O Neelkanth...

The only prayer...I have these days...

Is that make Something Beautiful...

From This Poison, This Suffering,

This Pain, That came my way...

“O! Neelkanth!”

Just as you drank all the poison

& Yet All you Emanate!

Is Such Love & Grace!

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Each & every word that I breathe

Each & every poem through my Art-sings

But, “Only for Him!”

“Keep them at your lotus feet”

Will You...

“Keep them at your Lotus Feet!”

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(As per Indian mythological text, when both Devas (Gods) & Asuras (demons), were in search of Nectar to be immortal, they were engaged in Samudra Manthan (churning of ocean) & what emerged first was poison, so lethal that they took refuge in Lord Shiva & he in his mercy consumed the poison but kept it in his throat, that left his neck blue in colour, due to the impact of the poison. Hence among many of his names, he’s even called as “Neelkanth”, where Neel stands for Blue & kanth for neck)

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Mix-media on Vellum Paper

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©️ Meghna/2021