At The Dashshwamedha Ghat Observing The Ganga Aarti, The P.M.Designate Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

At The Dashshwamedha Ghat Observing The Ganga Aarti, The P.M.Designate



Modi, the Prime Minister designate
Before taking the reins from
Observing the Ganga Aarti
Amid the blowing of conches,
Obeisance to the deity
Or to the mother Ganga
And the showing of diyas
Burning,
Struggling with darkness,
Telling human habitation
And living,
The house not a haunted house.

The eve prayer is it
Which it is performed in every home
With the showing of light
And the prayer
And the blowing of conches
In every traditional village home,
But the ghats of Benares famous for,
Centuries old,
Muted in with the coming and going of man
And from the gahts of Benares,
The Ganga can seen flowing
During the serene nightly calm.

After the burning of the diyas,
Blowing of the conches
And the recital of mantras,
The minutes with the sacrosanct,
When the ritual nearing the end,
The jalabhisekh is done,
Offering of Ganga water
With other items
On the gold-plated lingam,
Modi piously making an obeisance,
Praying to and looking up to
In utter thankfulness,
Ganga Maiya and Lord Vishwanath.

Saturday, May 24, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: art
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