The Wrath of a Goddess

Today is Do-Not-Disturb-Your-Books-Or-Else-Face-Divine-Wrath day or as we say in Hindi , Saraswati Puja. I am not religious much but my superstitions get the better of me all the time. So with 2010 being my year of results, I am striving hard to be on the right side of the Divine power.

The good thing about the once a year Pujas is that they are once-a-year, easily adjustable. The Punditji, who acts as the interpreter between me and Mother Knowledge was actually more of a Pundit intern. Not a handsome intern though, which was a good thing! So we sat there...invoked Lord Ganesha, invoked the nine planets, invoked Vishnu, Shankar and all. This kinda clearance is necessary cause you gotta make sure that you don't offend the Big Guys. The rituals are quite simple actually, you invite your guest, run her a bath, present her with new clothes, perfume, flowers, then you offer her refreshments, water, compliment her a lot, greet her and thank her...

I wonder why Saraswati Ma takes offence to people picking up books to read and not to the glaring speakers. Talk about the convenience factor in religion, Ha!