Submit your work, meet writers and drop the ads. Become a member
a miracle child
born to a mortal mother
the creator pretends
to be the created


stealing butter,
breaking pots,
teasing girls,
Gokulam’s naughtiest child

and then one day
the friends complain
“Mother Yashoda, your little one
is eating mud from the Yamuna banks”

worried she rushes
to her darling boy
her anxiety disguised as anger
he smiles - the sly little blue-eyed boy

in his musical voice he cries-
“I did not eat mud, sweet mother, the boys lie!
come look within
and see with your own eyes!”



poor Mother Yashoda
not knowing she stared
into that little mouth
and lost herself in what was there

he lifted swiftly the
veil of maaya
the truth shone forth
with a blinding light!

                                                  * त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव ।
                                                   त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव ।
                                                   त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणम् त्वमेव ।
                                                   त्वमेव सर्वम् मम देव देव ॥


she saw herself
and her dear little boy
the whole of Gokulam
within his jaws lay!

and the whole earth
and the universe
galaxies and multiple worlds
was her little boy cursed?

her fear mounted as she saw
the entire cosmos
the boundaries blurred
time - a non-entity

the past, present and future
only a tiny river
she saw the vast expanse
of his creation

he made these worlds
held them like puppets on a string
and then morphing
he became death!

and unable to take more
she swooned
when the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer
merged to become-her adored little one!

                                                    
You are my mother, and my father
                                                     You are my relative and my friend
                                                     You are knowledge, You are prosperity
                                                     You are my everything, My God of Gods*


and then he looked at her
with an infinite compassion
he’d shown her
what she needed to see

now it was time
for her to forget, to become
his doting mother again
he kisses her with innocent love and toothy grin

once more
maaya takes hold
the illusion more beautiful
more irresistible to behold!

- Vijayalakshmi Harish
         04.09.2012

Copyright © Vijayalakshmi Harish
This poem describes an incident from Lord Krishna's life when he was a child. His friends complain to his mother Yashoda, that he has been eating mud. When she looks into his mouth he reveals his divinity for a short while, before becoming her baby again.
refusal of life
of me
of everything
as i sink deeper in this world
of shadows and puppets
nothing is real
all is magic
of the other kind-
that terrifies
and drowns out the sounds
of the pitiful cries
all is Maaya-
that ethereal goddess
so beautiful, so golden
the eternal mirage-
His handmaiden-partner in crime
she deludes and confuses
holds me captive in her embrace
i forget myself and refuse
to see the truth
who wants that-
when the lies are so lovely!

Copyright © Vijayalakshmi Harish
Nexus Aug 2019
Kung isa-isahin ang nakaraan
simula no'ng ika'y aking niligawan
hanggang sa dumating ang kasalan,
maikukwento ko ng walang alinlangan
kung paano tayo nagsimula at nag ibigan.

hindi sa lahat ng panahon
ang mga bagay ay naaayon
sa kung paano natin gusto
at 'di lahat ay agad na natatamo.

Unang kita palang, napaibig na ako
Lalo na sa mga sumunod na pagtatagpo
walang duda pana ni kupido ’y tinamaan ako

sa isang tulad mo
puso ko'y nahulog ng di napagtanto,
sa pakiwari ko’y  pakana nga ito ni kupido.

sa isang tulad mo puso ko'y
nahulog ng di napagtanto,
sa pakiwari ko’y  pakana nga ito ni kupido.

Sa iyong mga mata
Nasisilip ko ang langit pagkat ikaw ang anghel na
sa aki’y pinakamalapit

Palapit ng palapit,
ang titig,  
Sa mapulang labi mo’y
nakakatuksong humalik
at ayaw ng mapapikit,

Akoy nag aasam at humihiling
sa panginoon
at biglang kanyang  dininig

Hindi inaasahan ang iyong pagdating.
Pagod kong puso’y iyong ginising.
Buhay ko'y binigyan ng ningning,
Ikaw lang ang gustong makapiling

Sa iyong mga mata
Nasisilip ko ang langit
pagkat ikaw ang anghel na
sa aki’y pinakamalapit

Palapit ng palapit,
ang titig,  
Sa mapulang labi mo’y
nakakatuksong humalik at ayaw ng mapapikit,

Akoy nag aasam at humihiling sa panginoon
at biglang kanyang  dininig

Hindi inaasahan ang iyong pagdating.
Pagod kong puso’y iyong ginising.
Buhay ko'y binigyan ng ningning,
Ikaw lang ang gustong makapiling.

dumating ka sa mundo
ko’t iyong niyanig
pinukaw ng iyong tinig

“Happiness Happiness Happiness”

Ang tinig na aking narinig
at napatulala at napatitig

Biglang nag usisa sa sarili nagtanong,
Paano ko ba mapapaliwanag
ang  hiwaga nitong pagmamahal na
kung bakit sa puso ko’y kumapit ng kusa

Minsay ako’y nagtataka’t di maka paniwala
linalaro sa panaginip

ang dakilang pagsuyong inayunan ng tadhana’y nag ka sundo

tuluyang hinamon ang matapang na puso
Hindi ka na malulumbay,

kapag nasisilayan ko ang iyong labi,
may taglay na ngiti
Pagod koy napawi,

limot ko na ang ligalig na iyong pinag iigi
kaya wag mag madali
pagkat atin ang sandali

At ng sayo’y napalapit ayaw ng lumayo

andito na ang iyong
Sandalang Balikat
Na hindi madadaan sa gulat

Hawak hawak ang maliliit at malambot **** mga kamay

Habang may ibinubulong
ang boses ****  malumanay

Umalis ng walang plano,
walang dala kundi ang puso.
pero saan nga ba patungo?

