Poem 44 : Shiva,The Pure

In pursuit of beyond sight,
beyond horizon,beyond our
modest existence, we have
always looked for divinity
as our humbled mind
cant fathom the vastness
of this mystic cosmos.

 

 

We yearn to believe
that the randomness
in universe is controlled
in some strange unknown
ways of someone all powerful,
all pervasive,all pervading,
source of creation.

 

 

In this mad search of
what is perceived to be
beyond human understanding,
we have always ventured.
And, I have found out that
my source of devotion
is devoted to a snow lord.

 

 

If anything has ever been
more beautiful than the creation,
it is the truth placed beyond it,
and to find truth in the God
and God in the truth is the
beginning and end of this
mystifying journey of solace.

 

 

Our sheepish imagination has
given you strange appearance.
With Skin of an elephant, clothing
of tiger skin, A trident as
weapon, A snake to decorate
your neck, A moon to add beauty,
Devanadi Gange in your tuft,
Damru to add music and
and a bull to ride.

 

 

Your bluish throat,your third eye,
has there been ever more beautiful
yet mystical imagination of Lord?
Ever so generous, Ever so innocent,
Ever so loving, Ever so peaceful,
Ever so detached, Ever so cryptic,
You are my source of Light.

 

 

You are the Lord of dance as Nataraj,
the Lord of animals as Pashupathi,
the Lord of dead souls as Bhoothanath,
the Lord of destruction as Bhairava,
the Lord of desolates as Kapali,
the Lord of charity as Bholenath,
the Lord of times as Mahakala,
the Lord of Lords as Mahadev.

 

 

You are Shiva, The Pure,
Always in deep meditation,
out there in the timeless time,
in the boundless space,
in the endless truth.

 

 

Satyam Shivam Sundaram,
Truth is as beautiful as you,
Only you and truth is beautiful,
Life is beautiful when we
can see you in Truth and
Truth in you.

 

 

We love you so much
that we want you to be
with us, in us,
in our strengths and weakness,
We chant out loud,
Hara Hara Mahadev,
that Mahadev lives in us all,
that all of us are Mahadevs,
If we believe in you,
in your purity, in your truth,
in your divine existence.

 

 

You are my struggle,
my purpose,my solitude,
my yearning,my reason,
to make life better
for me and all,
to pray for goodness,
to dream of a day
when i am freed
and made to rest
in your abode.

 

 

Until then, I will
fight for the goodness
in me,that is you,
I believe that the Mahadev,
lives in me as long as
I am free from material desires,
I am an ahami Shiv Bhakth.
My Ego is for being right,
My Ego is for being true,
My Ego is for You.
I will never bow out,
If i ever do,
Punish me harder than
the sinners, Guide me,
Bless me, Have mercy
on me and always bless
me the Light of Truth.
Let me live,dwell,float
and sink in this illusioned
reality, Let me pass
the corrosion of this body
in the name of you,
Let me sing and sing,
in your praise,
Let me find rest
in your mercy.
Let me live and die by you.

 

 

- Shashank Dambal(11-10-13)