Hari OM.
Kasturi uncle led the meditation session.
We started the class reviewing what we had learnt about Lord Siva in the previous class.
We chanted Dwadasa jyotirlinga stotram from the hand out & learned where all the famous jyotirlinga shrines are located in India. One of the students recollected that his grandfather went to all these 12 temples. Click here for more details on Jyotirlinga shrines.
We started to understand the significance of ganga on Lord Siva's head. We covered the story of how King Bhagiratha brought the divine river Ganga to earth to liberate his ancestors, and the way Lord Siva helped in controlling the force of Ganga. We learnt how Lord Siva locked up Ganga in his matted hair, to teach her a lesson as she was too proud about herself. Then we learned how ganga was swallowed by sage Jahnu, and then on Bhagiratha's prayer, released her from his ear. From then on Ganga acquired a new name "Jahnavi".
We then practiced the first 4 slokas of Bhagavad Gita, chapter 13.
We concluded the class with aarti & pledge.
Blessings,
Prasad Uncle
