SHAMSHAN NATH AGHORA

 

SHAMSHAN NATH AGHORA

Aghoras were the earliest and foremost Shamans to whom absolutely nothing mattered, other than proximity to their Lord Shiva, at all times.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

DEVI

 

DEVI

Somewhere in the mountains,

a golden tiger brought

his rider

to the Lord.

And the Lord saluted Devi, saying

you,

are mine own god……

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Ah Durge~

we

do not know all

thy visions and thy graces

less still thy names.

Life’s each new turn

unfolds yet,

You

Once again!

and we,

bewildered thus

a child ….so remain.

Somewhere from the mountains,

a golden tiger came.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

NANDI GAN - THE GREAT VAHAN OF SHIVA

 

NANDI GAN - THE GREAT VAHAN OF SHIVA

It was dusk, darkening into a starry night, when Shiva awoke. He looked out of His window to see Nandi, His bull seated on the porch.

Again the thought, “What time was it?” He was sure He had seen a morning when He was awake last. And also, the year seemed to have been way in the future then, gauging by the vahans.

The vahans were an interesting thing. They were the transporters of Gods.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

A BILLION STARS

 

A BILLION STARS

A billion stars you nest

in those magical matlocks,

birth heavens with each flick of approval

some have walked the ramp, some yet to come.

Shiva!

Lord of the ring, they say

but more, the caster of the play.

When the dance began, some ran

others waited for the nod,

at the ripening of the magical pod.

Earth to sky, Namah Shivaye!

Aum Namah Shivaye.

~ From the book ' Shiva poetry Vol 2' by Shail Gulhati

PARVATI'S TAPASYA

 

PARVATI'S TAPASYA

How long will you do this, Parvati? Why does Shiva not appear? What if He doesn’t come for another season?” The birds and animals voiced their concern one day.

‘Ah well, I intend to further intensify my efforts from tomorrow,” answered Parvati.

“Further intensify? How is that even possible?”

“I think you can have all the berries from now on,” said Parvati, opening Her palm and offering the freshly plucked fruit to the birds. Parvati would stop eating anything at all from the next day, as in ‘intensification’ to attain Shiva, she would actually subsist only on His name. “Aum Namah Shivaye,” She whispered into the dainty birds’ ears.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.Part 2 ( Humesha)

EVERYONE WEARS A PEARL GLADLY

 

EVERYONE WEARS A PEARL GLADLY

Everyone wears a pearl gladly.

but Shiva,

He wraps the snake around his neck as call.

Everyone takes measure of their kingdoms ,

large or homely small

but Shiva,

He looks skyward

embracing all.

~ From the book ' Shiva poetry' by SShail Gulhati

THE REINCARNATION LOUNGE

 

THE REINCARNATION LOUNGE

In one vision, Shiva saw Himself in the future , sipping His coffee, and smiling - Airport lounges were, in a way, the modern analogy of reincarnation. We come and go, only to receive and see off others.

Ultimately all of life seemed to be a preparation for a much greater flight, and somewhere between the shopping, disappearing, re-appearing, somewhere between missing heartbeats for a loved one, and embarking the great flight onward to an eternal sky, we had a lounge, called Heaven.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

MONEY AND POWER

 

MONEY AND POWER

“So, is it all about money and power?”

“What about money and power?” said Shiva. “These have always been in focus.”

“Well, what of them?” asked Parvati.

“Enjoy money,” said Shiva. “Only, don’t let it deprive you of whatever comes for free; don’t let it deprive you of friendship with the transpersonal doers.”

“Can a moneyed man be spiritual?” asked Parvati.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. Part 2

Parvati- The Queen Jewel

 

He was a Time traveller; He had been to many lands in many times and had known many different people. But, no matter where it was that He sat, at the thought of Heaven, images of snow-clad mountains and a certain indescribable joy of togetherness would inevitably come rushing to His mind. Another image almost always linked itself to the landscape:
A gypsy tribe of fierce men and gorgeous women dancing around a bonfire of pure warmth, in a happiness that was incomparable in the entire Universe.
The quest for that unlimited happiness led intergalactic travellers to search for this tribe like the Holy Grail.
If discoverers of the cosmos and Time travellers could find the tribe, surely the mountain Chieftain and His Queen would be spotted in the midst of it all.
Parvati.
The very thought of Her made Shiva smile. She was the Queen Jewel seated in His heart as centerpiece, around whom, all the rest rallied in adornment.

