Ganpati Bappa Maurya !

 Every year we await Lord Ganesha's arrival, its a festival of happiness and good wishes.  With Lord Ganesha's arrival our festivities for the year begin.  People offer prayers and ask for fulfillment of their wishes. 

He is considered most auspicious, the obstacle remover, without his blessings no task is complete.  

In mumbai one gets to see Ganpati idols in various sizes and poses. Its a feast to see the beautifully decorated idol's with jewellery and garlands in the pandals based on different themes. 


the aarti (prayer) to our lord:.......

Sukhkarta Dukhaharta (Ganesh aarti ).mp4

Sukhkarta dukhharta varta vighnachi I
Nurvi purvi prem kripa jayachi I
Sarvangi sundar uti shendurachi I
Kanthi zalke mal mukta- phalachi II 1 II

Jaya dev jaya dev jaya mangal murti I
Darshanmatre mankamana purti I

Ratnakhachit fara tuj gaurikumra I
Chandanachi uti kumkumkeshara I
Hirejadit mugut Shobhato bara I
Runzunati nupure charni ghagaria II 2 II

Jaya dev jaya dev jaya mangal murti I
Darshanmatre mankamana purti I

Lambodar Pitambar phadi varvandana I
Saral sond vakratunda trinayan I
Das ramacha vat pahe sadana I
Sankti pavave Nirvani Rakshave survarvandana II 3 II

Jaya dev jaya dev jaya mangal murti I
Darshanmatre mankamana purti II Darshan.II

Ghalin lotangan vandin charan || Dolyani pahin rup tujhe ||
Deva Preme alingan anande pujin || Bhave ovaleen mhane nama || 1 ||
Twamev mata cha Pita twamev || Twamev bandhusch sakha twamev ||
Twamev Vidhya dravinam twamev || Twamev sarwam mam dev dev || 2 ||
Kayena vacha manasendriyenva || Buddhayatmna va prakrutiswabhavat ||
Karomi yadhyat sakalam parasmai || Narayanayeti samarpayami || 3 ||
Achyutam keshavam ramnarayanam || krushanadamodaram vasudevam bhaje ||
Shridharam Madhavam gopikavallabham || Janaki nayakam ramchandra bhaje || 4 ||
Hare ram hare ram ram ram hare hare || Hare krishna hare krishna Krishna Krishna
hare hare || Hare ram hare ram ram ram hare hare || Hare krishna hare krishna Krishna
Krishna hare hare || 

Blame game! Why?

Vaccination and Oral Drops:
Today I met 2 ladies who were going door to door asking if there were any kids under 5 yrs, so they could administer 'POLIO drops'. There is rigorous campaigning for vaccinations and Polio drops for better future of our children. Why ?

Are we not responsible for our children's good health, is it not our moral responsibility as Parents to ensure that all vaccinations and Oral drops be administered on time for their safety ?  Yet the govt. has to worry for our children's safety and good health. Why?

Wearing helmet:
As we walk on the roads of Mumbai, Delhi and many other cities in India we find people driving 2 wheelers without helmet, most of the time the helmet is missing or hanging on the sides of the vehicle and worn only when one sees the traffic police.

The govt. issues driving license at age 18, Why?  Should a irresponsible person be given a license."One who doesn't respect his own life how could he respect life of others".

Instead of charging them with a petty fine, why not revoke their driving license and no claim reimbursed in-case of accidents.  May be then we may see the helmets where it rightfully should be.

Drunken Driving:
Just the other day there was an car accident near by, the boy (driving) and his friends were seriously injured as he was driving in a drunken state.  Everyone blamed the driver, "Are others not equally responsible for sitting in a car driven by a person in a drunken state". Why should only one be blamed?  If friends refuse to accompany a person driving in a drunken state, many lives could be saved.

As I see similar things happening around I wonder !  Is our life's safety other peoples or our govt.'s responsibility'?  

'As an individual shouldn't we value our life and take precautions'? then Why?  do we blame others for our negligence.  



 

After thought !

It may sound weird when one reads this but it is a reality :

Do we ever realise how many things we accumulate in our lifetime... hoping to use them some day.  And when we die the people we care have to clear all those things we accumulated...?

My dads death changed my perspective towards life and death, like I said 'journey of Life and Death both are equally important'.

My dad probably knew his end was nearing so he sorted and disposed off most of his things, kept only a handful of things so as not to trouble us.  Some of the papers he meticulously kept was difficult to understand as it was not relevant to us, we are still trying to understand them. Our childhood photos (album) kept in the bunch of papers which we had never seen in the many years, my mom's one saree, her old purse, guess he liked my mom in that saree but her old purse?  These few things surprised us, but no answers?

I miss him, everything reminds me of him and our childhood. The good old days when we visited the beaches, gardens and enjoyed mom's delicious cooking. Probably he too missed that !  Wish he had shared those feelings openly with us.  His conservative way of life never allowed him to speak openly.

The positive side to all this is :-
I have started sorting out my accumulated things. Things we think are important to us may not have the same perspective and importance with time.  Priorities and interests change from generation to generation.  It is not disrespect, but due to different interests it is not easy to understand the interests and dealings of others.  

eg:  Our childhood interests of collecting marbles, posters, sea shells change with time but as we grow up .............We replace them with new interests, don't we?  Then how can it be disrespect when others do it?
 : Or -Certain books may be very valuable to a person who is a Professor, but the same may not be valued by other members of family who are not associated with that subject.
:  Or - Old Crockeries, show peices etc may be seen as junk by few whereas it may be a valuable thing for the household woman.

So if we all give a thought to this, we may have plenty to dispose and lot to donate and we can save the trouble to our loving family members, after us.  If we start now, there may still be plenty of things left to clear for them when our time comes, as the human tendency to posses cannot be overcome easily.

thanks dad for the valuable and unspoken thought........ miss you!