Class Schedule 24May2020

Online Gopal Garden's Class Schedule

1. Chanting Session - 27 beads.
                Introduction to Mantra (If any new children in class)
                Instructions : Focus each syllabus of Mantra properly and hear it.

2. Appreciate chanting

3.   Q & A : Questions about story discussed in previous class.

4.  Narration of JBS as Gajavesh ( One of the child asked in previous class so . Describe in few words only ) Relate with Gulab Jamun and Raso gulla, both looks different but the tatva (Milk and Sugar ) is same.  Jagganath is the source of all demigods.

5. Continue on Snan yatra narration on how JBS gets fever and confirmed by doctor ( Radhanath Maharaj experience who went with doctor to Puri)

6. Q&A : Can JBS gets fever?? how many say yes ?? how many say No?? --two important factor : Faith and Lord's mercy.  one more example which children can relate(thinking on this yet)

7.  Story of Jagganath stealing jackfruit with Raghu das.

       --> Q& A what will happen if we do the same thing???
       --> Can we say Jagganth is thief ?
       --> Prove that Jagganath is not thief by shloka recitation and translation from BG 10.8( Done by                 Haricharana)
      --> Can we as children steal anything? what would happen if we steal something.

8. Wind up with take home points

Later after class will share video on how to make JBS puppets at home.

A Great Jackfruit Thief

                             

Once Jagannath came to Raghu and told him to go with Him to steal jackfruit from the King's garden. Raghu said, "Why do You want to steal jackfruit? If You have a desire to eat jackfruit, then let me know and I will get a nice jackfruit for You." Lord Jagannath replied, "In this way I am getting everything from My devotee. In fact, I have everything. Mother Yasoda would feed Me so much butter and give Me pleasure. But still I go to the homes of others for the purpose of stealing butter. There is a special pleasure in eating stolen things. Today I want you to experience that pleasure of stealing. Please come with Mel"

Helpless, Raghu agreed to the Lord's proposal and accompanied Him. Both of them entered the King's garden. Jagannath told Raghu, "You should climb the tree. I will stand on the ground. You will pluck the best and biggest jackfruit and throw it down. I will stand here and catch it. Then both of us will run away." Raghu followed the order of the Lord exactly as He had instructed. He climbed the jackfruit tree and located the best and biggest jackfruit and plucked it. "Jagannath!" he called out. "Are You ready?" Jagannath replied, "Yes! I am ready, throw it!" Raghu threw the jackfruit down, expecting Jagannath to catch it. But where was Jagannath?

He had run away. No one was there to catch the jackfruit. It crashed to the ground, making a big sound and split open. When the King's gardener heard the sound, he understood that someone had entered the garden to steal jackfruit. He immediately ran to the spot and found the big jackfruit lying split open on the ground, yet he didn't see anyone around. When he looked up he saw Raghu Dasa sitting in the tree. The gardener immediately ran to the King and told him that Raghu Dasa was stealing jackfruit from his garden. "He is still there sitting on the top of the tree!" he told the King excitedly. The King could not believe that Raghu had entered his garden to steal jackfruit. So the King gathered his ministers and went to the spot where the gardener indicated. He was surprised to see Raghu Dasa sitting in the tree and the jackfruit lying on the ground. On the request of the King, Raghu came down from the tree. The King asked Raghu, "My dear . Prabhu, if you desired to eat jackfruit, why have you gone to the trouble of coming to my garden in the middle of the night and climbing a tree? You could have told me. I would have picked the jackfruit and sent it to your house." Raghu told the King the whole story about how he was cheated by Lord Jagannath. Everyone enjoyed hearing the pastime of the Lord, and they all laughed. They glorified Raghu for his greatness. In this way, Raghu would have pastimes with Lord Jagannath in the mood of friendship.