Narad Muni's Past Life

Hare Krishna!!!

Dear Parents,
Thank you for bringing the kids and your support in their enthusiasm. We would like all the kids to learn their slokas and recite in the next class. We really appreciate your help.

Prayers & Bhajans:
We learned 'Jaya Radha Madhav ' bhajan.  Parents, please let the kids hear the  audio of the bhajan a few times and they will be able to sing in the class.
Audio link for the bhajan :  Jaya Radha Madhava

jaya rādhā-mādhava kuñja-bihārī
gopī-jana-vallabhagiri-vara-dhārī
yaśodā-nandana braja-jana-rañjana
yāmuna-tīra-vana-cārī

 

Sloka: We started learning a new sloka BG (9:2)

raja-vidya raja-guhyam

pavitram idam uttamam

pratyaksaavagamam dharmyam

su-sukham kartum avyayam

Audio Link : BGSloka9.2

Bhagavad-Gita Link:If you would like to know more about this verse and its purport, please visit http://vedabase.com/en/bg/9/2

[Note: Please refer to the old posts for the previous slokas and stories.]

 

Story: We heard the previous life of Narada Muni and how he came to be a transcendental space man.

In his previous life, Narada Muni was the son of a maidservant working in a brahmana's house. Narada was a five year old boy. Once in the rainy season, several sages of Lord Vishnu asked and received shelter from the brahmana's house. Narada's mother was assigned to take care of their needs during the four months they stayed. Narada would also help his mother by delivering their food to them and clean their rooms.

Whenever the sages discussed the past times of Lord Krsna, Narada would eagerly hear and wanted to hear more. Once, when he was taking away the sages leftover foods(prasadam that had been offered to Lord Vishnu), Narada asked them if he could eat them. The sages agreed and Narada ate their leftovers and all his karmic punishments had been erased. At the end of the rainy sesaon, the holy men left to other holy places.

When Narada's mother died of a snake bite, he left the brahmin's house to become a sincere devotee of the Lord. He passed through many cities, towns, forests, hills and mountains. After awhile, he felt thirsty and hungry and he soon came upon a lake and after bathing in it and drinking the water, he felt refreshed. He sat under the large banyan tree near the lake and meditated upon the Lord(Supersoul) in his heart. 

Narada immediately saw Lord Krsna in his heart and was filled with tremendous happiness. But, the Lord immediately disappeared from his heart leaving him with extreme grief. 

Seeing Narada's grief, the Lord said that Narada would not be able to see him for the rest of his life.  It was because Narada was incomplete in his devotional service and he would be able to see him when he became completely pure.  So, from then on Narada remembered and chanted the Lord's name and glories and at the end of his life, he became a complete pure devotee. The Lord then awarded him a transcendental spiritual body full of knowledge and bliss.

By the grace of Lord Krsna, Narada travels everywhere without restriction both in the material and spiritual worlds performing devotional service to the Lord.  Wherever Narada travels, he always sings God's glories and plays devotional music on his vina. It was given to him by Lord Krsna himself.

Narada's message to all of us are.  Chant his holy name and become completely free form all anxieties  and miseries of this material world.

 

" Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare

   Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare"

 

We concluded the class with Narada Muni's coloring picture.

 

Looking forward to seeing all of you in the class.

Haribol!!
Gopala Class Teachers

Radhika Mataji

Amutha Mataji