The virtue of contentment: Contented person is loved by all including God

Contented one is worship-worthy

In India, as our traditions and customs held it, the Indian gods and goddesses are worshipped due to each of their special embodied qualities and/or attributes. In the same way, worship of goddess of contentment (Santoshi Devi) in all parts of India is quite famous. She is worshipped by many on Friday, a special day earmarked for her worship and offered jaggery (Gud) and gram (Chana) only as offerings, which shows her as the embodiment of contentment whereas other gods and goddesses are worshipped with offerings of expensive ingredients like flowers, fruits, sweets, ignited incense sticks, etc.

It is also believed that where the goddess of contentment, Santoshi Mata, goes, all other gods and goddesses follow after her. In other words, if in a particular house the members are quite contented they never feel the lack of riches (which goddess Lakshmi symbolises) as they themselves feel enriched due to their economic lifestyle; neither they feel the lack of knowledge and intellect (which goddess Saraswati symbolises); nor also they feel the lack of power/energy (which goddess Durga symbolises). Thus, they achieve the blessings and benedictions of the most favoured and cherished worship-worthy gods and goddesses and live an exemplary life of peace, happiness and contentment.

So, in this way, the persons are regarded as blessed and worship-worthy due to their feeling and realisation of divine association with these gods and goddesses whom they love, pray and worship most devotedly and reverently in their lives. In other words, they become worship-worthy by worshipping the worship-worthy gods and goddesses, just as a piece of iron gets magnetised by coming in contact and association with the magnet.