraswathye namaha,
- Om Sri Sat Gurubyoh namaha
After Chanting, we did Yoga poses
- Warm up poses
- Tree
- Lion
- Butterfly
and Meditation game in which we counted numbers in English and Sanskrit.
· As we will be celebrating MahaShivRatri this coming Monday, we talked about Lord Shiva and his symbols (like Jata, Ganga, Damaru, His Blue Color etc.)
We Reinforced – Vakratunda Mahakaya, Bramhrapanam and Karcharna Kritam
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ ।
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥
Vakra-Tunndda Maha-Kaaya Suurya-Kotti Samaprabha |
Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryessu Sarvadaa ||
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविः ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥
brahmArpaNaM brahma haviH brahmAgnau brahmaNA hutam ।
brahmaiva tena gantavyaM brahmakarmasamAdhinA ।।
करचरण कृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा ।
श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसं वापराधं ।
विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्क्षमस्व ।
जय जय करुणाब्धे श्रीमहादेव शम्भो ॥
Kara-Caranna Krtam Vaak-Kaaya-Jam Karma-Jam Vaa |
Shravanna-Nayana-Jam Vaa Maanasam Va-Aparaadham |
Vihitam-Avihitam Vaa Sarvam-Etat-Kssamasva |
Jaya Jaya Karunna-Abdhe Shrii-Mahaadeva Shambho ||
. We talked about MahaShivratri festival and importance of this festival.
. We chanted Shiva bhajan (both sitting and Standing):
Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Hara Hara Bole Namah Shivaya
Ganga Dhara Shiva Ganga Dhara Hara Hara Bole Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Hara Hara Bole Namah Shivaya
Jatadhara Shiva Jatadhara Hara Hara Bole Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Hara Hara Bole Namah Shivaya
. Children enjoyed the story of Lord Shiva's Neelkanth story and we explained them why Lord Shiva is also called Neelkanth. We also learned from the story that we should always leave bad things (poison in ocean churning) and take good things (Nectar).
. Followed by the craft of Lord Shiva's Damaru.
. We chanted verses 41 to 47 from chapter 18 of Gita, followed by tracing of Om and sanskrit letters.
. Classes ended with closing prayers.
We are looking for another fun filled class on next Friday 03/08/19.
Unto him our best!
Vijaya and Sanjay
