Guest guest Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 hi There should be a original version of the poem in sanskrit most probably. It would be good if we are able to identify the prayer Priya Pillai <interlude4 wrote: It is a very beautiful poem .... i can feel her presence while reading it. , " Sankar Viswanathan " <sankarrukku> wrote: > > > > Family members. I found this poem about Maa Kali on the net. It is > great. > > > Hear me child, and know Me for who I am. I have been with you since > you were born, and I will stay with you until you return to Me at the > final dusk. > > I am the passionate and seductive lover who inspires the poet to > dream. > > I am the One who calls to you at the end of your journey. After the > day is done, My children find their blessed rest in my embrace. > > I am the womb from which all things are born. > > I am the shadowy, still tomb; all things must come to Me and bare > their breasts to die and be reborn to the Whole. > > I am the Sorceress that will not be ruled, the Weaver of Time, the > Teacher of Mysteries. I snip the threads that bring my children home > to me. > > I slit the throats of the cruel and drink the blood of the heartless. > Swallow your fear and come to me, and you will discover true beauty, > strength, and courage. > > I am the fury which rips the flesh from injustice. > > I am the glowing forge that transforms your inner demons into tools > of power. Open yourself to my embrace and overcome. > > I am the glinting sword that protects you from harm. > > I am the crucible in which all the aspects of yourself merge together > in a rainbow of union. > > I am the velvet depths of the night sky, the swirling mists of > midnight, shrouded in mystery. > > I am the chrysalis in which you will face that which terrifies you and > from which you will blossom forth, vibrant and renewed. Seek me at > the crossroads, and you shall be transformed, for once you look upon > my face, there is no return. > > I am the fire that kisses the shackles away. > > I am the cauldron in which all opposites grow to know each other in > Truth. > > I am the web which connects all things. > > I am the Healer of all wounds, the Warrior who rights all wrongs in > their Time. I make the weak strong. I make the arrogant humble. > > I raise up the oppressed and empower the disenfranchised. I am > Justice tempered with Mercy. > > Most importantly, child, I am you. I am part of you, and I am within > you. Seek me within and without, and you will be strong. Know me. > Venture into the dark so that you may awaken to Balance, Illumination, > and Wholeness. > > Take my Love with you everywhere and find the Power within to be who > you wish. > > ~source unknown > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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