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....
Dr. MAKRAND PARANJAPE
Where the profane meets the sacred
At that unlikely spot
I met you,
While the unlucky hordes
Clasping the profane.
Always eluded by the sacred.
Remained in ignorance.
As the time approached for our meeting,
All the words evaporated completely
Out of my mind:
With a sinking sensation within, I thought
Perhaps I had forgotten something,
Perhaps I would be lost.
While I stood be wildered and flushed,
You appraised me
Like an item of costly merchandise
In the market-place of souls.
When our eyes met
All my confusion disappeared.
I knew I was sold and you had bought.
O the divine caprice:
Your simple gesture unmade me completely.
What had taken aeons to build,
That thick, dark knot of time
You undid
With a flick of your finger tips.
With singed nerves
And hairs standing on end
I stood ravished
As your single look
Pierced me completely
Blasting to bits
The ancient stronghold
Of the stubborn flesh:
Thus I become eternal,
Freed from my moorings.