Mother
MOTHER
O Sakti, the spouse of Siva, O Isvari, Durgey, Mata Parvati, the creation
Bows to you, “Know me to be” Sakti, wife of Siva, with devotion.
You carry men across the sea of pain, samsara, as the liberator;
I, as your son take my mother’s name in tongue, ever and ever;
Parvati my mother, Mahadeva my father, Nandi my sibling,
Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara, Sun, Ganapati, in your names I sing
I listen to you, Mother, in my heart where you reside as “Om”,
The primal sound, Nada, ripples of Big Bang, in your divine kingdom.
How can I untie the cords of Maya, the illusion? Ma, you show me the way
Destroy the three-fold fire, and, on the demon in me you hold sway
Give me O Mother the nectar of your milk, fire burns the innards
O Mother allow me nirvana, in this life, and make me happy as birds.
Isvari= Goddess
Durgey= Addressing the mother, Durga, killer of darkness
Sakti= Manifested power, in the root of evolution
Samsara= This mortal living, cycle of rebirth
Parvati= Another name of Durga( daughter of the mountain), spouse of Siva
Mahadeva= The supreme God, Siva
Nandi= The bull, gatekeeper of Siva and Parvati
Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara(Brahma creates the world, Visnu sustains it and Siva destroys it) The Trinity
Ganapati= Lord Ganesha, the Elephant God, Bija-the seed in subtle form
three-fold fire=three ( traya) kinds of evils
Nirvana= the cessation of rebirth
© RAJAT KANTI CHAKRABARTY
19 October, 2014
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