with Sri Ganesh

- 13-05-11:

… Juergen, of the Library, has come to Sri Ganesh with the three ladies who work with him, - two young women and an elderly one, local women of a very low caste; when they find they are welcome to help, they happily get busy sweeping and washing and drawing kolams at the gate and near the lingam, and then they are further thrilled to get the chance to do a small puja on their own, themselves offering the garlands, the coconut and fruit and camphor they had brought… … Deepti and Arjun come in, on their way back from Sri Aurobindo’s room – it is Deepti’s birthday -, stay a moment to have darshan and to visit, and offer Rs. 1,000/-. Today happens to be also the counting day for all the votes in Tamil Nad and Puducherry, and there is a lot of police and extra security spread about and around all the voting sites…

Sri Ganesh, Ambassador of the Shakti Amongst the gods And amidst men, Wondrous and awesome You appear,

And yet a luminous And joyous Friend, Brimming with A happy heart –

Just like Lord Krishna knows All past bonds and contracts And commitments, You have the knowledge Of Her routes and processes, And thus you can,

If addressed, Point the way To Manifest Plenitude = With white light And bursts of sunrays And the deeper glow

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