TO FIND THE UNCROWNED KING

 

TO FIND THE UNCROWNED KING

You

lived out the tree of life,

even with, your million lives.

You made do,

and followed

routine aimlessness, into deja vu.

But know this,

you may lose yourself this once,

to find,

that you are rooted in the sky:

And let the million falls,

lead to the thousand petalled high,

The choice, is yours:

Between the twists and curls

lefts and rights of life

calm down, and find Him seated

dot center, in the middle,

Inside.

When one breath goes

and the other comes in

find Him entering your life, within.

Ida or Pingala, moon or Sun

Find the center, where all is one.

Hatha! be persistent in your yoga,

sitting on the earthy ground

through Guru mantra, raise your divine wing

but not a robotic chant, you are human,

fill it with all your being,

tan man dhan, give it your all!

Learn unflinching devotion, endless love from Nandi Gan,

to find Shiva, the uncrowned king.

~ Shail Gulhati

HIS HAND IS ALWAYS HERE

 

HIS HAND IS ALWAYS HERE

His hand is always here

for you to reach.

You could do that

After ten years of world play

Ups and downs

round and rounds

Or then keep sitting, saying

“ just one year more”

On the joy ride of change

You could wait

For the breeze of happiness

To transform

Into a violent storm

Wait

For all you had to be taken or gone

You could finally know

What cannot be arranged..

Or then

You could reach out now,

And give all the dramas a bow.

Knowing earth to sky

Aum Namah Shivaye.

The choice, is yours.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

SHAMBHAV UPAYA

 

SHAMBHAV UPAYA

It took the great Kashmiri Rishi Vasugupta, to pray to Shiva to give some road map to Himself, something by which to understand the grand scheme of things, the purpose of life and therefore to understand our own role in this cosmic drama.

Shiva was pleased and vouchsafed the Greatest Baudhha Gyana of Siva sutras to him, notably the Shambhavopaya.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

It is for the sake of the Mother that He births us, grows us, teaches us, and in the process learns the different and bewildering forms of love and adventure.

 

It is for the sake of the Mother

that He births us, grows us, teaches us,

and in the process learns the different and bewildering forms of love and adventure.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

SHIVA, DRUMMER OF MY SOUL

 

SHIVA, DRUMMER OF MY SOUL

Shiva!

drummer of my soul,

this is no dream,

ask my heart, where you lurk,

the woods are green.

And I have danced!

What of youth,

and life

and being

I am your very breath,

O King, of Kings,

Lead me gently now,

This world your dancing ring.

~ From the book 'Shiva poetry' by Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

SHARING THE DIVINE KNOWLEDGE

 

SHARING THE DIVINE KNOWLEDGE

A beautiful painting with a deep meaning.

Parvati collects the Ganga flowing from Shiva’s Jattas in a container, as Kartikeye , Ganesh, Nandi and Kesri ( Durga’s Lion ) look on.

The Ganga, which has so far resided in the Heavens at the feet of God Vishnu, is actually a Gyan Ganga- full of Divine knowledge so high that none other than Shiva can withstand her impact.

But once Shiva contains her in His hair, He is then ‘Giving’ that Heavenly Gyan in sustainable quantity to Parvati, so that she may share this blessing with the other ladies in the satsang-Holy congregation.

Aum Namah Shivaye

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

A LOVE STORY OVER AND OVER AGAIN

A LOVE STORY OVER AND OVER AGAIN

At first, I was overwhelmed by His infinite aspects: What could one write about Him, who is Timeless, Limitless and Boundless? And then, the question itself revealed the answer. One sure mark of Shiva, is that He is bound to Parvati. It is said of Shiva that He does not incarnate. Of Parvati's bhakti (devotion), it is said She is one who can make even Shiva incarnate.

He is Timeless, and yet when Parvati manifests, it is time for Shiva to arrive. He is formless, but when She arrives, He manifests form. She is His eternal soulmate, and they always find each other, through the mists of cosmic time, even through lifetimes; such is the magic of their love! For it is said, Parvati is His wife even from Her previous birth, when She was called Sati.

And I realised that behind the innumerable tales about Him,

at the core of the myriad roles that He plays out, Shiva's story,

is essentially a love story, over and over again.

~ Author's introduction for the book SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. by Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.