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Frustration or Fulfillment
Our frustration in this world mainly comes due to unfulfilled desires or that we did not get as much happiness as we expected. We all know there is a factor of “Karma” which determines whether our desires will be fulfilled and Lord Krsna in Bhagavad Gita clearly tells this material happiness is temporary and not truly satisfying as we are actually not these bodies.
Therefore, what hope do we have then, while we are in these bodies and in
SB 1.4 Summary Video
Here is the short summary of SB 1.4 – The Appearance of Śrī Nārada:
- Verses 1-13: After hearing the answers to the six questions asked by the sages in Chapter1, Saunaka Rsi asks four new questions about the history of Srimad Bhagavatam.
- Verses 14-25: Suta Gosvāmī starts answering the question about when, where, how and why did Srila Vyasadeva write Srimad Bhagavatam. After summarizing Vyasa’s birth, he describes how Vyasadeva foresaw anomalies of the age of kali and decided to divide the Vedas into four for the welfare of common people. He even wrote the Mahabharata.
- Verses 26-31: In spite of engaging
“Kids Bhagavatam” at Sadhu Sanga Retreat 2019
In the one hour Kids Bhagavatam session at Sadhu Sanga Retreat 2019, attended by 35-40 kids 5 years and above, we discussed SB 1.1.1. We started with Srila Vyasadeva paying obeisances to Krsna because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. We discussed the following:
- Why Krsna is called VAsudeva.
- When and how did Krsna give knowledge to Lord Brahma?
- Definition of “Supreme Personality of Godhead”.
- Poem to remember the definition of Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Explanation of terms in the poem – Creator, Maintainer, Destroyer.
- Art activity depicting Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Some of the significant questions
SB 1.3 Summary Video
Here is the short summary of SB 1.3 – Krsna is the source of All Incarnations:
- Verses 1-5: Suta Gosvāmī summarizes how the Lord expands as the three puruṣa avataras for the sake of creation. He mentions that the second puruṣa is the source of all the incarnations within the universe, 22 of which he will mention next.
- Verses 6-29: Suta Gosvāmī answers the fifth question by the sages – “What does the Lord do when he comes here”, by mentioning 22 incarnations and their activities. He concludes this section by saying that Sri Krsna is the ultimate source of all the
How to teach Bhagavatam to Children
In this article we will provide you the step-by-step lesson plan of how by using the Kids Bhagavatam resources and Summary videos one can teach Srimad Bhagavatam to children.
We focused on the following objectives in proposing this teaching methodology.
- Develop a genuine taste for Srimad Bhagavatam.
- Have “Krsna-conscious” fun together with their friends.
- Study Srimad Bhagavatam systematically.
- Learn the overall flow of each chapter.
- Understand key philosophical concepts and absorb them deeply.
- Retain thread/connection between the chapters.
We accomplish the above objectives in the following ways:
- With this fun approach to learning, interactive discussions, examples kids can relate to, kids will
Jewel Mine of Srimad Bhagavatam
When we started Kids Bhagavatam for small kids aged 4 1/2 – 51/2 in 2018, I dint know what is the best way to teach. I wanted to systematically cover the subject matter, and simultaneously teach them key philosophical concepts in sufficient depth. Initially I started going verse by verse like how we do in Adults’ classes. Soon kids made me realize this will not work. Then I found myself using “Visual summaries” to summarize the flow of the chapter and in that context pick different philosophical concepts and go in depth with them using activities like: Art, Drama etc to help deeply