Nil Mahadeva (A Poetical Series)

Nil Mahadeva (A Poetical Series) Benediction Brahma Vishnu Maheshvara, Let the Holy Trinity Be with, Let, let the Holy Trinity Be with, with And we seeking benediction To be blessed, Blessed with. Background Mural Shiva, Shiva Shankara, Mahadeva, Har Har Mahadeva, Nilkantha Maheshwara, Shiva Sambhu, Bhole Shankara, Adi Shankara. Under the shadow of Shiva Mahadeva I walking past my way, Pausing by to see The mural, The mural of Shiva And thinking, Thinking about Shiva Sambhu, Nilkantha Mahadeva Here I want to relate to what is that has propelled the writing of this poem, so sought after and pursued for so long and now culminating in the form of the latent desire given a shape to and executed after all. There were definitely some poems which I did it long ago basing on Nilkantha Mahadeva, but here this poem is the instant result of the comments made on my poetry with references to Nil Mahadeva and Nil Madhava.The other main cause is the observation of the Nil Puja one during the Gajan festival in which the Aryan and non-Aryan things fuse in miraculously. The blue bird, the aparajita blooms and other than this of the blue colour together with the Siva myth take the flight from and I dream and delve into the realms far and far away. When I posted Neel Puja poem on Linkedin, it got more than 300 impressions within a very short span of time. So was the case with Neel Puja, Neel Mahadeva and Chaitra Coming To A Close which got more than two hundred impressions instantly in a day or two. Neel Puja Neel Puja, The origin of it, How did welcome to worship Shiva-Parvati In the last of Chaitra With Shiva Gajan, The garjan (roar) of the bhakts In which The Austro-Asiatic and the Aryan Trends and traditions Meet it in fusion? The bounty and blessing sought for Ends with The worship of Shiva-Sati, The Lingam-Yoni motif Ritualizing on Neel Shasti And the pious worship of Shiva Paid with visits to the pagoda. How holy is this Neel Puja, Women keeping a fast And seeking blessings for their children, Making us remember of Shiva going neel, blue, Nilkantha, blue-throated After taking poison With a mythological perspective Heralding Poila Baisakh? Invocation In The Form of Prayer, Maglacharan-aarti (The light is burning, And the people in service And the devotees praying, Praying submissively.) Nil Mahadeva, Mahadeva Who is blue, Blue Pray I, pray I, Worship, worship I, Blue, Blue Mahadeva. Let Siva, Siva, Siva-Sankara, Sankara Be our guide, Our guide, Siva-Mahadeva Be our light, , Light illuminating. The Purpose Nil Mahadeva On Nil Shasti, I going for Mahadeva, You going, Mahadeva, Mahadeva, In you, in me, In us, Mahadeva, Mahadeva. Nil Mahadeva Showing nila visions, Blue visions Connecting, connecting us internally With rocks, stones, Rivers, mountains and seas And the myths told-untold. Nil Mahadeva, How the image, the vision Of Mahadeva Blessing us, blessing us With his upheld hand And with his showering of bounty, Be happy, You be happy for ever! Neel Puja, Neel Mahadeva and Chaitra Coming To A Close Now it is time, time As for going blue, blue with Neel Puja, Neel Puja and Neel Mahadeva, Neel Mahadeva, Blue, blue-throated Mahadeva, You come, come to anoint, Anoint the Linga, Shiva-linga, The black basalt, The basalt looking, Looking blue, Emitting, Emitting bluish light, light, The myth of Siva, Siva-Sankara And the churning, churning of the ocean And drinking, drinking of poison, Women folks with children going, going To pour water, with dhup, dip and naivedya Over Sankara, the Lingam Symbolizing Siva-Siva With Chaitra, the blazing hot of it Coming to a close And Baisakh to make a way for. Har Har Mahadev Har Har Mahadev, Har Har Mahadev, Siva Sambhu Sankara, Whose shadow and image is in the skies looking blue, The clouds looming around for a burst upon, Rivers with crystal clear pearly waters coming down And the Yogiraj, The Mystic Master lost in dhyana, Sadhna. On Neel Puja On Neel Puja, I going Neel In the worship of Mahadeva, Shiva Mahadeva, Bhole Shankara, Neel-neel Mahadeva On Neel Shasthi, Neel Shasti of Chaitra, Blazing hot and parching Chaitra, Chaitra Women and children going, Going to worship Shiva-Shiva, Shiva Shankara, Bhole Shankara, May Shiva be with them, With them Heralding Vaisakh, Vaisakh to make a way With sporadic clouds and winds. Shiva Gajan (Grand Local Festival of Shiva) Gajan, Shiva Gajan, It's time for Shiva Gajan And the bhaktas, Shiva-bhaktas Penancing, living as sanyasins In the temple complex, Fasting and on restricted food and fruits, Self-cooking and outing during the night time With bands and lights, Collecting pyre coals, Visiting crematoriums, Showing acrobatic skills, Swinging from great towered swings, Walking over holy fires and briars A ceremony marking the close of hot and blazing Vaisakh And the herald of Vaisakh. When I Enquired About The Blue-throat of Shiva I went to ask the ocean, Why the throat of