An Ordinary Person's Views on Dharma

"This navmi let us pray that No Durga is aborted, No Saraswati is stopped from going to school, No Lakshmi has to beg for money from her husband, No Parvati is sacrificed for dowry and No Kali is given a tube of fairness cream!!!"  My response to this forward is given below.  "This Navarathri , as we worship Devi who rid the world of Asuras , let's pray.  May no BABY be aborted in this sacred land of ours. We, especially the educated women folk of new India KNOW very well, that second or third babies are aborted in many homes. Why? Isn't shishu hatya a grave sin? We don't question the I pill advertisers either. We can be safe than be sorry isn't it? Or, if an "out of syllabus"  baby happens despite care, think of him/her as Durga's gift and HAVE  it!  Repeat after me, No Krishna, no Durga should be aborted.   No Brahma and no Saraswathy should be stopped from going to school either.   Haven'

    I can hear the rustling of her saree. I can hear the tinkle of her bangles , the majestic but musical sounds of her silambu ,her voice that calls out to my name and the sweet sound of veena. She holds the paasa and ankusa ,a beautifully curved sugar cane bow and an arrow consisting of five flowers. My gaze falls on her abhaya hasta and all the fear in my heart disappears that instant. What I really need now and would need always are her lotus feet. Adorned with   designs in red and jewellery that seem to shine with the radiance of her holy feet, they fill my eyes with the only thing I need to see. Her   ten toenails that shine like ten moons all at the same time throw soft light at my   tired eyes . “You were expecting me?”  She asks me as she comfortably seats herself in the sorry space of my cramped heart. Only she can do such a thing. My hridayam is a pathetic place. “ Amma, I am thinking of fixing that…space. Sorry, you surely deserve to be