Shiva By Swapnil | Being Swapnil Shukla

 

“The source of all movement,

Shiva’s dance,

Gives rhythm to the universe.

He dances in evil places,

In sacred,

He creates and preserves,

Destroys and releases.

We are part of this dance

This eternal rhythm,

And woe to us if, blinded

By illusions,

We detach ourselves

From the dancing cosmos,

This universal harmony…

-Ruth Peel

O Lord Nataraja of Chidambaram,

King Dancer of Thillai Ambalam,

Beloved consort of Sivakami Sundari,

Bhuvanesvari, Rajarajesvari,

Destroyer of sin, bestower of prosperity,

Remover of suffering, giver of Immortality,

Sivaya Nama Om Sivaya Namah,

Sivaya Nama Om Namah Sivaya.

Holder of Trident, drinker of poison,

Master of Yogis, ruler in the Sun,

Dweller in Kailas, rider of Nandi

Destroyer of Cupid, Lord of Siddhi,

The three-eyed Lord, the five-faced God,

The blue-necked God, the God of gods,

Sivaya Nama Om Sivaya Namah,

Sivaya Nama Om Namah Sivaya.

Thou art my Guru and sole-refuge,

Salutations unto Thee O Lord of Mercy,

Bless me with Thy shower of Grace,

Let me behold Thy benign face,

Let me merge in Thee for ever,

This is my real fervent prayer.

Sivaya Nama Om Sivaya Namah,

Sivaya Nama Om Namah Sivaya.

"O my Lord, Thy hand holding the sacred drum has made and ordered the heavens and earth and other worlds and innumerable souls.  Thy lifted hand protects both the conscious and unconscious order of thy creation.  All these worlds are transformed by Thy hand bearing fire.  Thy sacred foot, planted on the ground, gives an abode to the tired soul struggling in the toils of causality.  It is Thy lifted foot that grants eternal bliss to those that approach Thee.  These Five-Actions are indeed Thy Handiwork..”

~ Chidambara Mummani Kovai~

Swapnil Shukla is an Indian Artist, Designer, Journalist, Columnist & Sustainability Activist. She writes on Fashion,  Politics, Therapeutic Art, Entrepreneurship &  Sustainable living. She owns ‘Swapnil Saundarya Label'. Bagged several awards in the field of arts and for promoting Livelihoods & Self-reliance.

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