We started the class by chanting OM 3 times followed by beginning prayers Sahanaavathu & then we meditated for 2 minutes. Then we did the Guru Stotram upto the 5th verse and concluded with Tvamey va maatha cha verse.
We sang Radhe Radhe Radhe during Bhajan time.
Bhagvatham Time:
We reviewed last two weeks lesson -How King Parikshit meets Kali.
Tale: Pariksit meets Kali
Where does Kali reside? - recap
Where does Kali reside? - recap
5 places:
1) untruthfulness
2) arrogance
3) lust
4) cruelty
5) Rajoguna
1) untruthfulness
2) arrogance
3) lust
4) cruelty
Today's story-
The curse
King Parikshit was in the forest and lost track of time. He was hungry and very thirsty. He saw sage Samiska's ashrama. The sage was in deep meditation and king Parikshit took a dead snake and threw it round the sage's neck. His mind was not on guard and he acted this way. We should always be on guard and do the right act.
Sringi, sage's son got angry on king Parikshit and cursed.
Tale: Pariksit Meets Shukadeva
Parikshit learnt about the curse and was very sad and returned to the palace.
King Pariksit handed over the palace to his son and went to the forest. He got together with a lot of learned sages like Vyaasa, Vashista, and others. He also met a very young learned sage Shukadeva, son of Vyassa. They all suggested that Pariksit listen to the glories the Lord, that are sung in the bhaagavatam, to attain eternal peace, since he was cursed to die in 7 days. In the following classes we will be learning the stories that were narrated by Shukadeva to King Pariksit.
See you next week!
~Indira Aunty and Sanjana Didi
