If you are living far away from your culture, then the children at home will only learn and imbibe whatever the parents provide at home. So the primary responsibility for our children are the parents. Parents are the first friend to a child – so play with them everyday, read books, sing along, leave your Laptops/Phones/Tablets and spend time with them. When time permits, teach them some good values in life.
Following Shlokas can be practiced by parents along with their children to inculcate some culture in them. These Shlokas/songs provide a minimal guideline.
Start the daily prayer with a prayer to Lord Ganesha (Ganesha Stuthi) to remove any hurdles
Gajaananam Bhuuta Gannaadi Sevitam
Kapittha Jambuu Phala Saara Bhakshitham
Umaa Sutam Shoka Vinaasha Kaarannam
Namaami Vighneshvara Paada Pangkajam
A song that can be sung to Lord Ganesha can be in Raga Nata
Raga Nata Thala Jambha
Mooshika vahana modhaka hastha,
Chamarakarna , vilambitha suthra,
Vamana roopa , Maheswara puthra,
Vigna vinayaka Pada namasthe.
The Above can be followed by a Guru Vandanam (Prayer to Gurus)
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu
Gurur Devo Mahesh Varah
Guru Shakshat Para Brahma
Tasmai Shri Guruve Namah
This can be followed by a Simple Shloka for Lord Krishna
Vasudeva Sutam Devam | Kansa Chaanuuramardanam | Devakii Paramaanandam | Krishhnam Vande Jagad Gurum
This can be followed by a shloka for the Goddess of Learning – Saraswathi
Saraswati namastubhyam varade kamarupini |
vidyarambham karishyami, siddhirbhavatu me sada ||
A simple shloka while the children have a shower or Bath
GangaCha Yamune Cha Iva Godaavarii Sarasvathi |
Narmadaa Sindhu Kaaverii Jale Asmin Samnidhim Kuru ||
(Meaning – Let the divine Waters of the above Rivers be present near me.)
Some shlokas on Lord Rama
Raamaya RaamaBhadraya Raamachandraya Vedhase | Raghunaathaya Nathaya Seethayah Pathaye Namah ||
Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murare x2
Hey Nath Narayana Vasudeva x6
Jhihvey Pibasva AmruthaMethadeva x2
Govinda Damodara madhaveti x6
Narayana Narayana Narayana Narayana
RAMA RAMA raghurama paratpara
Ravana samhara ranadheera x2
Rathanga Gadhadhara patanga vaahana x 3
Rema ramana sriman Narayana x2
sriman Narayana sriman Narayana x 4
Sree rama, rama rama, rama ram, Sringara rama rama, rama ram, x2
Sringara rama ram,Kothandarama rama ram x2
Sringara rama rama,rama RAma, rama ram
Kothanda rama rama rama ram, Kalyana rama rama rama ram x2
Kalyana rama ram, Pattabi Rama Ram x2
Kalyana rama rama,rama RAma, rama ram
Pattabi rama rama rama ram, Kaushalya rama rama rama ram x2
Kaushalya rama ram, Sree Rama Rama ram x2
Sree rama, rama rama, rama ram
Sringara rama rama, rama ram x 3