Subhashita - 18.10.2025
Kalpana Muzumdar
दीपोत्सवपर्वणि मम हार्दिकाभिनन्दनानि
बाह्याभ्यान्तरान्धकारयो: निवारणं भवतु इति सर्वेश्वरम् प्रार्थये
dīpōtsavaparvaṇi mama hārdikābhinandanāni
bāhyābhyāntarāndhakārayō: nivāraṇaṁ bhavatu iti sarvēśvaram prārthayē
My greetings to all on the auspicious occasion of Deepavali.
I pray to the Almighty that this festival of lights may remove both the outer and inner darkness from your life.
दीपावल्या: सहस्रदीपा: भवत: जीवनं सुखेन, सन्तोषेण, शान्त्या आरोग्येण च प्रकाशयन्तु ।
dīpāvalyā: sahasradīpā: bhavata: jīvanaṁ sukhēna, santōṣēṇa, śāntyā ārōgyēṇa ca prakāśayantu ।
May the thousands of lamps of Diwali illuminate your life with happiness, joy, peace and health.
Wish you all a Very Happy and Enlightening Deepavali…
दीपैन दीपितं इति, प अल्नेन पलितं
आयुर्दायकम्, वल्नेन अर्जितम्
लययोगेन ईप्सितम् इति दीपावली
दीपावली प्रकाश्येता खलु सर्वम्
deepaina deepitam iti, pa alnena palitam
aayurdaayakam, valnena arjitam
layayogena ipsitam iti deepavali
deepavali prakaashyetaa khalu sarvam
May the Deepawali (Diwali) take the humanity towards Eternal Light! This light is the physical light created by the earthen Lamp, for seeing around, where I do exist. May it lead me to Eternal flame and to provide me meaningful Long life, the higher Yoga of Supreme realization and grant me the boon of Spiritual illumination!
All the phonemes of the word Deepawali have been explained in the Sanskrit Sloka. The three lines are the sound structures of the term Deepawali, signifying the quintessence of the effulgence of the clay lamps ,The fourth line of the Shloka is prayer for all.
The Sanskrit word Deepavali means an array of lights that stands for victory of brightness over darkness. The festival marks the victory of good over evil, and uplifting of spiritual darkness. Symbolically it marks the homecoming of goodwill and faith after an absence, as suggested by the story of Ramayana.
Kalpana Muzumdar