From Comic to Bhāgavata: Śrī Kṛṣṇa Avatāra Kathā-śravaṇam Lab for SLC children
Why this project? This project invites children to experience the Krishna Avatar stories in two complementary ways: through the vivid pictures and dialogues of Amar Chitra Katha: Bhagawat – The Krishna Avatar and through the original Sanskrit narrative of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Canto 10 . We had done this with some kids in our SLC in the past for Śrīmad Rāmayanam. The goal is to help kids and our SLC family, see that the comic is not “just a storybook” but a carefully distilled visual form of the Bhāgavata Purā ṇ a. When they annotate the panels with chapter and śloka numbers, recite the verses, and retell the story in their own words, they start to move naturally between picture, Sanskrit, and meaning. How the storytelling lab works Each team is given: A block of pages from the ACK bumper issue Bhagawat – The Krishna Avatar . See table below. A corresponding set of chapters from Canto 10 (Tenth Skandha) of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, covering ...