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Pranam. A poem... pls enjoy and comment.

 

Thank you.

 

With Love

 

Shankaree

 

 

O’ Mother, O’ patient one

 

Who bears us without complain

 

Stable in a chaotic universe

 

Decked with gems

 

 

 

Stones of various hue,

 

Gems that we covet

 

We prise them out of you

 

With nary a thanks

 

 

 

You take no offense

 

You give again and again

 

In a love so vast

 

That we may never understand

 

 

 

We hurt you and

 

Degrade you and

 

Devour you

 

Never thinking of our brethren

 

 

 

Always selfish, we are

 

Always it is our needs and wants

 

Our comforts that are paramount

 

What care we if you suffer silently?

 

 

 

O’ Mother mine. O’ patient one.

 

Is there any who can equal

 

You? Bless us that we may

 

Treat you with the respect You deserve.

 

 

 

Shankaree Ramatas

 

20/02/05

 

 

 

Let my every word be a prayer to Thee,

Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee,

Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image,

Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee,

Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet;

Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do,

Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee."

>From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari

 

 

 

 

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Dear Shankaree:

 

This is Your own poem? It is most beautiful and evocative! Thank you

for sharing it; I only just noticed Your post while looking for

something in the archives.

 

There is much wisdom in your words. They force us to realize some of

the myriad implications involved in serving Devi, beyond theory,

beyond scripture, beond the confines of the puja room.

 

If even a tenth of humankind were to understand these implications

and strive to honor the Earth and Universe as Devi Herself (for what

else are they?), so many of the problems now wracking the world

would simply disappear.

 

Thank you once again ;-)

 

DB

 

, shankaree ramatas

<shankaree> wrote:

> Pranam. A poem... pls enjoy and comment.

>

> Thank you.

>

> With Love

>

> Shankaree

>

>

> O' Mother, O' patient one

>

> Who bears us without complain

>

> Stable in a chaotic universe

>

> Decked with gems

>

>

>

> Stones of various hue,

>

> Gems that we covet

>

> We prise them out of you

>

> With nary a thanks

>

>

>

> You take no offense

>

> You give again and again

>

> In a love so vast

>

> That we may never understand

>

>

>

> We hurt you and

>

> Degrade you and

>

> Devour you

>

> Never thinking of our brethren

>

>

>

> Always selfish, we are

>

> Always it is our needs and wants

>

> Our comforts that are paramount

>

> What care we if you suffer silently?

>

>

>

> O' Mother mine. O' patient one.

>

> Is there any who can equal

>

> You? Bless us that we may

>

> Treat you with the respect You deserve.

>

>

>

> Shankaree Ramatas

>

> 20/02/05

>

>

>

> Let my every word be a prayer to Thee,

> Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee,

> Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image,

> Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee,

> Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet;

> Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do,

> Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee."

>

> From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari

>

>

>

>

> ALL-NEW Messenger - all new features - even more fun!

>

>

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