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Jan 22, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
January 22 2023 -  Class Updates
  1. Kids wrote Likhita japa for the first five minutes.
  2. We started off the class with the opening prayer (Dhyana shloka - Om Saha Navavatu)
  3. Mahabharata
    1. Sabha parva
      1. Mayasura built a palace of illusions for the Pandavas.
      2. In order for Yudhisthira to be accepted as emperor of Indraprastha, he was requested to perform Rajasuya yagna.
      3. Jarasandha
        1. Krsna advised the pandavas to kill Jarasandha as Jarasandha has captured one hundred kings and hence by releasing those kings, they will support and participate in Rajasuya yagna.
        2. Jarasandha was born split into two vertical halves and he was joined by a demoness named Jara.
        3. Krsna, Bhima and Arjuna went to meet Jarasandha. 
        4. Fight ensued between Bhima and Jarasandha for many hours.
        5. Bhima split Jarasandha into two halves and threw the pieces. The pieces joined together. 
        6. With the advice of Krsna, Bhima was able to kill Jarasandha by throwing the split pieces in opposite directions.
        7. The captured kings were released.
      4. Shishupala
        1. Shishupala was the cousin brother of Krsna and had extra arms and third eye when he was born
        2. When Krsna touched the child, the extra arms and third eye disappeared. It was destined that Krsna will kill Shishupala
        3. Shishupala's mother requested Krsna not to kill him. Krsna promised her that he will tolerate one hundred mistakes of Shishupala, but will kill him if he exceeds that count.
        4. During the Rajasuya yagna, Shishupala insulted Krsna and exceeded the count of one hundred mistakes.
        5. Krsna kills Shishupala
        6. Story of Jaya and Vijaya
          1. Jaya and Vijaya were the guards of Vaikuntha (abode of Lord Vishnu).
          2. Because Jaya and Vijaya insulted the four Kumaras, they were cursed to be born as humans.
          3. Jaya and Vijaya in order to hasten their return to Vaikuntam, they requested Vishnu to make them demons in their three births
            1. In first birth, Jaya and Vijaya were born as Hiranyaksha (of Varaha avatar) and Hiranyakshipu (of Narasimha avatar) and got killed by avatars of Lord Vishnu
            2. In second birth, they were born as Ravana and Kumbhakarna and got killed by Lord Rama (avatar of Vishnu)
            3. In third birth, they were born as Shishupala and Dantavakra.
      5. Insult of Duryodhana
        1. Duryodhana, when attending the Rajasuya yagna, gets lost in the palace and falls into a pool of water and gets laughed at.
        2. He became furious and wanted to take revenge on the Pandavas.
  4. Kids practiced the Bhagavad Gita chanting using the video - Verses 13 and 14 of Chapter 3
    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9fkF1dvuII&list=PLwv-WSJSokEMjzRiL_CQC--igySyIgJqA&index=7
  5. We recorded the kids chanting (for house points) the first 5 verses of Bhagavad Gita chapter 3.
  6. Story of a Saint - Meerabai
    1. Meerabai was born in a royal family of Rajasthan.
    2. Her father is King Ratansingh of Jodhapur.
    3. Once a saint came to their palace and blessed Meera with a Krsna doll.
    4. Meera became a devotee of Krsna.
    5. She got married to King Bhojaraja. But she was always devoted to Krsna and lost herself in contemplation.
    6. She went to Vrindavan and met her Guru Ravidasa.
    7. She was a poet and wrote many Bhajans on Lord Krsna which are famous even today.
    8. She died at the age of 67 in Dwaraka, Gujarat.
  7.  Aarati and pledge in the Temple Hall.
Our next class is on January 29th. 
Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Thanks.

Regards,
Roopa and Ramee
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