O Goddess of Night,
Made up in perfect beauty
Roaming on diverse planes
Casting your cosmic planetary looks
In graceful gait you come.
O immortal Goddess,
You first fill the sky
Then, the low and high grounds
Through the shining stars in the sky
You illuminate the darkness.
You set forth the stage
Of arrival of your sister Dawn,
She comes dispelling thy darkness.
O Goddess Night,
Your arrival signals birds
To take shelter in nests on trees
And for us to take rest at home.
Bestow favors upon us:
In thy sheltering shield
All villagers safely sleep
All that walk and fly take rest
Even the falcons restrain to prey
O Goddess,
Keep the wolves away from us
Also take away the thieves
Guard us against all evils
The darkness is denser in hue
O Dawn, write it off as debt
O daughter of the sky,
Accept our offering of hymns
We brought to you like kine,
And with new vitality energize us
So as in new victories we ever shine.
Rig Veda (X/127)
Voicing the fears of many during nightime is brought to the fore here and well described by a poetic verse...... thank you and 10 from Fay.
so wonderful nicely written
The best tribute to the Goddess of Night and well composed one.
Fancied and flaired in the splendorous elegance of Goddess Night and Her Kins…. A refreshing sojourn and levitation in the Matchless Momentous magic of Night… 5 for Sister Dawn :) and 5 for Goddess Night :) … Ms. Nivedita UK
Beautiful poem based on Rig Veda, words of blessings and wisdom. Very poetic indeed. Always inspire me......10/10. Regards Naseer
You provide us a window to the great vedantic literature and teachings. C P.10
A stunning hymn about night, praise worthy sir! A remarkable poem...........10
nice poem love the depiction of the night and the star filled sky good write :))
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
The significance of nature and God to mankind.Beautiful imagery Sharma!