Dharma 5 - The Puranas
2018-2019
Class Information -
This class covers: Devoted to teaching about the 10 Avataras of Lord Vishnu and the major episodes from the Shiva Purana (including the deities Ganesha and Karttikeya). Teach simple Mantras connected to different deities such as “Om namah shivaaya”; “Om namo bhagavate vaasudevaaya” Simple stotras like Dashavatara Stotra and Lingashtakam can also be taught.
Ages: 8-9 / Grade: 3-4
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Classroom: Gopuram Room
Teachers -
Teachers:
Shyamala Ganesh
Mamta Kakkad
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Teenage Volunteers:
Aayush Gupta
Anagha Manoj
Abhiraj Singh
Class & Homework-
May 12
Over this year, the kids have learned about the ten avatars of Vishnu. They have also heard lots of short stories. They learned many shlokas, some of which they will recite for the annual day presentation. (We are doing: Mooshika Vahana, Karaagre Vasate Lakshmi, Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra, and Shiva Manasa Puja)
Remember to be at the auditorium by 10:30 next week.
It was really fun having your kid in class this year!
May 5
We learned 2 stories of Birbal
1. Birbal goes to Heaven and comes back
2. Birbal counts all the birds in the kingdom
We reviewed the shlokas and Shiva Manasa Puja.
Homework: none
April 7
We learned the story of Kumbakarna.
We also learned the story of Jaya and Vijaya.
We did a quiz about Vishnu, mainly the Dashavataras.
Homework:
None
March 24
We reviewed all the slokas.
We learned the story of the Amrit.
We went to the temple to see the Navagrahas and Saraswati.
Homework:
Think of an answer to the question "Why do we need knowledge?".
February 17
We learned a story of Vikram and Betal.
We practiced Shiva Manasa Puja for the presentation on March 24th.
Homework:
None
January 6
We had mediation class.
We learned the benefits of meditation- like less stress and more happiness.
We learned a rhyme: "whatever you do will come back to you".
Homework: None
November 18
We learned 3 stories:
Kalidasa
Vikramaditya and Bethal
Kannagi
We also practiced Mooshika Vahana and Karaagre Vasate Lakshmi.
Thanksgiving Reminder: Remember to give thanks to an important person or thing in your life.
Homework:
None
October 7
We learned about the 2 guards of Vishnu.
- The sons of Brahma wanted to be let in.
- The guards said no, because Vishnu was busy.
- The sons of Brahma cursed them.
- They could either have 3 bad lives, then go to Vishnu or
Have 7 good lives, then go to Vishnu.
-They chose the 3 bad lives so they could reach Vishnu faster.
This leads to the Dhashavatars. We learned about Vahara (the boar), Prahlad and Narasimha, and Mahabali.
Homework: None
September 23
We started the story of Kartikeya.
We learned the story of Vashista and Nandini,
In which we learned to pray to become a better person, and not to pray for wants, such as toys, passing test, etc.
Homework: None
September 16
Materials covered in class:
We learned the Mooshika Vahana sloka.
We learned the stories of Ganesha-
How Ganesha got his Elephant Head
Ganesha and the Mango
We pray to Ganesha first, to remove all obstacles.
No homework.