Ethereal Embrace

Oh river of cosmos, eternal, immortal dignity!

Your ethereal flow bears the fruit of progeny,

you create, preserve, destroy, rebuild

transient ages in the timeless loop of universe.

Flickering amber lamp of life you light,

celestial powers in your gracious bosom reside.

You are the empress above the heavenly summit

dwelling on Earth's abode manifested in each being,

you nurture generations with motherly lullabies

you bend the bows of evil with your ferocious sword.

Oh Goddess! Torrents of wisdom and prosperity you pour

from sparkling oceans to azure twilight,

you drench with love this agitated world

when hope flutters in mists of consciousness.

Your selfless exuberance spreads sheltered arms of forgiveness,

haloed glittering incarnations of virtue for us

prevailing as Radha, Sita, Lakshmi, Mary, Durga, Kali, Athena,

for whom civilizations and Gods bow in ecstasy of salvation,

your greatness supreme permeates blending molecules.

Oh woman! Yet you embrace sacrifice and agony for humans

While your gossamer veil cuddles them with the elixir of compassion.

**Poet's Note: In Rigveda 10.125 verses, the feminine Goddess Shakti is described as the supreme power of all cosmos that creates, sustains and rebirths the universe and Gods. Similar explanation has been given by Lord Krishna in the Bhagwad Gita. I found similar manifestations in Christianity including the Roman and Greek faith.**