The Winds of Wonder

It was an experience

At noon a tiger entered into my room

And asked for big lunch with fried rice and pickles;

He sat on a carved huge mahogany chair

And offered his prayer before he had his first gulp;

Ate full and had a large glass of buttermilk,

And, thanking, said: “O God, always be happy.”

More than wonder, it was an experience:

Dense peace had turned darkness into silver noon.

20 September 2024

अनुभवः आसीत्

मध्याह्ने एकः व्याघ्रः मम कक्षं प्रविष्टवान्

तथा च तण्डुलैः अचारैः च सह महत् मध्याह्नभोजनं याचितवान्;

सः एकस्मिन् उत्कीर्णे विशाले महागनीपीठे उपविष्टवान्

प्रथमं घूंटं ग्रहीतुं पूर्वं च प्रार्थनां कृतवान्;

पूर्णं खादित्वा महत् चषकं घृतं च खादितवान्,

धन्यवादं च दत्त्वा अवदत्- “हे देव, सर्वदा सुखी भव” इति।

आश्चर्यात् अधिकं, एषः अनुभवः आसीत् :

सघनशान्तिः अन्धकारं रजतमध्याह्नरूपेण परिणमयितवान् ।

२० सितम्बर २०२४