The sacred sounds of thousand conch shells
piercing through the eerie silences of deafening
decades, a mammoth Himalayan cloud bursted
in the Northern horizons over the legendary
kingdom of Ayodhya on the banks of
fabled Sarayu River.
The thundering clouds wrestled, the wombs
of giant Earth quivered, the regal blue-eyed
peahens ruffled their gilded
ruby feathers;
The sunken plants sprouted, oozing out their
heads to catch a glimpse of the exquisite face
of Sita with a silken complexion of molten-lava
daughter of king Janka of Mithila whose
whose beauty launched thousand
battle-ships…
Adorned in the victory lap of the majestic
embellished golden elephants, swimming
across the seas far-far away from the
ghostly dark dungeons of decadent
Ravana’s sinful Lanka.
After slaying Ravana’s ten monstrous
heads for the atrocious sins of holding,
his young queen captive.
Crowned prince Rama step a foot on the lush
lands of Ayodhya, where gilded golden domes
erected bowed to salute his triumphant
arrivals, after the exiles of the fourteen
extensive summers and winters.
Ancient gulmohar trees lowered their laden
branches and fluttered leaves like bells of
mythical sun temples;
A tear swelled up in the eyes of Rama
looking at the solar dynasty of his fore-fathers
banished by his own kin, reduced to
dwell in sinister dense woods chosen
for menial chores.
Rama knew the challenges that lie ahead,
sufferings he must withstand, answers he
must offer, the paths he must trod while
keeping his ideals supreme.
( congrats to all the devotees of Sri Ram, on the laying of foundation stone in Ayodhya, what a great day)
Happy Diwali 🙏
A very happy and prosperous Diwali to you!
This is so so beautiful. I so love this.
Shantanu thanks a lot, I knew you will like this😊. A very happy and prosperous Diwali. I couldn’t come with better idea than to verse a poem on it! 🙂
It is really beautiful
You made my night!
❤️❤️
Such lush portraiture and tapestry.
Loved it!!
Thank you very much Bill.
I tried to pen the ancient Hindu epic of Ramayan on ocassion of Diwali. Done in my way 🙂
It was so wonderful and exotic…I enjoyed it very much!!
Thanks, I am humbled you liked it!
Your words took me to another world.
Just right!
I am glad my words could provide you some escape from the dreary mundane life 🙂
I so needed that luxury in my life today.
Thank you!
My pleasure, 🙂
🙂 !!!
😊
A very happy Divali…you instantly took me back to the historic grandeur of God’s and Goddesses.
Thank you very much. Happy Diwali!
Beautifully written Tanya!!
Thank you very much, appreciate it!
A beautiful poetic summation of the Ramayan, Tanya.
Have a Happy Diwali. 😊
Thanks a lot Count, although I am too liberal to be narrating the scripture, ironic ! 😆 while penning I was conscious of not penning anything out of my own whim!! 😅
Oh! That was quite awesome.
Happy diwali.
Happy Diwali Sunil, I am so glad you liked it, thanks. Blessings!
Yes I did. Happy Diwali once again.
Same to you Sunil!
She is a great writer and people will know it as days pass by.
thanks alot for you kind words!!
Beautifully done. Padh ke dhanya ho gaye devi!
Mera hridhya prasan hogaya munivar, aapki manokamna maryada purushotam ram sampoorn Karen!
Aap dhanya hain devi! Aapki shobha aapke shabdon ke madhyam se, sada is jagat mein jagriti aur ujjala laane mein sampooran aur safal rahe.
Munivar apke shabad es bhumandal main sadaiv amar rahein!
Aapko nat mastak pranam devi. Ab aagya dein… hamare shabdakosh mein bas itni hi jama poonji thi.
Wow …what a beautiful picture you have painted with your words. A huge applause 👏👏👏❤️
Thanks, Sakshi, I am glad you liked it. It’s good to read scriptures once in a while, I just wrote a poem in my own way 🙂
It’s beautiful. Enjoyed reading
Thanks, hope you are having all the Diwali Fun!
Yeah family time ……. thankfully very few crackers around . Hope you have a great one too with your bundle of joy
Bundle of Joy is sleeping, I am busy cleaning and cooking. Which place you are Sakshi?
I am in Delhi ya …. chocking capital of India
Really, I am from Delhi too, my mom is there
Oh wow ….so touch base na when you next visit
Sure I will, will be there in in couple of Months, my mom’s house is in Rohini,
Oh great that’s close to my mom’s …she is in Ashok vihar
We used to live there before in J Block lol
Oh boy it’s a small world 😊 before I got married I was in G block
Lol ha ha
I was in Kulachi Hansraj
Arrey padosi …… But my school was Bal Bharti Ganga ram
Yeah my college was there Janki Devi, adjacent Ganga Ram hospital
Arrey wah ….. I know JDM ……. …..your ground was visible through our class windows
Ha ha ha lol
Ok so we are spamming your comment section ….I guess I will mail you and check other similarities
Better idea mail is better!
Happy Diwali, you exhibited the Indian culture in quite a magnificent way. Thank you for sharing such a beautifully decorated post! 😊
Thanks Sidharth, I wish you a very happy Diwali as well! Thanks for reading out the poem, I am glad you liked it, what better than to read ramayan on diwali!
Your writing is so vivif. Happy diwali
Thanks a lot for your kind read and insight. Just an attempt to get religious once in a while although I am a least religious person to be writing about scriptures or legends. 😊 blessings1
vivif. I hate my typos. I meant vivid.
Blessings to you
I got it :), the touch screen and auto-corrects have made writing tougher at times!
Haha. They sure have
😉
Very very beautiful dear…feels like the story happening before the eyes 🙂
Thanks a lot Krishnapriya write on the ocassion Of Diwali my dear. What better to read a Ramayan on Diwali!
yes dear 🙂 may you have blissful moments ahead
Thanks alot Krishna, I wish you the same ! 🙂 blessings!
It’s Beautiful. Thanks for Sharing It again Today 🙏
Thanks Pankanz felt like sharing today, appreciate your kind words.
Today It Has a Different Meaning 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Absolutely dearest Pankanz, it has a different meaning today.
Wow. Apt time to publish. Was proud to witness the moment though thru media only.
I also watched through media only, let peace prevail.
Ek badi Mahabharat ke baad aaj Ram Ayodhya aaye hai 🙏
That’s absolutely true, beautifully put bahut badi Mahabharat ke baad Sree Ram Ayodhya aye. Jai Sree Ram 😃