Om Om Om
"Maatru Devoo Bhava" - all kids

SaiRam. Pranams at the Lotus Feet.
We welcome you all to the mothers' day celebration.
Please pardon us for the lack of practice and perfection...
because we are so little...

We shall start with slokas followed by Bhajans.

1. Vakratunda mahaakaaya koti surya samaprabha
    Nirvighnam kurume deva sarva karyeeshu sarvada

2. Sarva mangala mangalye shive sarvaardha saadhikee
   Sharanyee thrayambikee Gowri Narayani namostute

3. Namastestu mahamaaye sree peetee sura poojithee
   Sankha Chakra gadhaa hastee Sri MahaLakshmi namostute

1. Ganesha Sharanam Sharanam Ganesha - 4 times
   Sayeesa Sharanam Sharanam Sayeesa - 4 times

2. Maanasa bhajore Guru charanam
   Dustara bhava sagara tharanam
   Guru maharaaj Guru jai jai
   Sai natha sadguru jai jai
   Om namah Shivaya, Om namah Shivaya, Om namah Shivaya, Shivaya namah om
   Arunachala Shiva, arunachala Shiva, arunachala Shiva aruna Shivom
   Omkaaram bhava Omakaaram bhava Omkaaram bhava Om namo Baba

3. Jai Durga Lakshmi Saraswati Sai Jaganmaata
    Sai jaganmaata maam paahi jaganmaata
    Sai jaganmaata maam paahi jaganmaata

Namasmarana - Om Sri Sai Ram (21 times) all kids

Om Bhur bhuvah suvaha
Tat saviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dheemahi
Dhiyoyonah prachoodayaat                                                 - all kids

Now we shall talk about our love for our mothers.  All kids one after another...

I have a little incident to share

A teacher put this question to little John in the arithmetic class. "John, suppose your mother made a peach pie and there were 4 of you at the table... your mother and father and 2 children... how much of the pie would you get?" "A third, Ma'am," was the prompt answer. "No John. Now pay attention," said the teacher. "There are 4 of you. Four, remember. Don't you know your fractions?" "Yes Ma'am," was the swift reply of little John, "I know my fractions, but I know my mother, too. She'd say that she didn't want any pie." Mothers, your unselfishness makes an impression on us little ones.

Once Swami said this:

Parents are given that name, because it is through them that we have the wonderful chance of life on earth. For the sacrifices that they have made for us, we must PAY RENTS to them.

So, mothers, though we cannot pay you the rent for all the sacrifices that you make for us, please accept small tokens of our love for you. Kids give the gifts to mothers and take padanamaskars.