Sunday, September 4, 2011

Avighnamasthu


Being Vinayaka Chaturthi.. my son made a Happy Birthday Card for Ganesh, my husband piously cleaned the piled up agarbathi dust from the pooja corner ( the north east corner of our living room, where the ‘Gods’ dwell in a wooden cavern), kept a bowl of fresh fruits for the Lord and lit the lamp of course adorned with extra flowers picked from God knows where. I slept till 10 am and was unconcerned with all of these.
Evening I joined the two boys for the temple visit. With folded hands, standing before Ganesha, I admired his jewel crown, the decorations, the laddus on the platter, the recorded chanting of ‘vakratunda mahakaya..’ and the fragrance. Then it dawned on me, I should pray! I closed my eyes and fell into a deep prayer, rather thoughts and sub thoughts. By default I prayed .. ‘Vighneswaraya namaha’.. Lord, remove all obstacles from my path of karma and success. The plea I uttered awakened my mind.. Obstacles? From my path?  What are my obstacles so far.. Its me and my habits.. indiscipline, time mismanagement, excessive online use and chat, irregular sleep pattern, unhealthy eating, lethargy and over confidence. What other obstacles do I need as a stumbling block to progress in career and joyful involvement in family life..
So what should Ganesh be doing for me to cure all this evil ‘THE VIGHNAS’’? Is not the panacea with me? So why am I here?
Okay I change my mind now.. and my array of appeals… Lord bless me with righteousness of thought, will and deed. Let me do my karma properly without lapse…. I prayed for the prosperity and happiness of the man I am wedded with for this life time, also for the man whom I await to wed in my next birth to come, for my son, parents, siblings…. All and all.. friends.. (including the chat id s and the voices they own) … world at large..
I stood for how long, I didn’t know.. in peace and bliss, enlightened and empowered, cleansed and aware..  to enter the karma..
"Karma! Karma!" my mind uttered .. and “Amma”, my son pulled my duppatta and woke me from my sound meditative slumber.. I ran my fingers through his hair , held his father’s palm, and walked, content and smiling.. one hand searching for my mobile to see if I have any new messages … 

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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    hahaha...posted at 3.21 am.... ...one of ur obstacles is the reason for this I guess... :)

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  2. yespeeSeptember 4, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    gud one pygma...a reflection of self and hopes----niceee

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  3. Nasnin NasserSeptember 4, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Caught in the whirl wind of instincts and Karma...momentary awakening from the sleeping "self"...again I could find me in this...reflections well rendered Pygma dear...Have a nice time...take care:-)

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  4. twinklersSeptember 4, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    good one dey;;enjoyed reading it; how I wish I could write too..keep writing..take care..

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  5. പാര്‍വണം..September 4, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    Good!!!!
    Avignamasthu!

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  6. pygmalionSeptember 4, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    Thank You Parvanam

    Yespee: self , hope and selfless at times

    Nasnin : thnx dear, whirlwind of instincts and karma.. true true..

    @ Twinklers: dai thaanum onnu ezhuthi nokkiyee, and mail me like how the other kazhutha did.. i will blog them for sure;)

    @Anonymous: Hey what u know! I sleep at 8pm and get up at 3am .. Brahma Muhoorthathil unaranam kuttyeeeeeee .. haha except on sunday nights! (now dnt go to check the time i post this)

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  7. SmeeSeptember 5, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Enjoyed it Pygma. Good work, keep writing.

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    :) i am so addicted to the virtual world too..and the last line...so true :) happens all the time..

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  9. pygmalionSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Thankyou smee and chintan:)

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  10. Misterio VidaSeptember 7, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    enjoy the read..keep writing and posting...

    P.S. i loved the play Pygmalion by GB Shaw and also the movie :)

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  11. Prateek BagriSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    Whoa. My mumma always says - Mani concentrate, you might connect to god. And all i could think of is how to end GTA San Andreas. :P

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  12. KPSeptember 7, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    He he Nice post.. Not knowing what to pray..!
    However you knew that your problems can be solved by ur own interest rather than apealing to God.. that is nice..
    Realization that there is not much to pray is real reason for happiness rite? Bye..

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  13. pygmalionSeptember 7, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    israr: thnks for visiting .. even i love shaw's pymalion:)

    Prateek: ahaa, dnt tell me.. btw, for me my mom is the mediator between me and God.. somehow i feel she links to God for me:)

    KP: thank you dear.. you have said a great philospohy in few words - Realization that there is not much to pray is real reason for happiness.. Thanks for making me realize once again that I am happy:)

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  14. Sourabh K RaoSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    nice :) i always wonder what to do when im in front of god and writing an exam :P :) and at the end i turn rational promising myself to work harder next time :)

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  15. BrijeshSeptember 11, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Landed through a link on another blog. Liked your uncomplicated & smooth style of narration. Something that almost everyone would have experienced. Nice post.

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  16. pygmalionSeptember 11, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Thankyou sourabh..

    Thanks for the vist and add Deferred Brilliance.. Glad u liked :)

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