SHIVA AND SATI OPENING NARRATIVE

Here is a revised version of a poetical narrative from the script, “Shiva and Sati:”

It was in the Puranic era

Some brahmins began to prepare

A sacrifice with ghee, grains, fire

Seeing to the flames getting higher

Attendees were sages, progenitors, gods from above

And a special bull, Nandi, who gave a lot of love

To Shiva, master of cosmic dissolution

One who dissolves worldly confusion

At the ceremony there was music and dance

Those priests uttered many chants

The event was to be a happy one

A mix of universal harmony and fun

All present took their respective seats

In anticipation to hear about peace

However the event ended in bitter conflict

Something no one did actually predict

Someone was agitated by the presence of Shiva

It was not an ordinary jiva

But Daksha, his emotional father-in-law

Who was ironically not free from flaw

The question is, “Who isn’t free from error?”

Most of us have a streak of terror

Here comes Daksha this very way

As guest of honour, let’s hear what he has to say

– By Bhaktiamarga Swami

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