Dear Ganesha, while millions worship you during these auspicious ten days,
Please bless me Lord, to be able worship you, in some unconventional ways.
To worship you by awakening and invoking you in the recesses of my mind,
The way you fill a devotees mind, with thoughts, so compassionate and kind.
To worship you by seeing way beyond and listening through all attentive ears,
The way you glance at millions, listen to their prayers and dispel all their fears.
To worship you by internalizing positive thoughts and attempting to talk less,
The way you communicate through your silence, so much love and wellness.
To worship you by ever extending helping hands and engaging in good deeds,
Just the way you extend your trunk and reach out to all your devotees' needs.
To worship you by peacefully digesting all the good as well as the bad in life,
Just the way you do, teaching us to remain calm all through struggle and strife.
To worship you by making bonds of love through little acts of 'giving & sharing',
The way you communicate to us, the all important message of 'sharing & caring'.
To worship you by controlling our desires and developing a sense of detachment,
Just the way, with the power of your axe, you sever off the bonds of attachment.
I may not bring your idol home and join the ever increasing, maddening fervour,
But I wish to establish your divine image deep inside my heart forever and ever.
I may bring you home not in material form, rather in form of your divine qualities,
And submerge all my negative traits rather than your idol, as part of the festivities.
Dear Ganesha, while millions worship you during these auspicious ten days,
Please bless me Lord, to be able worship you, in some unconventional ways.
