O the great, grand and glorious Soul
Thou hast surely been a boon to all.
Thou hast shown the world its real goal
Thou hast proved ‘Love hath a panacean role’!
Oh! The sight of inevitable sickness, old age and death
Taught Thee how perishable is material health and wealth!
Ah! Thy momentous meeting with a wandering Monk
Could not lock Thee any longer in the mundane trunk!
In pursuit of the ultimate Truth, thou didst leave the palace
Didst snap the fleeting bonds of marrow, blood and flesh
Oh! Thou didst renounce at once royal comfort and joy bitter
Until attaining enlightenment, thou didst roam and loiter!
Thou didst transcend all the impediments with effortless ease
Those came on Thy path to deviate Thee and Thy endeavour cease.
Lo! Thy will power and unflinching resolve miraculously at last
paid,
As thou didst own real Wisdom, Shakyamuni Buddha thou wert said!
Ah! Thou didst enlighten the world with Thy pure Knowledge
Thou didst teach the Mantras to make a common man a Sage!
Thy invaluable gift to the whole humanity is beyond any praise
Thou didst show the ways to overcome the enigmatic maze!
Only because of Thee mean, violent minds could be transformed
Only because Thee demoniac propensities could be reformed!
Love, brotherhood and compassion had their unique sway
Ah! A heavenly breeze did blow that was so sweet and gay!
Thy profound and sagacious preachings and sermons
Did radiate their sparks like the rays of Beauty beacon’s,
They did mitigate the worldly pangs as benefic Amrosia
Did confer upon Thee the title of “The Light of Asia”!
Oh Lord! Let Thy priceless principles have a firm grip forever
Let Thy ideals flow on the earth like a perennial river forever
Let Thy noble footsteps be gladly followed by one and all
Ah! Let this perverse world be saved from an imminent fall!
N.B: The poem is dedicated to Lord Buddha on the auspicious occasion
of BUDDHA PURNIMA
Courtesy
google: BUDDHA PURNIMA FESTIVAL
Buddha
Purnima festival is celebrated every year in the Hindi month of Vaishakha to
commemorate the birth anniversary, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana (death
anniversary) of the Gautama Buddha. The birth name of the Gautama Buddha was
Siddhartha Gautama who later became a great Buddha and called as Gautama
Buddha. He became a great spiritual teacher and founded Buddhism. Although, the
real date of his birth and death is unknown however, it is estimated by many
historians between 563-483 BC. He was born in the Lumbini, Nepal to the King
Shuddhodana (King of Kapilvastu) and Queen Maya Devi and died at his 80 in the
Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.Bodh Gaya, Lumbini, Kushinagar and Sarnath has become
the most important pilgrimage sites for the Buddhists as these places are
deeply attached to the life of Gautama Buddha. Bodh Gaya is the place where
Gautama Buddha obtained the Enlightenment after many years of Tapa, Sarnath is
the place where he first taught the Dharma, Lumbini is his birth place and
Kushinagar is death place.The day of celebration of Buddha Purnima varies from
year to year. According to the Gregorian calendar, Buddha Purnima falls every
year from the end of April to the end of May. Buddha’s birthday celebration
date has been declared by the Taiwanese government on 2nd Sunday of the
May.
©Shankar D Mishra Posted on my blog on 10.05.2017
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