नूतनवर्षस्य शुभाशयाः 

Best wishes for the New Year!


वैरवह्निभिराक्रान्तं सान्त्वयन्निखिलं जगत्।

समायातु नवं वर्षं ददत् सुखमनामयम्।।


May the new year come, 

Consoling the entire world 

That is afflicted by the fires of enmity, 

Bringing happiness and health to all.


वैराग्नीत पोळलेल्या

जगा देण्यासाठी शांती

नव्या वर्षा देई सुख

आणि आम्हा रोगमुक्ती


Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]