In a whole universe that had been projected by Him, She was the one being He loved immensely.
Parvati, His inseparable better-half.
Parvati, without whom, Shiva felt like ‘not Shiva’.
Parvati, without whom, Shiva didn’t feel anything at all.
Parvati, without whom, the Seers summarized, “He was Shava, a corpse.”
And without whom, as He Himself told Her once, ‘Nothing’, was actually possible.
And just as great an enigma as He was, so too was Parvati. It was She who was Sati, in a previous life. She it was, who was Shakti, the Goddess of power, in eternal wedlock with Shiva, making Him Shaktiman, the wielder of all the power there was in the Universe. She was always present in His presence. Even if that meant being reincarnated from one lifetime to another.

From the book ~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

PARVATI LEAVES THE PALACE

 

“Mother, I need to go to the forest of the Shivalinga and meditate,” said Parvati. It was an announcement rather than a seeking of permission.

“Oh well my darling, you can meditate here, in the family temple,” Mena tried to deviate the stoic programme.

“No, Mother, I must go to the forest and do this in ekanta – seclusion.”

“Ah, but the forest has animals, they are dangerous!” cried Mena.

“The forest animals are a part of Shiva - they have His spirit; if He is ever to accept me, then it is a preliminary that they should also accept me as their own,” replied Parvati with authority.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. Part 2

INFINITY

 

INFINITY

You cannot describe infinity. Infinite is such a big word. Yes, but guess what, you can always merge into it! And it is just like that with God.

~ From the book ' And life said " by Shail Gulhati

Mahadeva Shiva teaching His ganas the Kundalini yoga. Sage Patanjali, who was in an earlier incarnation wrapped around Shiva's neck as a snake ( when Vasuki had gone on leave ) learnt the yoga from Him and spread it as Ashtanga to all humanity.

 

Mahadeva Shiva teaching His ganas the Kundalini yoga. Sage Patanjali, who was in an earlier incarnation wrapped around Shiva's neck as a snake ( when Vasuki had gone on leave ) learnt the yoga from Him and spread it as Ashtanga to all humanity.

Shiva Moon

 

At last it happened
you
who elicit a thousand sighs
...across timeless sands, resounding seas
silent mountains and whispering trees
thousands pouring out a longing heart
just knowing a beloved echoes the same
this enigma of a pleasure mingled in pain
just
looking at you
is reminiscent of being ONE,
so the question is:
who were you mooning over,moon
is the beloved so near
it must be true
you bend
to give a forehead kiss.

( Written on the day of the supermoon 2 days ago.
Shiva, the mountain God ,wears a moon as adornment on his forehead or matty locks.The waxing and waning of the moon, which in itself is always full, is just a veil. just as our Self is always luminous and prisitine, and full. While the moon enchantingly locks itself in shiva's matty hair ,so too the Self projects crescents of ascent and descent involution and evolution.Shiva wearing the moon as adornment is an esoteric symbol of one who knows the self timelessly.)

`Shail Gulhati is the author of
SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. The Yogi and the snake Shiva Poetry NAAM ROOP- A Tribute to the Divine
And Life Said.

PASUPATI

 

PASUPATI

He was here in their midst, as Pasupati. Just His presence seemed to exorcise them of an age-old sense of being unwanted. They began to think of Him as God.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

GANAS WELCOME MA PARVATI

 

GANAS WELCOME MA PARVATI

The welcome to Parvati in Kailash was stupendous.

Ganas and ganikas had lined up on both sides of the mountain path leading up to Shiva’s cave.

Their hands were full of forest flowers and some wild berries which they showered upon the divine couple. They cheered loudly, “Welcome Parvati, welcome Mistress of the jungle, Ruler of the world, Goddess of our hearts! Welcome to Kailash, Mother Annapurna, nourisher of our bodies! Welcome Bhagwati, nourisher of our souls! Welcome, welcome, welcome home!”

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.