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my hands are folded ...

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Oh God

it is discussed that you are aboriginal
to persevere the aboriginality in the creation

it is preached that you are a complicated tutor
to retain the process of the life force

it is orated that you are hermit-like
to sustain the acme of divination

it is recited that you are a dancer
to continue the equivalence of this cosmos

as usual I reminiscing you
urging you ceaselessly to be my protector

I am here to make you sentient  
that my hands are folded for your homage

Oh God...

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prompt...- a poetic prayer to Lord Shiva

Dedicated to Lord SHIVA

Shiva-Maheshwara depicted as Nataraj. Nataraj is the Dancing Shiva who is the Hindu God of Dance. He is also portrayed as the Destroyer or God of Destruction in the Hindu Trinity of Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (Preserver) and Shiva (Destroyer).

If Hindu Cosmogony is to be believed, Shiva-Nataraj symbolizes not merely the rhythm of physical force of a dancer; but also the cosmic process of creation, renewal and destruction of life. Shiva-Maheshwara as Nataraj also symbolizes spiritual virility in the Yogi (ascetic). According to metaphysics, he is supposed to symbolize the unity of the spirit of Purusha (essence) with Prakriti (substance).

On a rational plane, this interpretation of Shiva-Nataraj implies that the ancient Hindus had an inkling of how the Universe exists in a continuous cycle of creation, renewal and destruction; which we today understand in terms of the Big Bang theory, Black Holes, Quasars et al. And this reality, the ancient Hindus imaginatively illustrated in the character of their Lord Shiva-Maheshwara or Nataraj.

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  • maa gold member
    February 25

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    the beauty of your humble and lucid prayer lies in its simple wisdom-filled words … thank you for having entered this wonderful poem in this contest, allowing me to reread it and to praise its qualities again …
    maa


  • raspberry Greeters member
    February 25

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    Thank you for the entry. the poem is wonderful, very simple words written so well to portray the power!!

    Thanks.

    A small thing i noticed. u seem to put "i" in caps, when u address Lord MahaDev, as 'you", why is it in lower case??

  • Judith Chandler
    February 20

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    They do say that God is all things and in all things. I like what you have written here.

    Good luck with it.


  • JinSays gold member
    January 31

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    Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent the three primary aspects of the divine in Hinduism and are collectively known as the Trimurti. In this school of religious thought, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the maintainer or preserver, and Shiva is the destroyer or transformer.

    I remember how we had compared this trinity to the Christian trinity, also to the Pagan trinity goddess Diana, the young, the mother, then the old hag. She is represented with white (virginal), red(childbearing), and finally black, (old and dying).
    I find it wonderfully comforting that this prayer could be said to so many dieties, and not just Shiva.
    Your sincerity shines through, and even if this entry doesn't fit the prompt exactly, I am still glad you entered.
    Jin

  • maa gold member
    April 12, 2008
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    welcome to my contest on indian spirituality and philosophy ... you did well to submit this wonderful poem to this contest, I have already very much appreciated in my shiva-homage-contest and feel blessed to read it again ...

    I won't repeat myself on the praises already offered in a comment below ... they are, of course, still valid ...

    pranams,
    maa


  • kareneisenlord gold member
    March 15, 2008

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    Good! I am very moved by the humbleness of your poem. How you are stating the many qualities of Lord Siva, and then giving your own interpretations, yet somehow implying that one can never exhaust all of the interpretations of who and what Lord Siva is.

    The ending is spectacular in how it lovingly places yourself in gratitude and libation to Siva, and with humility bequests His tribute. Interesting how you state that we, the creatures of Creation, are created to make the Divine sentient. Wow, that says alot there, because does not the Divine flow through us? Are not we the Divine? The Divine may not be contained and limited within us, but we are certainly a part of the Divine!

  • maa gold member
    March 11, 2008
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    a truly precious and beautiful prayer to Lord Shiva ... it is such a blessing to read your poem, thank you for having presented it in this contest ... I love the way you started each stanza with "it is discussed that", "it is preached that" etc. which shows us that the mental approach to God through thinking, speaking, discussing or preaching may leave us with our thirst, since the Intangible is hard to reach through such methods ...
    comes the stanza of devotion where you show us the "way out" of the dilemma ...
    and finally the last stanza, where you declare that your life-task is to make the Intangible tangible, to render the Unmanifest manifest ... through your human vessel ...

    a wonderful lesson of devotion and humility combined with wisdom ...

    om


  • janejainejayne gold member
    March 8, 2008

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    'it is recited that you are a dancer
    to continue the equivalence of this cosmos'

    This dear PDK is one of your best yet!

    We ponder life and why we were selected to participate.
    We beg to be protected as we partake of our existance.
    BRAVO! Jane


  • herrlurch
    March 6, 2008

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    A great heart which produces such great poetry

    Thank you for such a different notion of religion and worship from what I find elsewhere... I think that the qualities you described in these lines are too harmonizing to just be related to only one religion. I found elements here (God as tutor, dancer, protector) which sometimes appear not to be too foregrounded in my (Christian) belief. But I can't change my culture like I want to, right? Your achievement for me personally is that you widen my horizon by giving me insight into new aspects of life, from different perspectives. Again, thank you. Take care. Herrlurch


  • pappacass
    March 6, 2008

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    beautiful poem

    i'm not sure if i'm a believer in god...any god.....but i do enjoy what you have penned here....i'm sure this god you speak of is very greatful...best to you


  • Pisces rainbow gold member
    March 6, 2008

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    TO RETAIN THE PROCESS OF THE LIFE FORCE SUCH A UNIQUE WAY TO DESCRIBE HUMANITIES  PURPOSE, YOU ALWAYS MANAGE TO SQEEZE SOOO MUCH WISDON INTO SO FEW WORDS EXCELLENT GOD BLESS

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