Bala Bhagavatam
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Oct 19th:
- Tale:
- Sage Kardama and Devahuti, daugther of Manu and Satarupa, get married.
- As per Lord's wish, Kardama becomes a monk after 9 daughters and a son, Kapila, were born.
- Kapila found Samkhya philosophy.
- Chanting:
- 3rd shloka from Dasavatara Sthotram.
- 2nd shloka from Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 15
Oct 12th:
- Tale:
- Jaya & Vijaya cursed to be born on Earth by Sanathkumaras.
- If we do wrong actions, we face its consequences.
- Hiranyaksha's birth and how Lord Vishnu killed him in Varaha Avatara.
- Lord's party - We make heaven and hell by our own thoughts and actions.
- Story of six blind men and the elephant - The secret of creating heaven to to have the complete picture.
- Quiet Time:
- Chanting "Om namo Narayanaya" in mind for 2 mins.
- Chanting:
- 3rd shloka from Dasavatara Sthotram.
Oct 5th:
- Tale:
- Varaha Avatara - Lord Vishnu comes in the form of a boar and lifts Mother Earth from under the water.
- Story of the Ant and the Pigeon where the pigeon helps the ant and the ant in turn saves the pigeon from the hunter.
- The story of the Old man and Walnut Tree where the old man shows gratitude to the work done by his previous generations by contributing to the future generations.
- Quiet Time:
- Chanting "Om namo Narayanaya" in mind for 2 mins.
- Chanting:
- 2nd shloka from Dasavatara Sthotram.
- 1st shloka from 15th chapter of Bhagavad Gita.
Sep 28th:
- Tale:
- King Parikshit gets cursed that he would be killed by a snake Takshaka in a week.
- Parikshit meets Sukadeva, the son of Vyasa, on the bank of river Ganga.
- Sukadeva starts to narrate the story of Lord's divine play, Bhagavatam.
- Quiet Time:
- Chanting "Om namo Narayanaya" in mind for 2 mins.
- Chanting:
- 1st shloka from Dasavatara Sthotram.
Sep 21st:
- Tale:
- King Parikshit sees Kali(Spirit of Kali Yuga) torguring the bull( a personification Dharma - where the three lost legs were austerity, purity and kindness)
- Since Kali seeks refuge, Parikshit allows Kali to live in places of gambling, drinking, curelty, greed etc.
- If we love all, do not hurt anyone, be kind and speak the truth, we can create Satya yuga.
- Discussion:
- Interesting discussion on the 4 yugas, the duration of each of the yugas and people's longitivity during those yugas.
- Chanting:
- 1st shloka from Dasavatara Sthotram.
Sep 14th:
- Tale:
- Who is Narada?
- Vyasa asks Narada why he wasn't satisfied inspite of his possession of knowledge and having written the Vedas and several Puranas.
- Narada suggests to teach people how to think right and sing glories of the Lord.
- Vyasa starts to compose Bhagavatam.
- Chanting:
- Shloka listing Dasavataras
matsya kurma varahasya
narasimhasya vamana
ramo ramasya krishnasya
buddha kalki revacha
Sep 7th:
- Tale:
- How Ganesha got his elephant head
- Why we celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi.
- Puja:
- Participated in Ganesha Puja.