O, Energizing Wind! * Poem by C. P. Sharma

O, Energizing Wind! *

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Hearken to me, O Wind!
I look to you in obeisance signed.
Here the Soma drops you find,
Just taste my little offering kind.

When the singers come to know
Of the days of the Soma1 flow,
Hymns from their lips would flow,
Trumpets of glory they would blow.
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When through worshipper you flow:
Elevate his being, blessings bestow,
The undercurrents of Soma deeper go,
Enthuse his being with divine glow.

O Wind! O Indra2! Soma drops we offer,
Await your touch for ambrosial coffer,
O Wind! O Indra! Come swiftly imbue,
Rich in spoils of time, my libations view.

Mitra and Varuna3, my source strength,
Mitra, Hero of Holy strength at length;
Varuna, my mighty foe destroyer,
My oil-fed rites completely cover.

Cherishers and protectors of the law,
Come here with your allmighty claw,
With wisdom and strength without a flaw,
From you for goodness strength we draw.

*Inspired by Rig Veda Book 1 Hymn 2

1. Soma (Sanskrit) , or Haoma (Avestan) , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the later Vedic and greater Persian cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, which contains many hymns praising its energizing qualities. The drink is prepared by priests pounding the stalks with stones, an occupation that creates tapas (literally 'heat') . The juice so gathered is mixed with other ingredients (including milk) before it is drunk.

2. Indra is the chief god of the Rigveda (besides Agni) . He delights in drinking Soma, and the central Vedic myth is his heroic defeat of Vritra, liberating the rivers, or alternatively, his smashing of the Vala, a stone enclosure where the Panis had imprisoned the cows, and Ushas (dawn) . He is the god of war, smashing the stone fortresses of the Dasyu, and

invoked by combatants on both sides in the Battle of the Ten Kings. “ He under whose supreme control are horses, all chariots, the villages, and cattle; He who gave being to the Sun and Morning, who leads the waters, He, O men, is Indra.” (Rg-Veda 2.12.7) . “Indra, you lifted up the outcast who was oppressed, you glorified the blind and the lame.” (2: 13: 12) .

3. Mitra and Varuna, the Two exceeding wise, the Sons of Daksa, whom the gods ordained for
lordship, excellently great. Guardians of our homes and us. True to Law, born in Law the strengtheners of Law, terrible, haters of the false, In their felicity which gives the best defence may we men and our princes dwell

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Fiona Davidson 26 January 2009

I enjoyed reading this...well written...thank you

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Stephen Styris 12 May 2008

Well, Sir, u've a lot of knowledge of Indian Mythology...ur idea & wit is fully depicted in this poem! I admire it...A rare one of its kind...; -)

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