Churning of Milk Ocean - part 1

Hare Krsna!!!

Dear Parents,
We are very happy to see all(most) of the students in the class.

This week,
PRAYERS : We started the class with prayers to get the blessings of Lord Krsna .

SLOKA TIME: We revised " ye yatha mam" ( BG 4:11) and "vit-raaga-krodha" (BG 4:10) slokas.
(Note: Please refer to the old posts for all the previously taught slokas and their translations.)

STORY TIME: "Churning of Milk Ocean"
Once, while Durvasa muni was walking along a road, he saw Indra riding on the back of his white elephant, Airavath. Sage Durvasa gladly presented Indra with a flower garland. Indra being very prideful, instead of appreciatively placing over his neck, he just hung it on the trunk of his elephant.
The elephant being an animal could not understatnd the value of the garland. So, he threw the garland and stomped on it. Sage Durvasa felt offended, immediately cursed Indra to loose all his power and wealth. In due course, Indra lost all his wealth and in battle against the demons, many of the demigods were killed.
Since Indra and the demigods were in worse condition, they asked Lord Brahma for help. Lord Brahma suggested that they take shelter of Lord Vishnu. As such, everyone went to Ocean of Milk situated in the island Svetadvipa where Lord Vishnu resides. Though the Lrod Brahma and the demigods couldn't see Lord Vishnu, they worshiped Him with beautiful prayers and begged that Lord Vishnu be pleased with them.
Lord Vishnu pleased with their prayers, appeared in front of them in four handed form holding a disc, conchshell, lotus flower and a club. Lord Vishnu said to the demigods that they should churn the milk ocean to get the nectar, which would make them immortal, but with the help of the demons. Hearing from the Lord, the demigods went to King Bali, the leader of demons and asked for the demons help. Understanding that the demigods were willing to share the nectar, King Bali agreed to their proposal of churning the milk ocean.
Following the Lord's instructions, the demigods and the demons went to the base of the golden Mount Mandara.....

Namapriya Mataji will continue narrating the story in the next class.

Looking forward to seeing all of you in the next class.
Haribol!!!!
Gopala Class Teachers
Namapriya Mataji
Amutha Mataji