Shadripus

Objective:

To warn the children to be aware of the evil influences of the Six inner Enemies, thereby avoiding them by all means.

Related Values:

• Alertness
• Discrimination
• Presence of mind

Materials Required:

1. 6 boards each with the name of a shadripu (lust, anger, attachment, greed, ego, envy) and 1 board with ‘God’s Favourite’ written on it.
2. Music – to play
3. 6 small slips, with a shadripu written on each for shuffling and picking.
4. A slip with the words ‘God’s favourite’ on it.

Preparatory work for the Guru:

The 7 boards must be hung on the walls at different corners of the room.

How to Play

1. Children should form a circle and keep running to the tune of the music being played.
2. When the music stops, the children will have to stand near any of the 6 boards.
3. The Guru then should pick 1 shadripu from the pack of 7 slips.(Example: Lust)
4. All the children near ‘Lust’ are declared out.
5. The board (Lust) should now be removed.
6. In this manner, the game continues with the music. In the last round, when only 1 out of 6 ‘Shadripus’ is left, the ‘God’s Favourite’ slip and board can be added.
7. The child who stands near that board is said to have avoided the Six Enemies and emerged successful in the so-called trial!!!