Madhuram
Dear Parents,
We have a lovely group of children who have acclimated well to our
classroom. We are learning so much while having fun.
Here is a peak at some of our activities between September and
November this year:
Shlokas. Please practice these with us at home!
Sahanavavatu:
ॐ सह नाववतु ।
सह नौ भुनक्तु ।
सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
सह नौ भुनक्तु ।
सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
om saha nau-avatu |
saha nau bhunaktu |
saha viiryam karavaavahai |
tejasvi nau-adhiitam-astu maa vidvissaavahai |
om shaantih shaantih shaantih ||
saha nau bhunaktu |
saha viiryam karavaavahai |
tejasvi nau-adhiitam-astu maa vidvissaavahai |
om shaantih shaantih shaantih ||
Morning prayer:
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमूले सरस्वती ।
करमध्ये तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ।।
karāgre vasate lakṣmīḥ karamūle sarasvatī ।
karamadhye tu govindaḥ prabhāte karadarśanam ।।
Prayer before eating:
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविः ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥
brahmārpañam brahma havir
brahmāgnau
brahmañāhutaṃ |
brahmaiva tena gantavyam
brahmakarmā
samādhinah ||
Saraswati namastubhyam:
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि ।
विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥
विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥
saraswati namastubhyam varadé kāmarūpiṇi |
vidyārambham kariṣhyāmi, siddhirbhavatu mé sadā ||
saraswati namastubhyam varade kAmarUpiNi |
vidyArambham kariShyAmi, siddhirbhavatu me sadA ||
Stories:
o Ganesha’s birth
o Ganesha cursing the moon
o Ganesha and
Karthikeya’s race around the world
o Many devi stories
during Navaratri
§ Stories of Durga Mata:
· Mahishasura-mardini
· Durga
Mata vs. Shumbha and Nishumbha
§ Stories of Lakshmi Mata:
· The
birth of Mohini from the churning of the milky ocean
§ Stories of Saraswati Mata:
· Narada
thought he was the best musician in the whole world, until the gods taught him
a lesson!
Projects/games we have done:
o Coloring sheets of Ganesha, Durga, Lakshmi, and
Saraswati
o Navaratri hopscotch to learn which devi we
celebrate on each day
o A diya garland for Deepavali
o A “japa-mala” of saraswati namastubhyam shloka
for mommy and daddy to help us learn!
Yoga
Our
favorite poses are : tree, lion (with and without roaring!), dog, camel,
baby
We have learned to count to 5 in Samskritam, and we are really good at it – just ask us to show you!
1. One एकम् (ekam)
2. Two द्वे (dve)
3.Three त्रीणि (treeni)
4. Four चत्वारि (chatvaari)
5. Five पञ्च (pancha)
We have learned the following colors (varna) in Samskritam. You can help us remember by asking us this from time-to-time.
o Red: Rakta-varṇa
o Green:
Harita-varna
o Blue:
Nila-varna
o Black:
Krishna-varna
o Pink:
Paatala-varna
o White:
Shveta-varna
o Yellow: Pita-varna
We have learned and sung the following bhajans:
gaṇeśa
śaraṇam, śaraṇam gaṇeśa.
gaṇeśa śaraṇam, śaraṇam gaṇeśa.
vāgīśa śaraṇam, śaraṇam vāgīśa.
vāgīśa śaraṇam, śaraṇam vāgīśa.
sārīśa śaraṇam, śaraṇam sārīśa.
sārīśa śaraṇam, śaraṇam sārīśa.
jai jai bhavani maa ambe bhavani maa |
jai jai bhavani maa devi bhavani maa ||
devi bhavani maa kali bhavani maa |
kali bhavani maa durge bhavani maa |
atmanivasi maa ambe bhavani maa |
hrudayanivasi maa ambe bhavani maa ||
sri durga lakshmi saraswati devi jagan mataa |
devi jagan mataa maampahi jagan mataa ||
he sheravali mataa durge jagan mataa |
durge jagan mataa maampahi jagan mataa ||
he padmasana stite devi lakshmi jagan mataa |
lakshmi jagan mataa manpahi jagan mataa ||
he veena pani mataa vani jagan mataa |
vani jagan mataa maampahi jagan mataa ||
With warm wishes,
Shanthi, Sunitha, Lavanya, and Lakshmi
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