This year, Ganesh Chaturthi was on September 7th, 2024. As part of my daily routine, I usually wake up before Brahma Muhurta to begin my spiritual practices. That morning, I woke up at 2:14 a.m., checked the time, and realized I could sleep a little longer. I drifted into such a deep sleep that I didn’t even hear my alarm. My husband later told me that I had turned off the alarm and gone back to sleep. He noticed how deeply I was resting and decided not to wake me. At 5:45 a.m., he finally woke me, and I was amazed at how deeply I had slept.
An Eye on the Leaf?
Later, while walking through the garden to gather flowers for puja, I noticed our baby bay leaf plant, which had just sprouted new leaves. To my astonishment, one of the leaf veins resembled the third eye of Lord Shiva.
Having studied botany, I know how leaf veins typically look, especially on a bay leaf, so this sight was truly surprising. As I pulled aside another leaf that was blocking my view, I noticed there were two eyes, not just one.
I turned to my husband and said, "Look! Lord Ganesha is blessing us with his gaze."
Ganesh Puja in Spirit
Later that morning, while speaking to my daughter, she reminded me that there had been a Ganesh puja at their home starting at 5:15 a.m. She had mentioned it earlier, but I had completely forgotten. Hearing this gave me goosebumps—this explained my deep sleep! In spirit, I had been present for the puja, enveloped in Lord Ganesha's blessings.
The eyes in the garden were more than a coincidence—they were Lord Ganesha's way of reminding me that his presence, both in spirit and in the world around us, is always watching over.
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