Shiva blue? , I went on ask the blue bird, Why is that of Shiva's blue? , The bell-shaped aparajita bloom, But all remained calm and quiet and speechless. Siva Siva, Siva in the shadows of the mountains lurking around, Siva in the rivers flowing the ravines and valleys, Siva whose reflection in the skies above And the oceans deep and crystal blue. On Neel Puja Neel Puja, Neel Shasthi And Nilkantha Mahadeva, How to worship Shiva In Chaitra, How to seek for blessing From Shankara? While Going To Collect Flowers To Offer The roadside yakand blooms called me To pick the beads, The daturas calling to pick the stalks And the bell-shaped blue aparijitas asking to pluck The strangely-freckled blue blooms As for to offer to Mahadeva, Nilkantha Mahadeva On Neel Puja in blazing Chaitra And beating the scorching heat Went I to worship, worship Shiva With my naivedya, dhup, dip and fala-fula And water to pour over the linga And the coconut water. On Neel Puja On Neel Puja, I going Neel In the worship of Mahadeva, Shiva Mahadeva, Bhole Shankara, Neel-neel Mahadeva On Neel Shasthi, Neel Shasti of Chaitra, Blazing, hot and parching Chaitra, Chaitra Women and children going, Going to worship Shiva-Shiva, Shiva Shankara, Bhole Shankara, May Shiva be with them, With them Heralding Vaisakh, Vaisakh to make a way With sporadic clouds and winds. Epilogue I Do Not I do not know Why do Wayward Yakand blooms And rudraksha beads Remind me Of Siva, Siva-Siva And I going My way With Siva-Siva On lips Whispering to myself And going? Shiva Art Shiva art Telling of Bhole Maheshwara, Shiva Shankara Mahadeva, The legends and tales of Shiva Told by the folks From age to age. In The Wild Blue Blooms In the blue wild blooms Saw I Siva, Nilkantha Mahadeva Revealing the secrets and mysteries Never resolved before. Siva, Parvati With small Ganesha & Kartikeya With child Ganesha Into my lap I going for a world-view Through mythology. Blue Bell Blooms As Sacred Offerings To Neel Mahadeva Blue bellls for Mahadeva, Blue bells as offerings to, Floral offerings To Mahadeva, Neel Mahadeva, Gouri Sankara, Siva Parvati. Let Mahadeva absolve all our sins, Let Mahadeva be our guide, Neel Mahadeva, Light coming out of the blue And radiating like the gem light to remove obstacles in life. Thou Be With O Mahadeva, Thou be with, Be with me, me, Thou O Remover of my cares and anxieties, Shiva, O Shiva-Shankara Mahadeva, Neelkantha Mahadeva, Thou be, Be with, with me! I, I standing, standing submissively, Submissively at Thy door To offer, offer wild, wild blue blooms, Blue blooms, O Mahadeva, Nilkantha Mahadeva of myths and mysteries And shadows lurking out of gigantic mountains! The Trinity Matter Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara, The Trinity, Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, Maheshwara the Destroyer.. A Picture, An Image Shiva in meditation Atop the mountainous site Sitting cross-legged With the held aloft As if were blessing. Ecstasy, Suppose You Shiva into the lap of mine And I going with Brahmanda Darshan, Brahmajnan. Child Ganesha With child Ganesha Into my lap I going for a world-view Through mythology. Postscript Now the poetical series which I have called Neel Mahadeva is coming to a close and I too wish to wind it up and the work too is an assemblage of so many posts which I uploaded or posted on the websites and the readers' impressions and views too swung a bit in their favour. Though the collection has come out of the Neel Puja which lasts with Chaitra, but apart from that something of obeisance and oblation is in it and the work may interest you if like to go through the lines and the sentiments expressed. You may call it a rumination on Siva. Where is not Siva? Wherever see you there is Siva, Siva-Siva, all around us. Random reflections form the text of the poem and these have been borrowed to constitute the poem, loose in structure. Only the new poems written after the Neel Puja held recently have been included in. Sadasiva Sadasiva, Siva, Sadasiva, A brown-haired and matted Siva In a necklace of rudraksha rosary Seated atop the house In a squatting posture of japa With the kamandala and the trishula, How the sculpture made from white China clay Looking like a yogi in transcendental meditation, A state of dhyana! Blue Bells For Siva, Bunches of Blue Bells, Wild Blue Bells Blue bells, Blue bells for Siva, A bunch of blue bells, Blue bell flowers, Wild blue blooms For Siva, Siva Maheshvara, Brahma Vishnu Maheshvara, Vishnu Maheshvara Vishnu, Maheshvara Brahma Vishnu. Deliverance Deliverance, Liberation In the memory of my grand niece who is no more The House of Curse, Let You, let You be with, Be with, O Siva, Siva Mahadeva, Neel Mahadeva, Let Your, Your Blessing be, Be with the nameless soul On her heavenly journey, Let Your, Your Blessing be, Be with the innocent soul Embarking on her uncalled for retreat! Absolve us, absolve us of sins, Of sins, Siva, O Siva!