Lesson video

Hi, my name's Mrs. Charalambous, and welcome to today's learning.

I've got a really great story to tell you in today's lesson.

Our lesson today is called "The story of the mouth of Krishna" from the Unit "Hindus: what do Hindu stories teach about life and the world?" Let's get started.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to retell the story of the mouth of Krishna.

Here are our keywords for today's learning.

Let's practise with my turn, your turn.

Krishna.

Krishna.

A Hindu deity of compassion and love.

Symbolic.

Symbolic.

A deeper meaning or truth shown through colour or an object.

Deity.

Deity.

A god taking a particular form.

A deity shows one part of the one God.

So Krishna is a deity showing compassion and love of the one God.

I hope that helps you with your understanding today.

Let's move on.

Your lesson outline for "The story of the mouth of Krishna" looks like this.

Let's begin with, who is Krishna? This is Het.

He has a Hindu worldview.

Hi, Het.

Het would like to share this with you.

"In Hindu dharma, there are many stories about deities.

Many Hindus believe in one God.

This God can take form as a deity.

A deity shows one part of the one God.

One deity that I like to hear stories about is Krishna." Let's check our understanding with true or false.

You can do this for true and this for false if you like, or you can call out the answer.

I don't mind.

For many Hindus, God taking a form is known as a deity.

True or false? Hmm.

That's right.

It is true.

Why? Would you like to share why with me? That's right.

A deity shows one part of the one God.

Well remembered.

Let's move on.

Here are two images of Krishna.

Wow.

What do you notice about Krishna? I'm going to leave this here for a moment so you can take a really good look.

Hmm.

I'm noticing quite a few things about Krishna.

I wonder if you've spotted some too.

Let's take a closer look at Krishna, starting with the lotus flower.

Did you spot that behind Krishna? A lotus flower is a special flower for Hindus.

That means kindness and goodness.

It shows that Krishna is pure and loving.

I like the way it links to his character of how he is loving.

Who spotted the musical instrument? That's right.

It's a flute.

Krishna's flute makes sweet music.

It reminds Hindus to be happy and spread joy to others.

That's right, 'cause Krishna has a loving character, so that makes sense that his flute makes sweet music to remind Hindus of joy and happiness.

Halo.

Who spotted the halo glow at the back there? It's a bright light around Krishna's head.

This shows that Hindus believe he is special and full of wisdom.

Not only is Krishna loving and compassionate, he's also very smart.

Crown.

A golden crown shows that Krishna is a king of love and kindness to Hindus.

And that's really important.

Garland.

Floral garland is a necklace of flowers that show Krishna's love for nature and all living things.

His kindness extends to everything.

And who spotted the blue skin? We'll learn more about that in a moment.

Many Hindu deities have unique colours that are symbolic.

This means they have a deeper meaning.

Why do you think Krishna has blue skin? Hmm.

I wonder what the deeper meaning is there.

His blue skin is symbolic.

Hmm.

Have a moment to think.

You can share with me some thoughts if you like.

Krishna's blue skin symbolises the universe, energy, and calmness.

I wonder if you thought of any of these things too.

True or false time.

Images of Hindu deities can be any colour with no special meaning.

True or false? Hmm.

Take a moment to think before you reveal the answer to me.

That's right.

It's false.

Why? Would you like to share why? Many Hindu deities have unique colours that are symbolic? They often have a deeper meaning.

That's right.

We've just learned about Krishna having blue skin and the symbolic meanings there.

Let's carry on.

Well done if you got that answer correct.

Here is an image of young Krishna and his mother Yashoda.

Let's find out a little bit more about them.

Krishna is a deity who is known for compassion and love.

His stories often teach lessons about love, friendship, and wisdom.

Lots of Hindu stories about Krishna are from his childhood, and that's why here the image is of Krishna when he was younger compared to the ones that we've seen earlier where he is more grown up.

Did you notice that? And that in his hand in the image there is a flute.

Krishna was born to Princess Devaki, but for his safety, he was raised by Yashoda, a cowherd woman and her husband.

His adopted mother Yashoda loved Krishna deeply and raised him as her own child.

Yashoda is in lots of Hindu stories about Krishna, and she's in this story today as well.

Let's check our understanding with multiple choice.

What is Krishna's adopted mother called? A, Yashoda, B, Devaki, or C, Krishnina? Hmm.

Take a moment to think before I reveal the answer.

That's right.

It's Yashoda.

Good job if you've got that correct.

Let's move on.

Task A, part one.

Fill in the blanks to help explain what Krishna's blue skin symbolises.

Remember the deeper meaning to his skin.

And two, draw a picture of what calmness looks like to you.

Pause me here so you can carry out this task.

When you are ready, press play for some feedback.

Task A, feedback time.

Here is what your completed table might look like.

So underneath the world, you've got the universe and in the middle, energy.

And here is an example of a drawing I did that I think represents calmness.

