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Ganapati Bappa Morya!

My father chopped off my head

I died. He attached an Elephant head instead

And resurrected me – for he was the God Shiva.

I saw his regret and forgave him in a heartbeat

Adored, loved and respected him ever since.

This is how Lord Ganesha, came into being.

 

Do you think, you will be able to do that?

Forgive the one who chops off your head?

Can you forgive the car that cuts off in front of you in the city traffic?

The boss who makes you feel worthless?

The spouse who has no time to hear your heartfelt thoughts?

The parents who did not understand their sensitive child?

All those who make these tiny cuts in your soul – day in and day out?

Can you forgive them?

 

That is why Ganesha is God and we are mere mortals.

Let us pray, that God Shiva chop off our ego-heads

and replaces it with one full of wisdom and knowledge,

just like Ganesha’s and all our obstacles shall begone.

 

Ganapati Bappa Morya! Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!

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Marathi · Poem · Poetry · Spiritual

Marathi poem with translation – рдордирд╛рдЪрд╛ рдЖрд░рд╕рд╛┬а(Mind’s mirror)

рдордирд╛рдЪрд╛ рдЖрд░рд╕рд╛

рдЖрдкрд▓реНрдпрд╛ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рд╛рдВрдордзреЗ рдЕрд╕рддреЛ рдПрдХ рдЖрд░рд╕рд╛
рд╣рд╛ рдХрдзреА рджрд┐рд╕рдд рдирд╛рд╣реА
рдкрдг рдЖрдкрд▓реНрдпрд╛ рдЕрд╕рдгреНрдпрд╛рдЪреА
рдЬрд╛рдгреАрд╡ рдиреЗрд╣рдореА рдХрд░реВрди рджреЗрддреЛ

рдЬреНрдпрд╛ рднрд╛рд╡рдирд╛ рдЖрдкрдг рд╕реНрд╡рддрдГрд╢реА рд▓рдкрд╡рддреЛ
рддреНрдпрд╛рдВрдЪрдВ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдмрд┐рдВрдм рд╣рд╛ рджрд╛рдЦрд╡рддреЛ
рдХрдзреА рд╕реНрд╡рдкреНрдирд╛рдВрдордзреЗ,
рдХрдзреА рд╣реНрдпрд╛ рдЬреАрд╡рдирд╛рдЪреНрдпрд╛ рд╕реНрд╡рдкреНрдирд╛рдд

рд╣рд╛ рд╕рдЧрд│рдВ рд╢реЛрдзреВрди рдХрд╛рдврддреЛ
рдЖрдгрд┐ рдордЧ рд╣реНрдпрд╛ рдореЛрд╣-рдорд╛рдпреЗ рдордзреЗ
рддреНрдпрд╛ рднрд╛рд╡рдирд╛рдВрдирд╛ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрдд рдХрд░рддреЛ
рдЪрд╛рдВрдЧрд▓реНрдпрд╛-рд╡рд╛рдИрдЯ рдкрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдерд┐рддреАрдирдордзреНрдпреЗ рдЭреЛрдХрддреЛ

рд╣реЗ рд╕рдЧрд│рдВ рд╣рд╛ рдЖрдкрд▓реНрдпрд╛рд╕рд╛рдареАрдЪ рдХрд░рддреЛ
рдЖрдкрдг рдЖрдкрд▓реНрдпрд╛ рднрд╛рд╡рдирд╛рдВрдЪреЗ рдорд╛рди рдХрд░рд╛рд╡реЗ
рддреНрдпрд╛рдВрдирд╛ рд╢реБрджреНрд░рд╛рдВрд╕рд╛рд░рдЦреЗ рджреВрд░ рди рдврдХрд▓рддрд╛
рддреНрдпрд╛рдВрдЪреНрдпрд╛рдордзреЗ рдкреВрд░реНрдгрдкрдгреЗ рдПрдХрд░реВрдк рд╣реЛрдКрди
рддреНрдпрд╛рдирд╛рдВ рдЖрдкрд▓рд╛рдЪ рднрд╛рдЧ рдмрдирд╡рд╛рд╡реЗ
рд╣реАрдЪ рдпрд╛ рдЖрд░рд╢реНрдпрд╛рдЪреА рдЗрдЪреНрдЫрд╛

рдЖрд░рд╕рд╛ рдореНрд╣рдгрддреЛ,
рдЖрд░реЗ рдорд╛рдгрд╕рд╛, рдЬреНрдпрд╛ рджрд┐рд╡рд╢реА
рдорд╛рдЭреНрдпрд╛рдордзреНрдпреЗ рдорд▓рд╛ рдХрд╛рд╣реАрдЪ рджрд┐рд╕рдгрд╛рд░ рдирд╛рд╣реА
рддреНрдпрд╛ рджрд┐рд╡рд╢реА рдореА рдлреБрдЯрдгрд╛рд░ рдЖрдгрд┐
рдорд╛рдЭреНрдпрд╛рд╕реЛрдмрдд рддреВ рд╣реА рдореБрдХреНрдд

рд░рд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛

Here is a rough translation of the poem in English :
Inside all of us, there is a mirror – mind’s mirror
We cannot see it, but it makes it’s presence felt.
Whichever feelings we suppress,
This mirror shows us it’s reflection
Either in dreams or in this illusionary world that we live in.
The mirror pushes us into worldly situations
Where we are made to feel these suppressed emotions again
It does this so that we see this feeling, acknowledge it and make it a part of our own being instead of disowning it.
The mirror tells us ‘Human, the day I see no reflection in myself – I will get destroyed and along with me, you will be free from this cycle of Samsara (life, death and rebirth)’
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