Bawat hakbang ng paa,
bawat hininga,
ninanamnam para sa ikasisiya
pero saan nga ba patungo?

Ramdam ang pagod
kinailangan ng tumukod
ngunit hindi susuko.
pero saan ba talaga patungo?

Marami ng nadaanan at natambayan
Pero di naman kaianaman

Hangang sa dumating na sa dulo na
ang puso’t pag ibig ko’y nasa iyo

Dahil di ako sanay na ikaw ay mawalay

Andito na ako

Sa unang pag kakataon
Sa araw ng mga puso  
Sa Ika labing apat na araw ng pebrero sa kalendaryo

Bungkos ng  rosas ay para sa iyo
Sa masayang araw at hanging maaya,

ang sinugong puso’y sumasaiyo
at ito’y magsasabing

Sa tuwa at dusa,
Hirap at ginhawa
Sarap at ligaya

Ang
“Balentayns”
Ko’y ikaw

Walang iba! ! ! ! !
Subukan naman
abhi- abhi ek geet racha hai tumko jeetey jeetey
abhi abhi amrit jhalka hai amrit peetey peetey
abhi abhi saaso me utri hai saaso ki maaya
abhi abhi hoto ne jaan aapna aur paraya
abhi abhi essas hua jeevan jeevan botta hai
kudh ko shunney banana bhi kita virat hota hai
toh abhi abhi, ji abhi abhi, haan abhi abhi, bus abhi abhi
abhi abhi bhar diye madhukalash saary reete reete
abhi abhi amrit jhalka hai amrit peetey peetey
abhi-abhi ek geet racha hai tumko jeetey jeetey
abhi abhi amrit jhalka hai amrit peetey peetey
toh abhi abhi, ji abhi abhi, haan abhi abhi, bus abhi abhi
abhi abhi samvaad hue hai chaho me aaho me
abhi abhi chandni khuli hai amber ki baaho me
abhi abhi peeda ne khoja sukh ka raen basera
abhi abhi hum hokar peegla sabkuch tera mera
toh abhi abhi, ji abhi abhi, haan abhi abhi, bus abhi abhi
abhi abhi bhar gaya samandar nadiya peetey peetey
abhi-abhi ek geet racha hai tumko jeetey jeetey
abhi-abhi ek geet racha hai tumko jeetey jeetey
abhi abhi amrit jhalka hai amrit peetey peetey
Copyright© Shashank K Dwivedi

email-shashankdwivedi.edu@gmail.com
Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/skdisro
VENUS62 Mar 2015
दिन क्या और रात क्या
सूरज क्या और चाँद क्या
भूक क्या और प्यास क्या
तन्हाई क्या और भीड़ क्या
पेड़ क्या और फल क्या
स्वर्ग क्या और नरक क्या
झूट क्या और सच क्या
दुःख क्या और दर्द क्या
द्वेष क्या और क्लेश क्या
चक्र क्या चक्रव्यूह क्या
जय क्या पराजय क्या
मोह क्या और माया क्या

हर रंग में है तू
हर रूप में है तू
अंदर बसे भी तू
बाहर बसे भी तू
कण कण में बसा है तू
बस तू ही है तू बस तू ही है तू

चित भी है तू, और मन भी है तू
आत्मा भी तू  परमात्मा भी  तू
राह भी है तू, मज़िल भी है तू
आस्ता भी तू, न आस्ता भी तू
मीत भी है तू अमित भी है तू
ज़िन्दगी भी तू मौत भी है तू
काल भी है तू अनंत भी है तू
आनंद भी है तू परमानन्द भी  तू
सृष्टि भी  तू सृष्टिकर्ता भी  तू
कण कण में बसा है तू बस तू ही है तू
बस तू ही है तू बस तू ही है तू

Translation

what night what day
what sun what moon
what hunger what thirst
what loneliness what crowds
what tree what fruit
what heaven what earth
what lie what truth
what anguish what conflict
what chakra (cycle of life), what maze
what victory, what loss
what love, what maaya (illusion)

you are in every color
you are in every form
you are within
and you are without
you are in every atom
only you, only you


you are mind, you are the heart
you are the soul, you are the absolute consciousness
you are the journey, you are the destination
you are belief, you are disbelief
you are  friend you are  love
you are  life, you are death
you are time, you are infinity
you are happiness, you are bliss

you are the creation and
you are the creator
you are in every atom
only you, only you
Inspired by my readings of a brilliant philosopher
http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/disc_philo.html
s s f w s Oct 2016
Vision Through It
Everything Appeared
Superfluidic.
Fraternity kept the secret power of the shades away from me.
Maaya Dev Jul 2015
Fragments of moment
paddling swift and frenzy
through layers of present.
Filaments of passing time
wafting in evanescence
to get folded in the memory.

Oh fragile life
you are the remnants
etched in the illusion
squeezing frail reality
from misty ruckus
in mysetrous shade.

Beneath azure sky
On the bank of transience
rest, numerous existence
embedded with myraid dreams
and shed desperate selves
as fireflies hugging flames..

© Maaya Dev

— The End —