Prayers to Ma Saraswati

Blogger’s Prayer

ॐ ऎं सरस्वत्यै ऎं नमः।

ॐ ऐं ह्रीं सरस्वत्यै नमः।

With devotion recited  your Bija Mantra, O Mother!

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता

या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ।

या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता

सा मां पातु सरस्वति भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥

You know, Mother, that I know the full stotra,

But refrain from singing the whole lyric to save your precious time;

Ma Saraswati, Sashtang Pranam,

Buddhi-pradam Sharadam!

Remove the delusion and darkness of my ego, 

Forever reside in my heart;

You blessed a very-dumb wood-cutter,

Made him Kalidas;

You blessed this not-very-dumb son,

He is now a minor, self-proclaimed author;

Glory be to You, Venerable Mother!

Guiding me to learn of men (also women and other animals) and matter,

You taught me to read and think.

Of all that I write, You, Mother, are the true author,

Merely using me as your humble stenographer.

You also made me a blogger,

For worse or better,

Please, Mother,

Get me many a reader,

Intelligent, perceptive, and

Full of empathy.

Make my thoughts deep,

Words laden with meaning,

Sentences like mountain streams warbling,

Bless your child,

O Mother!

For missing or mis-spelt words,

For imperfect sentences, if any,

I seek your forgiveness,

O Parameshwari,

Always shower your blessings on me.

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Readers’ Prayer

Ma Saraswati,

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता, etc.,

Accept our prostrate salutations, and

This urgent petition.

O Mother,

For which sins in our previous lives

Have you inflicted on us

This babbling blogger?

A buffoon, and a bore,

Masquerading as an author,

There’s a fitter word for him that perfectly rhymes,

But cannot be used in a prayer.

Please tell him

To stop writing inane blogs, and

Not pester us for ‘Likes’ and more,

For his strange affliction,

His literary ambition,

Provide some permanent cure,

Get him a post-retirement sinecure.

Whisper to him,

Blogging is a huge waste,

To publish a book is best,

Through which he may present his charm,

But in our conviction, we stay firm,

Not to buy his next book, or

The previous ones.

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