First of all, Happy Navratras to you all!
The time of the year to soak in the festive fervour with happiness, chatter and sounds all around .Being a non-Bengali, I feel as much excited because this festival..is just something else !
As the autumn sets in, with the enchanting days of Durga Puja in full swing, I share with you one of my earliest pieces dedicated to the Goddess, written some 10 years ago! Here it goes..
Benevolent and beautiful
Magnificent and powerful
Creator and destroyer
We bow before the Mighty One !
Fulfilling her children’s wishes
Destroying the evil faces
Balancing the unstinting universe
We bow before the Mighty One !
Whose eyes that speak a thousand words
Whose tresses longer than the longest tide
Whose soul creates a zillion beings
We bow before the Mighty One !
Shiva’s consort, Universe’s pearl
Mortal’s mother, Demon’s slayer
We bow before the Mighty One !
Ten arms and riding a fierce lion
Gem studded, pearls embedded
Charming yet the fearful one
We bow before the Mighty One!
We bow before the Omnipresent
We bow before the kind
Goddess Durga is bowed to and revered
Be it by one or the whole mankind!
PS: 2015 Pujo pictures to follow soon 🙂
Divinity ! Loved it !
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Thanks 🙂
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I’m impressed with your poem and your Goddess. Can you tell me more about her? Cheryl
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Hi Cheryl, thank you for your appreciation 🙂
In Hinduism, Goddess Durga (meaning “invincible”) is an embodiment of the supreme female energy (“Shakti”) and is known to protect mankind from all evil energies of the world. She is widely worshiped across India and is associated with various legends of valor, might and benevolence !
The images you see on this page depict one of the famous legends, according to which after a long 9-day battle, the Goddess annihilated an evil-king Mahishasur on the 10th Day, thus giving birth to the festival of “Dusshera”. People today celebrate these 9 days as the phase when Goddess visits her home “Earth” from her heavenly abode. So it is a period of large-scale celebration, festivities, dances etc. I am sure you would love to visit India to see this magic unfold in person 🙂
You might also find these links useful to get started:
http://hinduism.about.com/od/hindugoddesses/a/durga.htm
http://www.durgasite.com/
http://www.durga-puja.org/the-story-legends.html
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The photographs are really colourful and beautiful! 🙂 They complement your writing so well.
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Thanks a lot 🙂 Yes, we got to see so many hues in one small place, quite an experience 🙂
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Reblogged this on Onatah Spirit and commented:
The Goddess awakens…
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Thank you so much 🙂
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