O Mahadeva!
You are the utmost sphere of the atmosphere,
Just like an atom to a molecule
That is so minuscule,
Imperceptible to the naked eye
While being colossal and grand when seen through space’s vast vestibule,
And yet You are seen wearing the Helix Nebula gloriously on Your forehead
With the moon nestled in your hair,
Your celestial crown
And the hourglass-shaped Southern Crab Nebula that you carry that resonates through the colorful universe,
Where your Vision abounds,
That only the Truly Faithful can perceive
Along with Your universal form that is sublime and so Sinclair…
O Mahaakaalaa!
Who climbs aboard and rides Nandi,
Your Taurean astral spaceship and Scala,
Whose Lingam shaped hump is his invisible carapace,
And whose faith in You is immense yet imperceptible
And yet transcending the bounds of time and outer space!
O Trishuldhaari!
Whose threefold path of life
Is not out of anyone’s orbit
And yet one Bilva leaf is enough
To come under Your protective ambit!
By: Sharmila Shankar
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