SECTION 1 & 2- ( 10/20/13 BALVIHAR WEEK :6)
Beginning prayers
- Sahanaavavatu
- Meditation for 5 minutes
- Gurustotram verses 1-6 and 14th verse
Gita chanting
- Chapter 14 - 1st and 2nd verse
- Raadhe Raadhe Raadhe - 1-3 stanza
- Dashaavataram Stotram - 1-4 stanza
- Matsya Avataara
Likhita Japa
- Writing ‘Om’
Ending prayers and pledge
- sarve bhavantu sukhinah
- puurnamadah purnamidam
- arati
- Pledge
Bhagvatam Time:
We did the recap of the chapters we did so far.
Tale: Matsya Avataara
There once lived a king named Satyavrata. He was a great devotee of Maha Vishnu. One day while he was doing his daily prayers a tiny fish came out of his kamandalu into his palm. The kind king put the poor little fish back into the river. But to his great surprise he heard the fish crying and begging him not to leave him back in the river as the big fishes are bound to swallow him. So Satyavrata put him back in the vessel and took it home. Next morning he again heard the cries of the fish and saw that the fish had grown in size and was crying for more room. So he put the fish in a big vessel. But the fish started growing bigger and bigger and the King kept on transferring him to bigger and bigger vessels until he didn't have any more bigger vessels. So the king took the fish to a lake but there too the fish kept growing and growing. Then the king had no other option but to take it to the ocean. The king was really confused by this and started thinking and suddenly it striked him that it must be the Lord himself incarnated for a specific purpose. He bowed before the fish and the Lord answered that after seven days the world is going to be submerged in the waters of pralaya. The Lord advised the king to collect all the herbs, plants, seeds, trees and all the different species of animals and enter the boat provided. He was also told when the storm rock the boat, he was asked to tie the boat up with Vasuki, the snake to the Lord's horn. He also told him not to get scared as the Lord was there to protect the boat. He added the boat will have the 7 rishis. Satyavrata did as he was told and on the 7th day the terrible storm took place and everything was destroyed. But the boat was protected by the Lord. At the end of Pralaya, the Lord killed the demon, Hayagreeva who had stolen and hidden the Vedas under water.
Brain storming:
Why did God take the form of a fish?
This incarnation became necessary because Hayagreeva hid the Vedas in the deep ocean. And since only fish can survive best in water, Maha Vishnu took the form of a fish inorder to get the Vedas back.
What are the Vedas?
Vedas are the hindu scriptures, where in the secrets of how to live a happy life are explained.
Brain storming:
Why did God take the form of a fish?
This incarnation became necessary because Hayagreeva hid the Vedas in the deep ocean. And since only fish can survive best in water, Maha Vishnu took the form of a fish inorder to get the Vedas back.
What are the Vedas?
Vedas are the hindu scriptures, where in the secrets of how to live a happy life are explained.
Game Time: Red Light/Green Light
We wound up our class with Aarti and Pledge in the auditorium. See you all in two weeks.
Note: Likhita Japa books can be taken from the front desk.
Note: Likhita Japa books can be taken from the front desk.
Warm Regards,
Deepthy Aunty & Rama Aunty (Section 1)
Indira Aunty & Shrinivas Uncle (Section 2)
