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Jan 8, 2023 - Grade 5 (Sunday PM)

Hari Om Parents,
January 8, 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. Shloka chanting - we reviewed and practiced verse 4 of Ganesha Pancharatnam
    1. Kids did a great job in the class by following the chanting. Please ask them to practice.
  4. Mahabharata
    1. Continuation of Adi parva
      1. The Pandavas and Kunti took refuge in a forest after escaping from the wax palace.
      2. Bhima marries Hidimbi
        1. A demon called Hidimba was living in that forest. He smelled human beings and wanted to eat them. 
        2. Bhima confronted Hidimba and killed him.
        3. Hidimbi, sister of Hidimba wanted to marry Bhima.
        4. Kunti and the Pandavas agree to that and Bhima married Hidimbi.
        5. After a while, Bhima and Hidimbi had a son named Ghatotkacha.
        6. The Pandavas and Kunti move on, leaving Hidimbi and Ghatotkacha in the forest.
      3. Bhima kills Bakasura
        1. The Pandavas, disguised as brahamanas, reach Ekachakra village and take shelter in a brahmin's house.
        2. A demon called Bakasura was terrorizing the Ekachakra village.
        3. Everyday, a member from a chosen family has to take a cart full of food to Bakasura and sacrifice themselves.
        4. One day, it was the turn of the brahmin's family (in whose house Pandavas were living in) to satisfy the hunger of Bakasura.
        5. Kunti convinced the family and asked Bhima to go to Bakasura.
        6. Bhima killed Bakasura and the whole village celebrated.
      4. One day, the Pandavas and Kunti hear about Draupadi's swayamvara in Kampilya and started to head there.
      5. Pandavas meet Chitraratha
        1. On the way, the Pandavas and Kunti gets blocked by the gandharva, Chitraratha.
        2. Chitraratha gets defeated by Arjuna.
        3. Chitraratha came to know that the brahmanas were none other than Pandavas.
        4. Chitraratha gives them four divine horses.
        5. Pandavas continue their journey to Kampilya.
      6. Arjuna passes the skill test
        1. Drupada has arranged a swayamvara for Draupadi.
        2. The prince who passes the skill test can marry Draupadi.
        3. The skill test was to shoot an arrow at the eye of a fish which is fixated in a revolving wheel in the ceiling, by looking into the reflection of it in the pond below.
        4. None of the princes who came to swayamvara could pass the test.
        5. Arjuna who was disguised as a brahmana asked the king whether he could try the test.
        6. The king agreed and Arjuna (because of his concentration skills) passed the test.
        7. Arjuna married Draupadi.
        8. When the Pandavas and Draupadi went to meet Kunti, she told them to share what they brought without realizing the situation. Draupadi became the wife of the Pandavas.
      7. Dhrtarashtra and the Kauravas came to know that the Pandavas were alive.
      8. Bheesma and Vidura advise Dhrtarashtra to invite the Pandavas back and give half of the kingdom to Pandavas.
      9. Duryodhana and Dhrtarashtra decided to give the Pandavas the barren land called Khandavaprastha.
      10. The Pandavas with the help of Krsna, requested Indra devata to make Khandavaprastha a beautiful city and it became a fertile land and was named Indraprastha.
      11. Due to an incident that happened afterwards, Arjuna is exiled from Indraprastha.
      12. During the exile, Arjuna marries Subhadra, Krsna's sister.
      13. One day, Krsna and Arjuna happened to be on the banks of river Yamuna and saw the khandava vana.
      14. Khandava vana was occupied by poisonous animals and demons.
      15. Takshaka (the snake which will bite Parikshit later on), the king of snakes was living in the khandava vana.
      16. An asura named Mayasura was also living in the khandava vana.
      17. Agni devata requested Krsna and Arjuna to help him burn the forest.
      18. Khandava vana gets burnt and Takshaka escapes the fire.
      19. Mayasura asks Krsna and Arjuna to protect him. Mayasura was protected and he builds a palace for Pandavas.
      20. Adi parva ends here.
  5. Kids practiced the Bhagavad Gita chanting using the video - Verses 11 and 12 of Chapter 3
    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIinHtYCoC0&list=PLwv-WSJSokEMjzRiL_CQC--igySyIgJqA&index
  6. Story of a Saint - Saint Kabira
    1. Saint Kabira was born in 1398 AD.
    2. He was an adopted son of a Muslim weaver couple Niru and Nima.
    3. His guru was Ramananda.
    4. He married Loi.
    5. He was always immersed in thoughts of God.
    6. His compositions called "Kabira ke Dohe" are famous all over India.
    7. He died in 1518 AD in Magahar in Uttar Pradesh.
    8. Kids were told a story of how he taught a person, a lesson to control anger.
    9. Values to be learned from him - Make mind pure.
  7. Aarati and pledge in the Temple Hall.
We do not have class next sunday, January 15th, because of long weekend. Our next class is on January 22nd. 

Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Thanks.

Regards,
Roopa and Ramee

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