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Invocation Prayers

Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide

Theme 1: Appearance of Krsna

Shloka 4.7 yada yada…
Shloka 4.8 paritranaya…

Theme 2: Devotion to Krsna

Shloka 9.14 satatam…
Shloka 9.27 yat karosi…

Theme 3: Love for Krsna

Shloka 9.22 ananyas…
Shloka 18.65 man-mana…

Bhajan: Vande Krsna…

Krsna Rhyme: I Use My…

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Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Throughout the centuries, the Sanskrit language has been written in a variety of
alphabets. The mode of writing most widely used throughout India, however, is
called devanagri, which means, literally, the writing used in “the cities of the
demigods.” The devanagri alphabet consists of forty-eight characters: thirteen vowels
and thirty-five consonants. Ancient Sanskrit grammarians arranged this alphabet
according to practical linguistic principles, and this order has been accepted by all
Western scholars. The system of transliteration used in this book conforms to a
system that scholars have accepted to indicate the pronunciation of each Sanskrit
sound.
The vowels are pronounced as follows:
Sr.no Sr.no
1. a - as in but 7. å - as in rim
2. ä - as in far but held twice as 8. è - as in reed but held twice as
long as a long as å
3. I - as in pin 9. l - as in happily=
4. é - as in pique but held twice 10. e - as in they
as long is i
5. u - as in push 11. ai - as in aisle
6. ü - as in rule but held twice 12. o - as go
as long as u
13. au - as how

The consonants are pronounced as follows:

Sr.no Gutterals Sr.no Palatals

(pronounced from the (pronounced with the middle of
throat) the tongue against the palate)
14. k - as in kite 19. c - as in chair
15. kh - as in Eckhart 20. ch - as in staunch-heart
16. g - as in give 21. j - as in joy
17. gh - as in dig-hard 22. jh - as in hedgehog
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18. ë - as in sing 23. ï - as in canyon

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Sr.no Cerebrals Sr.no Dentals

(pronounced with the tip of (pronounced like the cerebrals
the tongue against the roof of but with the tongue against
the mouth) the teeth)
24. ö - as in tub 29. t – tub
25. öh - as in light- heart 30. th - as in light- heart
26. ò - as in dove 31. d – dove
27. òh - as in red-hot 32. dh - as in red-hot

28. ì - as in sing 33. n - as in nut

Sr.no Labials Sr.no Semivowels

(pronounced with the lips)
34. p - pine 39. y - as in yes
35. ph - as in up-hill 40. r - as in run
36. b - as in bird 41. l - as in light
37. bh - as in rub-hard 42. v - as in vine, except when
preceded in the same syllable
by the consonant, then as in
swan
38. m - as in mother

Sr.no Sibilants Sr.no Aspirate

43. ç - as in the German word 46. h - as in home
sprechen
44. ñ - as in shine
45. s - as in sun

Sr.no Anusvara Sr.no. Visarga

47. à - a resonant nasal sound as 48. ù - a final h-sound: aù is
in the French word bon pronounced like aha; iù like
ihi.
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There is no strong accentuation of syllables in Sanskrit, or pausing between words in a

line, only a flowing of short and long syllables (the long twice as long as the short). A
long syllable is one whose vowel is long (ä, é, ü, å, e, ai, o, au) or whose short vowels
followed by more than one consonant. The letters ù and à count as consonants.
Aspirated consonant (consonants followed by an h) count as single consonants.
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Bhagavad-Gita 4.7

Yada Yada ih DaMaRSYa Gl/aiNa>aRviTa >aarTa )

A>YauTQaaNaMaDaMaRSYa TadaTMaaNa& Sa*JaaMYahMa( )) 7 ))

yadä yadä hi dharmasya

glänir bhavati bhärata
abhyutthänam adharmasya
tadätmänam srijämy aham

Word to word Translation:

yadä yadä—whenever and wherever; hi—certainly; dharmasya—of religion;
glänih—discrepancies; bhavati—become manifested; bhärata—O descendant
of Bharata; abhyutthänam—predominance; adharmasya—of irreligion; tadä—
at that time; ätmänam—self; srijämi—manifest; aham—I.

