Long ago someone close to me had scribbled this on Diwali.. I dnt know why I carry it often with me..Today years have gone by..images of Kalipujo, Diwali with family, friends may not exist but the memories are sharp enough to pen down a blog.
India is studded with millions of festivals, Diwali being one of them...I have no idea if there was a real Ramchandra of Ayodhya who could truly inspire an entire kingdom to celebrate his return but what I know is this created a new reason for people to celebrate..naming it a festival of Light perhaps acknowledging the presence of darkness even more.
Again back to my days, Maa always told me that I was born on the day of Kalipuja. The surgeon had a strong humor, he had cut me loose before sunset and told my mom I wasn't born a blood sucking Dakini.. Goddess Kali is associated with darkness, violence, eternal energy and despite some evil cannotations she is believed to have one of the strongest forces in the universe.
If you ask me..as a child I have been scared of her, visualizing her black idol holding her tongue out with a garland of human heads and standing on Lord Shiva who seemed apparently dead. I mean why did she really have to do that..if Kalika is another form of Durga why should she be standing on her husband? This may sound funny but I always stood before her, prayed and told her to forgive my sins..god I was scared:(
Time did fly and I realized a lot more beyond the dark side of the goddess ..if she could really stand before me with a garland of criminal heads of people who have harmed mankind through war, violence, politics, making human beings the most dangerous predators on this planet, warding off all evil from within our souls ...Wow! people would forget about Halloween and even Lord Voldemort....Hats off to you Kalima for being the way you are...if you are doing your job, who cares what you look like?
aww i wrote that couplet! u do seem to like it very much..how nice is that:)
ReplyDeleteyes I do dear...as I said I wish I was carrying my diaries all the way to US...aro koto kichu likhe rakhtam...
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog! How wonderful that you carry 2 worlds with you--I have been to India and can only imagine how much you must miss it! It is such a special place and I love the way you write about it.
ReplyDeleteMary Jo..you made my day! So glad that you came across my blog and liked it:)) Would love to share more about India in my next articles..
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