Om Sri Ganeshaya Namaha - my 1st Blog entry !!

Om Sri Ganeshya Namaha ...this is my 1st blog !! I 

First and foremost, I seek the blessings of my Loving Parents for all the success in this blog mission !!

I offer my most humble salutations at the Divine Lotus Feet of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, my Divine Protector, who has been my rock through rain and shine !! Thank you, Swami !! 

I bow with reverence to Kanchi Sri Maha Periyavaa .. the Kanchi Shankaracharya and our Jagathguru who has blessed our family with His Divine Grace always !!

I offer salutations at the Lotus Feet of Lord Sri Ganesha and seek His support to remove all the obstacles on my path.

I bow reverentially to Vaagdevi Sri Saraswati, Sri Hayagriva, Guru Dakshinamurthy and all the Sathgurus, to bless me with the right thoughts and words, so this blog is of use to others.  

I bow with devotion to Lord Sri Rama, my Ishta Devatha, the ever-merciful Avatara with the Lotus eyes and called by a Thousand Names by devotees through the ages, to bless the readers with the righteousness in thought, word & deed !!

I bow with respect to the Devi, the Sri Lalitha / Sri RajaRajeswari who sits in our Home as the Presiding Goddess to bless one and all who read this blog !! 

I bow with love to Sri Dharma Shastha, our Kuladeivam (Kula devatha) to bless me with the courage and valor and to pardon our mistakes that we commit knowingly or unknowingly !!

I bow with humility to Lord Sri Hanuman, my cute little lucky charm who has kept me tied somewhere in His tail, for giving me the buddhi and the balam to write this blog !!

I pray to Sri Kamadhenu, the Divine Go-Matha, to bless all the readers with lots of good luck, happiness, good health and peace !! 

I bow to all the readers, who have patiently read this long list of Gods' names and for doing virtual namaskarams to all of them in the online poly-temple (like poly-clinic) 😄

Special thanks to my lovely wife Luckshmi & the 2 little boys who bring a smile on my face every day !!

As the proverb goes, all that starts well ends well ... so I decided to start with a set of prayers and gratitude !!

Why is my blog titled 'The Last Blue Lotus' ?

I wanted to name it 'The Loudspeaker' to denote the mind speak .. I feel one's mind speaks more than the tongue and silencing it becomes the challenge !!  However, the title was taken.  Even, Blue Lotus was taken - so I decided on the current title.  To read more about significance of Blue Lotus, please google and share your thoughts.  To me, it is a rare flower and a favorite of the Hindu Gods and Goddesses and has some very deep significance in spirituality ... hence I named the blog as 'The Last Blue Lotus' !!  

How do I feel about starting my own blog ? 

I am super excited like a kid, who has gotten a new toy that he/she always wanted !!  I have been wanting to start a blog to share my thoughts on various topics which might be of interest to fellow netizens & would also help me to learn new things along the way .. decided to plunge today after getting tired of writing long whatsapp messages in few groups, which were promptly overtaken by someone posting another Good Morning message at 12:30 PM (or) another of the 1,555,845th repeated forward message !! 

Will start writing the actual 1st blog in a bit ..  😄

until then .. 

Love and Peace to All