Poetry of Dr. Shankar D Mishra: SEEKING GOD'S GRACE AND BLESSINGS FOR VISHNU

Wednesday 15 December 2021

O God! May You be kind enough to shower with profuse generosity,

Your Grace on Vishnu, on this auspicious day of his Sacred Thread Ceremony,

So that he leads a life of simplicity, humility, integrity, sanity and serenity,

And the Sky of his life remains ever clear, cloudless, bright and sunny!

O God! May You be pleased enough to pour with abundant magnanimity,

Your Blessings on Vishnu, on this auspicious day of his Sacred Thread Ceremony,

So that he loves truth, transparency, peace, duty, diligence and impartiality,

He saves Virtue wealth for the rainy days instead of gold, insurance or money!

O God! May You be compassionate enough to bestow with lavish benevolence,

Your favours on Vishnu, on this auspicious day of his Sacred Thread Ceremony,

So that he ever chooses in life nothing else but Abou Ben Adhem's noble company,

He loves humanity, lives for the mankind and makes out Immortality's Essence!

O God! These are the boons we seek from You for Vishnu with total submission,

And hope with obeisance that You will take them into Your kind Consideration!

N. B. A prayer from Papa and Mama

Vishnu is the son of the poet. This poem was composed on his Sacred Tread Ceremony held on 3rd February, 2022.