Shiva Bearing the Descent of the Ganges River as Parvati, Nandikesha and Bhagiratha look, folio from a Hindi manuscript by the saint Narayan, circa 1740.
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
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Love,
Nandi
& i’ll sit where grey feathers gather
in the sunlight where dead leaves lie
on the grass, living still
held in every stage, de-composing a lullaby
w/ sleepy-lidded twigs & elm branches
snapped by breezes gone for always
bark travels further than my dreams
brittle, holy
all things participate in the one reality
charred at the joint, struck by a fleeting flash
the whole garden hangs on the woodpecker’s last syllable
as a fly looming close to page descends on “if it is”
before buzzing away, its own perfect nature
gleaming, apparent
his nose to the ground, his paw upraised
in blessing
as the silver maple eases its reluctance, a leaf,
a leaf, a leaf let
f
r
e
e
toward the ground, soft as the silence
preceding sound…
i rise to walk with it
Sivoham, Sivoham.
-Nandikesha de Haan-Jungwirth, sitting in the grass near the garden out back in NE Minneapolis late October 2010.
Pushya Nakshatra, 3/15/11
the Moon is in the udder
nourishing, nurturing, yielding
a flower
whatever is needed, She provides
the auspicious milk, where human kindness flows
along the curves of breasts, the earth, the wheel
blissful and soothed, you are home
in the arms of Ma
wherever you shine your light
wherever you pour out your self
will expand and grow without ever ceasing
the four roots will find comfort in being of help
offerings above, the worshipper below
guru gentle in the mouth of the cow
revered as bottomlessly benevolent well
gazing up, from in, beginning anything
smoothing the bridge from mind to matter
with all the dyanmics revealed, you are
Vishwamitra off the see-saw, friend of the world,
wholly surrendered at the lotus feet of Ma
you are safe
& there is no work to be done.
give, give, GIVE.
begin.
now.
-Nandikesha de Haan-Jungwirth
(Source: theworldpulse)
Punarvasu Nakshatra, 3/14/11
the visible infinity is a quiver
of intentions, of desires, of time and Love
these divine arrows striving out, fulfilling
& returning safely to the endless beginning,
a house alight in the eyes of the wise
in the eyes of the wise
the glow of light unbounded carries the clouds,
lips to the leaves.
you’re breathing
moist bark from cupped hands,
gone out, taking in
robins return to newborn sparrows chirping ‘Ma’
as winter slips on its own frozen melt
the first sprout of spring rising up sings
Jai Shiva Shankara Bom Bom Hara Hara
on this empty cloth embroidered with japa
those familiar with chemistry will realize balance
those familiar with balance will recycle karmas
& know harmony, for what could oppose
the All-Auspicious One who holds
all poisons in His blessed throat?
-Nandikesha de Haan-Jungwirth
There is no other happiness here in this world
Than to be free of the thought
That I am different from you.
What other happiness is there?
How is it, then, that still this devotee of yours
Treads the wrong path?
-Utpaladeva, from Shaiva Devotional Songs of Kashmir: A Translation and Study of Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA!
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