Calendar of the Moon 26 Muin/Boedromion Lakshmi's Day
Colours: Blue and Purple Element: Air Altar: Upon cloth of blue and purple set a figure of Lakshmi, surrounded by many flowers and gold coins. Offerings: Saffron rice, cow's milk, sesame. Daily Meal: Indian food. Invocation to Lakshmi Hail to Lakshmi, Wife of Vishnu! Divine Princess of the sky Whose stars lie like spray Of scattered drops of milk Wrung from the sacred cow, Around whom flowers bloom eternally, Your divine presence ensuring their life, Whose lotus opens trustingly To sun and rain and hail and sun again, Teach us to trust that fortune can be kind, And even when it is not, All things will come around To goodness again in their time. For a wise man adapts himself to circumstances, As water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it. So it is that we pray to Lakshmi, Wife of the Preserver of Life, Whose hands bring forth riches and blessings. Bless us now, Lakshmi, with all that we need, And let us live trusting that we shall get Everything that we may need, As a child trusts that the rain Will fall everlastingly from the sky. Chant: Lakshmi Mahadevi
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