My Conversation with Lord Ganesha.

My conversation with Lord Ganesha…!
( Place- Our Puja ghar where we have done the Ganesh sthapana for 10 days.)

Me- ” So….my Lord,  today you are going back again…you know, this day is most sentimental for me.”

Lord- ” I come here every year without fail and stay for 10 days….which are sufficient to recharge us for rest of the year.
( As bhakta needs the love of God, God also needs the bhaav of bhakta).. Still you become sentimental on this day?….You should grow up now. Promise me; you will say goodbye to me with a big smile today.”

Me- ” You are special and unique for me Lord. Don’t you know that I say goodbye to my relatives with too big smile??.. when they go back after a long stay???”

Lord- “Yes, I know…..I didnt forget that you prayed to me to make them leave earlier… you shouldnt  do like that…..

Me- I am very sorry for that…..it will never happen again… but can’t you stay one day more? Please?

Lord- “Dont be silly….we have to behave as per the rules and regulations given by our scriptures. Isnt it?…Come on…just sit here….I have been watching you doing lots of work since last 10 days. Just have a lighter talk today. I am fed up with serious talks.”

Me-  “I know….being Vighnaharta you have to listen to all. ‘N’ number of people must be asking for your favour / grace to get rid of their difficult situations…Only serious talks…isn’t it?Just relax..tell me what would you like to eat today?”

Lord- ” Those yammy sweet and soft boiled rice modakas…! My favourite and your too…….but mind well…..don’t make those modakas too big like you have made last year. I cannot gobble it as a whole. Putting a whole modak in mouth and relishing it; is what I enjoy the most.”

Me- “Ok….I will make those in smaller sizes… like I made on the first day? “

Lord-  ” Oh God! Those  stuffed modakas were small but too hard to eat.  I watched you preparing those in grill+ microwave mode instead of traditional frying in lots of ghee.”

Me- “Yes…I thought they would be healthier …..”

Lord-  “And what about the dental health ? All had toothache….”

Me- “You are also making fun of me…aren’t  You Lord? ….”

Lord-  “Ha..Ha…. don’t take it seriously my dear….”

Me-  “During these 10 days, did you  feel bored when I was away from you to manage the patients in my clinic ?”

Lord- ” Do you  think that I was away from you at those times?”

Me- ” Off course not my Lord!  You only  know that before intercting with any patient; I remember you and look at your image which is  just in front of  examination table. Don’t you?”

Lord- ” Offcourse I know that dear..I just wanted to catch you in your own words;  just as you usually do….leave it…”

Me- ” I am eager to know; how much you enjoyed these 10 days here?”

Lord- “Ask me not….. Whole 10 days were full of entertainment and entertaiment- Your quarrels, gossiping, caring, and loving each other and neighbours.  Specially that sylvie ( cat) entertained me a lot from the day; I came here. She  would continuously watch me as if she was meditating upon me. She never tried to snatch modak from me like your Sunny ( pug dog) used to do few years back.  Actually he was so desperate about the sweet modakas, that he would not even look at me. But I enjoyed those days too. “

Me- ” Yes, sylvie is quite mature. You know, when we brought you in a box, she was very anxious. Cats like to sit and hide in the boxes. When she saw you in the box, she sat near the box watching you with curiosity. And when we offfered you the sit on the decorated lawn asana, she quickly jumped into the box thanking you….( she must have prayed to you to vacate that box.)

Lord-  “Yes..I saw her…..by the way; I liked my asana; you made this time. Only lawn and flowers… soft and natural. Last time you arrranged the sinhasana and all the decorative beads and lights and all. There was no space around me to move. But now, this is very comfortable…. “

Me- “I will make sure; next time when you will come, your asana will be comfortable too. Tell me about other things to improve.”

Lord- “Yes…..tell your son that the prasadam  should be eaten as it is. He eats only selected modakas, dryfruits  and not the other ingredients….and ask Sudhir not to name the modakas from your neighbours. Tell him that not the taste and texture but the bhaav matters for me. “

Me- “Ok…done…what about me in particular?”

Lord- “I have been watching you since your childhood. Every year  on this 10th day, you used to cry for me. Now you are much transformed and  grown up.”

Me- ” This is by all your grace only Lord!….. You know my heart was broken when my teacher told me that you as the Ganesha form is also mithya.  I cried like anything. But it was only with your grace that he taught me the scripturs and I came to know that you are the Ultimate Truth (Nirguna Nirakaar Brahman). And since then, I started feeling you in my heart and nowhere else. “

Lord-  “Yes…..you people have lots of loving friends. They live far from you but they are present in your heart in the form of memories. On few occasions they come to you for few days to stay. You enjoy together and then depart to meet again. Isnt it? So do consider me like them….don’t be too emotional.”

Me- “No Lord, they and you are not the same. Many times they are too busy to receive my calls. Sometimes they are not busy but the network is busy. But you reach to me even before I call you….although subtly. Thats why I become so emotional when you come in this form. Its addicting…”

Lord- “I am not seperate from anyone.. dear!  Now let’s wind up. I am too much hungry now, go and prepare the modakas….”

Me- “Yes….here I go……just wait….”
( My rice boiled modakas are ready. Puja and Aarati is over and I am offering the modakas to the Lord.)”

Lord-  “Wow….so yammy modak….!. My blessings to all of you to be sweet and make others life sweet.”

Me- ” Thank you very much My Lord!  Let all the beings be happy. Give me enough strength to cross this ocean of samsara to mearge with you….”

Me- ” By the way, O Lord! this was our personal conversation. Can I make it social; please?  I mean ; can I post it on os.me blog site?”

Lord- ” Offcourse….why not?….and I know it will be fantastic too!… Because since last seven months you are writting only on advait vedanta. People might be getting bored  by your dry and serious posts. So go ahead…!”

Me- “Are you making fun of me again…Lord…?”

Lord- “Not at all my dear..! I fully support and back all your efforts for writting on the vedantic concept of Non duality… the Ultimate Truth…my very own  nature. I manifest in this form , now and then as per the needs of my bhaktas…. Now let me go…..we will meet next year….till then feel me in your heart….Goodbye…..!”

Me- ” Om gan ganpataye namah! 🙏Ganpati bappa moraya….pudhachya varshi lawkar ya”

Hari Om !