Bal Ganesh
The remover of obstacles, with Mushak the mouse. From Vakratunda Mahakaya to Ganpati Bappa Morya.
Buy on AmazonThe shlokas your child will grow up knowing.
Twenty Sanskrit shlokas and twenty pages to color in every book. Sing the verse together, color the picture, and it stays. Bal Ganesh is out now, the rest follow through the year.
Ages 5 and up
20 shlokas
44 pages, full color
Paperback
01How a book is used
Step one
Sing it
Read the shloka together in Devanagari or in the English spelling. Two lines, said aloud, three or four times.
Step two
Color it
The facing page is the same verse as a big friendly picture. Coloring is the repetition, and it takes as long as it takes.
Step three
Say it back
The meaning is written in a child's words, short enough to repeat at bedtime or on the way to school.
02The books · one deity eachBook 01 out now
Bal Hanuman
Strength and courage, with Gillu the squirrel. From Manojavam Marutatulyavegam to Jai Bajrang Bali.
Coming soon
Bal Ram
The gentle prince of Ayodhya, with his little brother Lakshman. The Rama Gayatri, the Rama Raksha verses, and Jai Shri Ram.
Coming soon
Bal Krishna
The naughty cowherd of Gokul, with Nandini the calf. From the Maha-mantra to the shelter of Govardhan hill.
Coming soon03Look inside · every shloka in four parts
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ ।
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥
Vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭi samaprabha |
Nirvighnaṁ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā ||
vakratuṇḍa curved trunkmahākāya big bodysūryakoṭi a crore of sunssamaprabha shining likenirvighnaṁ without obstacleskuru makeme for medeva O Lordsarvakāryeṣu in all my worksarvadā always
For a child Ganesha with the curved trunk and the big round tummy, bright as a million suns, please take away every hurdle in everything I do, every single day.
Every verse, four ways
The same shloka is given in the original script, in a spelling you can read aloud, word by word, and in a sentence a five year old can say back. Nothing is left for you to look up.
The verse in Devanagari
As it has always been written, in large clear type a child can trace with a finger.
Transliteration to read aloud
Standard IAST spelling, so parents and grandparents can say it correctly even without reading Devanagari.
Every word explained
Each Sanskrit word with its meaning, so the shloka is understood and not only memorized.
A meaning to say back
A short retelling in the child's own words, ready for bedtime or the school run.
Tap a part to see it on its own
04What comes next
The children's series is where Sanatan123 starts, not where it ends.
Ages 5 and up · now
Shloka Coloring Books
Four books, one deity each. Bal Ganesh is available now, the others are on the way.
Teens · in development
Stories and their meaning
The episodes behind the shlokas, with the questions a teenager actually asks.
Adults · planned
Texts and commentary
Readable editions of the core texts in the same four-part format.
05Questions parents ask
What age are these for?
Five and up on their own. Younger children enjoy them with a grown-up reading the verse aloud while they color.
Do I need to know Sanskrit?
No. Every shloka is printed in an English spelling you can read straight off the page, with each word's meaning beside it, so you can say it correctly the first time.
What is in each book?
Twenty shlokas about one deity, each with its own page to color, across 44 full color pages in paperback.
Which books can I buy today?
Bal Ganesh is published. Bal Hanuman, Bal Ram and Bal Krishna are finished and going through publishing now. Following @sanatan123official on Instagram, Facebook or YouTube is the fastest way to hear when each one goes live.
Where do I buy them, and how long does delivery take?
Through Amazon, which prints and ships them in the US, UK, Europe, India and elsewhere. Delivery times are whatever Amazon quotes in your country.
Are the shlokas accurate?
Yes. Every verse and every word meaning is checked before print. Where a verse has more than one common reading, the most widely recited one is used.
Can I use one book for two children?
The verses, yes. The coloring pages get used once, so most families buy a copy per child or print the page again from a second book.
Start with Bal Ganesh.
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