Ano Bhadrah Kratavo Yantu Vishwatah, Let Noble Thoughts Come
आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः ॥
Ā no bhadrāḥ kratavo yantu viśvataḥ
“Let noble thoughts come to us from every direction.”
Ṛgveda 1.89.1
Word by word
A shloka a child understands is a shloka they keep. Here is what each word is actually doing.
At the opening of a discussion, a debate or a new subject. Widely used as a school and university motto.
- A single line, so any child can learn it
- The clearest statement of intellectual openness in the tradition
- Excellent opening for debates and public speaking practice
- From the Rigveda, among the oldest texts in existence
One line, and it says something a child can hold for life: good ideas are allowed to come from anywhere, including from people who disagree with you. We use it to open debate practice in our public speaking classes for exactly that reason.
Public Speaking
Reading a shloka and chanting it correctly are different things. In our live online classes a mentor corrects your child’s pronunciation in the moment, teaches the meaning alongside the sound, and builds a repertoire verse by verse. Ages 7-15 · 45 min · Weekly.
Questions parents ask
Let noble thoughts come to us from every direction. It is a prayer for openness to good ideas regardless of their source.
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