with Sri Ganesh

Bearing Her Blessings And Her Gifts...

Aum Namo Bhagavate.

- 05-03-09:

… Today Sri Ganesh has a very special expression…

Earlier, while preparing the puja, I was trying – as one passes a thread through pierced beads of various sizes and materials – to evoke the myriad images of Sri Ganesh that are held and propitiated throughout this land of India, from the plain, inconspicuous clay forms by the roadsides to the huge figures of bronze and stone enshrined in crowded sanctuaries, from these natural Darshans worshipped in the shapes of rocks or trees to the enormous plaster statues carried by multitudes on certain days… The mind wonders: are there many different entities receiving the offerings in the name of Lord Ganesha? How does it work?

Today, Sri Ganesh, you appear Exactly and rightly as you are, Seated and enshrined In the heart of the land And your presence is Perfectly unique And yet its appeal is Universal, Because in you are combined Tremendous knowledge And the most adorable Simplicity, And you marry the Shakti’s Supreme elegance With the quiet tenderness Of a friend and brother –

How lovely and complete Is the spring Of your presence…!

Aum

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