Audio Links:

• Dasavatara Sthotram
• Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 15

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.