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| Lord Shiva drinking the poison to save the creation |
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| Lord Bhairava subduing Brahma's pride |
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| Lord Shiva gifting Sudarshan Chakra to Vishnu |
1.
On this
day all temples echo with Thy name
Even before sunrise, in large numbers dense
Devotees come and all rivers glow with
flames
Of lamps with clouds of fragrant incense
All places echo with ringing bells and sounds
Of “OM” from conchs spreading all around
All people fast and stay awake as if to guard
Themselves from ignorance and discord.
2 In all temples, priests chant hymns day and night
Cow’s milk, water, curd, butter and honey sweet
Pour over Thee as you shine, a
thrilling sight
Loud sounds of drums with rhythmic
beat
Make our bosoms swell with devotion as we say
Thy sacred names closing our eyes, and pray
This night, the most memorable time, oh Lord!
We bow to Thee: God of gods! Blue-throated
Lord!
3. Most benevolent
and generous Thou art
No costly jewels, perfumes and clothes you
need
No elaborate rituals you wish not
Just a handful of water if we pour, you heed
With utmost speed our wishes You fulfill
A few Bilva leaves and wild blooms enough to
fill
Your heart with joy; animals, too, salvation
got
Bless us Lord! Forgive our lapses and faults.
4. Lord Vishnu worshipped
Thee with earnest heart
With lotus-flowers with devotion immense
He plucked his lotus-eye when one fell
short,
Kept before Thy lotus-feet with love intense;
Moved by His Love, the mightiest discus you
gave
To kill evil demons and all beings to save
You make your devotees win and happy Thou art
Accepting defeat at their hands with a genial
heart.
5. Even devils and
demons Thy favor won
By severe penance their wishes to get
To cause trouble to virtuous souls and
commotion
Misusing their hard-won powers and met
At last, with their end by their terrible acts
By Lord Vishnu who used His power and tact;
You are too easy to please though people state
Oh Lord of death! You know their ultimate
fate.
6. Thy existence
none can comprehend
Oh, formless Para Brahman! Yet sure
For our sake, in queer form you pretend;
You made others wealthy, but you seem to be
poor
With begging bowl and matted hair, you move free
Sporting tiger’s skin and serpents with glee
You ride on a bull white as Himalayan hills
Doth dancing with ghosts fill you with mystic thrill?
7. Meditating alone
on hills, caves and forests dense
Oh Lord! For what purpose, beyond our
reach;
You seem to exult in bliss and spiritual
silence
Thy merciful grace all gods and sages beseech
All our earth-bound mortal wishes at once
vanish
Before the fire of Thy third eye, Kama
did perish.
Lord of plants, medicines, music and dance!
All gods your cosmic dance did
entrance.
8. When Brahma, the Creator filled with pride
Claimed Himself as the greatest God supreme;
As fiercest Bhairav you came and did
scream
Shaking the universe with thunderous
stride;
With Your sharpest nail nipped off his fifth
head
Humbled his pride, Oh Mighty Master dread!
Evil, occult powers and ghosts flee away with fear
Lord of Time! Your devotees need not fear.
9. To save the
worlds you dared to come forward
When dark poison spouting diabolic fire
From milky ocean rose to destroy the worlds entire
Bewildered and helpless fled away all gods
At once you squeezed the blazing, darkest slime
Undaunted, You gulped with might
sublime
And in your snow-white throat You did retain
Which turned blue at once God of mercy divine!
10. Purest invisible Para Brahman, Thou art
For our sake you took the sacred Linga Form
Unattainable though gods contend and lost;
You appear as Vishnu with
enchanting charm
To protect the virtuous and punish the
wicked ones;
People misunderstand though both forms are one
Would
you think that cotton is different from cloth?
Would
you think that silk is different from moth?
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19th March 2026 Somaseshu Gutala
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