HANUMAN’S DEVOTIONĪfter the coronation one day, Sita and three brothers of Rama met and planned to exclude Hanuman from seva of Rama and wanted that all the various service for Rama should be divided among themselves. Such a great hero Hanuman, we must bow every morning. So, he was sent again and Hanuman did the job well.
At such critical moment, and in such short time only Hanuman could travel on time and save Bharata’s life. He was about to enter the fire and end his life. Here Bharata having waited for fourteen years, was not ready to wait for single moment more. Since Rama had to go to Kishkindha and accept the hospitality of Sugriva, he was delayed in reaching Ayodhya. When search for Sita was to be made, it was Hanuman again who could cross the ocean in one gigantic leap and reach Lanka.īut the most wonderful job Hanuman did was when he had to give message to Bharata. When Lakshmana fainted and the herb Sanjeevani was to be brought from Dronachala mountain, before the sunrise, it was only Hanuman who could travel as the mind, and reaching the mountain could come back on time. Rama asked Hanuman what was to be done with Vibhishana. When Vibhishana surrendered to Lord Rama and expressed his wishes to join Rama’s side in the war, it was Hanuman whose advice was sought by the Lord. And why did Rama choose him as messenger and none else? When so many other monkeys were at His service? It is because Hanuman was Buddhimatam Varishtham – the most intelligent among the cleverest. Therefore, he is known as Ramadootam, Messenger of Lord Rama. He carried the message in the most critical time, when no other person than Hanuman could have saved the situation. Lord Hanuman, the son of Anjani and the wind God or Vayu, is well known as the messenger of Lord Rama. The children can be asked to do specific chantings like Shri Ganeshaya Namaha on Ganesh Chaturthi 108 times (27*4) using this Japamala. The children can be asked to chant any mantra of their choice – the Gayatri Mantra or Om Shri Sairam or Aum Namah Shivaya or Jai Shri Ram 27 times everyday. At the end of the class the japa malas can be handed over to the children to be kept in their altar.
Here the focus should be on chanting the name of the Lord during the entire course of the activity.
Ask them to slowly add the beads to the string chanting Jai Shri Ram continuously with every bead stringing.Tie the End Knot in the string and ask each Child to thread the beads starting with the first bead.On a flat and clean surface, ask them to place the 27 beads for stringing.Distribute 27 beads (it could be 26 regular beads and one Guru Bead that is slightly bigger or of a different color than the regular one) and a string to every Child.Explain to the children that doing any activity by taking the name of the Lord gives us the necessary courage, determination and intelligence to perform that task with ease and confidence. Gurus should narrate stories from the life of Lord Hanuman explaining how He was able to accomplish the most difficult tasks by taking the name of Lord Rama. Materials required – Beads, strings, scissors Japamala Making Activity Aim of the activity – To make the group I children understand the importance of Namasmarana and how the Lord’s name can protect us at all times and help us accomplish the most difficult tasks.