dèn tshèzi tà razan a:se,
bu:tal gaganas-kun vèka:se |
tsandri ra:hu-grôs ma:va:se,
Siva pu:zun gav tsit-a:tma:se ||
The day ends
and night comes,
the earth reaches out
to meet the sky.
The newborn moon
swallows the eclipse-demon.
True worship of Shiva
is awareness
of the Self.
Note: This poem is full of difficult symbolism, and there are different opinions as to its interpretation. I believe that the poem is about the triumph of higher consciousness over ignorance. Rahu is the name of the eclipse demon in Indian mythology and astrology, and here symbolizes the darkness of ignorance. The moon symbolizes higher consciousness. Conscious awareness of the higher Self is the antidote to mundane ignorance, and is the true way to worship Shiva.
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
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