Poetry Collection
Verses on spirit, silence & the infinite
The Mother’s Alchemy
Her clear day and this limpid breeze Marks this hour of my simple ease.
A Vedāntin Learns
In the flush of youth was I a VedāntinMy mind spired beyond common din.I rose higher and the air got
Initiation
Whence did I choose Her to call?In what realm and time or hallowed hall?All I knew was this paltry r
Mother
As a bawling infant, little do I rememberThou had bathed and clothed, nursed me be.What would I be w
O Mother
My mind can tire, and heart ache beyond measureTo earn a little merit to offer to Thee.But vain are
Sacred Geography
Our thoughts are as a gambler’s throwJuggling and desiring, only a few hits to show.Too high Nature’
Two Mirrors
I abide between two mirrorsAbove and below, my occult brothers.These two impinge ever upon meOne for
Anthem in the Night
Out of mud and mundane days I issuedRubble and ruin have been my daily careAll thought and gesture i
New Breath
What is this I feel in me,Ranging like a King proud and free.My limbs of flesh and blood,Seem now wi
The Herald for Shivāji Maharaj
Line by line translation of a herald announcing arrival of Shivāji Maharaj. Listen to the herald fir
Bride of God
South of the Vindhyas was I bornGazed upon eastern shores and its morn
Mystic Sun
I am lit by the rays of a Mystic SunTravelling from afar, the limbs of the One.
Occult Method
Many tracts are in me hiddenA welcoming road for Djinns unbidden
These Efforts
I wring my heart, listen with eager earsInvoke muses and their desired favours.
Ancient of the Days
O Thou, Ancient of the DaysTo Thee belong all in me that prays.
His Sons
Silver maned and body of goldSat our Master like Kings of old
In Him I Drown
Assemble O Poets and wordsmithsCraft your wares, forge your thoughts.
Yagna of Horses
In us are moored a hundred horsesUnbridled and wild, charting their own courses.
These Freedoms
The freedoms of men are mere gilded chainsA set of garbs to fool children by their pains.
A Contrary Sun
I am lit by a contrary Sun,An all denying No my only companion.Where once was the Deity, in a chambe
Thus was I robbed
Castles I had built, peopled with dreams fairAll cherished and no room for despair.Just once I erred