The Vessel and the Nectar

Poetic RenderingFor my own inner fulfilment I offer dāsoha;seeing the universal Liṅga shining in another,I bow my head in reverence.But if one who wears the Liṅgastands apart from its truth,then,…

Maheshwara - Sharana SHARANA

The Only Fear That Matters

Poetic RenderingDeath comes only when life’s thread is cut;poverty comes only when truth in speech is lost.If these alone shape a person’s fate,why should I fear the world’s empty judgments?Why…

MAHESHWARA Prasadi - Maheshwara

The Battle for Inner Sovereignty

Poetic RenderingWhen the inner Linga shines within your being,do your eyes wander and do attachments still seduce you?Is mere sight your life? Is company your life?These are bodily defects of…

Maheshwara - Bhakta BHAKTA Prasadi - Bhakta

Poetic RenderingWhose company will you truly choose?Does not the caterpillar, by its own weaving,transform into something wondrous?And see how sandalwood, in its quiet grace,lends fragrance even to neem and arka,to…

Maheshwara - Prasadi PRASADI

When the Worn Becomes the Wearer

Poetic RenderingAs the eye takes in formand calls that taking “sight,”as the vast sky holds all spaceyet is never burdened,as the pearl drinks waterand hides the miracle within,as the flower…

Maheshwara - Bhakta BHAKTA

The End of Lineage

Poetic RenderingWhat worth is this pride of birthyou cling to?Will your lineage guard youwhen truth stands before you?Among sharanas,who asks, “Whose son are you?”or searches for clan and pedigree?In the…

Maheshwara - Bhakta BHAKTA

The Sacred Boundary

Poetic RenderingEven when one guards the senses,desire rises againsoft as perfume,subtle as a shadow.And who, truly,can reject the rightful sweetnessof a sacred, consecrated union?Even the wise may delightin joys that…

Sharana - Bhakta Aikya - Bhakta Maheshwara - Bhakta

The Mirror of Authenticity

Poetic Rendering“Come near, come closer,”the true sharanas call.Some step forward shyly,a hand over the mouthnot from pride,but from the softness of little learning,simple lives, simple words.Yet their faint whispersshine with…

MAHESHWARA Prasadi - Maheshwara

The Futility of the Fortress

Poetic RenderingFear cannot save, nor trembling preserve;Not even a diamond fortress can protect.What is written upon the brow cannot be erased.Wit may strive, cunning may scheme yet all in vain.When…

Maheshwara - Bhakta Pranalingi - Bhakta Sharana - Bhakta

The Living Transmission

Poetic RenderingSome flaunt itfor the world to see.Some wear the Lingabecause they were told to,others because they were scolded into it.But to wear itwithout inner firelike a marriage thread without…