Moon in the night

moon in the night

illumines silvery light

and looks on the earth

finds the little stars

on white flower trees

Herbs

holding rarest herbs

mountains are greatest treasure

to help out mankind

herbs are so high on mountains

explorers get petite gain  

Cricket king

Every Indian considers
himself conceited;
And who is blessed to have
Tendulkar in his own age;

And who watched
this Centurion of centuries
sending the balls
out of the boundaries;

And whoever has felt, his heroic cricket;
And no one can forget, this king of cricket

Nazar Battu

I was walking in the street

with grandma holding her finger.

Caution! caution! she shouted

and pulled me towards her.

Look ahead! that’s lemon and chilli,

it’s thrown out an evil eyes charm.

Don’t step over it or invite for you

bad influences in time to come.

Nazar Battu or the evil eye charm

is used to ward off the evil spirits.

Dangled at entrance of home or shop,

changed and thrown, every week. 

Some chilli and a lemon are hanged

tied together with a string;

to protect from the evil spirits and

prosperity and fortunes, to bring.

It is also believed Alakshmi, who brings

poverty, misery and the ill fate;

likes sour, pungent and hot things

takes food and goes, from door itself.

Taking the advantage of darkness

sometimes, after the shops are shut;

fearless slum boys pick from the doors

and get theses vegetable free of cost.

Ram Leela

Play is staged over ten successive nights,

during the Dussehara in the autumn season;

to show the life and values of Lord Rama

and defeat and killing of demon King Ravan.

Ram-Leela is the dramatic folk re-enactment,

of the life of Lord Rama, staged annually.

Which is based on the Indian epic Ramayana,

that contains the Lord Rama’s great story.

On each day, separate story of Lord is played:

his childhood, going to Gurukul for education,

breaking of Lord Shiva’s bow, Sita svamvar,

protection of saints in Yagna, from the demons,

Fulfilment of Kaikey’s wishes to give exile to Ram

and the kingdom of Ayodhya to Bharat, her son,

Accompanied with brother Lakshman and wife Sita

journey to forest, kidnapping of Sita by Ravan,

Meeting Hanuman and discovering Sita by him,

forming army of Vanar, destroying the demons,

attack on Lanka and retreating Ravan’s soldiers,

killing of the brothers and sons of King Ravana.

On final day of vijaydashmi, a possession is taken

when final battle takes place and Ravan is killed.

Ram’s wife Sita is released and reunited; and

effigies of Ravan with his son and brother are burnt.

Ram Leela or story of Lord Rama injects ethics to us.

Teaches, to live according to dharma and principles;

gentleness, kindness, righteousness and integrity,

virtues of life, discipline and respect to the people.

Dussehara or vijayadashmi – day of victory of Lord Rama

Kaikey – step mother of Lord Rama

Ayodhya – country of Lord Rama

Lanka – country of king Ravan

Leela – act or play

Vanar –  ape  

Gurukul – type of residential school

Yagna – ritual sacrifice

Good morning, Suprabhat

It’s the morning which comes and embraces us;
unbiased of its gorgeousness and tranquility.
But for our routine occupation and selfish needs,
we discard it and abandon the opportunity.

Good morning

एक सुबहः ही है जो सुंदर होकर भी
अपने आप आती है और गले लग जाती है
एक हम हैं बदनसीब, उससे भी गला छुड़ाकर
काम के चक्कर में चक्कर काटते हैं

सुप्रभात 

Man made heart

I would have made the heart like

a six valve, six stroke engine.

It will have six chambers too

for the efficient blood siphon.

There would be least chance

for the cardiac arrests.

Can’t puncture the whole heart

until fired on six bullets.

Two big atria, two ventricles

and two reserve chambers;

to have the ability of bearing

all sorts of anxiety disorders.

Enhanced ability would save

the heart from a heartbreak;

and just for the love sake

no one would bear heartache.

Creation 8

8

Then God remembered

Noah and all the living things

That was with him in the ark

God passed over earth

the wind and water assuaged,

fountains of heaven stopped 

Rain from heaven stopped

After hundred fifty days

Water returned and abated

In seventh month, on
seventeenth day ark rested

on mountains of Ararat

Gradually decreased

the water and mountain’s top

seen on first day of tenth month

Forty days were passed

Noah opened window of ark

and he sent forth a raven

Sent a dove to see -
and went to and forth until
the water was dried from earth

The dove did not find

a place for rest of her foot

returned unto him in ark

After seven days
he sent the dove out again

who came back by evening

Dove came back plucked with
an olive leaf in her mouth  

Noah knew, waters were abated

After seven days
sent again but not returned
this time the dove onto him 

Water were dried in
six hundred first year’s first month 

Noah removed ark's covering 

God spoke unto Noah

go forth of the ark with your
wife, sons and also son’s wives

And bring forth with you 

all living things, fowls, cattle

and creeping things lived with you

So that they may breed

abundantly on the earth

and multiply on the earth

Noah built an alter

unto the lord and offered
burnt offerings, clean beast, fowl

Lord smelt sweet savour

said in his heart I will not

now curse the ground any more

Neither will I again

smite living things, any more  

for man’s sake or youth evil

While the earth remain

seed time, harvest, heat and cold

seasons, day, night shall not cease

Deepawali

We celebrate Deepawali festival every year,

in the month of October or  November;

when summer and rainy season is went off
and has set in the pleasant autumn weather.

Celebrating this great festival of deepawali,

we worship Goddess Lakshmi, to confer:

wealth, riches, splendid, happiness, loveliness

grace, charm, peace, prosperity and pleasure.

We decorate our dwells and work-premises,

with colors and light to welcome the Goddess.

Mother Lakshmi may come and fill our home,

with joy, fragrance, freshness and sweetness.

People make the colorful fabulous Rangoli
at their door steps as the welcome symbol.
Goddess Lakshmi! put your sacred step
and bring good luck to us, on this festival.

Goddess! I decked up my doorstep for you

and lighted up the path with lamps of love.

Do come and be impressed, with my devotion.

Shower in abundance, your goodwill upon us.

The way one lamp can light up many lamps

and destroy the darkness of the ambience;

Deepawali is the festival that enlightens us

way to spread love and do away murkiness.

 

Lord Rama devastated the evil from land;

to signify it, we light up row of clay lamps.

Let the luminous light of the truth prevail,

let the good triumph over the evil, always.

Goddess Lakshmi! put your sacred step
and brings good luck to us on this festival
may luck transform to a bright year

Heart on rent

“Your heart is so grand

divine adobe on the land.

I want to make my haven;

Dear, tell me the rent?”

I peek love on it’s face,

it looks like a palace.

It’s so splendid and giant,

Darling! tell me the rent!

Here you live forever

Dear! come as my guest,

and don’t pay the rent.

Darling! don’t ask the rent

Here, you feel musical melody,

dear, you feel sweetness sugary,

here, you get exciting taste,

Darling! don’t ask the rent.

Here, you get magical fragrance,

here, you feel warmth of love

and be tied to my heart,

here you live permanent.

Darling! don’t ask the rent.