After the meditation we said a few prayers from the my prayers book. We said Karagare Vasathe, the prayer to say as soon as we wake up, Shubham karothi kalyanam the prayer we sing when we light the lamps in evenings, Saraswathi namasthubyam the prayer we sing before we study and BhramaArpanam prayer we say before we eat.
We sang the Rama Rama Bhajan. This bhajan is in the my prayers book. It is a fun bhajan, so try it with your kids.
Rama Rama Rama Rama, Rama Nama Tarakam
Rama Krishna Vasudeva Bhakthi Mukthi Dayakam
Janaki Manoharam Sarva Loka Nayakam
Shankaradi sevyamaana divya nama vaibavam
Shankaradi sevyamaana divya nama vaibavam
Rama Rama Rama Rama, Rama Nama Tarakam (2)
Rama Nama Tarakam (3)
The children are getting good at the first two verses of the geeta. We have to learn 15 verses this year. Please practice these at home as well using the cd and the printouts. We have covered six verses
We reviewed the previous chapters and moved to Bharatha and Shatrughana. Following King Dasaratha's death, a messenger was sent to bring them back to Ayodhya. On arriving in Ayodhya,Bharatha immediately senses the change in the city, the people and the servants. He is received joyously by his mom. But is shocked at her disclosures. He rejects her gifts to him. Bharatha does not want the kingdom. He is in great mental anguish when he hears that his dear brother Rama has been banished to the forest for 14 years.
Bharata performs the last rites for his father and proceeds to the forest to persuade Rama to return to Ayodhya. But when the party from Ayodhya reach Chitrakoot, they are unable to persuade Rama to return. Rama will not break his promise to his father. Bharatha then agrees to take care of Ayodhya as a regent till Rama returns. Bharatha takes Rama's padukas so he can place them on the throne and be guided by them.
We had a short quiz on the events, places and people that we have covered so far. The children did very well in the quiz. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
