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आज वसन्त पंचमीको पवन अवसरमा श्री सरस्वती माताले सवै मानव जातीमा सद्बुद्धि र सद्ज्ञान प्रदान गरुन भन्ने प्रार्थना गर्दै सवैमा हार्दिक मंगलमय शुभकामना व्यक्त गर्दछौं । श्री सरस्वती प्रार्थना या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृताया वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना। या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृतिभि र्देवैः सदा वन्दिता सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥1॥ शुक्लां ब्रह्मविचार सार परमामाद्यां जगद्व्यापिनींवीणापुस्तकधारिणीमभयदां जाड्यान्धकारापहाम्हस्ते स्फटिकमालिकां विदधतीं पद्मासने संस्थिताम्वन्दे तां परमेश्वरीं भगवतीं बुद्धिप्रदां शारदाम् ॥2॥ [जो विद्या की देवी भगवती सरस्वती कुन्द के फूल, चंद्रमा, हिमराशि और मोती के हार की तरह धवल वर्ण की हैं और जो श्वेत वस्त्र धारण करती हैं, जिनके हाथ में वीणादण्ड शोभायमान है, जिन्होंने श्वेत कमलों पर आसन ग्रहण किया है तथा ब्रह्मा, विष्णु एवं शंकर आदि देवताओं द्वारा जो सदा पूजित हैं, वही संपूरण जड़ता और अज्ञान को दूर कर देने वाली माँ सरस्वती हमारी रक्षा करें ॥1॥] [शुक्लवर्ण वाली, संपूर्ण चराचर जगत्मे...

Question: "A couple of years ago, when my daughter was in fifth grade, she had a "sex education" component in her health class. I even saw the workbook they used. It was pretty good, discussing the physiological differences between genders as well as some of the emotional and peer- pressure issues. After she finished this in school I asked her if she had any questions. She seemed embarrassed and really didn't want to discuss it with me. Now that she is headed for the seventh grade I feel a responsibility to revisit the subject with her, but I'm concerned that she will be embarrassed again and that I won't handle it very well. Several times over the past year I've tried discussing sex with her and she either changes the subject or tells me that she "knows everything" from the school program or her friends. I really don't want to force her to listen to a lecture that she's uncomfortable with but I would like to make sure that she ...