Your Blissful Soul

          

          

          ~*~^~*~

          

          

          O Bhavani! How can I speak of Thy beauty,

          Which was never described by any Scripture,

          Which can be seen and enjoyed only by Lord Siva,

          Which is manifested to the sages in their hearts

          After performing penance for thousands of years!

          O Youthful daughter of the Lord of the mountains

          Beautiful is Thy sweet smiling face, like a fresh lotus

          And Thy wide eyes with collyrium on their lashes.

          Beautiful, too, are the saffron on Thy forehead,

          The necklet of pearls on Thy throat, Thy silken garment

          And the glittering gold waist-ornament on Thy large hips!

          O Goddess Parvati, the beloved of Lord Siva,

          On the slope of whose round breasts rests a beautiful

          Garland of Mandara flowers, whose lotus eyes sparkle

          Whose earrings make the pleasing sounds of a lutes

          Who slightly stoops from the weight of her breasts

          Whose beautiful swaying gait is that of a royal swan,

          May Thou be ever auspicious to us!

          ~*~

          O Bhavani, bestow fullness of happiness on us,

          Thou whose limbs are shining with gold ornaments

          And the gems glittering like the newly rising Sun,

          Whose eyes are beautiful as those of a doe, of whom

          Shiva is a part, beauteous in yellow garments,Thou

          Whose colour is the golden lightning Shine forth!

          ~*~

          Her beautiful hands are like tender red leaves

          She is adorned with lovely flowers and pearls

          Her head, by its weight of braided hair,

          Seems covered by a swarm of bees.

          It is She with whom lord Shiva takes shelter,

          Whose words are sweet, who destroys all ills,

          Who is all pervading in all places of the Space,

          The tender creeper of Intelligence and Bliss

          The Goddess may shower Her blessings on us!

          ~*~

          O Aparna, Thou art the Mother of Vedas,

          Thou art the Word and regulator of eternal truth

          Thou art the root of all creation, whose lotus feet

          Are worshiped by the Creator and all other gods.

          O Mother! Thou art the prime cause of all desires.

          Thou art the seed of liberation for the good

          And Thou art the Spouse of the Supreme Lord.

          O Virtuous One, from the corner of Thine eyes

          Cast a glance of kindness upon me now!

          O Bhavani, as the Lotus-Born Creator said:

          The rule is that if others than Thyself are worshiped

          Only the particular fruit desired by devotees is gained

          But Thou giveth more even than is asked for, hence

          Make me ever attached to Thy lotus feet, O Goddess!

          ~*~

          O Divine Mother, O Spouse of Great God !

          Most pleasant is Thy abode in Mount Kailasa,

          The walls where of glitter with various gems

          And crystals whereon Thy image is reflected!

          On the summit of Thy abode the quivering

          Light waves of the lustrous moon are shed;

          Wherein the Creator Brahma, Vishnu, Indra

          And all other Gods dwell, be ever victorious!

          Thy dwelling is on the crest of Mount Kailasa

          Thy worshipers are Brahma, Indra, and others,

          All are subservient to Thee in the three worlds.

          All divine and cosmic Energies join their palms

          In Thy presence and Thy lover is the Lord of all;

          Therefore, O Daughter of the Lord of mountains

          Nothing is equal to Thy fortune!

          ~*~

          Shiva, the Lord of beings, besmeared with ashes,

          Sits in the cremation ground, from whose nature

          Arises the force which can destroy the Universe

          Yet, out of His compassion for the whole universe,

          He drank fierce poison and stopped it in his throat,

          There I see the fruit of His companionship with Thee,

          And when Goddess Ganga seen Thy great beauty,

          She was afraid and turned into a Heavenly River;

          Then Shiva, seeing her sad lotus-like face,with mercy

          Made a dwelling place for Her on His head, the Sky!

          The Creator having with his own hands taken

          Thy bathing water mingled with liquid sandal, musk,

          Saffron, and flowers, and the dust of Thy moving feet,

          Created therewith lotus-eyed women of the Heaven.

          If one but contemplates Thee, O Mother Bhavani,

          In play with Thy maidens, in a pleasant spring-tide

          With flowers and creepers upon the lake,

          Beautiful with many a blossoming lotus

          And flocks of white swans, the waters

          Of which are rippled by the fragrant breezes,

          From such a person all fevered ills of the world pass away!

          May Bhavani, the Mother the Universe grant us divine Bliss!

          

          ~*~^~*~

          Dt.09.02.2010.

          Dt.4.9.2012.THE WAVES OF BLISS (Revised)

        
        
* This is based on a Sanskrit poem

          "Ananda Lahari" written by Sage Poet

          Sri Adi Sankaracharya of 7th Century.

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