Sanskar Gurukul Weekly Update
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Sanskar Gurukul Weekly Update Class Name: Angirasa Week# 05: November 01st, 2015 General Assembly We started with the 3 Oms and the Shanti Mantra. Then we went on to explain our two announcements : 1. Next Sunday Nov 8 is Dress up day - If you would like, come dresses up as any character from the Ramayan. Bhagavatam or Mahabharath, or one of the famous people in Indian History - such as Freedom fighters or rulers of ancient India. 2. This year's yearbook theme will be Durga Ma - Please start thinking about the art for the year book - drawings of Durga Ma, symbolism in her vision, etc. We will discuss more ideas in the upcoming weeks....We would like your entries to be submitted by Dec 6th - so put your thinking caps on! We then sang the birthday song for all Oct and Nov birthdays - Parul aunty helped us with lead and follow. Then Aparna Aunty took us through a fun activity....a guided meditation session that had us focus on our breathing and stilling our bodies. The children did wonderfully well. We finished the GA with Smita Aunty sharing a couple of riddles : - What did the baby corn ask the mommy corn? Ans : Mom, where is "popcorn"? - What is easy to get into but hard to get out of? Ans: Trouble!! Announcements : 1. Nov 8 is Diwali/Dress up day - you can come dressed up as a character from our scriptures of history 2. Put your thinking and art crafts cap on - for Durga Ma art for our yearbook! Due Dec 6! Class We started the class with three Omkars followed by the Shanti Mantra, Guru Brahama and Before Studies Prayer. Then we got into Ramayana story. There was a kingdom of Kosala on the north of river Ganga. Its capital was a very beautiful city of Ayodhya, which was built on the banks of river Sarayu by Manu (famous ruler of the Solar Dynasty). People were happy, content, truthful, and noble. King Dasharatha ruled the kingdom, he was fair, generous, and beloved by all the people in his kingdom. He was mighty warrior, and ruled his kingdom justly and wisely with guidance from Sage Vasishtha and Sage Vaindeva, who were great scholars and they were famed for their learning, self-respect and self-control. King Dasharatha had glory, fame and prosperity but he was not a happy man. King Dasharatha had three wives – Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. But he did not have any kids. So one day king approached Sage Vasishtha and told him about his sadness. Sage Vasishtha took king to Sage Hrishya-Shringa, who advised him to perform a special Yagna called Putrakameshti Yagna. Sanskar Academy 1 Sanskar Gurukul Weekly Update While this yagna was in progress the Devas led by Lord Indra went to Lord Brahma, the creator. They said, “My Lord, we are painfully suffering and only you can help us. So Lord Brahma wanted to know what was troubling them And they said, “We are unable to bear dangers of Ravana. He has been harassing us very much and we have reached a point where we can’t bear it any longer. You granted him boons which have made him powerful. Because of that we have to suffer all the bad things he does. Lord Brahma listened to them and said, “You are right. I have granted him immunity form the hands of Devas, Danavas, Rakshasa, Gandharvas and Yakshas, so you all are helpless. In his arrogance Ravana did not seem worthy of himself to ask immunity from the hands of a man, so he will be killed by man. While they were talking Lord Vishnu came, so they all said please protect us from suffering, protect the world form evil. Lord Vishnu thought for a moment and he know it was time for him to take Avatara to save the world form Ravana. He also knew King Dashratha was performing yagna, he thought King Dashratha is a righteous man and he would be my father. He told Devas and Lord Brahma about his decision and they were overjoyed. They thought a few more years and then everything will be ok. Lord Vishnu also asked for help and said, “That you will have to be born on the earth to as bears and monkeys and help me when time comes. As King Dasharatha's Yagna was being performed, there emerged Yagna-Purusha who was magnificent and glowing. He gave a bowl of Kheer to King Dasharatha and asked him to distribute it among his wives. King Dasharatha happily accepted and gave it to two of his wives – Queen Kausalya and Queen Kaikeyi. When Queen Sumitra arrived Queen Kausalya and Queen Kaikeyi, each gave half of their share to her. After some time four boys were born. Queen Kausalya and Queen Kaikeyi gave birth to one son each and Queen Sumitra gave birth to twins. Queen Kausalya gave birth to Lord Rama, Queen Sumitra to Lakshmana and Shatrughna, and Queen Kaikeyi to Bharata. We practiced chanting Shanti Mantra, Before Studies prayer, 1st sloka of Shree Guru Stotram and last Ending prayer. We ended the class with Ending Prayer. Homework 1. Practice Shanti Mantra and Ending prayers. 2. Alphabet B from Alphabet book. Announcements 1. Parents are welcome to sit in the General Assembly every Sunday from 11:00-11:30am 2. Please put your shoes in shoe cubby only. 3. If you are going to be absent, have your parents send an email in advance. 4. If you have a cold or are not feeling well, stay home and recover completely. Sanskar Academy 2 .