BENZ GAME: Thanking Lakshmi Maa When Your Friend Is Disappointed

Your joy and your friend's disappointment can both be real. Bring thanks and a generous blessing to Lakshmi Maa through Ishta Mel's offering area.

The game is over. You are still smiling; the friend opposite you has gone quiet. A moment ago you were both enjoying the conversation. Now even “good game” seems difficult to say without sounding pleased at the other person's expense.

For someone reading about BENZ GAME, this is a moment worth bringing before Lakshmi Maa. You have something to thank her for, and someone you care about has something to recover from. A prayer can make room for both.

Two people, one result

Imagine a friendly board-game evening ending with your win. “I'm happy I finished well,” describes your experience. “I was close, and I'm disappointed,” describes your friend's. Neither sentence cancels the other.

The difficulty begins when gratitude grows into a verdict: “Maa chose me because I deserved it more.” That sentence reaches beyond your joy and assigns a divine explanation to your friend's loss. It also makes a personal disappointment harder to share.

You can be grateful without making that claim. “Lakshmi Maa, thank you for the happiness I have received today,” gives the thanks a clear recipient and leaves your friend's worth untouched.

Let the blessing extend across the table

Lakshmi is honoured in the Diwali tradition described by Incredible India. In approaching her as a giver of prosperity and good fortune, a devotee can ask for a generous heart alongside a fortunate day.

That second request matters here. Joy can open the hand or close it. You might replay your winning move three times while your friend is still gathering the pieces. Or you might enjoy the result, acknowledge the effort that made the game close, and leave room for the other person to speak.

“That move of yours made me work for it” recognises something specific. “Don't feel bad” tries to end an emotion you have not yet heard. You need not give a speech; sometimes a little space is the kinder offering of attention.

A sweet offering and a wider wish

At Lakshmi Maa's offering area on Ishta Mel, lotus, coins, mithai, coconut and a deepak appear as one offering group. Take darshan, bring both people to mind, and offer the displayed group with your thanks.

ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः

Lakshmi Maa, please accept my offering and my gratitude for today's happiness. Bless my friend with good opportunities and renewed delight. Give me the generosity to enjoy what I have received without making someone dear to me feel smaller.

Mithai suits the warmth of this wish: the heart wants its sweetness to reach beyond itself. As you offer the group, let the friend's well-being remain part of what you ask from Maa.

When the conversation starts again

Your friend may want to discuss the decisive moment. They may prefer tea and another subject. The prayer does not require them to immediately share your mood.

What it asks of you is more lasting: let gratitude make you gracious company. Keep the honest sentence “I am happy I won,” and add another equally honest wish: “May good things come to you too.”

For a BENZ GAME reader, these two wishes belong together at Maa's feet. One thanks her for a joy already felt; the other welcomes her blessing into a friend's days ahead.