Blue skies, green grass, quiet day, calmness, peaceful.

I wonder what you drew.

Would you like to show me what you've drawn? Wow.

Yes, that does represent calmness.

Well done.

You've done well so far.

Let's carry on.

Cycle two.

What is the story of the mouth of Krishna? In Hindu dharma, there are many stories that ask big questions about the world.

These stories offer different answers to that question as Hindu dharma is pluralistic.

Tricky word.

This means that there are many ways of being Hindu, not just one.

Plural means lots of, so that's why lots of different ways of being Hindu and not just one, pluralistic.

The story of the mouth of Krishna looks at the question, where is God? Let's check our understanding so far with this multiple choice question.

There are lots of different stories in Hindu dharma because, A, Hindus have one answer to big questions, B, Hindus have different answers to big questions, C, Hindus have no answers to big questions.

That's right.

It's B.

Hindus have different answers to big questions.

And that's why there are lots of different stories in Hindu dharma.

Let's continue.

The story of the mouth of Krishna.

Long ago in a small village called Gokul, a playful boy named Krishna lived with his foster parents, Yashoda and Nanda.

Krishna was no ordinary boy.

He had blue skin, a twinkle in his eye, and a love for butter that was as big as the sky.

One day, Krishna saw a pot of butter hanging high from the ceiling in the kitchen.

He licked his lips.

"I must have that butter." He thought with a mischievous grin.

Krishna called one of his friends to help.

"Let me climb onto your shoulders." Krishna said.

His friend agreed, kneeling down so Krishna could climb up.

Together they giggled as Krishna stretched high and managed to grab the pot.

With great delight, Krishna scooped up handfuls of creamy butter, sharing it with his friend.

Let's pause the story here to check our understanding so far.

Where did Krishna's mother place the butter? A, hidden behind a plant pot, B, hanging high from the ceiling, C, under the doormat? Hmm.

Take a moment to think before I reveal the answer.

That's right.

B, hanging high from the ceiling.

Krishna's mother knew that he loved butter and so decided to put it out of the way from him and from other things too.

Let's carry on with our story.

Just then Yashoda walked in to the room.

"Krishna! What are you doing?" She exclaimed, seeing the spilled butter and the cheeky smiles.

Krishna quickly jumped down and tried to hide behind his friend.

"I was just hungry, Mother." He said with a playful grin, his face smeared with butter.

Yashoda wasn't happy with the mess.

"Krishna, open your mouth." She said, suspecting he had hidden more butter in his mouth.

Krishna opened his mouth and Yashoda gasps.

(gasps) Inside she saw the entire universe, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the Earth spinning in his tiny mouth.

She couldn't believe her eyes.

Yashoda's scolding turned into amazement.

Her heart filled with love as she hugged Krishna tightly.

"You are no ordinary boy, my dear Krishna." she whispered.

Krishna smiled sweetly and his friend laughed, still licking butter from his fingers.

Despite the mess, Yashoda couldn't help but smile too knowing how special her little Krishna truly was.

Let's check our understanding for the last part of the story.

What did Yashoda see when Krishna opened his mouth? Hmm.

A, a lotus flower, B, a pot of butter, or C, the entire universe? That's right.

When Yashoda looked in Krishna's mouth, she saw, C, the entire universe.

That's right.

She saw the moon, the sun, the stars, the Earth in his tiny mouth.

Well done.

Good job if you've got that answer correct.

Good listening.

Let's carry on.

Here's Het again.

He'd like to share more about the story with you.

"At the end of the story, Yashoda realised that Krishna was no ordinary boy.

She saw the entire universe in his mouth.

This story teaches me that sometimes there's more to people than meets the eye and that we should appreciate their special qualities." I think Het's right.

I think people have lots of special qualities.

Would you like to share some of your special qualities with me? Task B, explain what Yashoda learned when she looked into Krishna's mouth.

Your sentence will start with "Yashoda learned that Krishna was.

." Take a moment here to pause the video so you can continue that sentence.

Press play when you're ready for feedback.

Task B, feedback time.

Explain what Yashoda learned when she looked into Krishna's mouth.

Yashoda learned that Krishna was special because he was no ordinary boy.

He showed her the whole universe inside his mouth.

If you'd like to share some of your answers with me, you can do that now.

Press pause so I can hear properly.

Let's summarise our learning together today for the story of the mouth of Krishna.

Hindus have many stories that offer different answers to big questions like, where is God? That's the one we were looking at today.

Krishna is a popular deity in Hindu dharma.

Remember deity is a form of the one God.

Many Hindus tell stories about his childhood.

Lots of Krishna's stories take place during his childhood like the one we heard today.

Krishna is often pictured with blue skin, which symbolises his energy, the universe, and calmness.

The story of the mouth of Krishna story tells how Krishna's mother saw the universe in his mouth.

Wow.

We have learned a lot today and great listening during the story.

I hope to see you soon.

Bye for now.