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4-11
Today Sri Ganesh
You ride in like a king,
Driven on a fully decked chariot
By the red horses
Of the Shakti –
Her high Representative
And Emissary
Among the troops
And the people,
Majestic and generous
With nourishing light,
Quiet and massive
Yet so expressive
Of the deepest refinement
And most absolute and complete
Loyalty –
And your slow passage
Is uplifting
All hearts…
(08-07-10)
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4-12
Unique is your position,
Sri Ganesh –
At the threshold you are seated,
Massive and calm and majestic
Yet alert and immediate,
At once a great King
And the humblest guardian –
And one yearns to present
One’s offerings
To you
And through you
With a sense of trust
And safety –
For, no matter how rich
You have grown,
Your cultivation