When the Earth Was In Danger 2 of 8
Pl. See also Related BLOG of 17TH Feb
Prelude
This story is based partly on the Indian mythology and partly on my imagination.
The theme is anger, how it can destroy even the entire Earth and if controlled,
how it converts into a creative energy. The incident is from the mythology of
Hindus, which speaks, how Shiva the supreme God of Hindus started
one day his Tandava Nritya * or the Dance of Destruction…..What was
the cause of this anger would be explained in the concluding part of this story.
When the Earth was in danger
Anger then always come-up in the form of Tandava Nritya*
Sometimes by hearing, the cries, that often suffocates the mind,
Shiva’s heart melted like lava, and came up in the form of anger,
To destroy everything, so that a new world can be formed and created. 06
This cycle of creation and destruction of the Universe,
Keep rolling and running like this, forever, we know it or not,
The Sun, the Moon, the Stars and ours the most beloved Earth,
They all are borne to play, sing and dance and to amuse each other and
Then to gradually depart or disappear, with a silent smile one day,
Without ever any regret before the God, for their gains or losses. 07
Even Lord Shiva* also keep the imperishable fire of time,
In the cosmic depths of his third eye, we call Trinetra,* which reduces,
Everything to ashes, so that the cycle of creation may continue for ever,
On our Earth and everywhere in the limitless space, we call Brahmanda* and
The Universe may continue to work, as a shadow of Brahma* or God . 08
But then, it was the question of the existence of all living beings,
There was only one hope, which could have saved the Earth,
From the cosmic fire of Shiva’s Trinetra* or the third eye,
The remedy was that someone extraordinary in beauty, dance and grace,
Should perform a flawless dance, to divert Shiva’s attention so that,
He may not generate the heat in his third eye, to destroy the Earth,
Only the removal of his grief from mind and heart, resulted in his Tandava Nritya*
Could save the Earth and its inhabitants, from the fire of such anger blast. 09
Ravindra
Kanpur India 17th Feb. 2011 to continue in 3/5
*Brahmanda = Brahmanda (Sanskrit) (from Brahma cosmic spirit + anda egg)
Egg of Brahma; the imbodiment of Brahma, particularly the solar system, physical,
psychological, and spiritual. Hindus "called Brahma . the kosmic atom.
Copyright © Ravindra K Kapoor | Year Posted 2011
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