Sanidhya's birthday on 21st April 2008
My Dearest Beta Sanidhya,
Today on your birthday, I will try not say anything about past, present or future or myself. Today is beautiful day and a very important and happy day, hence I will narrate my wishes and prayers for you. As prayers don’t change but are repeated with much more greater passion and humility and love, please allow me repeat and chant the same lines of wish and prayers which were gifted to you on your previous birthday.
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My Immense wealth I give to you my son on your Birthday,
My wealth lies more in the failures of my life than my successes.
My wealth lies in people I have known and lost.
My wealth lies in the pain and the heartache of living.
My wealth lies in the memories of those moments of love that were given to me. And given by me. But my wealth also lies in letting those joyous moments and people go.
My wealth lies in all those unfulfilled dreams. In all those longings that aroused my passions.
My wealth lies in all the passions I have ever felt and expressed. And those not expressed.
My wealth lies in every moment of guilt that I carry for actions done or imagined. That burden too is my wealth.
My wealth lies in every breath that I have ever breathed. Each imbued with doubts and questions and hopes and dreams. And fears.
All this wealth I bequeath to you. For you to squander to the winds.
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Today’s day was, is and will always remain the most happiest and important day of my life. Hence let me present you some of the sweetest works of creativity which I came across. Creativity is an attribute which I learnt from you, it was hidden in the dust of social practicality, but your birth created enormous amount of love within me and your growth produced sensations and electricity of stimulus within my soul. Your little hands, soft snoring, sweet giggles and tiny footsteps taught me fragrance of life. With the current enforced limitation bestowed on me which I will not mention today in this letter, here are some creative drops which may captivate and encapsulate my and your journey till we were holding each others hands …
On your birthday I present you the memories of the rainbow we saw together, when I explained the colours to you and you narrated them back to me. When tiny drops of rain fell on my forehead and trickled down on your hairs. When we ran together and slipped together. When you sat on the wet swing and I pushed the swing so that you can float with swing and we chatted and laughed. When it was so easy to make small house of mud and sand with few healthy green leaves on the top. When we stood on the balcony where we adored the moon and counted the stars till my story finished or you were sleeping on my shoulder… so here are the few creative lines which depict my gift my dearest Sanidhya,
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The Rainbow comes and goes,
And lovely is the Rose,
The Moon doth with delight
Look round her when the heavens are bare,
Waters on a starry night
Are beautiful and fair;
The sunshine is a glorious birth;
But yet I know, where'er I go,
That there hath past away a glory from the earth……
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My dearest Sanidhya, I wish and pay that the gift of creativity and thinking in you increases everyday and every moment.
I also gift the sweet sound of running behind the birds when we use to play with birds on the green grass till they fly or jump into blue water. Thus continuing the previous poem here are next few pearls,
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Now, while the birds thus sing a joyous song,
And while the young lambs bound
As to the tabor's sound,
To me alone there came a thought of grief:
A timely utterance gave that thought relief,
And I again am strong:
The cataracts blow their trumpets from the steep;
No more shall grief of mine the season wrong;
I hear the Echoes through the mountain throng,
The Winds come to me from the fields of sleep,
And all the earth is gay;
Land and sea
Give themselves up to jollity,
And with the heart of May
Doth every Beast keep holiday-
Thou Child of Joy,
Shout round me, let me hear thy shouts,
thou happy Shepherd-boy! ….
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With these lines come a gift and a wish. The gift is may birds and especially sparrows always be with you, may they wake you up early in the morning and play with you when you are lonely. And I wish that may a day come when we go together on mountain to see young lambs playing in green fields, jumping and running between paddy fields and terraces of fruit trees. May we whistle together on the entrance of the tiny caves and enjoy the echoes of our voices. May we play and roll on the lush valleys with other kids and hares of the mountains. Thus continuing the magic of words, here I continue the convergence of gift and wishes for you.
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My deasest Sanidhya,
May you have happiness and its causes,
May you always be free of sufferings and its causes,
May you never be separated from bliss,
May you always be free of bias, attachment and anger,
May nobody be able to hurt you,
May you always have strength and wisdom to help those who need,
May you always be happy, and in good health,
May you prosper and never be sad,
May you wipe out the sorrows of people and liberate them,
May you never shun the right task,
May you always have faith, and win!
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I hope my prayers and wishes reach you and cocoon you with a raksha kavach soft from inside and invincible from outside.
On this very special occasion, my dearest son, may I gift you sweetness, hence –
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May the wind blow sweetness,- wherever you are Sanidhya!
the rivers flow sweetness, - wherever you are Sanidhya!
the herbs grow sweetness, - wherever you are Sanidhya!
for you!
Sweet be the night, - wherever you are Sanidhya!
sweet the dawn, - wherever you are Sanidhya!
sweet be earth's fragrance, - wherever you are Sanidhya!
sweet be your Heaven!
May the tree afford you sweetness,
the sun shine sweetness,
cows yield sweetness --
milk in plenty! Wherever you are my Dearest Sanidhya!
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May my gifts reach you and wishes come true. Hence I pray to Gods and Goddesses.
I prostrate myself before the Lord Shiva, who is adorned with various ornaments, who shines like the crystal jewel, who is seated peacefully in the lotus pose, with moon-crested crown, with three eyes, wearing trident, thunderbolt, sword and axe on the right side, who holds the serpent, noose, bell, damaru and spear on the left side, to protect you, my dearest Sanidhya.
I adore Lord Vishnu who is the embodiment of peace, who lies on the Shesha serpent, whose navel is the source of the Lotus, whose complexion is swarthy like the clouds, whose body shines with heavenly beauty, who is the beloved of Goddess Lakshmi, whose eyes are like Lotus, whom I meditate and pray to remove any fear of the world-process within you and always protect you.
I worship Lord Brahma, creator of creativity, to bestow, preserve and increase your creativity to infinite levels.
I worship the lotus feet of Ganesha, the son of Uma and Shiva, the destroyer of all sorrows, who is served by the host of gods and elementals, and who takes the essence of the kapittha-jarnbu fruit. May Lord Ganesha always keep you in good health and smile may never leave your face. May you always be happy and healthy.
I pray to Goddess Saraswati for your welfare and well-being. May Goddess Saraswati, who is fair like the jasmine-colored moon, and whose pure white garland is like frosty dew drops;
who is adorned in radiant white attire, on whose beautiful arm rests the veena, and whose throne is a white lotus; who is surrounded and respected by the Gods, protect you, my dearest Sanidhya. May Goddess, my dearest Sanidhya provide you creativity, excellent health, and love and peace."
May the vibrations of my chants and meditation reach you, protect you, and provide you bliss where ever your are my dearest Sanidhya.
May all swarops of goddesses Shakti , bestow energy to your body and soul and you blossom into a great and complete human being, hence I chant the protection mantra to invoke goddesses to accept my prayers. May goddesses provide you love, grace, cosmic energy, and beauty and you always live a wholesome and complete life. May chants of “om hrim krim hum shrim!” touch and envelope you.
As always I believe and wish, may mine and your Dadaji’s and Dadiji’s prayers for you reach you, protect you and fulfill your body and soul with bliss. My God who is my Lord will be with you as your savior, protector and director. He will help you to accomplish what you are destined and will bring prosperity to you and bliss to your soul.
May this day take your destiny to heavenly heights and you blossom like a lotus filled up with beauty, values and strength. Happy Birthday my Dearest Sanidhya, may the Goddess Gayatri be always with you.
om bhūr om bhuvah om svah om mah om janah om tapah om sat yam
om tat savitur varenyam
bhargo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo nah prachodayāt
om!
Your Papa
Ravi
