To Reach You, I Have To Do The Penance.. Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

To Reach You, I Have To Do The Penance..



It is before midnight,
Not a starry sky in sight,
Up the stone hill to the Lord,
The steps are partitioned,
For the devotee’s convenience,

The waves of pious heads in front,
Many adorned with flower jasmine,
To fulfill the vow to the Lord of Beauty,
a wise kid and a warrior with six heads,

The torturing small arrows piercing,
The cheeks, tongues and the bodies,
Carry the kavadi to the Lord’s sannathi,
Up to the hills of every abode of Lord Murugan,

Every human here has the plea,
To the prince of their hearts and souls,
Thousands swell into a million,
In a few days, a few hold the pot of milk,
On their heads and shoulders,

They come with their families and friends,
Hundreds of stalls for the brisk business,
Where our culture is planted to reap the revenue,
the poor and the rich are the same in his palace.

In the middle of the night,
Under the bright moon light,
Millions of people gather in advance,
To celebrate the events in delight,

We are the people of simple origin,
Dated back to a few thousand years,
Our life revolve around our family,
Friends, Gods and their temple,

The bonds are tied in our genes,
With no difference in love for the Lords,
We gather to celebrate, not to regret,
Not to reenact with cult like principles,

We can go anytime to our Lords,
Not only during the five times our priests,
Do the regular prayers, bathing and offering services,
Individually doing archanai on our names.

Once upon the time we were the happy people,
Crushed and crumbled with the arrival of the disciples,
To the full moon of every month throughout the year,
We have the grand occasion in our homes and temples.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
please check with wikipedia to find out the meaning for Thai poosam, Kavadi, Archanai Lord Murugan and Hinduism.

As everyone on earth, is born as a Hindu, there is no conversion in this religion, so anyone who is interested in Hinduism can practice it by simply following the good principles of any religion and visiting the nearby temple for further assistance.

Happy Thai poosam! !
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