Translation:
Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant
of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself.
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(GFS) Activity 1
KRISHNA’S BUTTER POT

Colour Krishna’s Butter Pot:

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Gopal’s Fun School (GFS) Appearance of Krishna
(Shloka 2)

Bhagavad-Gita 4.8

Pair}aa<aaYa SaaDaUNaa& ivNaaXaaYa c duZk*-TaaMa( )

DaMaRSa&SQaaPaNaaQaaRYa SaM>avaiMa YauGae YauGae )) 8 ))

pariträëäya sädhünäà
vinäçäya ca duñkåtäm
dharma-saàsthäpanärthäya
sambhavämi yuge yuge

Word to word Translation:

pariträëäya—for the deliverance; sädhünäm—of the devotees; vinäçäya—for
the annihilation; ca—and; duñkåtäm—of the miscreants; dharma—principles
of religion; saàsthäpana—arthäya—to reestablish; sambhavämi—I do appear;
yuge—millennium; yuge—after millennium.

Translation:
To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish
the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium.
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MAZE

Show the kid the way to the temple:

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Bhagavad-Gita 9.14

SaTaTa& k-ITaRYaNTaae Maa& YaTaNTaê d*!v]Taa" )

NaMaSYaNTaê Maa& >a¢-ya iNaTYaYau¢-a oPaaSaTae )) 14 ))

satataà kértayanto mäà

yatantaç ca dåòha-vratäù
namasyantaç ca mäà bhaktyä
nitya-yuktä upäsate

Word to word Translation:

satatam—always; kértayantaù—chanting; mäm—about Me; yatantaù—fully
endeavoring; ca—also; dåòha-vratäù—with determination; namasyantaù—
offering obeisances; ca—and; mäm—Me; bhaktyä—in devotion; nitya—
yuktäù—perpetually engaged; upäsate—worship.

Translation:
Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing
down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion.
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WORD PUZZLE

Write in a serial order the first letter of each picture in the boxes below to find the name of
the Lord.

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Bhagavad-Gita 9.27

YaTk-raeiz YadénaiSa YaÂuhaeiz ddaiSa YaTa( )

YataPaSYaiSa k-aENTaeYa TaTku-åZv MadPaR<aMa( )) 27 ))

yat karoñi yad açnäsi

yaj juhoñi dadäsi yat
yat tapasyasi kaunteya
tat kuruñva mad-arpaëam

Word to word Translation:

yat—whatever; karoñi—you do; yat—whatever; açnäsi—you eat; yat—
whatever; juhoñi—you offer; dadäsi—you give away; yat—whatever; yat—
whatever; tapasyasi—austerities you perform; kaunteya—O son of Kunté;
tat—that; kuruñva—do; mat—unto Me; arpaëam—as an offering.

Translation:
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and
whatever austerities you perform—do that, O son of Kunté, as an offering to
Me.
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CIRCLE OBJECTS

Circle the objects whose names begin with the letter – “F” and colour all the pictures.

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Bhagavad-Gita 9.22

ANaNYaaiêNTaYaNTaae Maa& Yae JaNaa" PaYauRPaaSaTae

Taeza& iNaTYaai>aYau¢-aNaa& YaaeGa+aeMa& vhaMYahMa( )) 22 ))

ananyäç cintayanto mäà

ye janäù paryupäsate
teñäà nityäbhiyuktänäà
yoga-kñemaà vahämy aham

Word to word Translation:

ananyäù—having no other object; cintayantaù—concentrating; mäm—on Me;
ye—those who; janäù—persons; paryupäsate—properly worship; teñäm—of
them; nitya—always; abhiyuktänäm—fixed in devotion; yoga—requirements;
kñemam—protection; vahämi—carry; aham—I.

Translation:
But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My
transcendental form—to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they
have.
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TICK THE OBJECTS

Tick the objects whose names begin with the letter – ‘K’ and colour the pictures.

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Bhagavad-Gita 18.65

MaNMaNaa >av MaÙ¢-ae MaÛaJaq Maa& NaMaSku-å )

MaaMaevEZYaiSa SaTYa& Tae Pa[iTaJaaNae iPa[Yaae_iSa Mae )) 65 ))

man-manä bhava mad-bhakto

mad-yäjé mäà namaskuru
mäm evaiñyasi satyaà te
pratijäne priyo 'si me

Word to word Translation:

mat-manäù—thinking of Me; bhava—just become; mat-bhaktaù—My
devotee; mat-yäjé—My worshiper; mäm—unto Me; namaskuru—offer your
obeisances; mäm—unto Me; eva—certainly; eñyasi—you will come; satyam—
truly; te—to you; pratijäne—I promise; priyaù—dear; asi—you are; me—to
Me.

Translation:
Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage
unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because
you are My very dear friend.
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KRISHNA, THE BUTTER THIEF

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