Mahaperiyava Sharanam To submit answers to the quiz question please go to: https://www.periyavaarul.com/stories Happy Teacher's Day to all the teachers of our country. Value of Honesty "This story illustrates how a thief gave up one single bad habit of telling lies and how it led to his getting reformed and succeeding in life. Just like the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, the journey of shaping our character begins with improving one habit at a time."

Mahaperiyava Sharanam For submitting your answers to the quiz, please click on the following link: https://www.periyavaarul.com/stories Recap of the previous episode - "Value of Honesty" Winners of the previous quiz: Arya - sathishranganatham@gmail.com Srushti Subramaniyan - srushti00711@gmail.com Meenakshi Pradeep - pavisubrmn@gmail.com Episode 2: True Devotion God doesn't judge us by "" how much "" we give / serve Him , but by "" how heartily "" we do so. An old lady's offering of a single stone became the crowning glory of a great temple and another lady's selflessness won the appreciation of a Mahatma."

Mahaperiyava Sharanam For submitting your answers to the quiz, please click on the following link: https://www.periyavaarul.com/stories Week 2 winners of the episode - True Devotion 1. Harshitha R 2. Srushti Subramaniyan 3. Meenakshi Pradeep 4. Kabisan Manoraj Episode 3: Learning from everyone "We can learn a good value even from a sinner. An animal, a plant or even a non-living thing has something to teach us. A king got inspired by a spider's determination and regained his kingdom. A boy observed the rope leaving a mark on the well and studied hard becoming a famous grammarian." "We can learn a lot from Mother Nature. A tree, an ant , water etc....each of them teaches us at least one commendable value"

Mahaperiyava Sharanam For submitting your answers to the quiz, please click on the following link: https://www.periyavaarul.com/stories Week 3 episode winners - Learning from everyone 1. Akshitha R 2. Shrushti Subramaniyan 3. Meenakshi Pradeep Episode 4 - Patience and Tolerance "Persuasion is better than Force. Patience and Tolerance are actually signs of Mental Strength. "The Sun emerged victorious in the contest with the Wind. Sant Eknath, through his patience and tolerance, reformed the person who spat on him, emphasizing the fact that physical impurity can be removed easily whereas "mental impurity (through anger etc) is difficult to cleanse off". "

Mahaperiyava Sharanam "Everyone is a creation of God.Nobody is to be considered superior or inferior to us. Each person is unique and has his/her own special features. Though the mouse is tiny compared to the lion, the former proves to be useful when the latter is in distress. Similarly the ant teaches the elephant a lesson. The miniscule atom has unparalleled energy which can be used for the benefit of society. Each of us is like a flower in the garden of God - with a unique fragrance. When people made fun of the great sage Ashtavakra ,he promptly asked them if they were making fun of him (his body) or God (who created his body).Hence we should not belittle anyone. We should also not feel inferior to anyone.The Mathematics teacher demonstrates the value of '0' -zero . Zero becomes a Hero! A razor is for shaving beard An axe is for cutting wood Each has its role to play Which itself is very good!"" Winners of last week's quiz ( Patience and Tolerance) Akshitha R Shrushti Subramaniyan Meenakshi Pradeep Dhruv Subramaniyan Pranav Venkateshan Ananya N S

Navarathri, the 9 day festival is dedicated to Goddess Durga and her 9 incarnations. It is the celebration of Goddess Durga's Victory over the demon Mahishasura- Victory of Good over Evil. We too might have some demonic/bad qualities in us and for that, we have our own personal Goddess at home-our very own Mother who is the perfect person to demonstrate the 9 virtues to us and help us remove the corresponding 9 vices from our character. The Omnipresent God takes care of us through our physically present "Parents". A Mother can take the place of all others but no one else can take her place.A Father's love may not be expressed, but he remains a pillar of strength throughout our life. Our scriptures emphasize the fact that Parents are equal to God. A wise king was able to find out the real mother of a child as the true mother could not see her child suffer. A father proved to be always near his son whenever he needed him. In the contest between Lord Ganesha and his brother Lord Muruga, Lord Ganesha cleverly used the point that His Parents meant the World to Him and emerged as the winner. Pundalik, the ardent devotee of Lord Krishna ,had devoted his later life to serving his aged parents. When Lord Krishna visited him, he offered the Lord a brick as a seat and asked Him to wait till he finished his "seva"(service) to parents. The Lord stood with his arms akimbo on the brick (arms bent at the elbows with hands on hips). The Lord later granted Pundalik's wish that the Lord, in Vithoba form remain on the brick with Rukmini in Rakhumai form and bless His devotees forever( Story of Vithoba Temple in Pandharpur). Nobody can love and care for us more than our parents. Their greatness is higher than the mountains and deeper than the seas. Winners list for Moral story - Everyone is special Srushti Subramaniyan Pranav Venkateshan Akshitha R Dhruv Subramaniyan Ananya NS Meenakshi Pradeep Krish Vijay

"Guru" literally means "Remover of darkness". Guru is indeed the Light that guides us ! In ancient India,we had Gurukula system where Guru and His students were a family. Guru used to teach them everything from practical science and technology subjects to spiritual scriptures and Vedanta. Guru was the visible God who made them realise the invisible God in each one. In today's episode, we learn about (i) Rishi Dhaumya and His disciple Aaruni (ii) Adi Shankaracharya and His disciple Sanandan Both the disciples set an example for perfect obedience to Guru and Aaruni gets the name "Uddhalaka" and Sanandan gets the name "Padmapaada" Winners list for moral story (Ep-6) - Parents are representatives of God Akshitha R Ananya NS Dhruv Subramaniyan Srushti Subramaniyan Meenakshi Pradeep

Mahaperiyava Sharanam Sharing and caring We should be broad-minded and try to help others. Not only do we get joy and satisfaction in it, but serving others helps us too ultimately! In this episode, we first see how a teacher, through a classroom activity, shows that helping others eases our work. Next, we get to know the "secret" behind a person's winning the "Best Quality Corn" award every year. Then we hear the story of the watermelon-eating contest that used to be held in the village of Parra in Goa (this had been narrated by our former Defence Minister, Sri Manohar Parrikar) and learn a lesson from it. Finally, we see how a wise person helps everyone enjoy a feast while fulfilling the host's condition. Winners of last week's quiz: Meenakshi Pradeep Brudvith Srinivasan Haasini Srinivasan Akshitha R Pavithra BS Pradyun Venkateshan Somiga Manoraj Kabisan Manoraj Ananya NS Adith Vijay