185.Chhati Maiya

Obeisance to the setting sun,
Obeisance to the rising sun,
Obeisance to Chaati Maiya,
From her daughters and sons
Standing to pray in water;
Offering fruits thakua,bhusba
Prepared with deep faith.
Lighting diyas and aromatics incenses,
To seek her grace
And enlighten their path
Engulfed in the darkness
Of mundane desires.

By Binita Jha