Class-3 (Lecture Sheet) Chapter-3, Section-2 (Religious Books)
Lecturesheet-1 Date: 22/06/2020 Religious Books: Religious books mean that type of book which tells about religion. Religious books deal with much knowledge. Necessity of Religious Books: The necessity of religious books is immense. Because- i) Religious books give us much knowledge about religion. ii) These books teach us to be devoted to God. iii) These books give man honest advice. iv) These books teach us to be good human. v) These books help us to know God.
Name of Religious Book of Hindu Religion: The name of our religion is Sanatan religion (eternal religion). Its another name is Hindu Religion (Hinduism). The main religious book of the Hindus is the Veda. The other religious books of the Hindus are- the Upanishada, the Purana, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata etc. Ramayana: The Ramayana is one of the religious books of the Hindus. It tells us the stories of Rama. So, its name is Ramayana.The original Ramayana was written by Valmiki in Sanskrit language. Then, Krittibash translated the Ramayana into Bengali. The story of Ramayana is divided into seven sections. Each of a section is called a Kanda. That is why, it is called the Sapta Kanda Ramayana. These Kandas are described below:
Adi Kanda (The Early Event): Dasharatha was a king of Ayodhya. He had three queens – Kousalya, Kaikeyee and Sumitra. Rama was the son of Kousalya, Bharata was the son of Kaikeyee and Lakshmana and Shatrughna were the sons of Sumitra. Rama and Lakshmana had reputation of heroism from the boyhood.
Rama killed Taraka Rakshashi who created disturbances in the hermitage. He married to Sita, the daughter of Mithila king Janaka, breaking the Harodhanu. Because, there was a condition that Sita would be married to the man who could break the Harodhana. Lord Shiva gave Janaka this dhanu or bow. Janaka’s youngest daughter Urmila was married to Lakshmana. Janaka’s brother Kushadhaja had two daughters – Mandavi and Shrutakirti. Mandavi was married to Bharata and Shrutakirti was married to Shatrughna. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Subject: Hindu Religion Worksheet Class-3 Chapter – 3, Section-2(Religious Books)
1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: a) The main religious book of the Hindus is ____. b) In the Ramayana there is the story of ___. c) ____ was the King of Ayodhaya. d) _____ broke the Harodhanu. e) Ascending the throne Sita entered into the ____.
2. Write down the meaning of the following words: a) Scripture b) Hermitage c) Misfortune d) Companion e) Appropriate
3. Match the Column-A with Column-B to make complete sentences:
Column-A Column-B a) Teaches us to be good people i) Valmiki. b) The original Ramayana was written by ii) Forest. c) To keep his father’s promise Rama went to the iii) Religion. d) The King of Lanka was iv) Life. e) We shall apply the teachings of the Ramayana in our v) Ravana. vi) Dasharatha.
4. MCQ:
a) Who translated the Ramayana in Bengali? i) Valmiki ii) Krittibash iii) Byashdev iv) Tulshi Das b) How many Kandas are there in the Ramayana? i)Four ii) Five iii) Six iv) Seven c) How many sons did the King Dasharatha have? i) Four sons ii) Three sons iii) Two sons iv) One son ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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d) For how many years had Rama been to the forest? i) Eleven years ii) Twelve years iii) Thirteen years iv) Fourteen years
e) In which hermitage Sita took shelter during the banishment? i) Byashdev ii) Kapilmuni iii) Valmiki iv) Durbashamuni
5. Answer the following short questions: a) What do you mean by religious books? b) What are boons Kaikeyee demanded from Dasharatha? c) Why did Rama go to the forest?
6. Answer the following broad questions: a) What is the necessity of religious books? b) What lesson do we get from the Ramayana?
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Solution of Hindu Religion Worksheet Class-3 Chapter – 3, Section-2(Religious Books)
1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: a) The main religious book of the Hindus is ____. (Veda) b) In the Ramayana there is the story of ___. (Rama) c) ____ was the King of Ayodhaya. (Dasharatha) d) _____ broke the Harodhanu. (Rama) e) Ascending the throne Sita entered into the ____. (underworld)
2. Meaning of the following words: a) Scripture – Religious books b) Hermitage - Monastery c) Misfortune – Bad luck d) Companion - Peer e) Appropriate - Correct
3. Answer of matching: a) Teaches us to be good people - iii) religion. b) The original Ramayana was written by - i) Valmiki. c) To keep his father’s promise Rama went to the - ii) forest. d) The King of Lanka was - v) Ravana. e) We shall apply the teachings of the Ramayana in our - iv) life.
4. Answers of MCQ: a) Who translated the Ramayana in Bengali? Ans: ii) Krittibash b) How many Kandas are there in the Ramayana? Ans: iv) Seven c) How many sons did the King Dasharatha have? Ans: i) Four sons d) For how many years had Rama been to the forest? Ans: iv) Fourteen years e) In which hermitage Sita took shelter during the banishment? Ans: iii) Valmiki ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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5. Answers of short questions: a) Religious books mean that type of book which tells about religion. Religious books deal with much knowledge. b) Kaikeyee demanded two boons from Dasharatha. The first boon was Bharata would be the king. Second one, Rama would go to a forest in exile for fourteen years. c) Rama went to the forest to keep his father’s promise.
6. Answers of broad questions: a) The necessity of religious books is described below: i) Religious books give us much knowledge about religion. ii) These books teach us to be devoted to God. iii) These books give man honest advice. iv) These books teach us to be good human. v) These books help us to know God.
b) We get the following lessons from the Ramayana: i) We have to respect our parents. ii) We have to respect our elder brothers. iii) We should destroy irreligion. iv) We should always think about the welfare of the people. v) We should keep our promises.
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