With me residing in a metro city, having small 2 BHK house to stay is the maximum I could afford, its not that I don't have money to buy a luxurious residence but the money which I've has no materialistic value in this materialistic world as that money belongs to some other world. Small 2 BHK has its own challenges in terms of space, facilities and comfort but the one good thing is that everyone stays closer because there is no space 😆😆😆😆
My family being also small, me, my better-half and 2 kids and my mom also use to stay with us during those days, we reserved one room for her looking at her old age and comfort and Kids use to occupy another room as they also should have comfort of sleeping, Studying and relaxing. Me and my better-half were occupant of drawing room and use to work, dine, sleep and spent our entire days and nights in drawing room only. Along with us our Gods are also stationed in drawing room in a small temple....... Thank God I have a small reserved space for God 😊
We have a ritual to have a Akhand Diya in front of Goddess for the entire 9 days of Navratri, During Year 2023 Navratri days, one night while we were sleeping in drawing room with only light emerging from the Diya, I felt some noise coming from kitchen sink as if someone has placed a plate in the sink. I was in deep sleep and ignored the sound initially, but later a though struck to my mind that its Goddess Annapurna who had eaten something and kept the plate in sink thereafter. I was in deep sleep and thought that if noise comes again, I will ask Goddess whether she need anything else.
In mean time my better-half who was also in deep sleep changed her side, I shook her and asked whether she heard any noise from Kitchen. She was terrifically frightened and thought I'm sensing some paranormal activity.
I pulled on the lights and pacified her and narrated the incidence. After a while she went to sleep but I kept wondering about the different lenses through which we perceive the world around us. Connecting the sound to the presence of Goddess Annapurna, reflects a deep thought of devotion and faith. The peaceful and sacred atmosphere of Navratri & Akhand Diya also contributed to this spiritual interpretation
I can understand wife's immediate fear and thought of paranormal activity, unexpected noises in the middle of the night can easily trigger a sense of unease, especially when the environment is dimly lit and quiet, her reaction underscores the common human response to the unknown and unexpected.
But I'm confident that it was Maa Annapurna who visited me during Navrati, but unfortunately because of me in deep sleep and ignorance I missed the changes to see her.
Jai Maa Annapurna