By Ambal’s grace two 3.5 year old half Indian children have come into my life and I want to begin educating them early starting with regular visits to the temple and telling them stories from puranas and the Vedas etc….
The problem is that I am finding a serious lack of well written and produced material for children that teach the stories and values of our Sanatana Dharma in English language….
So what I am looking to do is take stories that I do have access to in their originals that are translated and make them accessible to the girls by adapting them with increase level of detail as they age.
Can any of you suggest good stories and sources to start with? Currently I am working on some from the Periya Puranam (stories of the nayanar saints), the Linga Puranam (can anyone suggest any stories within in particular), and I am looking at purchasing the Skanda Puranam which is massive and full of wonderful stories for them but quite expensive).
What are some good stories from Vedas that would be approachable for them?
There is a beautiful story of a child who approaches a guru in hopes of joining his gurukulam and learning but when asked about his heritage he does not know because his father abandoned him and his mother. The guru declares him worthy as his honesty is such that it is an example for all Brahmin children. Where is this story located? It’s been so many years since coming across it I cannot remember. I believe he is the son of Jamala(?)
Where can I find the original text of the story of Sri Adi Shankara reprimanding his devotees for how they were treating one of their brethren who happened to be slow of wit. He then calls to him and he walks on the water to his guru showing his purity and attainment was far beyond those who ridiculed him?
Any help with this project of mine would be greatly appreciated and I will happily contribute them all back to the community and forum if so desired.
The problem is that I am finding a serious lack of well written and produced material for children that teach the stories and values of our Sanatana Dharma in English language….
So what I am looking to do is take stories that I do have access to in their originals that are translated and make them accessible to the girls by adapting them with increase level of detail as they age.
Can any of you suggest good stories and sources to start with? Currently I am working on some from the Periya Puranam (stories of the nayanar saints), the Linga Puranam (can anyone suggest any stories within in particular), and I am looking at purchasing the Skanda Puranam which is massive and full of wonderful stories for them but quite expensive).
What are some good stories from Vedas that would be approachable for them?
There is a beautiful story of a child who approaches a guru in hopes of joining his gurukulam and learning but when asked about his heritage he does not know because his father abandoned him and his mother. The guru declares him worthy as his honesty is such that it is an example for all Brahmin children. Where is this story located? It’s been so many years since coming across it I cannot remember. I believe he is the son of Jamala(?)
Where can I find the original text of the story of Sri Adi Shankara reprimanding his devotees for how they were treating one of their brethren who happened to be slow of wit. He then calls to him and he walks on the water to his guru showing his purity and attainment was far beyond those who ridiculed him?
Any help with this project of mine would be greatly appreciated and I will happily contribute them all back to the community and forum if so desired.
