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Narsimha’s Mercy A newsletter by and for the 5-12s of Sanskriti Sunday School May 2006
Qualities of Prahalad Nimai Charan Agarwal, Age 7
Prahalad Maharaj is a mahajan (great spiritual leader). He is very tolerant. Like when he was put in fire, thrown from cliffs, stabbed by spears and made to drink poison, he was not affected and never lost faith in the Supreme Lord. He never wished bad for any one, even those who harmed him. He had compassion for all the living entities because he saw them as children of god. Out of sympathy for the needy conditioned souls, he wanted to take them to the spiritual world. When he was put in a demon school he made all the students devotees of the Lord. He taught us that we should be god conscious from childhood and not to waste our time in sense enjoyment. He was always immersed in remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna and so Krishna reciprocated by saving him from the great demon Hiranyakashyap. From Prahalad Maharaj’s life we can see that since Krishna was always with him even his father the king of demons couldn’t harm him. We should follow in his footsteps and pray to become like him. Jay Narasingha deva! Jay Prahalad Maharaj! Namaste Narasimhaya Prahalad-ahlad dahine Hiranyakasipur vakshye Sila tanka nakhalaye
Sanskriti Sunday School, ISKCON DC
sketch by Nimai
Prahalad, the Great Devotee Om Shahi, Age 9
Prahalad was the son of Hiranyakashyap and Kayadhu. He was a pure devotee of Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakaship was furious with his son’s strong devotion towards Lord Vishnu. Once when Hiranyakashyap was about to kill his son, Prahalad, Lord Vishnu mysteriously appeared in the form of Lord Narsimhadeva from a pillar to protect His devotee, Prahalad. Earlier, pleased with Hiranyakashyap’s austere penances Lord Brahma had granted him a boon that he won’t be killed either by a human or a beast, neither inside nor outside, neither during the day nor night, and not by any weapon. Thus Lord Narsimha lifted Hiranyakashipu in his lap and tore apart his body with His long sharp nails at twilight. One who worships God with sincere devotion is always saved and only truth wins. “Narsimhadeva Bhagwan ki Jai”. 1
Word Search Puzzle 1. PRAHALAD 2. NARADA 3. INDRA 4. HIRANYAKASHYAP 5. BANASURA 6. AMARKA 7. VIJAY 8. KAYADHU 9. BRAHMA 10. JAYA
1. What boon Prahalad asked from Narsimhadeva? 2. What were the names of Hiranyakashyap’s parents? 3. Which temple of Lord Narsimha did Lord Caitanya visit during His south India tour? 4. What were the names of Prahalad’s teachers? 5. Who was the famous grandson of Prahalad? 6. Which incarnation of Krishna does Prahalad’s grandson worship? 7. Who were Hiranyakashyap and Hiranyaksha in their previous life? 8. Which descendent of Prahlad did Lord Krishna defeat in a battle?
All young (5-12) talents, send your artwork, writings or other interesting stuff for publication in this newsletter to Vidarbha at [email protected].
Word Jumble 1. YIVJA 2. AAYJ 3. AMBHAR 4. YAKAHUD 5. ANRDAA 6. RANDI 7. ANSAD 8. AARMKA 9. ANRIASHAM 10. UNVSIH 11. IBLA 12. ANRAVCIHO
(1) VIJAY (2) JAYA (3) BRAHMA (4) KAYADHU (5) NARADA (6) INDRA (7) SANDA (8) AMARKA (9) NARSIMHA (10) VISHNU (11) BALI (12) VIROCHANA
QUIZ
Word Jumble Answers
Chant and Be Happy!
Quiz Answers
2
(1) To liberate his father (2) Kashyap and Diti (3) Ahobilam (4) Sanda and Amarka (5) Bali Maharaj (6) Vamandeva (7) Jaya and Vijaya, Lord Vishnu’s gatekeepers (8) Banasura
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
May 2006
Qualities of Prahalad Nimai Charan Agarwal, Age 7
Prahalad Maharaj is a mahajan (great spiritual leader). He is very tolerant. Like when he was put in fire, thrown from cliffs, stabbed by spears and made to drink poison, he was not affected and never lost faith in the Supreme Lord. He never wished bad for any one, even those who harmed him. He had compassion for all the living entities because he saw them as children of god. Out of sympathy for the needy conditioned souls, he wanted to take them to the spiritual world. When he was put in a demon school he made all the students devotees of the Lord. He taught us that we should be god conscious from childhood and not to waste our time in sense enjoyment. He was always immersed in remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna and so Krishna reciprocated by saving him from the great demon Hiranyakashyap. From Prahalad Maharaj’s life we can see that since Krishna was always with him even his father the king of demons couldn’t harm him. We should follow in his footsteps and pray to become like him. Jay Narasingha deva! Jay Prahalad Maharaj! Namaste Narasimhaya Prahalad-ahlad dahine Hiranyakasipur vakshye Sila tanka nakhalaye
Sanskriti Sunday School, ISKCON DC
sketch by Nimai
Prahalad, the Great Devotee Om Shahi, Age 9
Prahalad was the son of Hiranyakashyap and Kayadhu. He was a pure devotee of Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakaship was furious with his son’s strong devotion towards Lord Vishnu. Once when Hiranyakashyap was about to kill his son, Prahalad, Lord Vishnu mysteriously appeared in the form of Lord Narsimhadeva from a pillar to protect His devotee, Prahalad. Earlier, pleased with Hiranyakashyap’s austere penances Lord Brahma had granted him a boon that he won’t be killed either by a human or a beast, neither inside nor outside, neither during the day nor night, and not by any weapon. Thus Lord Narsimha lifted Hiranyakashipu in his lap and tore apart his body with His long sharp nails at twilight. One who worships God with sincere devotion is always saved and only truth wins. “Narsimhadeva Bhagwan ki Jai”. 1
Word Search Puzzle 1. PRAHALAD 2. NARADA 3. INDRA 4. HIRANYAKASHYAP 5. BANASURA 6. AMARKA 7. VIJAY 8. KAYADHU 9. BRAHMA 10. JAYA
1. What boon Prahalad asked from Narsimhadeva? 2. What were the names of Hiranyakashyap’s parents? 3. Which temple of Lord Narsimha did Lord Caitanya visit during His south India tour? 4. What were the names of Prahalad’s teachers? 5. Who was the famous grandson of Prahalad? 6. Which incarnation of Krishna does Prahalad’s grandson worship? 7. Who were Hiranyakashyap and Hiranyaksha in their previous life? 8. Which descendent of Prahlad did Lord Krishna defeat in a battle?
All young (5-12) talents, send your artwork, writings or other interesting stuff for publication in this newsletter to Vidarbha at [email protected].
Word Jumble 1. YIVJA 2. AAYJ 3. AMBHAR 4. YAKAHUD 5. ANRDAA 6. RANDI 7. ANSAD 8. AARMKA 9. ANRIASHAM 10. UNVSIH 11. IBLA 12. ANRAVCIHO
(1) VIJAY (2) JAYA (3) BRAHMA (4) KAYADHU (5) NARADA (6) INDRA (7) SANDA (8) AMARKA (9) NARSIMHA (10) VISHNU (11) BALI (12) VIROCHANA
QUIZ
Word Jumble Answers
Chant and Be Happy!
Quiz Answers
2
(1) To liberate his father (2) Kashyap and Diti (3) Ahobilam (4) Sanda and Amarka (5) Bali Maharaj (6) Vamandeva (7) Jaya and Vijaya, Lord Vishnu’s gatekeepers (8) Banasura
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
May 2006
