शुक्लाम्बराधाराम विष्णुम
शाशिवार्नाम चतुर्भुजम
प्रसंनावादानाम ध्यायेथ
सर्वविघ्नोपशान्ताये

Shuklaambaradharam Vishnum
Shashivarnam chaturbhujam
Prasannavadanam dhyaayeth
Sarvavighnopashaantaye

Meaning:
He who is attired in a white garment
Who is all-pervading and has the complexion of the moon
Who has four arms and a bright and gracious countenance
On him we meditate for the removal of obstacles

This prayer is offered to lord Ganesh and is usually the first one among the daily morning prayers. Also, this prayer is recited at the beginning of any hindu ceremony. It is to request the lord for an auspicious start and remove any obstacles on the way.

धेवाहा सर्वेषां शाम कुर्वंत्हू. नूथाना सम्वाथ्सरास्य शुभाशयाहा.


DhEvaaha sarvEshaam sham kurvanthu
Noothana samvathsarasya shubhaashayaha.


Meaning: Let God bless every one. Best wishes for the New Year


अयं निज: परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम्। उदारमनसानां तु वसुधैव कुटुंबकम्॥


Meaning: This is mine or somebody else’s, is the way narrow minded people count. But for the magnanimous, (whole) earth is (like their) family.



vancha-kalpatarubhyas ca
krpa-sindhubhya eva ca
patitanam pavanebhyo
vaisnavebhyo namo namah


Meaning: I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaisnava devotees of the Lord. They can fulfill the desires of everyone, just like desire trees, and they are full of compassion for the fallen souls.


Those who worship Krishna directly are not real devotees. Those who worship and serve Krishna through His devotees are real devotees. That is why Mirabai and others who worshiped Krishna directly could only remain a yogi but never could get entrance into the real nectar of devotion. Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna also confirms the same in the adi Purana:



ye me bhakta-janah partha
na me bhaktas ca te janah
mad-bhaktanam ca ye bhaktas
te me bhaktatama matah


Meaning: Those who worship Me directly are not real devotees; real devotees are those who are devoted to My devotees.



We offer our respectful obeisances at the lotus feet of all the Vaisnavas. May they bestow upon us their causeless mercy and thus we can get eternally engaged in their loving devotional service life after life. On this occasion of New-Year I would like to share a lecture by a great Vaisnava Acharaya, Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur and pray for his causeless mercy upon all of us.
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