Gauri, Kali
The fair one, the dark one
Bedecked in silks naked body bedecked with skulls
flowers and jewels taken from demons
dark hair tied in a long lovely plait her wild hair hangs all about her
Jagatmaata-Mother of the World The Fierce One-Destroyer of Evil
Feminine grace personified Feminine Power in all its glory
her kindness assures her countenance strikes fear
Calm and peace in the hearts of evil doers
She uses the primal energy
To nurture, to create To destroy, to cleanse
Some days I’m like her On other days like her
On most days I’m both
Copyright © Vijayalakshmi Harish
Sep 20, 2012
Sep 20, 2012 at 10:11 AM UTC
Gauri, Kali
The fair one, the dark one
Bedecked in silks naked body bedecked with skulls
flowers and jewels taken from demons
dark hair tied in a long lovely plait her wild hair hangs all about her
Jagatmaata-Mother of the World The Fierce One-Destroyer of Evil
Feminine grace personified Feminine Power in all its glory
her kindness assures her countenance strikes fear
Calm and peace in the hearts of evil doers
She uses the primal energy
To nurture, to create To destroy, to cleanse
Some days I’m like her On other days like her
On most days I’m both
Copyright © Vijayalakshmi Harish
In Hindu mythology Gauri and Kali are two forms of Goddess Parvati.
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