Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
Om Mani-Padme Hum
Sujata Priyambada (Translated by Acharya Shantibhadra from Original Bengali)
SUJATA PRIYAMBADA
Om Mani-Padme Hum!
From the roof of the
Cloister City of Leh
Smoke rises and whirls,
Resembling
A heard of white yaks
Storming up the
Tortured brown hills.
Om Mani-Padme Hum!
Only this one more night,
Only this one more stream;
Keep me from you,
O Threshold of Compassion!
Om Mani-Padme Hum!
O Exalted One,
O Enlightened One,
O Perfected one,
Never will I forsake
The imprint of your footstep!
No, never! never!
Om Mani-Padme Hum!
–Translated by Acharya Shantibhadra from original Bengali